Design - integrated with Placement Year
Design as a discipline is concerned with solving problems, shaping experiences and bringing ideas into the world in forms that are both useful and considered. It sits at the meeting point of creativity and engineering, requiring you to think visually and analytically, to understand materials and manufacturing processes, and to hold user needs and commercial realities in mind simultaneously. Good design is rarely accidental; it is the result of careful research, iterative development and honest evaluation.
At Brunel University London, this five-year full-time integrated programme places particular emphasis on commercial awareness alongside technical and creative skill. The course is integrated with a placement year, giving you extended professional experience within industry before you complete your degree. With a typical entry tariff of 120 UCAS points, the programme reflects Brunel's longstanding commitment to design education that is rooted in real-world application.
You will develop the ability to create both physical and digital products, learning how to take a concept from initial research through prototyping to a resolved outcome that functions well and communicates clearly. The programme develops your capacity to innovate within constraints, which is a skill that is as important in practice as technical proficiency.
Brunel has a strong track record of connecting students with industry, and the integrated placement year means you will graduate with substantive professional experience. Graduates move into product design, industrial design, user experience design, interaction design and related consultancy roles. Manufacturing companies, technology firms, design agencies and in-house design teams across a broad range of sectors employ Brunel design graduates.
Some go on to start their own studios or develop independent practices. Postgraduate study in specialist design disciplines, or in areas such as innovation management and design research, is also a path taken by graduates who want to deepen their practice or move into teaching.