Design Engineering

About this course

Design engineering is the discipline that sits between creativity and technical rigour, concerned with developing products, systems and processes that are not only functional and reliable but thoughtfully designed to meet human needs and work beautifully. Where pure engineering might focus on making something that works, design engineering asks how to make something that works well, that is intuitive to use, aesthetically coherent and produced with the sustainability and manufacturability that real-world deployment demands. It is a discipline increasingly valued by industry as it becomes clearer that technical capability and design thinking must work together. At Aston University, this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad and a work placement, giving you substantial professional and international experience before you graduate. You will study

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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