Product Design Engineering - BSc (Hons)

Why study Product Design Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University LJMU ranked 18th in the UK for product design (The Guardian University Guide 2025) LJMU ranked 15th university in the UK for general engineering degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025) 96% of students surveyed on this course said teaching staff were good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2025) 96% of students surveyed said this course challenged them to achieve their best work (National Student Survey 2025) Design-led curriculum and opportunities to exhibit at the University's annual Product Innovation Show Teaching delivered in well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art software plus excellent technical support All students receive a personal copy of SolidWorks 3D CAD software and access to all Autodesk products Option of completing a year-long industrial placement or International module About your course The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University combines skills development in traditional hand-generated design work such as sketching, drawing and physical model making, with the latest computer-aided design techniques. The Product Design Engineering degree gives you the opportunity to test your creativity and develop technical skills in using the latest CAD technology so that you will be able to take ideas from product conception, design and analysis, right through to production. This is a hands-on course in which you will have access to CAD suites loaded with the latest 3D visualisation software, a purpose-built creative design studio, an advanced manufacturing laboratory and modern engineering laboratories. The course has been developed in partnership with industry experts so that it is relevant to the needs of employers and you will be encouraged to take the year-long work placement option to get a taste of what its really like to work in the design industry.