University courses
University courses
Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.
Explore a pathway
Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.
Choose a branch, then a course.
Selected courseProduct Design
GCSE and IGCSE preparation
- English and mathematics
Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.
A-level subjects
- Design and Technology
Design and Technology, Art and Design or Mathematics is a common pattern, often with a portfolio.
- Art and Design
Design and Technology, Art and Design or Mathematics is a common pattern, often with a portfolio.
- Mathematics
Design and Technology, Art and Design or Mathematics is a common pattern, often with a portfolio.
University courses
- Product Design
Design and Technology, Art and Design or Mathematics is a common pattern, often with a portfolio.
- Mechanical engineering
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
- Aerospace engineering
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
- Graphic design
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
Possible careers
- Interior designer
Alternative route. Product and interior design share a design process. They are different practices.
- Graphic designer
Alternative route. Visual skills overlap. Product design is not graphic design.
- Mechanical engineer
Related, but not enough on its own. Product design does not replace a mechanical engineering degree.
This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.