The course gives students the creative and technical knowledge and skills they need to become professionals in the product design industry. The emphasis is placed on conceptual investigation, critical thinking and a hands-on approach towards technological skills, manufacturing skills, and design management.
Duration: 6 months | 3 months
Our Certificate Course in Product Design equips students with the skills to create innovative and functional products. The 6-month program provides a comprehensive education in product design principles, materials, and manufacturing processes, while the 3-month Short Term Course offers a focused introduction to product design fundamentals and development.
The Advanced Diploma in Product Design programme at Raffles College of Higher Education encourages creativity in the design of commercially viable and ecologically friendly products – through conceptualization, innovation, originality, technical skills, and professionalism at all levels. Close ties with industry also give the student a strong sense of ‘reality’ and realization of career prospects for the future.
Students will experience a broad-based, diagnostic curriculum – grasping investigational, analytical and problem solving design skills through a project based, modular system – which also encourages the investigation and understanding of varying materials, introduced to the creative process, with emphasis on applications in Product Design. Concurrently, students will explore design and cultural issues, as well as use 2D and 3D software applications for Product Design. The Advanced Diploma offers a more defined specialisation in Product Design, which also investigates areas of Modular Design and Packaging Design, instilling confidence in scale and scope of design issues and aesthetic sensitivities. Students will also be encouraged to be more ‘self-directed’ in their studies.
The programme objectives are delivered through lectures, seminars, case studies, studio workshops and tutorial feedback with a range of assessment methods including research and project work, presentations, written assignments, and examinations.
Find out about the exciting subjects and topics you will be covering while embarking on your success by design! Click on the tabs to view modules you will be taking at our 4 different levels of studies. Download the course module descriptors for further information.
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Duration:
12 Months
Mode:
Full-Time
Programme Details:
If you like the idea of developing innovative new products, our long-established degree seeks to equip you with a broad range of skills, enabling you to create all types of products – from wearable technology to sports footwear to luxury aircraft seating. It could set you on course to become the next Jonathan Ive, Cecilie Manz, Jasper Morrison, Phillipe Starck or James Dyson.
This studio-based course will allow you to explore, create and develop the skills to design innovative products that deliver a rich experience to the user. You’ll have access to extensive specialist facilities and guidance from our experienced practitioners.
Coventry has taught product design for over 30 years. We have excellent links with a wide range of local and international employers, such as Lego, Dyson, Cambridge Consultants, Kinneir Dufort, Jaguar Land Rover, DCA and Seymour Powell.
You will have the opportunity to create innovative product design solutions in a range of styles and media, appropriate to the specific audience and purpose, taking account of critical factors such as usability, materials, sustainability, desirability, technological feasibility and professional constraints.
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Duration: 6 months | 3 months
Our Certificate Course in Digital Media Design empowers students to create immersive digital experiences. The 6-month program provides a comprehensive education in digital media design principles, interactive media, and visual effects, while the 3-month Short Term Course offers a focused introduction to digital media design fundamentals.
Duration:
18 Months
Mode:
Full-Time
Programme Details:
Digital media design is one of the most dynamic design disciplines in the creative industries. It encapsulates a blend of creativity in motion and interactive design as well as technology in digital media. The key areas that form the basis of digital media design are user interaction and experience design, web and mobile app design, motion graphics, effects and video making. Leveraging on advanced multimedia authoring tools as well as the latest technology in screen and interactive media, the underpinnings of digital media design revolve around the generation of dynamic and interactive visual experiences to innovate design solutions to real-world issues and needs.
Today, the visual communication design industry is increasingly competitive and ever-evolving with technological advancements. In view of this, the Advanced Diploma in Digital Media Design programme is structured with emphasis on equipping students with industry-focused design knowledge and skill sets, as well as keeping them closely in touch with the technological development relevant to digital media design.
Building on the foundation of Diploma in Visual & Media Design, the curriculum of Digital Media Design encompasses advanced conceptual and technical skill development in areas such as design literacy, communication strategy, creative problem-solving, and analytical exploration of current design trends and industry development. The curriculum of the programme will be delivered in a mix of teaching strategies ranging from lectures and seminars to tutorials and technical demonstrations. Complemented with a comprehensive assessment framework, the pedagogic approach of the programme provides students with a positive learning experience that meets the intended learning objectives and outcomes.
Towards the end of the programme, students will gain advanced competency in conceptual ability, aesthetic sensibility, and technical proficiency in digital media design. This will enable students to establish a strong design background to further their studies at degree level or to kickstart their career in digital media design.
Course Module
Find out about the exciting subjects and topics you will be covering while embarking on your success by design! Click on the tabs to view modules you will be taking at our 4 different levels of studies. Download the course module descriptors for further information.
Core
View full course modules
Duration:
12 Months
Mode:
Full-Time
Programme Details:
If you like the idea of developing innovative new products, our long-established degree seeks to equip you with a broad range of skills, enabling you to create all types of products – from wearable technology to sports footwear to luxury aircraft seating. It could set you on course to become the next Jonathan Ive, Cecilie Manz, Jasper Morrison, Phillipe Starck or James Dyson.
This studio-based course will allow you to explore, create and develop the skills to design innovative products that deliver a rich experience to the user. You’ll have access to extensive specialist facilities and guidance from our experienced practitioners.
Coventry has taught product design for over 30 years. We have excellent links with a wide range of local and international employers, such as Lego, Dyson, Cambridge Consultants, Kinneir Dufort, Jaguar Land Rover, DCA and Seymour Powell.
You will have the opportunity to create innovative product design solutions in a range of styles and media, appropriate to the specific audience and purpose, taking account of critical factors such as usability, materials, sustainability, desirability, technological feasibility and professional constraints.
Core
Elective *
* Choose any 1 of the elective
modules
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