Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Product Design
- 4 years
- Duration
- 135,630 HKD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Hong Kong
- Location
Program description
Programme Objectives
This curriculum seeks to give students with an educational experience that will help them develop their professional skills and attitudes. It also prepares students to become multidisciplinary product design experts capable of meeting both local and global demands. Furthermore, the curriculum seeks to cultivate and develop students' intellectual ability, practical talents, and professional traits. The curriculum promotes active participation in all elements of practice while maintaining the concept of project-based learning, which is deeply ingrained in design education. This encompasses a thorough comprehension of the subject's theoretical background as well as creative application to develop inventive yet practical results.
Career Prospects
Graduates will be equipped with professional knowledge of product design, awareness of new technology applications, and, marketing acumen to join the product design and development industry. You can begin your career as a designer, 3D artist, design engineer, project coordinator, project manager or product manager in various fields such as innovative product design, purchasing and merchandising, consumer electronics, digital entertainment, clocks, watches and jewelry, fashion and lifestyle products, home and kitchen products, automotive products,toys and children’s products as well as gift and premium.
Program structure
Year 1
- Design Communication and Processes
- Digital Visualisation and Sketching
- Form, Structure and Function
- History of Art
- Materials and Fabrication Processes
- Product Design Masters
- Products, Styles and Brands
- Visual Perception and Drawing
- Chinese
- Creativity and Innovation in Society
- English for Academic Studies
Year 2
- Design History
- Design Processes and Lifestyle Products
- Interior Products Design
- Solid Modeling and Prototyping
- Surface Modeling and Presentation
- User Experience Design
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Technology, Society and Work
- Elective Modules
Year 3
- Dissertation
- Emerging Technology and Trends
- Product Opportunity and Strategy
- Production and Portfolio: Product Redesign
- Chinese
- English for Academic Studies
- English for Professional Purposes
- Elective Modules
- Work-integrated Learning
Year 4
- Design for Human and Environment
- Design Management and Entrepreneurship
- Major Design Project 1: Contextual Research and Analysis
- Major Design Project 2: Development and Realisation
- Elective Modules
Price
- Tuition fee: 135,630 HKD/year
- Registration fee: 5,000 HKD (will be deducted from the first instalment of tuition fees)
- Student service fee (inclusive of student visa application fee and student insurance coverage in Hong Kong): 2,000 HKD
- Application fees:
- Regular application fee: 500 HKD
- Early Bird discounted application fee: 200 HKD
Requirements for applicants
- Completed THEi application form
- Appropriate level of English: IELTS Academic 5.5/TOEFL iBT 79
- High school certificate and transcript
- Final examination results (GCSE, USE, AISSE, etc.)
- Admission interview
About the university
The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) was founded in 2012 and is a Vocational Training Council (VTC) member institute. THEi provides over 20 professional "Applied Science-Oriented" degree programs in seven academic areas: Product and Fashion Design, Sports and International Event Management, Digital Construction and Building Services, Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management, Chinese Medicine and Food Science, Hotel Management and Culinary Arts and Technology, and Digital Technology and Innovative Business. These courses focus on industries with strong development potential in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. The programs combine practical applications and academic knowledge to guarantee that students can successfully apply what they have learnt.
THEi degree courses are approved by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, as well as the relevant professional associations when applicable. THEi's outstanding applied degree and professional education courses prepare graduates to be Work Ready and Future Ready. The institute also works closely with industry partners to give students with valuable platforms for their growth. All programs include work-integrated learning (WIL) and engage students in active learning pedagogies, with a heavy emphasis on project-based learning that involves real-world problem solving with and for local firms and professions.
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