Product Design, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Product Design

With your Bachelor's in Product Design, you can work, for example, as a Computational Designer, Design Manager, or Spatial Designer.

You can enroll in the part-time distance learning program in Product Design at IU International University if you provide either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical diploma, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Product Design without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training program and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online course Product Design

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 33 modules, which you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as an essay or an exam. In total, you will accumulate 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time study in Product Design looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Design Analysis: Material, Form, Culture, Presentation: Basics, Introduction to Material and Production Techniques, Design Fundamentals: seeing and understanding, Introduction to Scientific Work, Design Project: Form and Material
• Semester 2: Design Techniques, Prototyping and Model Making, Design Processes and Methodologies, CAD and Generative Design, Design Theory, Design Project: Concept and Design Process
• Semester 3: Introduction to Sustainable Design, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Deepening in Material and Production Techniques, Collaborative Work, Seminar: Design and Society, Design Project: Eco-social Design
• Semester 4: Microelectronics for Product Designers, User Experience, Introduction to User Research, Human Computer Interaction, Digital Skills, Design Project: Digital Processes and Networking
• Semester 5: Design in Space, Typography: Applying Type, Project Management, Design Thinking, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What sets the Product Design Bachelor's program at IU apart are the many opportunities to specialize in topic areas according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

For the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Design for the Digital Era: Generative Design, Design for the Digital Era: Internet of Things, Sustainable Design: Circular Economy, Product Management and Development, Spatial Design: Physical and Virtual Spaces.

For the second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Design for the Digital Era: Industry 4.0, Sustainable Design: Sustainable Design Strategies, Business Start-Up, Spatial Design: Context Interior Architecture.

And for the third specialization, you can enroll in one of these modules: Agile Management, Design for the Digital Era: Generative Design, Design for the Digital Era: Internet of Things, Design for the Digital Era: Industry 4.0, Foreign Languages, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Sustainable Technologies and Manufacturing Processes, Industry 4.0, Product Development 4.0 and Circular Economy, Product Management and Development, Spatial Design: Context Interior Architecture, Spatial Design: Physical and Virtual Spaces, General Studies, Sustainable Design: Circular Economy, Sustainable Design: Sustainable Design Strategies, Business Start-Up.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning course Product Design

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose one of 3 study models:

• In full-time study, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time study in Product Design is especially suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your professional career alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

A study program that adapts to your life: In the online study program at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the Product Design distance learning program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement – you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and classes whenever you want. This way, you can usually put together your study plan and semester schedule flexibly on your own.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive learning scripts. You will receive the scripts in both printed form and digital PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you can access the scripts for your Product Design studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, through interactive teaching sessions.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam at any time, 24/7, once you feel adequately prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.