If you study Industrial Design BEng at XJTLU you'll study Product Design Engineering at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. View all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.
Course overview
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) offers a unique combination of human-centred design and new product development with advanced engineering knowledge. It is the discipline and professional practice of creating functional, innovative and meaningful products based on research, design, ergonomics, manufacturing processes and technology. The programme provides enhanced careers and employability opportunities based on real-world briefs and research-led teaching. All of this results in a truly modern engineering degree that provides you with a solid, technical grounding in engineering and design-thinking, that prepares you for a successful career in industry.
You will learn advanced product design knowledge in design communication, human factors and ergonomics, product development and project management. You will also study core engineering subjects, such as solids and structures, materials, manufacturing systems, electronics and computer programming. These foundations will give you an understanding of the science that underpins product design engineering.
Then, you will move on to advanced engineering science, working on complex design engineering projects that reflect real-life in industry. Unique to this programme is a 300-hour, individual product design engineering project on a topic of your choice, demonstrating your design and engineering knowledge, as well as practical design skills.
What you’ll learn:
- Fundamental product design knowledge and expertise
- Work on complex real-world design engineering projects across health, mobility and consumer sectors
- 300-hour, individual product design engineering project on a topic of your choice.
Why choose Product Design Engineering at the University of Liverpool?
- Led by Dr. Farnaz Nickpour, Reader in Inclusive & Human-Centred Design and Director of the award-winning Inclusionaries Lab. Her groundbreaking work on the SMART Suit exoskeleton, designed to improve mobility and quality of life for children with Duchenne disease
- Year 3 students can showcase their work at The Design Show, where they can network with industry leaders and gain valuable insights from keynote by a senior member of the Institute of Engineering Designers
- Opportunities to work on real-world design projects and collaborate with industry partners, enhancing employability and creativity.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching and assessment, operating facilities such as libraries, IT equipment, and access to academic and personal support.
All XJTLU 2+2 students receive a partnership discount of 10% on the standard fees for international students. We also offer 50 XJTLU Excellence Scholarships providing a 25% discount on tuition fees to the students that score most highly in stage 2 at XJTLU across the different subject areas. Allocation is based on the number of applications received per programme.
The net fees (inclusive of the discounts) can be seen below.
Tuition fees
2025 tuition fee (full) - £29,100
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students (inclusive of 10% discount) - £26,190
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students qualifying for Excellence Scholarship (inclusive of 25% discount) - £21,825
Fees stated are for the 2025-26 academic year.
Course content
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Year two
You will be introduced to design theory modules that will help you develop your own understanding of design. You will learn how to respond to design briefs through the analysis of user requirements, scenarios, product specifications, and the application of design methodologies, frameworks and product visualisation and simulation environments. At the same time, you will build engineering skills studying mathematics, materials, solids and structures and engineering design, alongside management modules.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Modules
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Year three
In year three, there will be more complex design briefs and open-ended projects based on design and engineering science. You will have the opportunity to apply your skills and theoretical knowledge gained in the previous year and will get to work on some exciting real-world design and engineering briefs. Alongside this, you will continue learning about product visualisation and simulation, materials, manufacturing, mechatronics and management.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Modules
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Your experience
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My favourite module on the course has got be Human Factors in Product Design. The course is mainly focused on design theory, which I enjoy. My teacher was really knowledgeable, she helped my understanding and she was very funny, which is a bonus.
We have lots of group work here in my course. So, I think it’s really a good chance for me to meet different people from different countries and cultures.