www.gsa.ac.ukTae Yong Kim Year 2 Product Design, photographed at The Flying Duck, Glasgow

"It's like nothing else. Metriculated at two institutions students get the support of two cultures, two unions, two social networks, friends in both and the ability to converse articulately on both a design level and on an engineering level."6465THE glasgow school of ArtProduct designengineeringUCAS InformationInstitution Name: GLASGInstitution Code: G28UCAS Code: H3W2 (BEng); H3WG (MEng) 4 year, accelerated route; H3WF (MEng).Online: Syllabus detail, enquiries and communitywww.gsa.ac.uk/productdesignengineeringAwardBEng MEngSchool of Designwww.gsa.ac.uk/designCraig Whittet, Head of Department in Product Design Engineering (PDE), is proud to state that that the programme is unique. An undergraduate collaborative programme between two internationally famous institutions, the University of Glasgow and the GSA; joint accredited by the Institute of Engineering Design and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering - it offers a level of education that is very difficult to replicate anywhere else."PDE is about developing skills, knowledge and awareness of design. It looks at the physical artefact, how it is manufactured, the logistical challenges of taking it to market. Essentially students learn about how to engineer a product that is fit for purpose, designed for needs but looks at the responsibility of being a designer. They learn how to take the product from cradle to grave. By the end of the core programme from third year, students are building skills to make them are self-reliant. They recognise where they get the best value from both institutions, thy can work from both perspectives and come in to the process of developing a project at various points, it makes people more than one-dimensional. This is essential for developing products."The benefits of being at both an art school studying design and a university studying engineering are plain for Craig, "From an engineering perspective students will have evidence of their ability that is far beyond transcripts and grades. This makes our students unique, they're articulate, they've been presenting their work since year one, a lot are very entrepreneurial and develop technical solutions and products in-house that generate industry interest and investment."The first three years of the BEng and MEng awards are the same core content - then the programmes differ. MEng continues over five years and looks at advanced masters level content, design tools, materials science and other factors.The programme has education partners across the globe from Norway and France to Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, and has forged many long-term links to industry partners including Dyson, Teknek, Dell, Apple, TomTom, MesoDesign, Philips and Jaguar/Landrover. "Dyson just held a workshop here last week" says Craig. "It's great experience for the students and Dyson will support our final year students from next year. This is in addition to the fantastic support we have from established sponsors."Craig has some advice for those thinking of pursuing a degree in PDE "People need to be willing to work, and not scared of being pushed. Academically it's very challenging and there's no room in the timetable. But on the up side people become very close knit and there's a real events culture here, students make sure they fit in fun, too."1Apply Now