Studio Practice (Product Design) (Top-Up)

Sharpen your skills in a year of intensive workshops.

At UCA, you’ll perfect your understanding of Product Design in the workshop and the classroom – trying, experimenting, iterating, and improving. This is a course where learning happens through making and materials, and where you turn your foundation degree into industry-ready skills.

Our studio sits right next to the 3D workshop where you’ll spend most of your time. Laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D printing, wood, metal, plastics, casting, waterjet cutting – you'll move between concept and prototype in hours, testing ideas physically and refining them through making.

Across the year, you'll define your own design direction, develop a formidable portfolio, and graduate with the confidence and technical depth to step into industry, freelance practice or postgraduate study.

If you prefer a closer, more community feel, UCA’s creative campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, and Maidstone could be for you. Each campus is home to a vibrant community of like-minded creatives, with supportive and passionate academic staff to help you bring your ideas to life.

As a UCA student, you’ll have access to their specialist creative facilities, from VR studios and digital editing suites to traditional craft workshops and your own dedicated art space. Here you can experiment, find inspiration, and get all the support you need.

UCA know you're more than just grades – that's why they’ll look beyond your certificates to get an understanding of your passions, personality, and portfolio.

Applying through Clearing could lead to a degree you’ll love. Join UCA’s creative community this September.