Product Design at Glasgow School of Art
Product Design (BDes (Hon), HW72) at Glasgow School of Art asked for 114–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gsa.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 114 - 128 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check gsa.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 12% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Design (with Honours)
- Code
- HW72 · H7 production and manufacturing engineering + W2 design
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 87%
2%
left higher education
UK 11%
11%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback86%85%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management70%87%
Learning resources69%92%
Student voice79%81%
40 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£21.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working5% working and studying20% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
40%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G3 6RQ
Subjects
design design, and creative and performing arts
history of design historical, philosophical and religious studies
applied social science social sciences
history of design historical, philosophical and religious studies
applied social science social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Garnethill Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Technologies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Games Design and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 100 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design this course | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Interaction Design BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Design BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Fashion BA (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Dundee | Graphic Design BDes (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Art History and Visual Culture and Modern Languages with International Placement BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Leeds | Art and Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More creative arts and design at Glasgow School of Art
- Communication Design BA (Hons)
- Fashion Design BA (Hons)
- Fashion Narrative BA (Hons)
- Fine Art - Painting and Printmaking BA (Hons)
- Fine Art - Photography BA (Hons)
- Fine Art - Sculpture and Environmental Art BA (Hons)
- Interaction Design BA (Hons)
- Interior Design BA (Hons)
- International Foundation (Art and Design) CertHE
- Sound BDes (Hon)
- Textile Design BA (Hons)