Product Design at University of Sussex
Product Design (BSc (Hons), HW12) at University of Sussex asked for 120–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 147 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 81% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a foundation course 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- HW12 · H1 general engineering + W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirements for Registered Product Designer (RProdDes). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities80%80%
Assessment and feedback88%78%
Academic support85%86%
Organisation and management90%75%
Learning resources87%87%
Student voice73%76%
10 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£32k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
65% working25% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
production and manufacturing engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Production and manufacturing engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Product Design this course | 120 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering MEng (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Harper Adams University | Automotive Engineering (with Placement) MEng (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | — |
| Kingston University | Robotic Engineering & Artificial Intelligence MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Mechatronic Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Robotics Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Robotics Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechatronics MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing BEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 380 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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