Design and Technology (Product Design)

Course summary

Design and Technology is a unique subject that provides a structured approach to ‘learning through doing’. The course is the only one that offers a pathway for either ‘Product Design’ or ‘Fashion & Textiles. During the first year of the course you will learn & develop a variety of technical, designing & making skills, through short projects. Alongside these practical based projects, you will undertake theoretical learning of design & technology in the 21st century. During your second year you will undertake a design and make a project based on a brief you will create as well as a 3-hour written examination paper.