Undergraduate study
Thank you for taking the time to read our Undergraduate pages. You probably already know something about our courses from teachers at school, or by visiting us at exhibitions and the University main prospectus, but please remind yourself of the excellent work of our students and the excellent student experience they enjoy by browsing this website.
Our high ranking courses have developed over many years and are internationally recognised as fit for purpose in today’s challenging work place, and lead to a very high proportion of our graduates gaining employment in design, ergonomics and design related work. Others choose to study at post graduate level or become a new UK entrepreneur!
A key feature of all our courses is that we have enterprise and commerce embedded throughout each year and, together with options to study in industry for part of the course, this adds terrific value to an already well renowned programme. All students will study in our new Design School building. The Design School represents a significant investment of over £20 million and provides state of the art facilities for student activity. This means you enjoy the best possible support throughout your study, with access to the latest technology in a superb new environment.
Please continue to read about the courses we offer, and contact us if you want to find out more. We have a wide range of courses so you can expect to find one that is just for you!
Professor Tony Hodgson
Dean of Loughborough Design School
The Design School represents a significant and thriving body of activity at Loughborough, and brings together 42 academic staff; 35 researchers; 50 PhD students; 13 technical staff; and 12 administrative support staff.
Design activity is undertaken beneath an umbrella of interdisciplinary provision which does not recognise particular disciplines as boundaries but seamlessly links them to provide teaching, solutions and research already recognised as world leading by governments, industrialists and employers. This distinctive approach reflects the strength of design-related activity across a particularly broad spectrum, ranging from product styling to engineering design, nurturing the development of existing strengths in design practice, design ergonomics, transport safety, technology, sustainability, environmental ergonomics and education.
It builds upon the significant success of all partners in the Government Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 when the School had the highest Art and Design research profiles of any institution with 55% rated as world-leading. In addition it exploits the provision of a new Design School building, which provides state of the art facilities for all our courses.
If you are a student seeking to study design, we offer some of the best undergraduate and postgraduate course programmes available, linked of course to the world-renowned ‘Loughborough Student Experience’ which is supported by excellent facilities and highly motivated teaching staff. Our research and development activity is second to none, aimed at engaging with the wider community and commercial activity as a part of our ‘research that matters’ culture throughout the University.