CPUT Diploma In Product Design Courses and Fees
Course Information and Fees
DIPLOMA IN PRODUCT DESIGN
Diploma: (Diploma)
The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to apply the design process to problems related to mass-produced products, to produce conceptual sketches, technical specifications, rendered images and physical or virtual 3D models to communicate proposed solutions in a professional way. The graduate will be able to participate in debates around current design thinking and movements, based on historical reference and position the results of their work in the business framework that generated the need for the design input.
After qualifying, graduates become product designers with the competence to work independently as designers, or who work for industrial designers as niche skills specialists like CAD operators, model-makers or illustrators. Graduates are also employed as in-house designers for manufacturing companies, or in design-related fields such as furniture design, special effects and props for the film industry.
Admission requirements
Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
General admission requirements
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
Additional admission requirements
Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
Postgraduate admission requirements
The fees for 2024 reflected below may be subject to change.
Please confirm the final fee amount by contacting the relevant Faculty Office or contact person as listed at the bottom of this page.
Disclaimer
This information is subject to change based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications.
Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HESQF aligned qualification. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this page; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.