BA (Honours) Furniture and Product Design
BA (Honours) Furniture and Product Design
N/214/6/0184(MQA/FA8887)02/22
OVERVIEW
This programme provides knowledge and practical skills for students seeking a career as professional furniture and product designers. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of materials and their properties, be adept in industry-related software and cultivate design and conceptual thinking skills. They will participate in furniture and product exhibitions and work on collaborative projects with the industry.
Students will undergo internships with various furniture & product design companies and manufacturers.
The Programme objectives are to:
- Produce innovative and practical professional designers equipped with critical and analytical skills.
- Provide students with necessary technical skills and develop their social awareness in the furniture & product design industry.
- Provide students with necessary soft skills for personal development as well as a range of transferable skills to support their career development.
- Produce graduates with entrepreneurial and professional skills.
- Prepare students for postgraduate study and lifelong learning.
Intake
FEB, JUN, SEP
Duration
3 Years
Year 1
- Design Studio 1
- Design Communication 1
- Material and Technology 1
- Critical Studies 1
- Communication Writing Skills
- Design Studio 2
- Design Communication 2
- Material and Technology 2
- Critical Studies 2
- Communication Presentation Skills
Year 2
- Design Studio 3
- Computer Aided Design 1
- Critical Studies 3
- Professional Practice
- Elective Subjects (select one)
- • Visual Merchandising
- • Sustainable Design
- Design Studio 4
- Computer Aided Design 2
- Critical Studies 4
- Design and Portfolio
- Industrial Placement
- Elective Subjects (select one)
- • Principles of Economic
- • Consumer Behavior
Year 3
- Design Studio 5
- Project Management
- Research Methodology and Proposal
- Design Studio 6
- Design and Exhibition
- Dissertation
- Elective Subjects (select one)
- Creative Entrepreneurship
- Design Competition and Special Project
- Industrial Placement
STPM – Minimum 2Cs and a Pass in English and Art (Pendidikan Seni) in SPM
UEC – Minimum 5Bs
GCE A-LEVEL – Minimum 2Cs
FOUNDATION/MATRICULATION – Pass with minimum CGPA 2.0
DIPLOMA – Pass with minimum CGPA 2.0 in Diploma in Interior Design/Art and Design/Design/Multimedia Design/Interior and Architecture Design and a pass in English in SPM or its equivalent
Other equivalent qualifications which are recognized by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency
AND
Pass Portfolio interview
Entry into our full-time/part-time Master of Design Management (MDM) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme with special Alumni tuition fees.
• Furniture Design
• Product Design
• Retail
• Exhibition Set Design
• Furniture Manufacturing
• Furniture Trade
• Packaging Design
• CAD Specialist
Local – RM64,300
International – RM72,950