Product Design

Bridge traditional craftsmanship with contemporary innovation. Design sustainable, user-centered physical and digital products that beautifully blend aesthetics with everyday human purpose.

Overview

The Bachelor of Design (B.Des) in Product Design at AUREA offers a comprehensive curriculum that blends design theory, research-led inquiry, and hands-on studio-based practice. In a rapidly changing world, this program goes beyond traditional form and function. Students are trained to adopt a holistic approach—integrating material study, ergonomics, user experience, and sustainability to create meaningful, context-aware products across physical, digital, and interactive forms.

Our fluid academic environment frees creators from conventional boundaries. One day, you might be practicing traditional craft and material exploration ; the next, you will be in the lab utilizing cutting-edge digital fabrication, 3D printing, and AI-enabled design platforms for rapid prototyping. Deeply rooted in social responsibility and local market needs, our curriculum prepares you to develop a distinctive design language capable of influencing both national industries and the global design ecosystem.

Career Opportunities

The expansion of design studios, manufacturing hubs, and entrepreneurial ventures across South Asia has generated significant demand for versatile product innovators. Our graduates develop a robust professional portfolio and the strategic agility required to excel in competitive international and local markets.

Program Learning Outcomes

User-Centered Innovation: Apply rigorous design research, ergonomics, and human-centered principles to solve complex social, cultural, and technological challenges.

Technical Mastery & Prototyping: Gain technical proficiency across traditional craftsmanship, 3D digital modeling, digital fabrication, and contemporary prototyping tools.

Sustainability & Material Awareness: Integrate sustainable practices, material life-cycle exploration, and eco-conscious thinking responsibly into product development.

Strategic Leadership: Develop professional readiness in design strategy, creative entrepreneurship, and innovation management for global design and manufacturing sectors.

Programme Structure

Semester 1

Course TitleCredit HoursCourse CategoryCode
History of Art, and Design3(3+0)MajorFYD-101
Sketching, Space & Form3(1+2)MajorFYD-102
Foundational Theory Elective – I3(3+0)General EducationGEN-103
Technical Writing3(3+0)General EducationGEN-161
Digital Studio: Tools & Techniques3(0+3)InterdisciplinaryIDS-105
Foundational Studio Elective – I3(1+2)InterdisciplinaryIDS-106

Semester 2

Course TitleCredit HoursCourse CategoryCode
History, Theory and Practice of Product Design3(3+0)MajorPRD-107
Product Digital Studio: Tools & Techniques3(0+3)MajorPRD-108
Foundational Theory Elective – II3(3+0)General EducationGEN-109
AI & Prompting in Creative Practice3(1+2)General EducationGEN-110
Pakistan Studies2(2+0)General EducationGEN-111
Fehm-e-Quran-11(1+0)General EducationGEN-112
Foundational Studio Elective – II3(1+2)InterdisciplinaryIDS-113

Semester 3 (2nd Year)

Course TitleCredit HoursCourse CategoryCode
Theory Elective-I3(3+0)MajorPRD-201
Soundscapes in Design Practice3(0+3)MajorSND-202
Product Design Studio – I3(1+2)MajorPRD-203
Islamiyat2(2+0)General EducationGEN-204
Colonial & Postcolonial Visual Culture3(3+0)General EducationGEN-205
Fehm-e-Quran-II1(1+0)General EducationGEN-206
Design, Modeling & Prototyping3(1+2)InterdisciplinaryIDS-207

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