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Product Design

at St Peter'S Catholic School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Product Design is an exciting and challenging course that offers you the opportunity to study, design, develop and make innovative solutions for everyday products. You will study a combination of Resistant Materials, Systems and Control and Graphics. Product Design is a suitable option for those wishing to pursue careers in design, architecture, fashion, electronics, engineering and interior design. You will study everyday products and what influences design. Using this information as inspiration you will design your own products. Through making and modelling you will develop your practical skills. You will design using a range of new technologies including computer aided design and manufacture.

What you need to get on

Ideally, students will have attained a grade 5 in GCSE Design and Technology. However, if students have not completed a Design Technology GCSE, it may still be possible for them to take the A Level if they are prepared to complete some summer work before the start of the course.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • St Peter's Catholic School

    Horseshoe Lane East, Guildford, GU1 2TN

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Guildford

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