Architecture and Product Design

The School of Architecture and Product Design is home to both the Bachelor of Architecture and the BSc Product Design and Technology. Both are studio based programmes.  Our undergraduate programmes are professionally accredited, and result in high rates of graduate employability.

Our Courses page contains details of how to apply for our undergraduate programmes.

Taught Postgraduate Programmes

The MSc in Design for Health and Wellbeing offers both full-time and part-time enrollment options.  This unique interdisciplinary programme draws on the complementary expertise from the School of Architecture and Product Design, the School of Medicine, the Kemmy Business School and on the healthcare expertise of The University Hospital Limerick group.

We offer two one-year, part-time postgraduate programmes: the Professional Diploma in Design for Healthcare Products and Services and the Professional Diploma in Healthcare Products and Services Development.  These programmes are a subset of the MSc in Design for Health and Wellbeing.

Our Courses page contains further information on how to apply for our taught postgraduate programmes.

Practice Led Design and Architecture Research 

The School of Architecture and Product Design hosts one of the largest communities of Design, Architecture and Human Factors postgraduate researchers in Ireland. These practice research projects vary from locally funded initiatives, domestically funded commercial and research projects through to EU funded consortia collaborations.

 

International Collaborations and Links

The School of Design has a worldwide network links with Design and Architectures Schools across the globe.

The School is a member of the prestigious Cumulus Association of Art & Design Colleges. 

We have a series of formal exchange links through the ERASMUS study abroad schemes and through Research collaborations which include the following:

Netherlands

  • TU Delft
  • NHL
  • Saxion University
  • Den Hague

Spain

  • UPC Barcelona
  • CSIC 

Italy

  • Milano Polytechnic
  • IIT 

Sweden

  • KTH University
  • LIU 

New Zealand

  • Unitech 

USA

  • Parsons New School of Design
  • Art Center College 

Switzerland

  • ZHAW

Transferring to the School of Design

There are a limited number of transfer places in any given academic year and this is dependent on class size and resource availability in Studios. Should you wish to be considered for an internal UL transfer from another programme or from another 3rd level programme in Ireland or Internationally please contact the course directors for details.