Course Content
The Bachelor of Design requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 100 credit point Major - Design Practices with five streams: Business, Communication Design, Digital Design, Object Design, and Spatial Design.
- 100 credit points of Core units
- 100 credit points of Elective unit
Core Units
Year 1
- Design Studio: Elements
- Design Studio: Relations
- Visualising Design
- Design Thinking
Year 2
- Design Studio: Collaboration
- Design Studio: Production
- Design History
- Design Ethics
Major
The B.Design has a single major with five streams. All students complete the same units in Year 3.
Year 1 and 2 (Units selected per chosen design specialisation stream: Business, Communication, Digital, Objects or Spatial.)
Communication Design Stream
Compulsory unit
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- Branding and Visual Identity
- Experiential Graphic Design
- Digital Design
- (Choice 1 from)
- Drawing & Printmaking 1
- Photography 1
Business Stream
- Designing Events
- Managing Projects
- Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking
- Creative Entrepreneur
Digital Design Stream
Compulsory unit
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- User Experience (UX) Design
- Digital Design
- Designing for the Web
- (Choice 1 from)
- Digital Fabrication
- Branding and Visual Identity
Object Design Stream
- Object and Furniture 1
- Object and Furniture 2A
- Object and Furniture 2B
- Digital Fabrication
Spatial Design Stream
- Architecture Studio: Space
- Architecture Technology: Materials and Making
- Architecture Theory: Built Environments
- Experiential Graphic Design
Year 3
- Design Futures
- Systems Design
Electives Units
In the elective component you can choose from any units marked as "Student Electives" which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university.
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Your electives can be used to add breadth to your degree, by exploring a variety of different subject areas from within or outside the College of Sciences and Engineering. Alternatively, you can deepen your engagement with specific subject areas, for example, by completing additional units in the same discipline as your major or related fields.
- You complete 8 electives (100 credit points) normally two in Year 1, two in Year 2 and four in Year 3. In the Elective component you can choose from any units marked as "Student Electives", which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university.
Additional Units
You can also use this space to complete an optional second major which may be
- a sustainability major, or
- *another major from across the institution, noting some exclusions apply.
(*to enrol in a second disciplinary major, or a major outside your discipline, please contact a Student Advisor via Uconnect).
