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Course Information

Bachelor of Design

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code P79

Traditional industries are transforming, and designers are playing a central role in this, opening doors to exciting and in-demand career opportunities. In this integrated degree, you’ll be introduced to the core design disciplines of graphic, spatial and digital interaction. You’ll develop expertise through hands-on design projects where you’ll explore the areas of design you are most passionate about, working alongside designers with complementary skills. Through studio-based practice, you’ll create products and interfaces that are user friendly and functional, and learn how to collaborate effectively with other professionals, like engineers, marketers, and project managers to bring your designs to life. When you graduate, you’ll have a portfolio of real client work to showcase your skills and launch your career in established design specialisations, as well as transforming industry practice through cutting edge fields like Service Design, Human-Centred Design, and Experience (UX) Design.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Clinical or professional work placement Option

In SAH2650 Professional Experience: Internship, students will be able to select workplace-based or project-based environments. In the workplace-based track, students will embark on a minimum of 100 hours of professional placement work experience within a public, private or not-for-profit organisation relevant to their academic studies. In the project-based track, students will engage in a project for a public, private or not-for-profit organisation that tackles a real-world challenge in collaboration or consultation with an industry partner. In SAH3650 Professional Placement 1 and SAH3660 Professional Placement 2, students will gain relevant work experience by undertaking a minimum of 225 hours (per unit) of professional placement with a public, private or not-for-profit host organisation which is relevant to their academic studies.

Application process

Enrolment into the Professional Experience and Professional Placement units are by application ONLY and entry requires students to participate in a recruitment and selection process. All placement and project opportunities will be vetted to ensure they provide a meaningful learning experience. As these units focus on the personal and professional development of the individual, no Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) will be considered for this unit.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Apply design concepts, approaches and processes to a range of situations and contexts.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex design scenarios.
3. Apply creativity and design thinking to understand the complexity of a problem and co-design transformations in response.
4. Use digital literacy skills to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources, and create design outputs that are relevant to the community needs.
5. Communicate design concepts and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural responsiveness.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values in design situations and contexts.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability, judgement, planning and management for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 3)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Cert IV;
• Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Undergraduate Certificate;
• Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course; or
• Experience Based Entry Scheme.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 3 Years
• Part Time: 6 Years

Course Delivery

• Mount Lawley: Full Time, Part Time
• ECU Sri Lanka: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

A/Prof Stuart MEDLEY

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 240 credit points of core units and 120 credit points of elective units. Students that complete a 4-unit, subject-based Elective Sequence may nominate to have this recorded on their transcript as a minor in the subject area. Alternatively, students may complete any other combination of major, minors, or elective units from the School of Arts and Humanities or other Schools in the university.

Students can choose any combination of electives from any of the recommended elective lists or any other combination of major, minors, or elective units from the School of Arts and Humanities or other Schools in the university. Students that complete a 4-unit subject-based Elective Sequence may nominate to have this recorded on their transcript as a minor in the subject area.