BH-DES1 · Swinburne University of Technology · Bachelor degree with honours
Bachelor of Design (Honours)
Design
- Minimum ATAR
- 80
- Full time
- 4 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- —
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
Tap into emotions. Bring information into order. Help start important conversations. Our Bachelor of Design (Honours) is informed by cutting-edge research and practice. In it, you'll gain high-end research and critical thinking skills, and be able to specialise via a major in Communication Design or UX Interaction Design to become a strategic designer and researcher.
The Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) is designed to equip students to become imaginative and advanced communication designers and researchers. Through strong links with industry, the course offers students the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to seek employment in advanced areas of communication design. Students develop high-end strategic and critical thinking skills informed by the latest research and practice. They learn how to create powerful, innovative and refined design solutions to meet the needs of the communication design industry. The degree offers students mentoring by experts via industry-focused workshops. Students can build networks through an embedded industry placement and participation in industry projects. Alternatively, they can apply to work in the Swinburne Design Factory in their final year of study.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- DCO10001Concepts and NarrativesThis unit of study introduces students to the fundamentals of design exploration: visual and tactile conceptualisation and basic design representation appropriate to different design disciplines in the context of creative problem solutions.
- DDD10007Introduction to Design Principles and ProcessesThis unit provides students with an understanding of the language of design and the application of fundamental design principles and processes in practice. Students will learn how design influences society, business and people while gaining…
- DCO10005TypographyTo introduce students to and facilitate a fundamental understanding of, typographic forms, terminology, typesetting systems and conventions, grid structure and hierarchy using a variety of technologies. The unit aims to develop a critical a…
- DDD10001Twentieth Century DesignThis unit engages students in 20th Century design history, focusing on key designers, innovations and movements, within global and local frameworks. It explores the historical development of design as a creative, cultural and professional p…
- DCO10007Visual Communication StudioThis unit seeks to introduce students to the fundamentals of visual design. It aims to facilitate the exploration of fundamental visual design elements, principles and practice, providing students with a foundation for further communication…
- DCO10002Digital DesignThis unit of study introduces explorative and creative thinking expressed through the application of digital software to design propositions. Students will explore vector and raster based software as design tools for specific formats and co…
Course structure
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Core units
100 cpMajors and units
100 cpCommunication Design
87.5 cpUX Interaction Design
75 cpCareers
- Communication designer
- Brand strategist
- UX / UI designer
- UX / UI strategist
- Design consultant
- Design researcher