Bachelor of Design
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
From first semester, be immersed in a hands-on creative environment. You’ll have opportunities for internships, field trips to design projects and international study tours.
Highlights
- Study a design course that intersects with diverse fields, such as bioengineering, artificial intelligence, systems modelling, smart cities, health, sports and exercise science, and cancer prevention
- The option add one year of international study to your degree with the Bachelor of Design (International)
- Be prepared for the emergence of new design careers
What you’ll study
Your Bachelor of Design will begin with Design Impact Labs where you will begin to conceptualise and negotiate how you, as a designer, can address the challenges that demand multi-faceted solutions and responses to diverse situational stakeholders and/or social agendas. Through collaboration with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues, identifying potential solutions connected to industry and community stakeholders. The labs are a great way to engage with your fellow students.
Curriculum
As part of this course you must choose a major
- Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)
- Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
- Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)
- Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
Flexible course options
In the Bachelor of Design you will choose one of four majors. You then have flexibility to study a range of minors an either additional specialisation units or electives.
If you want to travel overseas, immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with the design trends emerging in another country, the Bachelor of Design - International may be for you. This degree combines the three-year Bachelor of Design with one year of international studies, giving you all of the outcomes of the standard degree including your choice of majors, plus the advantages of a flexible year of international studies.
Double degrees
QUT offers a range of new double degree options that give you greater career flexibility and provide an edge in a highly competitive design industry. Options include combining visual communication with business; fashion design with business; industrial design with business, engineering or law; or interaction design with business, engineering or IT. Extensive options for double degrees provide greater career flexibility and provide an edge in a highly competitive environment.