F2009 Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Media Communication

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Design

F2010 Bachelor of Design is a specialist course that develops through theme studies in history and theory, drawing foundation, and design studios specific to collaborative design, communication design, industrial design and spatial design. These will come together in the form of a graduand exhibition normally developed during the final two studio units in the third year of the course.

Part A. History and theory studies

History and theory units will equip you with the skills necessary to research design issues and enable you to contextualise your own practice and communicate ideas and strategies. Through the prism of history, you will begin to situate the place of design in society by referencing pivotal art, design and architecture movements. Later units address issues of culture, society and specific design themes.

Part B. Drawing foundation

This will assist you to develop the practical and intellectual skills required for art, design and architecture students in the discipline of drawing.

Part C. Design studios

The collaborative design specialist area of study permits you to take studio units from the Communication, Industrial and Spatial design specialist areas of study within the first two years of the degree. You will complete the specialist area of study with two bespoke Collaborative Design studio units in the final year of the degree. These units will bring together the unique insights you have gained from your previous interdisciplinary studio experiences. They will permit you to engage and intersect your collective skills to face design challenges that require the full breadth of design tools and experiences. You will develop independent conceptual and practical design skills alongside an ability to engage in collaborative design processes that build on your multidisciplinary design competencies.

In the communication design studio units you will undertake a focused exploration of a range of media and elements including typography, image, layout, two and three-dimensional design, interactivity, sound and motion as core components to their communication design solutions. Studio-based projects across both print and digital media platforms will develop skills in narrative structure, typography, image construction and manipulation, interactive communication processes, production methods and technologies, and the planning and management of design outcomes.

In the industrial design studio units you will undertake a focused exploration of the range of issues, skills and techniques vital to the realisation of user-centred design. Through industrial design projects, you will learn about topics such as visualisation techniques, ergonomics, materials, production methods and technologies.

The spatial design studio units provide the opportunity to experiment with creative ideas while gaining an advanced understanding of the principles of spatial design. You will learn to translate your two dimensional concepts into three dimensional installations. Studio projects range from real client briefs involving cultural, commercial and community organisations to more speculative briefs that explore the opportunities and challenges of a continually transforming contemporary society. Through the sequence of studio units you will learn to create unique spaces and also how to adapt existing spaces to reflect your design ideas.

Part D. Occupational health and safety study

This will introduce you to occupational health, safety and environmental training particularly within the context of studying art, design and architecture.

Media communication

A2002 Bachelor of Media Communication is a specialist course, developed through three themes that combine to underpin media communication practice: strategic knowledge, practical and professional skills, and collaboration and leadership. In the double degree course you complete:

Part A. Strategic knowledge

This builds your competence in analysing and understanding the current state and past developments in media communication locally and globally; understanding impacts of media and communication transformation, and media power; creating future scenarios and media communication visions by developing your preparedness and adaptability for future media communication change and creativity

Part B. Practical and professional skills

This involves developing your competencies in linking knowledge and media practice in professional contexts, such as conceptual and implementation skills, project and content management skills, hands-on experience in putting knowledge into practice, and thereby testing and creatively experimenting with (strategic) knowledge about media transitions and transformations. It also involves developing your competency in ethical and legal aspects of media communication.

Part C. Collaboration and leadership

This involves competencies necessary for you to work in teams and in different knowledge communities and media communication professional settings. It includes competence in engaging with stakeholders, media literacy, and participatory research and media making in collaboration with experts from academia, industry, government, and the community. It also includes competency in social and cross-cultural awareness.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete 192 points, of which 96 points are from the Bachelor of Design (including all the requirements in Part A, B, C and D of the chosen specialisation) and 96 points from the Bachelor of Media Communication (including all the requirements in Part A, B and C for the single degree).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.