F2020 Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Fine Art

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

This double degree includes three main components: common units which are required by both degrees; Design knowledge and practice (critical contexts, disciplinary practices and studio practices); and Fine Art knowledge and practice (critical contexts, disciplinary practices and studio practices).

The respective requirements of each degree have been included in each component to simplify the course structure and requirements.

In this double degree you will complete:

Common units

These studies include units that are required in each of the single degrees and include fundamental critical contexts and disciplinary practices units that are in both degrees.

Critical contexts

These studies will equip you with the skills necessary to research both design and fine art issues, and provide you with research methods relevant to your practice. You will develop the skills to enable you to contextualise your own thinking and making in relation to the broader spectrum of global practices, as well as develop your ability to communicate ideas and strategies.

In your Design units, through the duel lens of historic and contemporary practice, 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 responsible design practices.

In your Fine Art units, through the prism of history, as well as reference to bodies of knowledge relevant to cultural production, you will begin to situate the place of art in society.

Studio practices

The studio practice is when you complete your choice of a specialisation in Design and you complete the Fine Art specialisation.

In your Design studio practice units, in this component of the course you will develop key skills and concepts particular to your design discipline, either Collaborative design, Communication design, Industrial design or Spatial design.

In the Collaborative design studio units you will create purposeful responses to contemporary social, cultural, and environmental challenges by employing co-design principles, mindsets, and methods. You will explore the specialist and transferable characteristics of collaborative design through simple and complex challenges. Through thematic-based projects, you’ll discover Design as a catalyst for collaboration, curiosity, learning, and impactful action. By immersing yourself in these studio units, you will experience the intersection of creativity and collaboration, and experience design as a relational, social, cultural and political practice with tangible impact.

In the Communication design studio units you will undertake an exploration of traditional and emergent media and communication processes. You will learn to engage with and manipulate core design elements including typography, imagery, two and three-dimensional artefacts, interactivity, sound and motion, as key components to communication design solutions. Studio-based projects across both print and digital media platforms will develop skills in narrative story-telling, visible language, 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 resolved product and object design. The studio units introduce you to the elements of industrial design including usability, form language and manufacturing. By carrying out industrial design projects, you will learn and apply skills in visualisation, interface design, model making, ergonomics, materials, manufacturing and production methods and technologies.

In the Spatial design studio units you will be provided with the opportunity to experiment with creative ideas while gaining an advanced understanding of the principles of spatial design. You will learn to translate your 2 dimensional concepts into 3 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.

In the Fine Art studio units, you will develop key skills and concepts particular to fine art. Through lectures and seminars, studios or practice driven workshops, you will develop the capacity for independent cultural production within fine art and related fields. Interdisciplinary skills and practices will be explored in conjunction with critical thinking. If you are specialising in art history and curating you will have the opportunity to interact with topics and students from a range of relevant fields in the arts.

Electives

Elective studies provide you with the opportunity to deepen and broaden your knowledge and practice through the selection of electives from Design or Fine Art. In these studies you can choose to complete an internship, or undertake an unit abroad, or select units that are of interest.

Course progression map

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

The course comprises 192 credit points, of which cumulatively represents all core components (or equivalent units) from the Bachelor of Design (including the requirements listed below from Parts A, B and C) and all core components (or equivalent units) from the Bachelor of Fine Art (including the requirements listed below from Parts A, B, C and D).

Due to the unit duplication of the partner courses, this double degree includes a new unit ADA3012 Transdisciplinary studies, which draws together the two disciplines and examines their complementarity/possibilities that come from having done these two courses together.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Due to the duplication and unique nature of this double degree combination an outline of how the core requirements for each course are met is provided below.

You must complete 192 credit points, as follows:

Critical contexts (36cp)

• AHT1101 Introduction to the history and theory of art
• TDN3001 Research for design
• TDN3002 Design strategy and professional practice
• any unit(s) selected from Part A from Bachelor of Design and/or Bachelor of Fine Art (to total 18 cp)^

^Note: excluding BLK1000 which is common across both partner courses and listed under disciplinary practices and common units

Disciplinary practices and common units (12cp)

• DWG1201 Drawing introduction (Part B in both courses )
• BLK1000 Indigenous Australian creative practice and ways of knowing (from Part A in both courses)
• OHS1000 Introduction to art and design health and safety (0cp) (Part B from both courses)

Studio practices (Specialist Studies) (126 cp)

• Part C from Bachelor of Design (60cp)
• Part C from Bachelor of Fine Art (66cp)*

*Note: Only the Fine Art specialisation is available in this double degree. The Art History and Curating specialisation is not available.

Design and Fine Art studies** (18cp)

• ADA3012 transdisciplinary studies unit (6cp)
• Any unit(s) from either the Bachelor of Design or the Bachelor of Fine Art not yet already completed (to total 12 cp)

**Note: Design and Fine Art studies is unique to this double degree to address/manage the unit duplication across the two partner courses.