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DGN2402Advertising design

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to the specific skills, demands, practices and opportunities in advertising. In a series of assigned projects involving press, print, signage and television applications, you explore the parameters, opportunities...

Semester 2Caulfield

DGN2531Animation design

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This elective is concerned with the creation of animation and time-based design across a variety of forms and styles. The principles and processes of animation are explored through a series of individualised creative briefs, where you will...

Semester 2Caulfield

ARC2101Architectural performance 2

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit explores structural performance as it relates to architectural design and construction. Applied physical and digital testing will be used to understand and assess the application of structural systems and materials into...

Semester 1Caulfield

ARC2301Architecture communications 2

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit focuses on the development of communication skills and understanding of conceptual, historical and ideological concerns which relate to 2 and 3 dimensional modes of representation. Examining the relationship between 2 dimensional...

Semester 2Caulfield

ARC2001Architecture design studio 3

UnitLevel 2|12 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit provides opportunities for you to encounter emerging design challenges and contexts in a vertically integrated, semester-long studio project. The studio expands prior emphasis on design processes and sensitive responses to...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

ARC2002Architecture design studio 4

UnitLevel 2|12 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit provides opportunities for you to explore emerging design challenges and contexts in a vertically integrated, semester-long studio project. The unit continues the emphasis on design processes encompassing a range of complex...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

AHT2740Australian art

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit offers a broad historical survey of Australian art from European colonisation to the present. Topics examined will be the First Fleet artists, the work of John Glover, the Heidelberg School, Australian modernism, post-War...

Semester 2Caulfield

DGN2511Branding for designers

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

Branding is an individual’s perception about a product, service, experience or company. It is the meaning behind the narrative and visuals that are instantly recognisable. Branding establishes dialogue, understands the urge to connect and...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

COL2001Collaborative design studio 3

UnitLevel 2|12 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

Collaborative Design 3 builds upon the foundational skills developed in earlier units, challenging you to apply collaborative design methodologies through an inquiry-based approach. You will explore real-world and speculative challenges,...

Semester 1Caulfield

CDS2001Communication design studio 3

UnitLevel 2|12 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

Building on knowledge and skills developed in DGN1000 and CDS1002, you will advance your craft and technical skills in industry-specific and emerging tools and practices. You will be exposed to a broad range of creative communication...

Semester 1Caulfield

AHT2882Contemporary Asian art and exhibitions

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to Asian contemporary art, with a focus on art after 1990. A flourishing art and museum scene in Asia, and heightened international interest, has helped propel Asian art into public visibility. In this context,...

Semester 2Caulfield

AHT2105Contemporary international art

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit considers contemporary international art from a variety of perspectives, with each week aligned to a relevant, local exhibition. The unit covers a range of material concerns: sculptural, painterly, filmic, performative,...

Semester 1Caulfield

DGN2523Creative prototyping: Connected objects

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit builds on Creative prototyping: Interactivity (DGN2522) by introducing you to the world of designing digitally connected objects with the help of wireless and advanced prototyping technologies, and expands on the foundational...

Semester 1Caulfield

DGN2521Creative prototyping: Designing with game engines

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to using a modern game engine such as Unity as a creative platform for designing 2D interactive experiences. Aimed at beginners, it will build your technical fluency and foundational C# scripting while encouraging...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

DGN2522Creative prototyping: Interactivity

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to the exciting interdisciplinary field of prototyping interactive models, blending creativity from art, design, and architecture. Whether you're experienced in prototyping or completely new to it, this unit will...

DGN2040Creative sustainability

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit provides an introduction to the role of creative thinking within an environmental sustainability context. In this unit, you will explore content through applied project-based tasks where you will use design methods as tools for...

Semester 1Caulfield

DGN2535Creative visualisation

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit will build on your existing design skills towards information visualisation for the general public and stakeholders in specific industry sectors. You will explore creative use of visual metaphors, data organisation and digital...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

AHT2712Curating: Histories and theories

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to key histories and theories of curating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. You will examine the development of museums, collections, exhibitions, biennales and curatorial practice, with particular...

Semester 2Caulfield

AHT2722Curating: Making exhibitions

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to the practical, critical and collaborative dimensions of making exhibitions. As a complement to Curating: Histories and theories, the unit supports you to apply curatorial knowledge through field trips, guest...

Semester 2CaulfieldPrato

DGN2211Design for digital fabrication

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces foundational knowledge of digital fabrication, focusing on Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, and CNC machining. Through an iterative design process, you will develop and refine technical and critical thinking skills while...

Semester 2Caulfield