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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

AHT4406Curating internship

UnitLevel 3|Art, Design and Architecture

Enrolment in this unit involves a six-week internship with an external organisation, such as a gallery or museum, for a minimum of one day per week. You will arrange and negotiate the internship, which will be self-managed, with the...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

AHT1202Curating: Introduction

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces you to the field of curating and its role within the broader ecology of the art world. You will examine the role of the curator, the work of museums and galleries, and the contributions of staff such as conservators,...

Semester 1Caulfield

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

AHT3150Curating: Project studies

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit is designed to support you through the process of developing and realising a self-directed research project within the disciplines of art history, art writing and curating. You will be encouraged to apply the knowledge you have...

Semester 2Caulfield

UPD5302Democratic city

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit develops knowledge and experience of community engagement theory and techniques, social impact analysis, and the ability to address fundamental issues for diverse communities including Indigenous people. You will explore methods...

Semester 2Caulfield

TDN1002Design and the avant-garde

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

In this unit, you will explore the history of European Modernism and its influence on visual communication, industrial design, and spatial design, recognising key movements and their ideological, political, and cultural foundations. You...

Semester 2Summer BCaulfield

DGN3203Design for culture and heritage

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit is concerned with the radically changing relationships between cultural material and the communication of knowledge, meaning and social memory. Galleries, libraries, archives and museums are time-honoured institutions that we...

Semester 2Caulfield

DGN5203Design for culture and heritage

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

In this unit you will collaborate on design projects specific to the domain of culture and heritage. Using design skills, processes and technologies, you will be challenged to prototype, visualise and present innovative design solutions...

Semester 2Caulfield

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

DGN5204Design for social impact

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

In this unit you will collaborate with organisations in the public sphere on applied design projects. Using design skills, processes and technologies you will be challenged to prototype, visualise and present innovative design solutions...

Semester 1Caulfield

DGN2120Designing for sustainability

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

This unit introduces the foundational principles of sustainability theory and sustainable design practices, fostering the mindset shift designers need to create interventions that drive meaningful social and environmental innovation. You...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

DGN4029Designing interactive systems

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit introduces a pathway for designing interactive experiences through a series of hands-on exercises and projects. You will explore and utilise a creative process of meaning-making through interactive prototypes, group design...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

PPR5500Design management and entrepreneurship

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

Using investigative processes and industry case studies you will learn the role of management and associated strategic processes integral to a viable design practice. You will focus on the establishment of your own branding and career...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

TAD5500Design research documentation

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit requires you to conceptualise your final semester research project in relation to relevant theory and practice. It provides the synthesis between text-based critical analysis and a final studio design outcome. The structure and...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

TAD5400Design research methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

This unit examines methodological approaches to design research, from the scientifically oriented to the phenomenological, the discursive and the poetic. Attention is given to the way in which the terms of an investigation inevitably shape...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

MDC5240Design research studio 3

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Art, Design and Architecture

In this unit, you will explore advanced design concepts and collaborate to address real-world design challenges. Through hands-on projects, you will apply design research methods, and develop innovative solutions. The unit focuses on...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield