UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

DGN2000 Interdisciplinary design

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

DGN2000 Interdisciplinary design is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Winter at Overseas. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Winter
Overseas
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before DGN2000

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After DGN2000

No unit lists DGN2000 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: This unit will be for one-off projects, dependent on the teaching period and location, with details to be advertised to students in advance. There may be a selection process for enrolment. You must be in a degree owned by the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture.

Overview

The interdisciplinary studio environment, provides through team-based project activities and problem-based learning, the application of knowledge and techniques from your individual design disciplines, whilst solving a complex multi-faceted design problem. Offshore context requires you to respond in a conscious and critical manner to the local environment, and to exercise entrepreneurial skills to research.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Winter semesterOverseasOn campus

Assessment

  • Project 1
    20%
  • Project 2
    30%
  • Folio
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Operate constructively as part of a team;

  2. 2

    Contribute as a discipline-specific designer within an interdisciplinary design context;

  3. 3

    Support and assist other design specialists;

  4. 4

    Develop observation, research and information gathering skills conducted in an unfamiliar cultural context;

  5. 5

    Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of yourself and peers.

Workload and teaching

8 studio hours and 14 hours of independent study per week, or equivalent.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Daphne Flynn

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for DGN2000?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is DGN2000 offered?

In 2023, DGN2000 runs in Winter at Overseas.

Does DGN2000 have an exam?

No. DGN2000 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available