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 2025 in Winter at Overseas. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Winter
- Overseas
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 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 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
This unit is used for one-off overseas study tours or projects, and may be offered outside of the main teaching periods, with details to be advertised to students in advance. There may be a selection or application process for enrolment.
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 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester | Overseas | On campus |
Assessment
- Project 1Project40%
- Project 2Project40%
- FolioProject20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Operate constructively as part of a team;
- 2
Contribute as a discipline-specific designer within an interdisciplinary design context;
- 3
Support and assist other design specialists;
- 4
Develop observation, research and information gathering skills conducted in an unfamiliar cultural context;
- 5
Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of yourself and peers.
Workload and teaching
Projects are offered in a condensed time period, workload will be dependent on timeframe for the project.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Daphne Flynn
- 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 2025, DGN2000 runs in Winter at Overseas.
Does DGN2000 have an exam?
No. DGN2000 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.