UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MDC5020 Design studio practice

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

MDC5020 Design studio practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2021
Not offered

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MDC5020

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MDC5020

No unit lists MDC5020 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Admission to F6005 (the double award Master of Industrial Design with SouthEast University, China).

Overview

The unit provides an opportunity to undertake design projects and to develop design studio practice. You will be required to develop your own personal design philosophy, and consider the ways in which it responds to social needs and its visual and social expression as a preliminary to its development in your major project. The contemporary discourse in design and related theory is actively discussed and debated, and you are encouraged to develop a personal position relative to it. Both your intentions and the results of your work are debated in group discussions and critical sessions. This unit is only available to students enrolled in the double award Master of Industrial Design with Southeast University, China.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for MDC5020.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Practice design to a standard of professional competency; engaging collaboratively and independently in the resolution and communication of design concepts;

  2. 2

    Relate and critically analyse your design work against contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries;

  3. 3

    Defend your chosen direction in the project against informed criticism, through the synthesis of complex theories, concepts, and design strategies;

  4. 4

    Apply advanced cognitive abilities, technical skills, and the practice of cultural inquiry to undertake your project;

  5. 5

    Organise, develop and plan methodologies, for a project to successfully determine a viable outcome;

  6. 6

    Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Workload and teaching

Block mode: 48 studio hours and 240 hours independent study.

On campus: 8 studio hours and 16 hours of independent study per week or equivalent.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Mr Ian Wong
Unit Coordinators
Mr Ian Wong

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MDC5020?

MDC5020 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MDC5020 offered?

MDC5020 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available