Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) - BDes(IndDes)

General information
Structure of the course
Length of course/workload required
Admission requirements
Credit provision
Fee structure
Course program

General information

Course code: 2121 · Caulfield campus · Internal mode · Course coordinator: Edward Kayser
The Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) is a three-year, full-time degree program of education in the discipline and practice of product design. It is intended for students who wish to seek employment in the field of industrial design and related areas of design or industry and commerce.
Industrial design is concerned with the research and design of consumer and industrial products used by people. These range from telephones to motor vehicles and from medical equipment to domestic appliances. The industrial designer works as a part of a team involving engineering, production and marketing.

Structure of the course

The Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) is a three-year, full-time degree program of industrial design, technology and theory education. The major product design subjects are supported by a cluster of relevant subject modules that include design communication, ergonomics, technical design principles, materials and manufacturing technology, and digital imaging. A range of elective subjects allows students to extend their education into specialist industrial design activities or other art and design disciplines. The course is structured to give students the following areas of study.

Design studio (36 credit points)

This is the main study of the course. There are studios at each year stage.

Studio specialisation (18 credit points)

Specialist area of study specifically related to the student's main discipline and will include the study of product model-making, , engineering drawing and product drawing.

Theory of art and design (24 credit points)

Students undertake a minimum of 24 credit points on the study of the theory, context and cultural aspects of art and design.

Professional practice (12 credit points)

All students take professional practice subjects in the first year and the third year of the course.

Drawing and visual structures (6 credit points)

Students take a compulsory drawing subject in the first year. This study is concerned with perceptual and communication skills in the context of visual concepts and structures.

Digital imaging (15 credit points)

All students are required to take digital imaging subjects for a total of 15 credit points. In addition, a range of electives are available to extend knowledge and skills in this area.

Technology (24 credit points)

General area of study for the acquisition of additional skills in mathematics, mechanics, ergonomics, electronics, materials and manufacturing related to industrial design to aid the student's main industrial design studio practice.

Electives (9 credit points)

Nine credit points are available for elective studies, which are selected in consultation with the course coordinator. Subjects will generally be taken from those available within the Faculty of Art and Design, but subjects offered elsewhere in the university are also available.

Length of course/workload required

Three years of full-time study. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48 (contact and non-contact), with appropriate adjustment for part-time study. The workload pattern for six credit-point studio-based subjects is typically six hours of supervised studio (lectures, group tutorials and one-to-one tutoring), plus additional out-of-studio work of six hours. The typical workload for six-credit-point theory and history subjects is attendance at one two-hour lecture plus one one-hour tutorial per week, plus an additional nine hours of study time out of class. For three credit-point theory subjects, this workload is effectively halved. An 80 per cent attendance record for studios, lectures, seminars etc is required before a student may present for assessment in any subject. Exceptions will be subject to the approval of the course coordinator.

Admission requirements

This course is normally offered through the VTAC system. Entry is by portfolio, interview and ENTER. Students must have completed VCE English units 3 and 4 with a grade average of at least C and Mathematical Methods (alternatively Change and Approximation or Extension) or an equivalent course of approved study. Applications will also be considered as the basis of other qualifications assessed as equivalent to the VCE.

Credit provision

Credit will be granted for equivalent studies completed elsewhere at approved institutions. Advanced standing in the course for students who have completed part of similar courses at Australian or international universities will be considered up to a maximum of two years and in accordance with other regulations of Monash University. Each application for credit or advanced standing will be considered on its own merits.

Fee structure

Students who are Australian residents enter under HECS band two. International students may be admitted under the fee described by the vice-chancellor from time to time (currently $12,500 per annum).

Subject		Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Total years 13
		Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2
Drawing and visual structures	C o r e	Drawing 1C 6 cps						6 cps

Theory of art and design	C o r e	History of pre-industrial art and design 6 cps	Visual culture and media of the indusrial age 6 cps	Critical issues in design2B 3 cps	Product analysis forum 6 cps	Critical issues in design3B 3 cps		24 cps

Professional practice	C o r e		Effective communication 3 cps			Professional practiceD 3 cps	Marketing for design 3 cps Project planning and research for industrial design 3cps	12 cps

Digital imaging	C o r e	Digital imaging1 3 cps	Digital imaging2 3 cps	Digital imaging CAD 3 cps		Digital imaging 3 cps	Digital imaging 3 cps	15 cps

Design studio	C o r e	Design studio1 (Industrial design) 3 cps	Industrial design studio2 6 cps	Industrial design studio3 6 cps	Industrial design studio4 6 cps	Industrial design studio5 6 cps	Industrial design studio6 9 cps	36 cps

Studio specialisation	C o r e	Product drawing1 3 cps	Modelmaking and workshop practice1 3 cps	Modelmaking and workshop practice 3 cps Engineering drawing1 3 cps Product drawing2 3 cps	Engineering drawing2 3 cps			18 cps

Technology	C o r e	Geometry and mechanics for industrial design 3 cps	Mechanics for industrial design 3 cps	Materials and manufacturing1 3 cps	Electronics for industrial design 3cps Ergonomics 1 3 cps	Materials and manufacturing2 3 cps Ergonomics 2 3 cps	Materials and manufacturing3 3 cps	24 cps

Electives					3 cps	3 cps	3 cps	9 cps
Total		24 cps	24 cps	24 cps	24 cps	24 cps	24 cps	144 cps

cps: credit points - the total student workload per week including in and out of class work is normally obtained by doubling the credit points.

Course program

	Subject	Credit points	Average taught hours per week	Average out of class hours per week	Total hours
Year 1
Semester 1	Drawing 1C	6 cps	5 hours	7 hours	12 hours
	History of pre-industrial art and design	6 cps	3 hours	9 hours	12 hours
	Digital imaging 1	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Design studio 1 (Industrial design)	3 cps	3 hours	3 hours	6 hours
	Product drawing 1	3 cps	3 hours	3 hours	6 hours
	Geometry and mechanics for industrial design	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Semester 2	Visual culture and media of the industrial age	6 cps	3 hours	9 hours	12 hours
	Effective communication	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Digital imaging 2	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Industrial design studio 2	6 cps	6 hours	6 hours	12 hours
	Modelmaking and workshop practice 1	3 cps	3 hours	3 hours	6 hours
	Mechanics for industrial design	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Year 2
Semester 1	Critical issues in design2B	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Digital imaging CAD	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Industrial design studio3	6 cps	5 hours	7 hours	12 hours
	Modelmaking and workshop practice2	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Product drawing2	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Engineering drawing1	3 cps	3 hours	3 hours	6 hours
	Materials and manufacturing1	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Semester 2	Product analysis forum	6 cps	3 hours	9 hours	12 hours
	Industrial design studio 4	6 cps	6 hours	6 hours	12 hours
	Ergonomics 1	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Electronics for industrial design	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Engineering drawing2	3 cps	3 hours	3 hours	6 hours
	Elective	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Year 3
Semester 1	Critical issues in design 3B	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Professional practice D	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Industrial design studio 5	6 cps	6 hours	6 hours	12 hours
	Ergonomics 2	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Materials and manufacturing2	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Digital imaging	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Elective	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Semester 2	Marketing for design	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Industrial design studio6	9 cps	8 hours	10 hours	18 hours
	Materials and manufacturing3	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Digital imaging	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Project planning and research for industrial design	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
	Elective	3 cps	2 hours	4 hours	6 hours
		24 cps	18 hours	30 hours	48 hours
Total (over three years)		144 cps	(18 hours average per week)	(30 hours average per week)

Teaching hours quoted are based on student groups of 20. Where group size is less than 20, some consolidation of teaching will occur.

Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) - BDes(IndDes)

(30 hours average per week)