Master of Design

Course code: 3111 + Course abbreviation: MDes(Res) + 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The Master of Design is an 87.5% research degree. Candidates develop a studio research proposal that results in a body of design works with accompanying written and visual documentation. The documentation is a commentary that outlines the development of the project and its conclusion, and provides a critical context within which the work may be viewed and assessed. The normal length of the written commentary is between 10,000 and 20,000 words, with a photographic record of the design work being bound into the document.

Candidates are required to successfully complete a sequence of two units which guide them through the methodological and documentary dimensions of their project:

MDS5031 Research methods in design
MDS5022 Design theory workshop

The design works are new works that demonstrate a conclusion to the research at the masters level. Works completed for other purposes, or before the candidacy, are not permitted for inclusion in the exhibition. Unless site specific, the faculty requires masters examination exhibitions to be conducted on-campus at either the Caulfield or Gippsland campuses.

Disciplines offered include design, graphic design/visual communication, industrial design, interior architecture, and multimedia/multimedia design.

Assessment

Examination normally occurs through an exhibition of design work and the supporting documentation. The documentation is not examined separately, but is considered together with the work and unites theory with practice.

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold an honours degree or undergraduate degree plus graduate/postgraduate diploma (level 4 studies) in an area appropriate to their research discipline from Monash University or an equivalent qualification from another tertiary institution or university approved by the faculty. Applications should be accompanied by 10 to 15 slides or photographic prints of recent original work, clearly numbered with a corresponding list of details attached.

In special circumstances, the faculty may admit to candidature an applicant who lacks any of the qualifications listed above but whose publications, professional practice (five years minimum), creation of design registrations (or patents in other countries), major commissions and other experience is considered by the faculty to be equivalent research training in the proposed field of study. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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