Bachelor of Technology (Industrial Design) Honours

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Course code: 1063

This is a two-semester honours degree program in product design and development normally completed in one calendar year on a full-time basis; the course may also be undertaken part-time. The course aims to develop graduates who have advanced attitudes, knowledge and capabilities with respect to product development in a commercial, manufacturing context. Entry to the course is available in March each year - prospective students should apply directly to the Centre for Industrial Design.

Objectives

The main objectives of the honours degree are:

• to develop graduates who have advanced capabilities in product development in a commercial manufacturing context;
• to facilitate the transformation of designs into commercial realties with due regard to the protection of intellectual property;
• to make optimal use of the expertise of departments and centres within the university as well as appropriate external industries associated with product development;
• to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills of the processes required to transform original designs into economically feasible manufactured products;
• to enable students to appreciate and acquire team skills along with refined interpersonal skills;
• to prepare students effectively for postgraduate research and higher degree studies.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for selection in the course, an applicant should have:

(i) completed an industrial design degree, or the equivalent, with H2A or credit grades awarded in major design subjects undertaken in the final year of study, or

(ii) completed a related product design, architecture or engineering degree, with appropriate work experience or the equivalent, acceptable to the college board. Candidates may be required to undertake supplementary studies or subjects in product design and related areas. These subjects may be prescribed from existing undergraduate programs.

(iii) Satisfied an assessment panel that the product portfolio or product design presented for further development in the honours course satisfies core industrial design skills and has academic merit and potential manufacturing and commercial viability.

Course structure

Studio or study subject

• DES4000 Product development studio
• DES4100 Business planning
• DES4200 Technology planning