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306983 v.1 Product Design Major



Introduction

Major areas of specialisation include - Creative Advertising (third year only), Graphic Design, Illustration and Product Design. Minor areas of study include - Animation, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Multimedia Design, Photography, Animatronics Design, Transport Design, Electrical Product Design, Public Space Design, Set Design, Exhibition Design, Visual Merchandising Design, Surface Design, Three-Dimensional Computer Animation, Three-Dimensional Studies and Web Design. Minor studies may also be undertaken outside the Department of Design provided they conform closely to the unit values allocated to design minors in the second and third years of the program.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 2 Semester 1

   
10006 v.3   Design in Context 291 3.0 25.0
307087 v.1   Design Principles 291 3.0 12.5
307088 v.1   Design Correlations 291 3.0 12.5
307089 v.1   Computer Aided Design 291 3.0 12.5
307090 v.1   Presentation Skills 291 3.0 12.5
      SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 2

   
10007 v.3   Design in Context 292 3.0 25.0
307091 v.1   Human Factors 292 3.0 12.5
307092 v.1   Model Making 292 3.0 12.5
307093 v.1   Solid Modelling 292 3.0 12.5
307094 v.1   Materials and Manufacture 292 3.0 12.5
      SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 1

   
10008 v.3   Design Management 391 3.0 25.0
307095 v.1   Computer Rendering 391 3.0 12.5
307096 v.1   Client Project 391 3.0 25.0
307097 v.1   Mechanical and Structural Principles 391 3.0 12.5
      SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 2

   
307098 v.1   Major Design Project 392 3.0 25.0
307099 v.1   Design Analysis 392 3.0 12.5
307100 v.1   Materials and Manufacture 392 3.0 12.5
      SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  75.0
 
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credits
306909 v.1 # Furniture Design 291 3.0 25.0
306917 v.1 + Visual Merchandising Design 291 3.0 25.0
306918 v.1 ^ Exhibition Design 291 3.0 25.0
306919 v.1 * Transport Design 291 3.0 25.0
306952 v.1 # Set Design 292 3.0 25.0
306953 v.1 * Public Space Design 292 3.0 25.0
306954 v.1 + Animatronics Design 292 3.0 25.0
306955 v.1 ^ Electrical and Electronic Product Design 292 3.0 25.0
           
# First Cycle Options.
* Second Cycle Options.
+ Third Cycle Options.
N1 Optional units are offered cyclically in pairs over a four semester period.
NB Eight optional units are offered in total. However only two optional units are offered during any one semester.
^ Fourth Cycle Options.
           

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