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306983 v.1 Product Design Major


Introduction

Major areas of specialisation - product design. Minor areas of study include - furniture design, animatronics design, electrical product design, public space design, film and TV design, exhibition design, visual merchandising design. Electives may also be undertaken outside the Department of Design provided they conform closely to the unit values allocated to electives 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
307089 v.2   Soild Modelling 291 3.0 12.5
309025 v.1   Design Process and Practice 291 3.0 25.0
  SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 2

10007 v.3   Design in Context 292 3.0 25.0
307088 v.2   Design Conceptualisation 292 3.0 12.5
307091 v.1   Human Factors 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

10010 v.4   Design Reflective Practice 392 3.0 25.0
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
  100.0
 
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credits
306909 v.1 # Furniture Design 291 3.0 25.0
306917 v.2 + Visual Merchandising Design 292 3.0 25.0
306918 v.2 ^ Exhibition Design 292 3.0 25.0
306919 v.1 * Transport Design 291 3.0 25.0
306953 v.2 * Public Space Design 291 3.0 25.0
306954 v.1 + Animatronics Design 292 3.0 25.0
306955 v.2 ^ Electrical Product Design 292 3.0 25.0
306952 v.2 # Set Design 291 3.0 25.0
 
# First cycle options.
* Third cycle options.
+ Second 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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