Course

Bachelor of Design and Technology

Approved Abbreviation: BDes&Tech

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 3502.1

CRICOS Code: 041034F

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Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2001 to 2006.

This course prepares students for a career in industrial design and/or industrial graphics. This is achieved by providing a sound knowledge of units in a broad range of design disciplines, including design methodology, design innovation, product design, ergonomics, manufacturing technology and design, aesthetics, management 2D and 3D CAD. Students interested in a teaching career in Design and Technology may take the end-on Bachelor of Teaching degree or Graduate diploma in Education after completing their Design and Technology degree.

Study Mode
Three years of full-time study. Combinations of full-time and part-time study or all part-time study are also permitted under the normal program.

Advanced standing

Where tertiary studies have been undertaken previously, credit transfer may be approved, reducing the overall study time.

Accreditation
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

Admission

There are no specific subject prerequisites for entry into the course. Preferably, students should have successfully completed the HSC at the 2U level or better in English and at least two of the following units: Design & Technology, Arts, Physics, and Mathematics Alternative entry: Certificate, Associate Diploma or Advanced Diploma from TAFE or another recognized teaching Institution or equivalent in the discipline area. In some cases, professional experience will be counted towards alternative entry.

Course Structure

Academic Course Advisor

Mr Chris Nash

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

300034

Introduction to Professional Practice

300011

Design Issues and Principles

200083

Marketing Principles

300016

Design Science

Spring session

10943

Applied Ergonomics

200191

Fundamentals of Mathematics

300302

Industrial Graphics 1: Presentation

300304

Sustainable Design: Materials Technology

Year 2

Autumn session

300305

Design Studio 1: Themes and Variations

300306

Sustainable Design: Sustainable Futures

300282

Industrial Graphics 2: Transition

One sub-major alternate or one elective

Spring session

300308

Design Studio 2: The Design Proposal

300309

Sustainable Design: Life Cycle Analysis

300310

Industrial Graphics 3: 3D Solids

One sub-major alternate or one elective

Year 3

Autumn session

300311

Design Studio 3: Product Realisation

300014

Design Management 3: Organisational Skills for Designers

Two sub-major alternates or two electives

Spring session

300313

Design Studio 4: Simulate to Innovate

300314

Designed Inquiry

Two sub-major alternates or two electives

Industrial Experience

10915

Industrial Experience

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points). Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Indigenous Australian Creative Expressions Sub-major

Indigenous Economics Sub-major

Business Sustainability Sub-major

Refer to the Unit Set Index.

Handbook Unit Set Index

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR in the Unit Sets section under Enrolment.

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