Course

Bachelor of Design and Technology

Approved Abbreviation: BDes&Tech

Western Sydney University Course Code: 3502.2

CRICOS Code: 041034F

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 2005, 2006 or 2007.

Commencement Year 2008 - 3502.3 Bachelor of Design and Technology

Commencement Year 2005 to 2007 - 3502.2 Bachelor of Design and Technology

Commencement Year 2001 to 2006 - 3502.1 Bachelor of Design and Technology

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. To be eligible to graduate from this course, students are required to complete a sub-major. Refer to the 'note' after the sub-major listing, for further details.

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

300461

Engineering and Industrial Design Practice

300016

Design Science

10943

Applied Ergonomics

200191

Fundamentals of Mathematics

Spring session

300462

Engineering and Design Concepts

300302

Industrial Graphics 1: Presentation

300304

Sustainable Design: Materials Technology

200083

Marketing Principles

Year 2

Autumn session

300305

Design Studio 1: Themes and Variations

300309

Sustainable Design: Life Cycle Analysis

300282

Industrial Graphics 2: Transition

And one sub-major alternate unit or one elective

Spring session

300308

Design Studio 2: The Design Proposal

300306

Sustainable Design: Sustainable Futures

300310

Industrial Graphics 3: 3D Solids

And one sub-major alternate unit or one elective

Year 3

Autumn session

300311

Design Studio 3: Product Realisation

300014

Design Management 3: Organisational Skills for Designers

And two sub-major alternate units or two electives

Spring session

300313

Design Studio 4: Simulate to Innovate

300314

Designed Inquiry

And two sub-major alternate units or two electives

Industrial Experience

10915

Industrial Experience

Sub-majors

There are three sub-majors, composed of units from the program:

S3502DM

Design Management

S3502IG

Industrial Graphics

S3502SD

Sustainable Design

Note: In addition to the sub-major streams/electives offered from within Industrial Design (as listed above) students may choose other sub-major streams/electives within the School of Engineering and Industrial Design or Western Sydney University, or other universities (as cross institutional studies).

Majors

There are four Majors available, composed of units from the program, however these are not compulsory to complete:

M3503IDM

Innovation Design Management

M3503IIG

Interactive Industrial Graphics

M3503INTDM

International Design Management

M3503SDP

Sustainable Design Practice

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).