Bachelor
Satisfactory completion of Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent.
Great design is happening all around the world. If you want to travel overseas immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with the design trends emerging in another country this degree is for you.
Finding a balance between beauty and practicality takes expert knowledge. That's why this hands-on program gets you involved with the design of realistically detailed products suitable for manufacture with a focus on real-world industry engagement.
Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where working with students from other disciplines you'll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community. Your introductory studies include learning the creative design process technical aspects of product design design management and computer-aided industrial design (CAID) technology.
You will progress to a deeper understanding of systems design including human factors and ergonomics design research coupled with innovation aesthetics marketing cultural and social values and design leadership.
Graduates have an outstanding record of achievement nationally and internationally in diverse careers. Many graduates work as industrial designers in design consultancies or design departments of product manufacturers or as entrepreneurs who design their own products. Other careers include usability expert service designer interaction designer UX designer corporate identity designer model maker movie concept designer visualisation expert automotive designer design manager design researcher computer-aided design expert game designer and strategic design expert.
Organisations that we collaborate with and students go on and work for include BMW Bombardier Techtronics Industries Marvel Studios Doctors Without Borders Dyson Bugatti Nokia Amazon G-Star Raw Brisbane Airport Corporation Australian Centre for Robotic Vision and Australian Institute for Rail Innovation (ACRI).
Graduates qualify for associate membership of the Design Institute of Australia. The course is an educational member of the World Design Council and is a Design Institute of Australia Recognised Course.
To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - Interantional (Industrial Design) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:
Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.
Special conditionsYou'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:
Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.
Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.
To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - Interantional (Industrial Design) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:
Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.
Special conditionsYou'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:
Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.
Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.