1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Design
~020 Bachelor of Design
(Graphic Design)
Design and Industrial Design courses are only
available at the Prahran campus.
The aim of the degree course is to educate designers to work
effectively in areas where information is conveyed by visual
means, such as advertising, publishing, publicity, printing,
merchandising, education and research projects. The course
is devised to produce imaginative designers, who, with
specialisation and experience in industry, should achieve
positions commensurate with their individual talents.
The first two years of the course are common to each of the
degree/honours streams but in the final degree year, a
number of special bias studies are offered, including
photography, illustration and three-dimensional design.
Duration of the courses
Completion of the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
and the Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design) will require
three years of full-time study and the Bachelor of Design
(Honours) will require four years of full-time study.
The programs are not available for part-time study.
Course structure
Year 1
Semester I
Credit points
GDlOl Studio Projects 1A 18.75
GD102 Studio Projects 1B 18.75
GDlll History of Arts 1 7.5
GD120 Introduction to Film and
Media Studies 5.0
Semester 2
Credit points
GDlOl Studio Projects 1A 18.75
GD102 Studio Projects 1B 18.75
GDll l History of Arts 1 7.5
GD120
Introduction to Film and
Media Studies 5.0
Year 2
Semester I
GD201 Studio Projects 2A 18.75
GD202 Studio Projects 2B 18.75
GD221 Design History and Critical Theory 10.0
Semester 2
GD201 Studio Projects 2A 18.75
GD202 Studio Projects 2B 18.75
GD221 Design History and Critical Theory 10.0
Year 3
Semester 1
GD301 Studio Projects 3 37.5
GD335 Design Culture 10.0
GD332 Print Technology 5.0
Semester 2
GD301 Studio Projects 3 37.5
GD335 Design Culture 10.0
DP~O
Bachelor of Design
(Industrial Design)
The course structure as set out below provides a learning
environment in which students will experience a
proportional relationship between design theory and design
practice with a strong emphasis on the design process and
creative problem solving.
The thrust of the course structure is to more fully equip the
next generation of Australian industrial design students for
the profession by meeting the following objectives:
ensuring students' thought processes, problem solving
abilities and supporting technical skills are developed to an
internationally professional standard;
ensuring that the course content remains relevant to the
needs of industry and the professional body;
enhancing the learning opportunities for students by
encouraging interaction with other areas of the University
and industry to ensure that the most current and expert
knowledge is available.
In the latter stages of the program there is an 'Independent
Study Program' subject in place that allows students a degree
of self-direction in their own career path aspirations by
giving them the opportunity to undertake studies in other
areas of the University.
Duration of the courses
Completion of the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
and the Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design) will require
three years of full-time study and the Bachelor of Design
(Honours) will require four years of full-time study.
The programs are not available for part-time study.
Course structure
Year 1
Semester I
ID101 Industrial Design 1
ID102 Technology 1
ID103 Drawing ID
ID104 Computer Studies 1A
ID105 Design History 1A
Semester 2
ID201 Industrial Design 2
ID202 Technology 2
ID203 Visualisation
ID204 Computer Studies 1B
ID205 Design History 1B
Year 2
Semester 1
ID301 Industrial Design 3
ID302 Technology 3
ID303 Professional Studies 1
ID304 CAD Studies
ID305 Design History 2A
Semester 2
ID401 Industrial Design 4
ID402 Technology 4
ID403 Professional Studies 2
ID404
ID405
CAD/CAM Studies
Design History 2B
Credit points
12.5