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Design
Campus changes
The Swinburne School of Design has relocated its activities to
new accommodation on Swinburne Prahran campus at 144
High Street, Prahran. This relocation brings together superior
facilities and studio accommodation for all students
undertaking the programs.
Changes to School of Design
Courses
The School of Design has introducted a Bachelor of Design and
Bachelor of Design (Honours) course in 1994 for both Graphic
Design and Industrial Design to replace the diploma and
degree courses. The Bachelor of Design is a three year full-time
degree course and the Bachelor of Design with Honours
program is four years full-time study. Concurrent with the
development of the new undergraduate courses, higher
degree programs leading to masters qualifications by research
and coursework are being developed and will be offered in
1995.
The subject codes and course structures in this handbook may
change.
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4 Assessment
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2. For Graphic Design: Each year of the course is taken as a
3 whole and in order to qualify, an overall pass must be achieved
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For lndustrial Design: As per Graphic Design.
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2 To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design)
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2 achieve a pass in all subiects.
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To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Design with Honours,
0 students must have successfully completed all subjects.
. Classification for Honours will be based on the results
achieved.
A Divisional Pass may be awarded under exceptional
circumstances. The School Board is the final authority for
determining the results in any of the assessments for the
School of Design. The Division of Science, Engineering and
Design has responsibility for the processing of academic
awards for the School of Design.
Examinations
Students must enter for all subjects in a particular year of the
course except where an exemption has been approved or
electives offered.
The form of the examination and the content of the project
work assessment will be determined by the panel of examiners
and moderators appointed by the School Board.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend all lectures, assignment
briefings, progress tutorials and critiques and timetabled studio
sessions in each semester.
The Progress or Review Committee may preclude a student
from further attendance, or the right to further assessment, if
the lecturer responsible reports the student's attendance and
participation to be unsatisfactory.
These courses may only be taken on a full-time basis.
General conditions
Swinburne reserves the right to retain any work executed by
students as part of their course studies. Work not required may
be claimed by the student after it has been assessed.
The courses are not available for part-time or external study.
Entrance requirements
For Graphic Design applicants, VCE prerequisite studies:
English: grade average of C or better in Units 3 and 4.
Recommended subjects: Art or art related subjects.
For Industrial Design applicants, VCE prerequisite studies:
English, a grade average of C or better in Units 3 and 4 , a
pass in mathematics or science subject to year 11 is desirable
and some knowledge of instrumental and rendered drawings.
The folio should include three-dimensional models, technical
drawings, renderings, photographs and sketches, including
developmental back-up work and anv other written work. If a
folio is not available or incomplete, a'short test may b e given.
Note: Art studies undertaken subsequent to a satisfactorily
completed VCE qualification should not be regarded as a
prerequisite, however these studies may enhance an
applicant's chance of entry
Special requirements: All applicants, including those from
interstate and overseas, must participate in a preselection
program and attend an interview and folio presentation in
December if required. This program requires applicants to
submit copies of slides of work and a written response to
questions. Applicants required for interview should bring a folio
of their own work which indicates a preparation and ability to
undertake this course and be able to demonstrate an
awareness of the course content and career opportunities.
All applicants who specify either graphic design or industrial
design must follow carefully the procedure for enrolment
which is given with dates and other details in the Victorian
Tertiary Admissions Centre publication, Guide to Courses in
Colleges and Universities. This is published in August, and
distributed to all secondary schools, or is available on
application to the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, 40 Park
Street, South Melbourne 3205, telephone 690 7977. Please
refer to 'Application procedure', in the general section of this
Handbook.
All applicants without resident status must apply direct to
Swinburne.
All overseas applicants, including Australian citizens, must be
able to attend for interview, if required.
Applications for second year and higher must be made direct
to Swinburne and not through VTAC.