Design

At Monash, we create the designers the world needs – inventive, purposeful and visionary.Being a design professional is a creative and varied career with endless opportunities to work with different clients and projects and at Monash you will receive a design education that will enable you to make a sustainable difference and have impact.You apply for the Bachelor of Design, and then choose your specialisation - Communication, Industrial or Spatial after first semester, or you can change to Collaborative Design after second year.Our four specialisations build a high level of design expertise and you will graduate with a degree in your specialisation.

All our design degrees are recognised by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).With no folio entrance requirement, this degree is open to anyone who is curious and passionate to make a difference and you will learn the technical capabilities and strategic skills to be a successful designer.

All Bachelor of Design students study the same first semester where you will develop the design foundation and drawing skills to prepare you for success in the degree, no matter what specialisation you choose, and whether you have studied design previously or not. It also enables you to spend time gaining more information about the different specialisations and professions to support you to make an informed decision in second semester.

The degree has four components:

• Design studios which account for nearly half of your degree and are specific to each of the specialisations
• Design theory sequence which connects you to the important ideas of the professions
• Professional practice subject to prepare you for your career
• Electives which enable you to develop your design capabilities and skills or select from the vast array offered across the University.

There are also opportunities for overseas study, including Monash Prato and with our overseas partner institutions.

Design theory

Design Theory is a sequence of study that spans across all years and semesters (except Year 2 Semester 2 and final semester) and starts with Introduction to Visual Culture in Year 1.

Design theory is vital to enriching your design practice to ensure you are the thoughtful and responsible designer the world needs.

This study sequence connects you to the broader historical and critical contexts of design and how these are applied to practical studio work. Through the sequence you will explore how social and political frameworks relate to design practices, historically and as we move into the future and contemporary practice.

Discover how Indigeneity, gender identity, socio-economic privilege and environmental concerns impact on design and how it is operationalised in the world.

Drawing foundation

All students study Drawing in first semester and this subject has been developed to accommodate all levels of ability. So even if you have not drawn since primary school, this subject will help you develop the capability to draw manufactured and natural form, investigating proportion and structure through line, tone, shape and texture. Those with highly developed drawing skills will develop the capabilities to apply that to design and making.

Design studios

Whilst the Design studios are the backbone to the degree and provide the basis for integrating your learning, there are concurrent sequences of study that provide core theoretical and practical knowledge. These are grouped around the themes of Design History and Theory, Design Strategy, Drawing and Communication skills.

Electives

Electives are where you can build your design skills and professional capabilities. You can select from a vast range that includes photography, exhibition design, brand strategy, 3D modelling, animation, furniture and transport design.

You can even choose electives like a language, IT or accounting that are offered by other Monash faculties.

Double degree students use their electives for their partner degree studies to complete two degrees in four years.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

76.5

Note Lowest Selection Rank to which an offer was made

70

Note Monash guarantee for 2021 entry

66.5

Note Lowest ATAR to which an offer was made ATAR explained Monash is committed to admissions transparency. View the ATAR and student profiles for this course.

Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

VET Certificate IV, diploma or advanced diploma graduates: To be considered, applicants will normally require at least 60% average. Preference will be given to students whose prior studies are related to the course in which they are seeking admission. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements.

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Higher education

University: Two single units at an Australian higher education institution satisfy minimum entry requirements, but more units may be useful for selection, especially in areas of study related to the course in which admission is being sought.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

There are many ways to gain entry to a course at Monash. If you don't meet our entry requirements, there are pathways to help. More about alternative pathways...

Additionally, we recognise that some applicants may have experienced difficulties that have disadvantaged them when applying for university. We offer a range of special admissions schemes that may help you gain entry to your chosen course, including pathways for Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. .More about special admissions schemes...

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7 and Monash Graduate Attributes. Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1.

Apply relevant design knowledge and skills to analyse opportunities for traditional and expanded design practices that respond to local and global contexts;

2.

Investigate diverse social, cultural, technological and economic contexts through the development of design outcomes;

3.

Cultivate and apply curiosity as an interrogative tool for collaborative and individual designing;

4.

Understand the impact, importance and ethics of design practices and approaches;

5.

Create tangible outcomes and experiences and communicate to a range of audiences;

6.

Identify personal challenges, successes and growth through self-reflective practice;

7.

Develop an understanding of their personal design practice and the range of contexts in which it could be applied.