Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design) This course prepares you for diverse and agile career pathways in design, technology and innovation.

It focuses on cutting-edge design skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for a contemporary designer to work across multiple fields, practices and contexts.

You'll undertake a series of interaction design studios focusing on industry-leading practices in human centered design, design thinking, experience design, service innovation and augmented reality.

Opportunities for industry work experience, international study tours and to network with design industry professionals nationally and internationally, will ensure you graduate with one of the most versatile and contemporary skill sets in the sector.

Career pathways available to you beyond the design industries include roles in game design, information technology, health, education, science and engineering, as well as business and enterprise.

You will be prepared for employment opportunities across interaction design industries and in roles that are yet to emerge, including in areas such as web and mobile app design, interface design, user experience (UX) design or interaction (IxD) design, wearable fashion technology, interactive exhibition design, health technology innovation, data visualisation, smart home and virtual reality environments design, robotics design, communication design, and many more.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and gain access to multimillion dollar research facilities, as well as learning practical solutions that impact on the real world.

With your combined interaction design and engineering skills you may work in fields including product design, product development, structural engineering, transport engineering and consultancy.

Specialise and tailor your course to suit your own career aspirations.

Study opportunities include student-led projects, international study tours, and access to multimillion dollar research facilities.

As part of this course, you must choose one of the following majors:

civil engineering computer and software systems electrical and aerospace engineering electrical engineering mechanical engineering mechatronics medical engineering chemical process engineering.

Domestic Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 480 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). You will study design and engineering units in your first your years, and concentrate on engineering studies for the remainder of this course.

Creative Industries component

Your creative industries studies will include:

• a design major (144 credit points), including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the interaction design discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points).

Engineering component

Your engineering studies will include:

• four core units (48 credit points) and two core options (24 credit points)
• eight engineering major units (96 credit points)
• eight honours-level units (96 credits points).

You must choose a major from:

• chemical process engineering
• civil engineering
• computer and software systems engineering
• electrical engineering
• electrical and aerospace engineering
• mechatronics engineering
• mechanical engineering
• medical engineering

International Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 480 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). You will study design and engineering units in your first your years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on engineering studies.

Creative Industries component

Your creative industries studies will include:

• a design major (144 credit points), including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the interaction design discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points).

Engineering component

Your engineering studies will include:

• four core units (48 credit points) and two core options (24 credit points)
• one block of 10 major units (120 credit points)
• eight honours-level units (96 credits points).

You must choose a major from:

• chemical process engineering
• civil engineering
• computer and software systems engineering
• electrical engineering
• electrical and aerospace engineering
• mechatronics engineering
• mechanical engineering
• medical engineering

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
• Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C)

Offer guarantee

If you achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

Advanced standing

If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.

Deferment

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

You may work in fields including product design, product development, structural engineering, transport engineering and consultancy.

Possible careers

• Engineer
• Interaction Designer
• Interface Designer
• User Experience Designer
• User Researcher