Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)

For more than 60 years Industrial Design at RMIT has offered applied technical, theoretical and industry linked immersions into the diverse and dynamic fields of industrial design practice.

The program has been designed for you to develop independence in learning;

to invent, visualise, prototype and deliver innovative design solutions to complex problems in form of new products and services.

You will work on real world problems, in industry and community contexts, with direction and feedback from experts, and within the research domains of the academic faculty.

The program culminates in a year-long honours design research project where you will independently synthesise and integrate your knowledge of theory and practice, and demonstrate your holistic achievement of the program learning outcomes through design.The program will qualify you to pursue further study and research, and to undertake professional work as an industrial designer, either independently, or as a member of a design or research and development team in small, medium or large organizational settings.

Graduates of the program work in a range of specialist sub-disciplinary domains and enterprises in local and global contexts.

As well as working for manufacturing companies, design consultancies and enterprises that design services and experiences, many graduates start their own design and product producing businesses in niche and in emerging fields of design practice.

Other graduates find employment in cross-disciplinary design, strategy, and research and development roles within the services, innovation, and cultural sectors.Within these professional and research contexts you will be able to initiate and manage design problem solving from an entrepreneurial, research-led, analytical, reflective and ethical frame-work.

You will be able to confidently deploy specialised industrial design knowledge and skills with technical effectiveness and creativity.

You will articulate your design thinking through a range of communication techniques and technologies to stakeholders within and across disciplinary boundaries.

All courses listed may not be available each semester

Year One of Program: Semester One

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studio Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studies Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

AND

Year One of Program: Semester Two

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studio Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studies Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

AND

Year Two of Program: Semester One

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studio Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studies Stream Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake:

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

AND

Year Two of Program: Semester Two

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studio Stream Courses:

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake:

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

AND

Year Three of Program: Semester One

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Design Studio Stream Courses:

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake:

AND

Year Three of Program: Semester Two

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake

AND

Year Four of Program: Semester One

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake:

AND

Year Four of Program: Semester Two

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Industrial Design Program Option Stream Courses:

**On application to the Course Co-ordinator and the availability of an appropriate host organisation you may undertake:

Select and Complete One (1) of any:

Academic entrance requirements: Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 or equivalent senior secondary school studies, or RMIT Foundation Studies program, or a recognised post secondary diploma or certificate in a relevant discipline. Applicants with post secondary work experience in this field will also be considered.

VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or at least 25 in any other English.

International English language requirements:

• IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
• TOEFL (Paper based): 580 (TWE 4.5)
• TOEFL (Internet Based Test – iBT): Overall score of 92 with minimum of 20 in any sections
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE(A)): 58 (no band less than 50)
• Cambridge English – Advanced (CAE): CAE Grade B
• RMIT English Worldwide (REW) – English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs: Advanced Plus certificate

Extra requirements Applicants must complete and submit a pre-selection kit. Short listed and exempt applicants will be required to present their folio to a selection panel. The folio should include 3-5 projects, with a brief description of each project. The folio should be no more than 20 pages and between A3 and A1 in size. Photographs of large models are acceptable.

Note: Some applicants may be exempt from the Industrial Design pre-selection kit if they have successfully completed tertiary study in product design, furniture design, architecture or industrial design.

The program has been designed to prepare you to work in global contexts, to pursue further study and research, and to make strategic and professionally informed decisions about your practice in industrial design.

• Apply analytical, critical, creative and strategic thinking to industrial design problems and research within complex and unfamiliar contexts and concerns
• Collaborate with other specialists and key stakeholders on design problems on multi-disciplinary projects in diverse settings
• Articulate complex design ideas to diverse audiences through an advanced and adaptable repertoire of communication strategies and technologies
• Generate innovative approaches to design problems and solutions, with a criticality and openness to the perspectives and needs of others in a situation
• Advocate through design practice the improvement of the conditions and wellbeing of people, cultural practices and environments
• Initiate, plan, manage and execute research and design projects with independence and in an objective and ethical manner
• Reflect on own learning and the efficacy of design decisions made, adapting to needs and issues as they arise, and continuously seeking improvement
• Demonstrate through practice-based design research an advanced knowledge of the socio-technical, environmental and economic eco-systems of industrial design both locally and globally