Master of Design

The Master of Design is designed for students from a range of design or related fields.

The course emphasises a mix of interdisciplinary collaboration and provides a project-based, studio environment.

Students enhance their expertise within a chosen design field, including visual communication design, industrial design, interior architecture and digital media design.

They also broaden their skills and knowledge in design practice, 3D printing, interaction design, design management, computer-aided design and visualisation tools.

Students develop the professional capabilities and knowledge to become leaders in their field, as well as skills and strategies that enable them to be accomplished practitioners.

They may also undertake study in related areas, including business innovation, marketing and media.

Students have the option to participate in study tours and projects with Design Factory Melbourne.

The Master of Design is designed for students who have a deep interest in pursuing meaningful and useable design that compels, informs and delights. The course focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration and uses a dynamic, project-based, studio learning environment to expand professional capability. Students will be empowered to enhance existing expertise or extend their knowledge into new areas of interest across the broad field of design. The nexus between research and practice underpins the program as students develop research-led design solutions or explore design-led research. The Master of Design will equip students with knowledge to become strategic design leaders in their field. In the Master of Design students undertake a Core stream which is research and practice-based, and one of two interdisciplinary industry-connected streams. The Applied Design stream focuses on design practice and entrepreneurship, and the Design Factory Melbourne stream focusses on design innovation and strategy. In the final year all students undertake a supervised research-informed and design practice-based Major Project which consolidates and integrates their learning from across the course into a substantial professional-quality design outcome. ^ Students are unable to enrol directly into the Graduate Diploma of Design but it is available as an exit award.

To qualify for the award of Master of Design, students must complete 200 credit points:

• 4 Design Core units (100 credit points)
• Students must complete 100 credit points of study from either the Applied Design stream or Design Factory Melbourne stream

Units of study

Students must complete 100 credit points of study from the following list of units:

DDD40001 Studio 1: Methods for Design Research DDD70019 Studio 3: Inclusive and Participatory Design DDD80024 Studio 5: Major Project DDD80025 Studio 7: Major Project DDD60011 Studio 2: Design Principles DDD70020 Studio 4: Open Studio DDD80026 Studio 6: Design-led Research DDD80027 Studio 8: Applied Design DDD60030 DFM: Applied Innovation Studio 1 DDD70031 DFM: Applied Innovation Studio 2 DDD80032 DFM: Applied Innovation Studio 3 DDD80033 DFM: Applied Innovation Studio 4

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

One of:

• Bachelor's degree in design or related field
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline plus relevant professional experience** in design or a related field*
• Completion of postgraduate studies (graduate certificate / graduate diploma) in design or related field*.

* Related fields may include architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, digital arts, creative arts, multimedia or digital media (web, mobile applications, audio or video production), product design engineering, design technology, games, animation and interactivity, and creative industries.

** Relevant professional experience must be documented in either a portfolio (see below) or a detailed CV (see below).

Where relevant experience is used for the basis of admission, no further recognition for prior learning/credit can be granted on that basis.

Do I need to submit a Portfolio? You must submit a digital portfolio if:

• you do not have an undergraduate degree in Design or a related-field (a detailed CV is an accepted alternative to a portfolio); or
• you are seeking Advanced Standing (unit exemptions) outside of an agreed pathway or articulation agreement.

How to submit a portfolio: To submit a digital portfolio, applicants will first need to complete their online application. They will then receive a link so they can upload their portfolio to SlideRoom. Digital portfolios provided through any means other than SlideRoom will not be accepted. What is a detailed CV? A detailed CV clearly details descriptions of design capability, experience, examples of applied design capability, and reference from a relevant professional attesting to capability. Meeting the minimum entry requirements for the course does not guarantee offer of a place. See Admissions at Swinburne, for general information about admission process. The University may determine selection criteria and restrictions in respect of courses to apply in addition to these entry requirements.

The Master of Design enables mastery in design and enhances the skills, knowledge and capabilities for professional practice and management in a broad range of design fields.

Upon successful completion of the Master of Design, graduates will be able to:

• generate high-level concepts and highly refined, detailed design outcomes and/or prototypes to professional standards
• critically evaluate and interpret current and future design practices in relation to social, cultural, economic and environmental contexts
• analyse and synthesise complex conceptual and technical information to inform independent research and apply to design projects
• critique and interpret theoretical propositions and methodologies, using design research principles and communication skills
• implement agile, strategic thinking and evaluative judgement in the design process, including collaboration, experimentation, creative problem-solving and decision-making.

The Swinburne Graduate Attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching courses assist all its graduates to be:

• capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
• entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
• effective and ethical in work and community situations
• adaptable and able to manage change
• aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing.