Bachelor of Design and Technology

Western Sydney University

About

For commencement year 2018-2019, please refer to:

3729.2 Bachelor of Design and TechnologyFor commencement year 2016-2017, please refer to:

3729.1 Bachelor of Design and Technology

Structure

Students may be required to travel to different Western Sydney University campuses to complete the elements of their course.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

To be eligible to graduate from this course, students are required to complete a sub-major from the list below.

Start year Intake

Code	Name
301280	Human Centred Design Research Methods

Code	Name
301281	Designing for Circular Economy

Code	Name
301282	Co-Designing Change with Local Communities

Code	Name
301283	Design Graphics: Presenting Innovation

Code	Name
301284	Designing for User Experience (UX)

Code	Name
301285	Drawing Skills for Design Thinking

Code	Name
301286	Designing for People: Applied Ergonomics

Code	Name
301287	Design Graphics: Engineering Documentation

Code	Name
301288	Sustainable Materials and Smart Manufacturing

Code	Name
301289	Design Semantics: Exploring Product Form

Code	Name
301290	Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture

And one sub-major or elective unit

Code	Name
301292	Biomechanics in Product Innovation

And one sub-major or elective unit

Choose one of

Code	Name
301291	Design Research Methods (Advanced)

One sub-major or elective unit

And choose one of

Code	Name
301293	Designing for Circular Economy (Advanced)

One sub-major or elective unit

Code	Name
301294	Studio: Interdisciplinary Global

And three major, sub-major or Elective units

Code	Name
301295	Studio: Design Synthesis Capstone

Note: 301295 is a 20 credit point unit

And one sub-major or elective unit

And one elective unit

Code	Name
301296	Mentored Practice in Design Innovation

Mid-year Intake

Code	Name
301284	Designing for User Experience (UX)

Code	Name
301285	Drawing Skills for Design Thinking

Code	Name
301286	Designing for People: Applied Ergonomics

Code	Name
301287	Design Graphics: Engineering Documentation

Code	Name
301280	Human Centred Design Research Methods

Code	Name
301281	Designing for Circular Economy

Code	Name
301283	Design Graphics: Presenting Innovation

Code	Name
301290	Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture

Code	Name
301292	Biomechanics in Product Innovation

And two sub-major or elective units

And one elective unit

Code	Name
301282	Co-Designing Change with Local Communities

Code	Name
301288	Sustainable Materials and Smart Manufacturing

Code	Name
301289	Design Semantics: Exploring Product Form

And one sub-major or elective unit

Code	Name
301295	Studio: Design Synthesis Capstone

Choose one of

Code	Name
301291	Design Research Methods (Advanced)

One sub-major or elective unit

And choose one of

Code	Name
301293	Designing for Circular Economy (Advanced)

One sub-major or elective unit

Code	Name
301294	Studio: Interdisciplinary Global

And three sub-major or elective units

Code	Name
301296	Mentored Practice in Design Innovation

Sub-majors

The Bachelor of Design and Technology is offered on Parramatta (Victoria Road) Campus only. Students may be required to travel between campuses in order to complete some units within specific Sub-majors.

Sub-majors

Code	Name
SM3103	Digital Innovation

Code	Name
SM3104	Design Practice

Code	Name
SM3105	Strategic Design Management

Code	Name
SM3106	Sustainable Futures

Institution