Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) - Plan BH104P25

Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) - Plan BH104P25

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Student type:
Entry score:

ATAR 65.00*

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Brunswick
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

AU$48,000 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Brunswick
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 080225J

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

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To graduate you must complete the following:
Note: not all courses listed may be available each semester
You must complete a total of 384 credit points as follows.
240 credit points of Core courses including 48 credit points of Foundation courses
96 credit points of your chosen Major
48 credit points from one of the following combinations:
Combination 1: One Minor (48 credit points)
Combination 2: Program Option courses and/or University Electives (48 credit points)
(Note: Program Option courses include all courses from the listed Majors and Minors)
These should be taken as follows:
Year 1: 48 credit points of Foundation courses and 48 credit points of Core courses
Year 2: 48 credit points of Core courses, 24 credit points of your chosen Major, and 24 credit points of your chosen combination
Year 3: 48 credit points of Core courses, 24 credit points of credit points of your chosen Major, and 24 credit points of your chosen combination
Year 4: 48 credit points of Core courses, and 48 credit points of your chosen Major

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design and Society 12
GRAP1041 City Campus
GRAP2919 Brunswick Campus
Computer-Aided Industrial Design 1 12
GRAP1050 City Campus
GRAP2931 Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Prototyping 1 12
GRAP1052 City Campus
GRAP2933 Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Drawing 1 12
GRAP1049 City Campus
GRAP2924 Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Practice 12
GRAP1031 City Campus
GRAP2914 Brunswick Campus
Computer-Aided Industrial Design 2 12
GRAP2577 City Campus
GRAP2941 Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Prototyping 2 12
ARCH3355 City Campus
ARCH3358 Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Drawing 2 12
GRAP2576 City Campus
GRAP2926 Brunswick Campus

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design Studio: Experimentation 24
ARCH3362 City Campus
ARCH3363 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Technology 24
GRAP2221 City Campus
GRAP2934 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Research 24
ARCH3364 City Campus
ARCH3365 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Innovation 24
ARCH3366 City Campus
ARCH3367 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points of your chosen Major and Twenty-four (24) credit points from your chosen combination

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses not already completed:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design Studio: Experimentation 24
ARCH3362 City Campus
ARCH3363 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Technology 24
GRAP2221 City Campus
GRAP2934 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Research 24
ARCH3364 City Campus
ARCH3365 Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Innovation 24
ARCH3366 City Campus
ARCH3367 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete Twenty-four (24) credit points of your chosen Major and Twenty-four (24) credit points from your chosen combination

Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design Honours Project 1 12
ARCH3368 City Campus
ARCH3369 Brunswick Campus
Methods in Design Research and Practice 12
GRAP2225 City Campus
GRAP2925 Brunswick Campus
Design Honours Project 2 24
GRAP1040 City Campus
GRAP2930 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete Forty-eight (48) credit points of your chosen Major

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainability, Sociotechnical Systems and Change 12
GRAP1042 City Campus
GRAP2920 Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation 12
ARCH3361 City Campus
ARCH3370 Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production 12
GRAP2575 City Campus
GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design 12
ARCH1478 City Campus
ARCH3335 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture 12
GRAP1037 City Campus
GRAP2917 Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12
GRAP2578 City Campus
GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping 12
INTE2652 City Campus
INTE2653 Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12
GRAP2572 City Campus
GRAP2938 Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design 12
ARCH1477 City Campus
ARCH3334 Brunswick Campus
Design Internship 12
GRAP2571 City Campus
GRAP2937 Brunswick Campus
Atelier 12
GRAP2570 City Campus
GRAP2936 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Advanced Manufacture 12
GRAP1051 City Campus
GRAP2932 Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture 12
GRAP1037 City Campus
GRAP2917 Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12
GRAP2578 City Campus
GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping 12
INTE2652 City Campus
INTE2653 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation 12
ARCH3361 City Campus
ARCH3370 Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production 12
GRAP2575 City Campus
GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design 12
ARCH1478 City Campus
ARCH3335 Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12
GRAP2572 City Campus
GRAP2938 Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design 12
ARCH1477 City Campus
ARCH3334 Brunswick Campus
Design Internship 12
GRAP2571 City Campus
GRAP2937 Brunswick Campus
Atelier 12
GRAP2570 City Campus
GRAP2936 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Interactive Products and Systems Design 12
ARCH1479 City Campus
ARCH3336 Brunswick Campus
Interactive Technologies in Culture 12
GRAP1043 City Campus
GRAP2921 Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12
GRAP2572 City Campus
GRAP2938 Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design 12
ARCH1477 City Campus
ARCH3334 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Sustainable Production 12
GRAP2575 City Campus
GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design 12
ARCH1478 City Campus
ARCH3335 Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture 12
GRAP1037 City Campus
GRAP2917 Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12
GRAP2578 City Campus
GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping 12
INTE2652 City Campus
INTE2653 Brunswick Campus
Design Internship 12
GRAP2571 City Campus
GRAP2937 Brunswick Campus
Atelier 12
GRAP2570 City Campus
GRAP2936 Brunswick Campus

Complete 60 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Soundscape Studies 12
ARCH3347 City Campus
ARCH3348 Brunswick Campus
Immersive Sound Environments 12 ARCH1372 City Campus
Spatial Sound Performance 12
PERF2070 City Campus
PERF2071 Brunswick Campus
Sonic Materials 12
ARCH3356 City Campus
ARCH3359 Brunswick Campus
Interactive Products and Systems Design 12
ARCH1479 City Campus
ARCH3336 Brunswick Campus

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Sustainable Production 12
GRAP2575 City Campus
GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12
GRAP2578 City Campus
GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12
GRAP2572 City Campus
GRAP2938 Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design 12
ARCH1477 City Campus
ARCH3334 Brunswick Campus
Design Internship 12
GRAP2571 City Campus
GRAP2937 Brunswick Campus
Atelier 12
GRAP2570 City Campus
GRAP2936 Brunswick Campus

NOTE: If you are completing the Design for Sound Interfaces and Environments Major, and if you want to take the Interaction Design Minor, you cannot enrol in Interactive Products and Systems Design again and must complete the other four courses available.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Interactive Products and Systems Design 12
ARCH1479 City Campus
ARCH3336 Brunswick Campus
Interactive Technologies in Culture 12
GRAP1043 City Campus
GRAP2921 Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12
GRAP2572 City Campus
GRAP2938 Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design 12
ARCH1477 City Campus
ARCH3334 Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project 12
ARCH3357 City Campus
ARCH3360 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainability, Sociotechnical Systems and Change 12
GRAP1042 City Campus
GRAP2920 Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation 12
ARCH3361 City Campus
ARCH3370 Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production 12
GRAP2575 City Campus
GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design 12
ARCH1478 City Campus
ARCH3335 Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project 12
ARCH3357 City Campus
ARCH3360 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Design for Advanced Manufacture 12
GRAP1051 City Campus
GRAP2932 Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture 12
GRAP1037 City Campus
GRAP2917 Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12
GRAP2578 City Campus
GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping 12
INTE2652 City Campus
INTE2653 Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project 12
ARCH3357 City Campus
ARCH3360 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Soundscape Studies 12
ARCH3347 City Campus
ARCH3348 Brunswick Campus
Immersive Sound Environments 12 ARCH1372 City Campus
Spatial Sound Performance 12
PERF2070 City Campus
PERF2071 Brunswick Campus
Sonic Materials 12
ARCH3356 City Campus
ARCH3359 Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project 12
ARCH3357 City Campus
ARCH3360 Brunswick Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese 1 12 LANG1068 City Campus
Chinese 2 12 LANG1069 City Campus
Chinese 3 12 LANG1070 City Campus
Chinese 4 12 LANG1071 City Campus
Chinese 5 12 LANG1072 City Campus
Chinese 6 12 LANG1073 City Campus
Chinese Language and Society 12 LANG1245 City Campus
Chinese Language in Context 12 LANG1247 City Campus
Chinese for Professional Communication 12 LANG1266 City Campus
Chinese through Drama 12 LANG1267 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Japanese 1 12
LANG1093 City Campus
LANG1341 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Japanese 2 12 LANG1094 City Campus
Japanese 3 12 LANG1146 City Campus
Japanese 4 12 LANG1095 City Campus
Japanese 5 12 LANG1097 City Campus
Japanese 6 12 LANG1098 City Campus
Japanese Language and Society 12 LANG1276 City Campus
Japanese Language in Context 12 LANG1277 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Spanish 1 12 LANG1168 City Campus
Spanish 2 12 LANG1178 City Campus
Spanish 3 12 LANG1184 City Campus
Spanish 4 12 LANG1200 City Campus
Spanish 5 12 LANG1207 City Campus
Spanish 6 12 LANG1209 City Campus
Spanish Language and Society 12 LANG1278 City Campus
Spanish Language in Context 12 LANG1279 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
French 1 12 LANG1167 City Campus
French 2 12 LANG1182 City Campus
French 3 12 LANG1186 City Campus
French 4 12 LANG1196 City Campus
French 5 12 LANG1249 City Campus
French 6 12 LANG1251 City Campus
French Language and Society 12 LANG1272 City Campus
French Language in Context 12 LANG1273 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Gender 12 COMM2925 City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation 12 HUSO2092 City Campus
Global Feminisms 12 HUSO2388 City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities 12 COMM2926 City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives 12 COMM2879 City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change 12 COMM2927 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 12
BUSM1311 City Campus
BUSM4382 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Applied Entrepreneurship 12
BUSM4052 City Campus
BUSM4455 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Driving Innovation in Organisations 12
BUSM1321 City Campus
BUSM4469 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges 12
BUSM4054 City Campus
BUSM4540 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Photography 101 12
VART3590 City Campus
VART3656 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam

AND

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Photographic Lighting 12 VART3596 City Campus
Alternative Photographic Processes 12 VART1704 City Campus
Photography and Environment 12 VART3823 City Campus
The Performed Image: Photography and Identity 12 VART3826 City Campus
Documentary Photography 12 VART3817 City Campus
Picturing Power 12 VART3825 City Campus
Counter Investigations 12 VART3815 City Campus
Location Imaging 12 VART1710 City Campus
Fashion Photography Futures 12 VART3820 City Campus
Translating Spaces: Architectural and Interior Photography 12 VART3828 City Campus
Transforming Objects: Contemporary Product Photography 12 VART3827 City Campus
Photography - Illusion & Reality 12 VART3594 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Project Management Concepts 12 BUSM3307 City Campus
Techniques for Project Planning and Management 12 BUSM3308 City Campus
Project Administration 12 BUIL1156 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Project Management Processes 12 BUSM4168 City Campus
Quality Management 12 BUSM3132 City Campus
Project Risk Management 12 BUSM4303 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12
ENVI1212 City Campus
ENVI1219 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Science of Climate and Biodiversity 12 ENVI1211 City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment 12 ENVI1049 City Campus
Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country 12 ENVI1048 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Development Economics 12 ECON1259 City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Fashion Sustainability 12 MANU2559 Brunswick Campus
Methods for Circular Design 12 MANU2514 Brunswick Campus
Fashion Ethics 12 SOCU2303 Brunswick Campus
Sustainable Materials 12 MANU2510 Brunswick Campus
Material Techniques for a Circular Economy 12 MANU2503 Brunswick Campus
Digital Techniques and the Body 12 MANU2500 Brunswick Campus
Smart and Active Materials 12 MANU2508 Brunswick Campus
Wearable Technologies 12 MANU2512 Brunswick Campus
Fashion AI 12 COSC2785 Brunswick Campus
Material Alchemy 12 GRAP2810 Brunswick Campus
Fashion Bio Design 12 MANU2496 Brunswick Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Regenerative Fundamentals 12 ENVI1241 City Campus
Regenerative Challenge 12 ENVI1242 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Futures 6 ENVI1243 City Campus
Eco-Literacy 6 ENVI1244 City Campus
Regenerative Design 6 ENVI1245 City Campus
Regenerative Value Systems 6 ECON1629 City Campus
Social Equity and Regeneration 6 HWSS2262 City Campus
Regenerative Business Models 6 BUSM2779 City Campus
Design for the Circular Economy 6 ECON1630 City Campus
AI Ethics for Sustainable Futures 6 COSC3158 City Campus
Storytelling for Speculative Futures 6 PERF2076 City Campus
Reimaging Futures in Media and Culture 6 COMM3024 City Campus
Regenerative Supply Chain Management 6 ENVI1247 City Campus
Linking Life and Learning 6 EMPL1008 City Campus
Regenerative Futures Incubator 6 ENVI1248 City Campus
Reworlding for Creative Place Keeping 6 ENVI1249 City Campus
Planetary Pedagogies and Civics 6 HUSO2459 City Campus
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