Course

Bachelor of Industrial Design

Approved Abbreviation: BIndDes

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 3503.1

CRICOS Code: 041035E

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Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2001 to 2005.

The industrial design program prepares students to be flexible and innovative, with the emphasis placed on design, and its place in and effect on society and people. The Bachelor of Industrial Design program takes account of the rapid transformation of communication and industrial technologies, and recognizes the need for designers to resolve increasingly complex issues. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to respond with flexibility to the challenges of industrial design

Study Mode
Four years of full-time study. Combinations of full-time and part-time study or all part-time study are also permitted under the normal program.

Advanced standing

Where tertiary studies have been undertaken previously, credit transfer may be approved, reducing the overall study time.

Accreditation
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

300034

Introduction to Professional Practice

300011

Design Issues and Principles

200083

Marketing Principles

300016

Design Science

Spring session

10943

Applied Ergonomics

200191

Fundamentals of Mathematics

300302

Industrial Graphics 1: Presentation

300304

Sustainable Design: Materials Technology

Year 2

Autumn session

300305

Design Studio 1: Themes and Variations

300306

Sustainable Design: Sustainable Futures

300282

Industrial Graphics 2: Transition

One sub-major alternate or one elective

Spring session

300308

Design Studio 2: The Design Proposal

300309

Sustainable Design: Life Cycle Analysis

300310

Industrial Graphics 3: 3D Solids

One sub-major alternate or one elective

Year 3

Autumn session

300311

Design Studio 3: Product Realisation

300014

Design Management 3: Organisational Skills for Designers

Two sub-major alternates or two electives

Spring session

300313

Design Studio 4: Simulate to Innovate

300314

Designed Inquiry

Two sub-major alternates or two electives

Industrial Experience

10915

Industrial Experience

Students enrolled in the 3503 - Bachelor of Industrial Design may exit the course with the 3502 - Bachelor of Design and Technology at the completion of Year 3.

Year 4

Autumn session

85032

Industrial Design Project (Commencement)

One alternate - selected based on 4th year theme/issue in consultation with the Head of Program

Spring session

85033

Industrial Design Project (Completion)

Sub-majors

There are three sub-majors, composed of units from the program:

S3502DM

Design Management

S3502IG

Industrial Graphics

S3502SD

Sustainable Design

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points). Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies. Refer to the Unit Set Index.

Handbook Unit Set Index

Students can apply for these unit sets using the Course Variation Form

Course Variation Application Form