Master of Design (Strategic Design)
Unit of study table
Master of Design (Strategic Design) |
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| To qualify for the degree, students must complete: | ||
| (a) 72 credit points, including: | ||
| (i) 18 credit points of Core Foundational units; | ||
| (ii) 18 credit points of Core Advanced units; | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of Capstone unit of study; and | ||
| (iv) 24 credit points of elective units. | ||
| To qualify for two streams, students must complete: | ||
| (a) 96 credit points, including: | ||
| (i) 18 credit points of Core Foundational units of study; | ||
| (ii) 36 credit points of Core Advanced units of study; | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of Capstone unit of study; and | ||
| (iv) 30 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Design (Strategic Design) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | ||
| (i) 18 credit points of Core Foundational units; | ||
| (ii) 18 credit points of Core Advanced units; and | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of elective units. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core foundational units |
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| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | |
| DESN9001 Design Practice and Management |
6 | |
| DESN9002 Designing for the Digital Revolution |
6 | |
Core advanced units |
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| DESN9003 Strategic Design and Leadership |
6 | A IDEA9106 |
| DESN9100 Major Project Strategic Design |
12 | A DESN9001 and DESN9002 C DESN9003 |
Capstone (Master of Design only) |
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| Each student is required to complete one capstone from the units below. Students are encouraged to select a second capstone as an elective unit. | ||
| Students should select one combination from the three combinations listed below: | ||
| Combination 1: Students wishing to focus on research should select: | ||
| (i) DESN9203 Design Research Project as a Capstone unit; and | ||
| (ii) DESN9204 Design Dissertation OR two electives. | ||
| Combination 2: Students wishing to focus on industry should select two of the following: | ||
| (i) DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst as a Capstone unit; | ||
| (ii) DESN9202 Designing Innovative Business Models; | ||
| (iii) 2 x 6-credit point elective units. | ||
| Combination 3: Students wishing to combine a research and industry focus should select: | ||
| (i) DESN9203 Design Research Project as a Capstone unit; and | ||
| (ii) DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst OR DESN9202 Designing Innovative Business Models. | ||
| DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst |
12 | A DESN9001 or DESN9002 P IDEA9106 and 18 credit points from (DESN9003 and DESN9100) or (DESN9004 and DESN9200) This unit is available to Master of Design students only. |
| DESN9203 Design Research Project |
12 | A DESN9001 or DESN9002 P IDEA9106 and 18 credit points from (DESN9003 and DESN9100) or (DESN9004 and DESN9200) This unit is available to Master of Design students only. Students must seek permission to enrol from the Program Director before the start of the teaching semester. |
| DESN9204 Design Dissertation |
12 | A DESN9001 or DESN9002 P IDEA9106 and 18 credit points from (DESN9003 and DESN9100) or (DESN9004 and DESN9200) C DESN9203 This unit is available to Master of Design students only. Students must seek permission to enrol from the Program Director before the start of the teaching semester. |
Electives |
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| Students are advised to consider the advice provided under 'Capstone Units' when choosing elective units of study. | ||
| DESA9008 Object Design (Material and Light) |
6 | A DESA1555 N AWSS2020 |
| DESC9153 Graduate Internship |
6 | Masters students only. Graduate Diploma students with permission of the Program Coordinator. Advanced Standing will not be granted for this unit of study. |
| DESN9004 Practices of Design Innovation |
6 | A IDEA9106 |
| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
| IDEA9105 Interface Design |
6 | |
| INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | P 24 credit points of units at 5000-level or above N PMGT5875 OR OINF5992 |
| INFS5002 Foundation in Business Information Systems |
6 | N INFS6001 |
| MARC6102 3D Computer Design Modelling |
6 | Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission via Sydney Student. |
| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | |
| MFDI9303 Digital Effects for Film and Video |
6 | |
