Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

Unit of study table (Table A)

Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Advanced Studies, a candidate must complete 192 credit points, comprising:
(a) 84 credit points from Table A comprising:
(i) 48 credit points of core units of study; and
(ii) 36 credit points of studio units of study; and
(b) a major (48 credit points) as listed in Table S for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies;
(c) for students non enrolled in the Dalyell stream, a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study as specified in Table O
(d) for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D
(e) Students previously but no longer enrolled in the Dalyell stream who have completed at least 6 credit points of Dalyell units of study are not required to complete any units of study in the Open Learning Environment.
(f) a minimum of 24 credit points of 4000 level from Table A or Table S, including a research, community or industry or entrepreneurship project of 12 to 36 credit points; and
(g) where appropriate, selective units from Table A or elective units from Table A or Table S, Table O or for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, Table D in the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees.
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

DECO1006
Design Process and Methods
6 
DECO1012
Design Programming
6 
DECO1015
Visual Communication
6N DECO2101
DECO1016
Introduction to Web Design
6A DECO1012
DECO2019
Qualitative Research in Design
6P DECO1006 or DECO2016
DECO2020
Professional Design Practice
6P (DECO1006 or DECO2016) and DECO1012 and DESN1001 and DECO1015
DECO2102
Introduction to Interface Design
6 
DESN1001
Design Theory and Culture
6 

Studio units of study

DECO2014
User Experience Design Studio
12P (DECO1006 or DECO2016) and DECO1015
DECO2200
Interaction Design Studio
12P DECO1006 or DECO2016 or DECO1016
DECO3100
Information Visualisation Design Studio
12P DECO1016 and DECO2014

Stream Selective units of study

Technical Design Selectives
DECO2017
Advanced Web Design
6A Experience programming (ideally JavaScript or TypeScript)
P DECO1016
DECO2018
Physical Prototyping
6A DECO1015
N DECO1008
DECO2021
Designing for Emergent Technologies
6P (DECO1006 or DECO2016) and DECO1012 and DECO1015
A DESN1001
DECO3000
Designing Intelligent Systems
6A Experience programming (in any language)
P DECO2017 and (DECO3100 or DECO3200 or DECO4200)
DECO3009
Designing for Virtual Reality
6P DECO2200
Social Design Selectives
DECO2015
Responsible Design for Innovation
6P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DESN3000
Co-Design and Participatory Approaches
6P DECO1006 or DECO2016
DESN3001
Design for Wellbeing
6P DECO1006 or DECO2016 or DESN3000
DESN3003
Design for Social Impact
6A Knowledge of design thinking methods and processes
P DECO2016 or DECO1006

4000 level units of study

Honours units of study
DECO4001
Design Honours Research A
12 
DECO4002
Design Honours Research B
12C DECO4001
DECO4003
Design Honours Research C
12C DECO4002
DECO4004
Design Honours Research D
12C DECO4003
Advanced coursework units of study
ARCH4108
Industry and Community Project Unit A
6A Depth of knowledge in at least one discipline (major)
ARCH4109
Industry and Community Project Unit B
6A Depth of knowledge in at least one discipline (major)
C ARCH4108
DECO4200
Advanced Interactive Product Design Studio
12P DECO1012 and DECO2200
N DECO3200
Elective units of study
ARIN2610
Internet Transformations
6P (6 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN) or (12 credit points at 1000 level in MECO or SIEN or DECO) or (12 credit points in WRIT1001 and (ATHK1001 or ATHK1901))
N ARIN2100
ARIN2620
Everyday Digital Media
6P 12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or MECO or SIEN or DECO or DESN or 12 credit points in WRIT1001 and (ATHK1001 or ATHK1901)
N ARIN2200
ARIN3610
Technology and Culture
6P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN or INFS)
N ARIN2600
ARIN3620
Researching Digital Cultures
6P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO or DESN)
N ARIN2000
ARIN3630
Digital Arts
6P 12 credit points at 2000 level in units with an ARIN or ARHT or FILM or DECO prefix or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in units of study with SIEN prefix)
N ARIN2630
ARIN3640
Games and Play
6A No prior programming experience necessary
P (6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO)) or (12 credit points at 2000 level in DECO) or (6 credit points at 1000 level and 6 credit points at 2000 level in SIEN)
N ARIN2640
COMP2123
Data Structures and Algorithms
6A Discrete mathematics and probability (e.g. MATH1064 or equivalent)
P INFO1110 or INFO1910 or INFO1113 or DATA1002 or DATA1902 or ENGG1810
N INFO1105 or INFO1905 or COMP2823
DATA1002
Informatics: Data and Computation
6N INFO1903 or DATA1902
DECO3666
Industry Placement
6P 48 credit points
INFO1110
Introduction to Programming
6N INFO1910 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or ENGG1810
INFO3315
Human-Computer Interaction
6P 6 credit points of 1000-level programming units (INFO1110 or INFO1910 or INFO1113 or ENGG1810) and 12 credit points of 2000-level units from BAdvComp Table A
INFS1000
Digital Business Innovation
6N ISYS1003 or INFO1000
INFS2030
Digital Business Management
6A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903
ISYS2160
Information Systems in the Internet Age
6A INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1113
N ISYS2140
MKTG1001
Marketing Principles
6 
MKTG3110
Digital Marketing
6P MKTG1001
MKTG3114
New Products Marketing
6P MKTG1001 or SIEN1000
MKTG3121
Advertising: Persuasive Principles
6P MKTG1001
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002
6 
SCLG1001
Introduction to Sociology 1
6 
SCLG1002
Introduction to Sociology 2
6 
WRIT1000
Introduction to Academic Writing
6