Bachelor of Design Computing

Overview

The Bachelor of Design Computing provides you with the theoretical and practical knowledge for designing for and in both the physical and virtual worlds. It is a three year degree (or four years with honours) that focuses on the creative, technical and aesthetic possibilities of computer-based design through the study of the major areas of design, programming, interaction and modelling. The course will prepare you for a career in a style of design in which computation is integral to the performance of design.

In the course you will design works such as interactive digital media, virtual environments, digital audio, information visualisation, mobile phone-based applications, and digital art. You will learn programming in Java and other web-based languages. You will also work with hardware such as sensors, information devices and high-end mobile phones.

Bachelor of Design Computing enrolment guide

The Bachelor of Design Computing is a three-year degree, or four years with honours. The first year introduces the fundamentals of design, programming, and video production. These units form the basic knowledge needed for a broad range of design computing topics in the second year, and the integrated design computing studio in the third year. The electives allow the student to develop additional skills and knowledge in design computing, computer science, architectural design or engineering.

In order to qualify for the degree, candidates must complete the requirements as specified in the resolutions of Senate and faculty for this degree. All students should read the course resolutions and monitor their progress throughout the degree by reference to them. The following points summarise the resolutions but do not replace them.

Summary of requirements

In order to qualify for the award of the pass degree, candidates:

• must maintain a full-time enrolment (18 credit points or more per semester; a normal full-time load is 24 credit points per semester; the maximum allowed is 30 credit points per semester)

• must complete successfully 144 credit points in total

• must complete successfully 84 credit points from the core units of study described in Table B

• must complete successfully 18 credit points from Technical Electives from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, from units of study prefixed COMP, ELEC, INFO, ISYS and/or MTRX. At least 6 credit points of this must be at 2000 level or higher

• must complete successfully 18 credit points from the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Science or the Business School. At least 6 credit points of this must be at 2000 level or higher

• must complete successfully a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study from those listed in Table B including a minimum of 12 credit points of listed senior units of study, or with the permission of the unit coordinator concerned, units of study from the faculty's tables of graduate units, provided they have completed at least 96 credit points with a weighted average (WAM) of at least 70.

Honours

In order to qualify for the honours degree, candidates must satisfy the requirements for the pass degree with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 70 and in addition successfully complete 48 credit points consisting of a research thesis. In their third year, students are encouraged to enrol in a preparatory unit of study as an elective, such as an Independent Study unit. Honours may only be undertaken on a full-time basis. For more information about honours see the section of this Handbook about undergraduate honours.

Planning your degree

The program has been designed so that the core units should be taken in a certain order and the elective units fitted with them. The enrolment planner shows progression through the core units of study.

Bachelor of Design Computing enrolment planner

Course resolutions