Overview

The Bachelor of Design fosters new ways of thinking, developing practical skills and theoretical expertise that will prepare you for a rewarding career as a design professional. You'll learn how to apply your creativity to improve our cities, buildings, transport networks, furniture, technologies, digital content, processes, bridges, and landscapes, and utilise that knowledge to respond to the biggest societal concerns and environmental challenges of our time. You'll be producing your own designs and learning different design techniques from your very first semester. 

In the Bachelor of Design you can combine in-depth study in a particular area with subjects from a wide range of disciplines within the field of design. You can choose to focus on one or two majors, or complete major and a minor or a major and specialisation. 

You will work with internationally recognised scholars and industry professionals.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or subject equivalents.

Majors

Architecture, Civil engineering systems, Computing and software systems, Construction, Digital infrastructure engineering systems, Graphic design, Landscape architecture, Mechanical engineering systems, Performance design, Property, Urban planning, User experience design.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include:
  • 3D Architectural Visualiser
  • Analyst and Multimedia Developer
  • Architectural Assistant
  • Graduate Building Coordinator
  • CAD Draftsman
  • Digital and Visual Designer
  • Illustrator and Graphic Designer
  • Junior Assistant Project Manager
  • Landscape Designer
  • Performance Design Technician
  • User Experience (UX) Designer

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer99.70N/P
Median rank to receive an offer90.15N/P
Lowest rank to receive an offer59.5585.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Melbourne website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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