Program Overview

Introduction to Industrial Product Design

Industrial Product Design combines skills in creative design, science, engineering, and business studies. This subject teaches students how to design and deliver suitable products that solve problems and generate consumer interest.

What Will My Study Involve?

Studying Industrial Product Design will involve:

• Gaining practical understanding of the product design lifecycle from research and idea generation through to prototyping, testing, and delivery.
• Cross-disciplinary study including engineering, physics, mathematics, design, and science.
• Access to computer designing software to test, visualise, and communicate ideas.
• Opportunities to enter internationally recognised design competitions.

Courses

Industrial Product Design Major

To complete the major in the Bachelor of Product Design, students must take the following courses:

100-level

• PROD111 Materials Science for Design
• PROD112 Digital Modelling for Design
• PHYS101 Engineering Physics A: Mechanics, Waves, Electromagnetism and Thermal Physics OR PHYS111 Introductory Physics for Physical Sciences and Engineering

200-level

• PROD210 Design and Manufacture
• PROD211 Materials Engineering and Selection
• PROD212 Thermofluids
• PROD213 Industrial Product Design 1A
• PROD214 Industrial Product Design 1B
• One 15-point course at 200-level or above from Engineering, Science, Sport, or Product Design degrees

300-level

• PROD311 Solid CAD
• PROD313 Industrial Product Design 2A
• PROD314 Industrial Product Design 2B
• One 15-point course at 200 or 300-level from Engineering, Science, Sport, or Product Design degrees
• One 15-point course at 300-level from Engineering, Science, Sport, or Product Design degrees

Industrial Product Design Minor

For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health, Product Design, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, students must complete:

• 75 points chosen from the 15-point major courses above, with at least 45 points above 100-level

Career Opportunities

Studying Industrial Product Design will give students the skills to work across various industries due to the combination of disciplines participated in during studies. Career pathways could include:

• Industrial product designer
• Design researcher
• Design engineer
• Entrepreneur setting up one's own company, generating one's own product.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Product Design
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts (Specialisations)
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours
• Bachelor of Health
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability
• Bachelor of Sport
• Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership

Related Subjects

• Product Design combines creative design, science, engineering, and business studies.