Master of Design Degree

Program Overview

The Master of Design program empowers designers with advanced expertise, ethical responsibility, and social awareness. It offers two options: a thesis-based track or a project-based track with a wide range of elective courses. Taught by experienced faculty, the program emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, preparing graduates for diverse design careers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Design is a postgraduate design degree that advances your design expertise and empowers your decision-making. This program aims to enhance your design research skills, cultivate ethical responsibility and social awareness, and explore the implications of working as a designer across cultural, social, and industrial contexts.

Outline:

The Master of Design program offers two options:

• Option 1 - by thesis: 60 points of coursework and a 120 point thesis.
• Option 2 - by project: 90 points of coursework and a 90 point research project.

Elective Courses:

Students can choose to take elective courses from the following list, subject to availability:

• Ethics in Research (15 points)
• Directed Studies Project (15 points)
• Reading Paper (15 points)
• Collaborative Design (15 points)
• Coding for Artists and Designers (15 points)
• Contextual Review (15 points)
• Design Practice I (15 points)
• Design Practice II (15 points)
• Design Histories (15 points)
• Design for Social Impact (15 points)
• Design Practice for Health (15 points)
• Design for Health and Wellbeing (15 points)
• Game Design Practices (15 points)
• Virtual Production Practices (15 points)
• Strategic Design (15 points)
• Design Innovation (15 points)
• Design Futures (15 points)

Teaching:

The program is taught by a team of experienced faculty who are actively engaged in research and creative practice. The teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, workshops, and project supervision.

Assessment:

Assessments are based on various methods such as presentations, essays, reports, portfolios, and creative projects. The program aims to develop students' critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Careers:

Graduates of the Master of Design program can pursue careers in various design fields, including:

• Communication design
• Industrial design
• Fashion design
• Textile design
• Spatial design
• Digital design
• Virtual production
• Design research
• Design management

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Domestic $10,607 (for 120 points) ($9,461 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy) International $44,346 (for 120 points) ($43,200 tuition fees + $1146 student services levy)