Program Overview

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University Program Information

The university offers various programs for students, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

BA (Hons) Scheme in Design

The BA (Hons) Scheme in Design is a 4-year program that provides students with a comprehensive education in design. The program is compulsory for Year 3 students and consists of a credit-bearing internship subject taken during the summer months.

Internship Details

• Student interns take on full-time, design-discipline-related job positions for a minimum of 8 weeks between May and August.
• The participating Internship Company will assign a Workplace Supervisor to establish the framework, review progress, and complete an evaluation report at the end of the internship.
• Students are required to produce a written report on their internship experiences.
• The SD internship coordinators have reviewed each case and endorsed the job according to the job descriptions (JDs).
• There is no formal payment element to the internship. Any training allowance is at the discretion of the host organization.

Program Structure

The program structure varies depending on the intake year.

• For students admitted in the 2021/22 intake or before:
  • BA (Hons) in Advertising Design
  • BA (Hons) in Communication Design
  • BA (Hons) in Environment & Interior Design
  • BA (Hons) in Product Design
  • BA (Hons) in Social Design
• For students admitted in the 2022/23 intake or onwards:
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Advertising Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Environmental Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Information Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Interaction Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Interior Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Media Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Product Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Service Design)
  • BA (Hons) in Design (Social Design)

Internship Companies

The university has a list of internship companies for each design discipline, including:

Advertising Design

• 9GAG Limited
• Add Something Digital Limited
• Andother Limited
• Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• BIBX STUDIO
• Brand Communications Int Ltd
• Chengdu Cultural Industry Development Promotion Center
• Cool Japan TV Group
• Create & Yay Company Limited
• Crossfade Creative Company Limited
• Curious Few Company Limited
• De Goose
• Dentsu Hong Kong Limited
• Designer Port Limited
• Dresden Green Consulting Limited
• Durian Ltd.
• Edelman Public Relations Worldwide (HK) Limited
• ESA Communications
• GCM Production Limited
• Globaleur
• GOGOX (en)
• Grey Advertising Hong Kong
• Howdys Workshop
• Human Communication Limited
• Index Academy
• INPIN DESIGN
• IOIO Creative
• J Production
• Kappa House Limited
• Kids & Dogs Limited
• Link Reit
• McCann Erickson (HK) Ltd.
• Medium Rare
• MM Creation Company Limited
• Mosi Design Limited
• Muse Group Limited
• Narrow Door
• Neighbour Co.
• New Centry Marketing
• Noah Workshop
• OHH!MY LAB
• Orbit Dot Limited
• Pantheon Lab Limited
• PLKA Company
• Publicis Advertising Co., Ltd Shanghai Jing'an Branch
• Publicis Groupe
• Revo Media
• SangWoodGoon Kids Club
• Secret Tour Hong Kong
• SO DON’T BORE
• Son Mom & Dad Limited
• Stonewood Designlab Ltd
• Stunz Creative
• Sunny Idea HK Limited
• SWING Aps
• The Bread Digital
• THE RIGHT Side
• Topologie (en)
• Try Try Creative Limited
• TRYMART 嘗市集
• Unemployed Limited
• VML
• WA!COOKIES HK
• White Creative Arts Co. Limited
• Wilgart
• Wowwowtank
• Young & Innocent
• Yi Design Group

Communication Design

• 6D-K co., Ltd.
• 9GAG Limited
• Acesobee Limited
• alonglongtime
• Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Aurora World
• Battle Phase Ltd
• Beta Design Limited
• BIBX STUDIO
• Botanic Pretti5
• Bowtie Life Insurance Company
• Breakthrough Limited
• Bricolage Limited
• Cafune Ltd
• China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited
• Chocode Limited
• Civic Exchange
• Communion W Limited
• Cool Japan TV Group
• Count to Ten
• Create & Yay Company Limited
• Design Bridge and Partners
• Designercity (HK) Limited - MIRUM
• DIP MAD
• Eco Art Limited
• eMotionLAB Limited
• Enesco Asia Limited
• Ergon Global
• Factiv (Member of Hands Life Science Limited)
• Foreign Policy Design
• Formula E Korea
• GG Office
• Graincloud Creative Design Ltd
• Grey Advertising Hong Kong
• Halo Design Studio
• He Art Museum
• Heaz
• HOHO.Co
• Hong Kong Disneyland
• Human Communication Limited
• INDEX Academy
• INPIN DESIGN
• IOIO Creative
• J Production
• Landor & Fitch
• Landor Associates International Limited
• Late Studio Limited
• Making On Loft Limited
• Member of Hands Life Science Limited
• Mirum Hong Kong
• MITACS INC. (ORK UNIVERSITY / WALK WITH WEB INC.)
• Mofo Tattoo
• Mosi Design Limited
• Never-Never
• NNNNNNN.
• nocompany
• NOSIGNER
• Park Royal Asia Group Holdings Limited
• PAY2PLAY
• PiliWu-Design
• PONG Product Design
• Rabbit Studio Limited
• RE:LAB
• Realtec Ltd
• Rubio & del Amo
• Sedgwick Richardson
• Sinclair Communications
• Studio Najbrt
• Studio Nous
• StudioKT
• Synpluse
• Take2 Diagnostics Limited
• Techture Limited
• The Cabinet Limited
• THE LABELESS
• THINGSIDID
• Third Paragraph
• Three Dogs Studio Ltd
• TNOP DESIGN
• Turn Creative Limited
• ULTRASUPERNEW K.K.
• UNTITLED 00 LIMITED
• Uzza Skincare
• VAR Studio
• Viction Workshop Ltd.
• Wholly Wholly Ltd
• Wowwowtank Co. Limited
• ZINECOOP

Environment and Interior Design

• 10 Design
• Alto Plus Design Solution Group Ltd.
• ANOA Design Limited
• Architecture Commons Limited
• Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Beau Architects
• Benoy Limited
• BTR (HK) Limited
• CAN Design Limited
• cocoon architecture ltd
• Concise Interior Design Co. Ltd
• Cosmos lvicsa
• COX Limited
• Design for Culture
• Design Systems Ltd.
• DESIGNCOMEFirst
• Earthasia Ltd
• EDGE Design Institute Limited
• EDITECTURE
• Edmond Wong Studio
• Envisione Studio Limited
• Eva Wong Architects Limited
• Gensler
• Goudie Associates
• Greenery Music
• Greyscale Ltd
• Guangzhou Urban Construction Development and Design Institute Co., Ltd.
• Hassell Studio
• HIR studio
• Homify Engineering & Design Company Limited
• Hong Kong Disneyland
• INHK Interior Design
• Injection interior design studio
• INTECH INTERIOR DESIGN CO., LTD.
• JA Design Architects Ltd
• James Law Cybertecture International Holdings Limited
• KYOTO MURAYAMA MOKKO
• Land+Civilization Compositions
• Lead8 Hong Kong Limited
• Le Creme Design Ltd
• Liquid Interiors Limited
• Littleurbanmountain Design Limited
• Making On Loft Limited
• Mlkk Studio Ltd
• NNNNNNN.
• Oft Interiors Ltd.
• Once Design Studio Ltd
• One Bite Design Studio Limited
• PMDL Architecture & Design Hong Kong Ltd
• Rocco Design Studio Ltd
• See How Group Limited
• Shadow
• Spatial Concept Limited
• Steve Leung Designers Limited
• Studio Coming Soon Ltd
• Studio Zhai
• Stylus Studio Limited
• Ten Design Group
• The Editors Company Ltd
• The Oval Partnership Limited
• TORAFU ARCHITECTS
• Unite Unit
• Yim Hong Kee Co. LTD

Product Design

• Ai Metasphere Ltd.
• BE MORE 3D
• Becandle (AP Creative Limited)
• Black on White Limited
• Caritas Labour-Friendly Communities Project
• Chocode Limited
• Contin Technology Limited
• Count to Ten
• COXPER
• Cross The Pacific
• DAWN JEWELLERY (HK) LIMITED, SUNSMITH
• Dresden Green Consulting Limited
• Edelman Public Relations Worldwide (HK) Limited
• EDITECTURE
• Eravolulion Limited
• Expert Polyhope Limited
• Fext Hobby
• Foma Advertising Company
• Golden Winter International Ltd
• GREAT (HK) INVESTMENT CO., LTD
• Hiroaki Nishimura Design Inc.
• Hong Kong Campus Crusade for Christ Limited
• Hong Kong Carful Group Limited
• Hong Kong Housing Society
• Hyacinth Corporation Limited
• ICT-IN-Physical Education Foundation Limited
• Immune Materials Limited
• InspireLab Limited
• Jumbo Group
• JUMPA LIMITED
• Junichiro Oshima
• Landor (Hong Kong)
• Longevity Design House
• Making On Loft Limited
• Michael Young Studio
• Milk Design Limited
• Oliver James Lilos / Juice Holdings Limited
• One Object Design Studio Limited
• Passionists Ltd
• PI Innovation limited
• Platform Art Jamming Studio
• PONG CO LTD
• Premier Gold Coins ( Hong Kong ) Limited
• Redix Technology Company Limited
• Robin Tang Studio
• RYOTA YOKOZEKI STUDIO
• Sand & Birch Design Studio
• service engineered Wear
• SinFooTech Pte. Ltd.
• Starlite Visual Communication Ltd.
• STICKYLINE
• Stonewood DesignLab Limited
• Studio RYTE
• Studio ZENO
• Tasiatoys (HK) Company Limited
• Techtronic Industries Company Limited
• Three Dogs Studio Ltd
• Threezero (Hong Kong) Company Limited
• Topchoice Industries Limited
• Topologie
• V Cycle Company Limited
• Vitasoy International Holdings Limited
• Yi Design Group

Social Design

• Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Caritas Labour-Friendly Communities Project
• Cool Japan TV Group
• Kaifong Tour
• MakerBay Foundation
• Making On Loft Limited
• Nature Bathing
• TMSA Tennis Club
• Very Hong Kong

Research Postgraduate Programme (PhD)

The university offers a Research Postgraduate Programme (PhD) for students who wish to pursue advanced research in design.

Taught Postgraduate Programmes

The university offers various taught postgraduate programs for students who wish to specialize in specific areas of design.

Scholarships

The university offers scholarships to students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.

Internship Pack for Workplace Supervisor

The university provides an internship pack for workplace supervisors, which includes guidelines and a report template.

Internship Pack for Student

The university provides an internship pack for students, which includes guidelines, a contract, and a report template.

SD3192 Syllabus

The SD3192 syllabus is a 3-credit course for students admitted in the 2021/22 intake or before.

SD3193 Syllabus

The SD3193 syllabus is a 1-credit course for students admitted in the 2022/23 intake or onwards.

Internship FAQ

The university provides an internship FAQ for students, which answers common questions about the internship program.

Student Consultation

The university offers student consultation services for students who need guidance on their internship or academic progress.

Internship Companies Record

The university maintains a record of internship companies that have participated in the program over the past three years.