Bachelor of Design

The UNSW Bachelor of Design is a three-year degree that focuses on the many ways  design responds to historical, social and cultural values, how this can influence the future.

Whether you are challenging the conventional ways materials, processes or technologies are used, or you are finding new solutions to old problems, this degree will provide you with the right skills for a career across a range of established and emerging fields of design.

Not only will you learn how to combine creativity and independent thinking with practical and technical skills, you will discover a career that allows you to have a real and meaningful impact, each and every day. 

Key features

• Three specialisations: Build a unique combination of skills from three distinct specialisations. Most of the courses will focus on your choice of Integrated, Industrial or Computational design – but there's flexibility to explore each. Or, you might prefer a secondary focus such as graphic design or robotic fabrication.
• Real work experience: What happens when you combine professional development, specialist facilities and industry-standard technologies with experienced, well-connected design educators? Your career begins before you even graduate. This degree includes industry experiences such as internships, work placements, studio projects and industry networking opportunities.
• World-class technologies: Bring your ideas to life in state-of-the-art facilities with support from our technicians. Discover the Design Futures Lab, The Making Centre, fully equipped creative workshops, and digital studios across our Kensington and Paddington campuses. You’ll also have an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription throughout your studies.

Double degrees

Bachelor of Design can be combined with 424100 Bachelor of Commerce, 422145 Bachelor of Education (Secondary), 421051 Bachelor of Media.

ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.

Areas of study

Integrated design (including: graphics, object, textile, experience, interaction, 3D visualisation, fashion, industrial design and computational design.

Career opportunities

Graphic designer, visual communicator, illustrator, user experience (UX) designer, event designer, textile designer, furniture designer, design strategist, packaging designer, automotive designer, medical device designer.

Practical experience

While studying at UNSW School of Art & Design you'll be guided by dynamic design staff with an outstanding depth of international, industry based and academic experience. You'll have access to studios, workshops and making facilities that are among the best in the world to realise your design projects and have chances to share your work in our network of galleries and exhibition spaces.

Honours

Available as an additional year to high achieving students.

Fees and charges

Refer to UNSW current fee information.