Overview
This honours degree will allow you to extend the knowledge you have gained in your first three years of study into innovative design, production methods and the creative use of materials. It will allow you to focus further on product designs that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing and which … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Program of study
36 Units
Year 136 Units
Honours Program36 Units
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
English Language requirements
Aims
The course has been designed to provide or build upon the skills acquired in a relevant Bachelor's degree and specifically provide graduates of engineering, computing and design science awards with:
- An understanding of the theory and practice of design and product development
- An understanding of the theory and practice of design and process innovation and how it applies to one's chosen field of study
- An understanding of User Experience (UX) research framed within a Human Centred Design approach
- A commitment of purpose to initiate sustainable manufacturing decisions within a Circular Economy approach
- An ability to carry out management decision tasks within a science or engineering-based enterprise
- An ability to understand a specific science and engineering corporate structure including its operation, management responsibilities and business metrics for success
- An ability to research and present design ideas, including communicating effectively with all stakeholder audiences in written and spoken form
- An ability to undertake a complex design projects including the planning and execution of an individual or collaborative research project, applying relevant methodologies and accrued specialised knowledge
Professional accreditation and recognition
Professional recognition
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Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association