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Delivering a sound knowledge of design from both a theoretical and a practical standpoint, the UWS Design and Technology degree can lead to multiple career outcomes including product design, packaging, rapid prototyping, 3D modelling, exhibition design and secondary school teaching with additional qualifications.

The course endows you with a comprehensive knowledge of all design areas, but also offers the flexibility to specialise. It combines the University’s own state-of-the-art technologies and processes with an extensive network of external industry-based resources. Subject areas include:

• design methodology
• design innovation
• product design
• ergonomics
• management
• marketing
• manufacturing technology and design
• 2D and 3D CAID (Computer Aided Industrial Design)
• technical illustration

Throughout the course, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in practical work experience projects and network with industry. During or at the end of your third year of study, the practical component of the course culminates in a 10-week session of industry experience, giving you priceless real-life experience in developing new products within a company or organisation environment.

Course Details

Duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Note: ‘part-time’ refers to study load not to timetabling of evening classes.

Practical Experience

10-week industry work experience.

Professional Recognition

Graduates of this course are eligible for professional membership of the Design Institute of Australia – the professional body representing designers in Australia.

A Career in Design and Technology

As a graduate of the UWS Design and Technology Program, you’ll enjoy a range of career options. Graduates typically work in creating and producing designs for consumer, medical and industrial products, and in making models and prototypes of these designs for mass or specialist production.

If you’re interested in becoming a secondary teacher, you can apply to study the UWS secondary teacher education course on completion of the Bachelor of Design and Technology degree.

You can also apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Industrial Design (4th year) if you want to become an industrial designer.

Assumed Knowledge

Any two units of English, plus at least two subjects including: Design and Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Visual Arts.

Application Information

To lodge an application for the course of your choice check the Application Information.

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