Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) - Plan BH104P25

Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) - Plan BH104P25

Student type:
Entry score:

Not available*

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

Commonwealth supported places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Brunswick
Entry score:

See admissions

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

AU$46,080 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Brunswick
Melbourne City
For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here

To graduate you must complete the following:
Note: not all courses listed may be available each semester

You must complete a total of 384 credit points as follows.

240 credit points of Core courses including 48 credit points of Foundation courses
96 credit points of your chosen Major
48 credit points from one of the following combinations: 

Combination 1: One Minor (48 credit points)

Combination 2: Program Option courses and/or University Electives (48 credit points)

(Note: Program Option courses include all courses from the listed Majors and Minors)

These should be taken as follows: 

Year 1: 48 credit points of Foundation courses and 48 credit points of Core courses
Year 2: 48 credit points of Core courses, 24 credit points of your chosen Major, and 24 credit points of your chosen combination
Year 3: 48 credit points of Core courses, 24 credit points of credit points of your chosen Major, and 24 credit points of your chosen combination
Year 4: 48 credit points of Core courses, and 48 credit points of your chosen Major

Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design and Society12GRAP1041City Campus
GRAP2919Brunswick Campus
Computer-Aided Industrial Design 112GRAP1050City Campus
GRAP2931Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Prototyping 112GRAP1052City Campus
GRAP2933Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Drawing 112GRAP1049City Campus
GRAP2924Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Practice12GRAP1031City Campus
GRAP2914Brunswick Campus
Computer-Aided Industrial Design 212GRAP2577City Campus
GRAP2941Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Prototyping 212ARCH3355City Campus
ARCH3358Brunswick Campus
Industrial Design Drawing 212GRAP2576City Campus
GRAP2926Brunswick Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design Studio: Experimentation24ARCH3362City Campus
ARCH3363Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Technology24GRAP2221City Campus
GRAP2934Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Research24ARCH3364City Campus
ARCH3365Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Innovation24ARCH3366City Campus
ARCH3367Brunswick Campus
ANDComplete Twenty-four (24) credit points of your chosen Major and Twenty-four (24) credit points from your chosen combination
AND
Year Three of Program
Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses not already completed:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design Studio: Experimentation24ARCH3362City Campus
ARCH3363Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Technology24GRAP2221City Campus
GRAP2934Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Research24ARCH3364City Campus
ARCH3365Brunswick Campus
Design Studio: Innovation24ARCH3366City Campus
ARCH3367Brunswick Campus
ANDComplete Twenty-four (24) credit points of your chosen Major and Twenty-four (24) credit points from your chosen combination
AND
Year Four of Program
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design Honours Project 112ARCH3368City Campus
ARCH3369Brunswick Campus
Methods in Design Research and Practice12GRAP2225City Campus
GRAP2925Brunswick Campus
Design Honours Project 224GRAP1040City Campus
GRAP2930Brunswick Campus
ANDComplete Forty-eight (48) credit points of your chosen Major
AND
Major: Design for Sustainability
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainability, Sociotechnical Systems and Change12GRAP1042City Campus
GRAP2920Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation12ARCH3361City Campus
ARCH3370Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production12GRAP2575City Campus
GRAP2940Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design12ARCH1478City Campus
ARCH3335Brunswick Campus
ANDSelect and Complete Four (4) Courses (48 credit points) from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Additive Manufacture12GRAP1037City Campus
GRAP2917Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication12GRAP2578City Campus
GRAP2942Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping12INTE2652City Campus
INTE2653Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping12GRAP2572City Campus
GRAP2938Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design12ARCH1477City Campus
ARCH3334Brunswick Campus
Design Internship12GRAP2571City Campus
GRAP2937Brunswick Campus
Atelier12GRAP2570City Campus
GRAP2936Brunswick Campus
AND
Major: Design for Advanced Manufacture
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Advanced Manufacture12GRAP1051City Campus
GRAP2932Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture12GRAP1037City Campus
GRAP2917Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication12GRAP2578City Campus
GRAP2942Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping12INTE2652City Campus
INTE2653Brunswick Campus
ANDSelect and Complete Four (4) Courses (48 credit points) from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation12ARCH3361City Campus
ARCH3370Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production12GRAP2575City Campus
GRAP2940Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design12ARCH1478City Campus
ARCH3335Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping12GRAP2572City Campus
GRAP2938Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design12ARCH1477City Campus
ARCH3334Brunswick Campus
Design Internship12GRAP2571City Campus
GRAP2937Brunswick Campus
Atelier12GRAP2570City Campus
GRAP2936Brunswick Campus
AND
Major: Interaction Design
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Interactive Products and Systems Design12ARCH1479City Campus
ARCH3336Brunswick Campus
Interactive Technologies in Culture12GRAP1043City Campus
GRAP2921Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping12GRAP2572City Campus
GRAP2938Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design12ARCH1477City Campus
ARCH3334Brunswick Campus
ANDSelect and Complete Four (4) Courses (48 credit points) from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Sustainable Production12GRAP2575City Campus
GRAP2940Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design12ARCH1478City Campus
ARCH3335Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture12GRAP1037City Campus
GRAP2917Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication12GRAP2578City Campus
GRAP2942Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping12INTE2652City Campus
INTE2653Brunswick Campus
Design Internship12GRAP2571City Campus
GRAP2937Brunswick Campus
Atelier12GRAP2570City Campus
GRAP2936Brunswick Campus
AND
Major: Design for Sound Interfaces & Environments
Complete the following Five (5) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Soundscape Studies12ARCH3347City Campus
ARCH3348Brunswick Campus
Immersive Sound Environments12ARCH1372City Campus
ARCH3332Brunswick Campus
Spatial Sound Performance12PERF2070City Campus
PERF2071Brunswick Campus
Sonic Materials12ARCH3356City Campus
ARCH3359Brunswick Campus
Interactive Products and Systems Design12ARCH1479City Campus
ARCH3336Brunswick Campus
ANDSelect and Complete Three (3) Courses (36 credit points) from the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Sustainable Production12GRAP2575City Campus
GRAP2940Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication12GRAP2578City Campus
GRAP2942Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping12GRAP2572City Campus
GRAP2938Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design12ARCH1477City Campus
ARCH3334Brunswick Campus
Design Internship12GRAP2571City Campus
GRAP2937Brunswick Campus
Atelier12GRAP2570City Campus
GRAP2936Brunswick Campus
AND
Minor: Interaction Design

NOTE: If you are completing the Design for Sound Interfaces and Environments Major, and if you want to take the Interaction Design Minor, you cannot enrol in Interactive Products and Systems Design again and must complete the other four courses available.

Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Interactive Products and Systems Design12ARCH1479City Campus
ARCH3336Brunswick Campus
Interactive Technologies in Culture12GRAP1043City Campus
GRAP2921Brunswick Campus
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping12GRAP2572City Campus
GRAP2938Brunswick Campus
Computational Prototyping for Design12ARCH1477City Campus
ARCH3334Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project12ARCH3357City Campus
ARCH3360Brunswick Campus
AND
Minor: Design for Sustainability
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainability, Sociotechnical Systems and Change12GRAP1042City Campus
GRAP2920Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Systems and Innovation12ARCH3361City Campus
ARCH3370Brunswick Campus
Design for Sustainable Production12GRAP2575City Campus
GRAP2940Brunswick Campus
Product, Service and Systems Design12ARCH1478City Campus
ARCH3335Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project12ARCH3357City Campus
ARCH3360Brunswick Campus
AND
Minor: Design for Advanced Manufacture
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design for Advanced Manufacture12GRAP1051City Campus
GRAP2932Brunswick Campus
Design for Additive Manufacture12GRAP1037City Campus
GRAP2917Brunswick Campus
Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication12GRAP2578City Campus
GRAP2942Brunswick Campus
Flexible modelling for Design and Prototyping12INTE2652City Campus
INTE2653Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project12ARCH3357City Campus
ARCH3360Brunswick Campus
AND
Minor: Design for Sound Environments
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Soundscape Studies12ARCH3347City Campus
ARCH3348Brunswick Campus
Immersive Sound Environments12ARCH1372City Campus
ARCH3332Brunswick Campus
Spatial Sound Performance12PERF2070City Campus
PERF2071Brunswick Campus
Sonic Materials12ARCH3356City Campus
ARCH3359Brunswick Campus
Independent Design Project12ARCH3357City Campus
ARCH3360Brunswick Campus
AND
Minor: Chinese
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Chinese 112LANG1068City Campus
Chinese 212LANG1069City Campus
Chinese 312LANG1070City Campus
Chinese 412LANG1071City Campus
Chinese 512LANG1072City Campus
Chinese 612LANG1073City Campus
Chinese Language and Society12LANG1245City Campus
Chinese Language in Context12LANG1247City Campus
Chinese for Professional Communication12LANG1266City Campus
Chinese through Drama12LANG1267City Campus
AND
Minor: Japanese
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Japanese 112LANG1093City Campus
LANG1341Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Japanese 212LANG1094City Campus
Japanese 312LANG1146City Campus
Japanese 412LANG1095City Campus
Japanese 512LANG1097City Campus
Japanese 612LANG1098City Campus
Japanese Language and Society12LANG1276City Campus
Japanese Language in Context12LANG1277City Campus
AND
Minor: Spanish
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Spanish 112LANG1168City Campus
Spanish 212LANG1178City Campus
Spanish 312LANG1184City Campus
Spanish 412LANG1200City Campus
Spanish 512LANG1207City Campus
Spanish 612LANG1209City Campus
Spanish Language and Society12LANG1278City Campus
Spanish Language in Context12LANG1279City Campus
AND
Minor: French
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
French 112LANG1167City Campus
French 212LANG1182City Campus
French 312LANG1186City Campus
French 412LANG1196City Campus
French 512LANG1249City Campus
French 612LANG1251City Campus
French Language and Society12LANG1272City Campus
French Language in Context12LANG1273City Campus
AND
Minor: Gender Studies
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Gender12COMM2925City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation12HUSO2092City Campus
Global Feminisms12HUSO2388City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities12COMM2926City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives12COMM2879City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change12COMM2927City Campus
AND
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship12BUSM1311City Campus
BUSM4382Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Applied Entrepreneurship12BUSM4052City Campus
BUSM4455Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Driving Innovation in Organisations12BUSM1321City Campus
BUSM4469Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges12BUSM4054City Campus
BUSM4540Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
AND
Minor: Photography Foundation
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photography 10112VART3590City Campus
VART3656Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
ANDSelect and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photographic Lighting12VART3596City Campus
Imaging Technologies 112COSC2372City Campus
Alternative Photographic Processes12VART1704City Campus
Art and Photography12VART3511City Campus
Photography - Illusion & Reality12VART3594City Campus
Location Imaging12VART1710City Campus
AND
Minor: Foundations in Project Management
Complete the following Three (3) courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Project Management Concepts12BUSM3307City Campus
Techniques for Project Planning and Management12BUSM3308City Campus
Project Administration12BUIL1156City Campus
ANDSelect and Complete One (1) of the following courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Project Management Processes12BUSM4168City Campus
Quality Management12BUSM3132City Campus
Project Risk Management12BUSM4303City Campus
AND
Minor: Foundations in Sustainability
Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainable Futures12ENVI1153City Campus
Climate Change Responses12ENVI1212City Campus
ENVI1219Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
ANDSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Environmental Processes and Change12ENVI1211City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment12ENVI1049City Campus
Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country12ENVI1048City Campus
Communicating Sustainability12ENVI1137City Campus
Development Economics12ECON1259City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment12PHYS2066City Campus
Environmental Policy Project12ENVI1179City Campus
AND
Minor: Fashion & Textiles Sustainable Innovation
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Sustainable Innovation for Fashion and Textiles12MANU2502Brunswick Campus
Methods for Circular Design12MANU2514Brunswick Campus
Fashion Ethics12SOCU2303Brunswick Campus
Sustainable Materials12MANU2510Brunswick Campus
Material Techniques for a Circular Economy12MANU2503Brunswick Campus
Digital Techniques and the Body12MANU2500Brunswick Campus
Smart and Active Materials12MANU2508Brunswick Campus
Wearable Technologies12MANU2512Brunswick Campus
Fashion AI12COSC2785Brunswick Campus
Material Alchemy12GRAP2810Brunswick Campus
Fashion Bio Design12MANU2496Brunswick Campus
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.