Why choose ECU?

Good question. It's what other organisations ask our graduates every year...

It's how we learned from QILT that we're Australia's top-ranked public university for undergraduate teaching quality and skills development.

We also learned from the Good Universities Guide that graduates have rated our teaching quality 5 stars for 12 years in a row.

And it's how we know that we're one of the best young universities in the world under 50 years old.

So the real question is, why not choose ECU?

Course details

An overview of majors, core units and electives you can study in this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate Design specific solutions/responses
Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex Design knowledge/problems
Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical/practical Design situations
Communicate Design knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence
Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence
Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice
Use digital technologies and Design related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources
Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate Design methods

Majors you can study in this course

Course structure

Students will be required to complete eight core units (120 credit points)

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH1100	Communicating Ideas	15
SAH1150	Creativity	15

Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH1200	Media and Culture	15
SAH1250	Storytelling and Meaning	15

Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH2110	Identity	15

Year 2 - Semester 2
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH2200	Audience Perception and Experience	15

Year 3 - Semester 1
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH3100	Personal and Professional Planning	15

Year 3 - Semester 2
Unit Code	Unit Title	Credit Points
SAH3200	Industry and Community	15

Students are also required to complete an eight unit major (120 credit points) from within the Bachelor of Design: Visual & Spatial Design, Fashion or Games and Interactive Design.

Students are required to complete a further eight units (120 credit points) in the form of an eight unit major, minor(s), and/or elective units. These may be selected from anywhere within the university. Units within this course should be completed in year sequence (e.g. all first-year units should be completed before proceeding to second-year units).

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Other important course notes.

Internship option

Work Integrated Learning is available to students in the following forms:
- Students in each major of the degree have live briefs to respond to for industry clients
- All students engage with industry and have site visits through the unit SAH3200
- Selected students are able to complete the unit CCA3104 Professional Placement and have it count towards their major
- Selected students are able to undertake individual industry projects through the unit CCA3108 Independent Study and have it count towards their major.

Attendance requirements

Attendance requirements are outlined within the WIL units.

Opportunities and career options after you finish this course.

Employment opportunities

Employment is available in Service Design, Graphic Design, Spatial Design, Healthcare Design, Strategic Design, UX (User Experience Design), Web Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Game Design. Increasingly, Design is a valued skill in a range of ancillary industries and students can work in transdisciplinary areas such as designing games for education and training, working with architectural design companies to create visualisations, and plan and manage public space, work with information industries such as libraries, archives and museums. The course equips students in managing projects, clients, and their roles in teams as well as the generic skills required to adapt to a rapidly evolving industry.

Possible future job titles

Graphic Designer, Spatial Designer, Service Designer, Web Designer, Fashion Designer, Game Designer, Interior Designer, Conceptual Artist, Illustrator, Sketch-noter

Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.

Master of Design
The course articulates into the Master of Design L45

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