Code MAAAJS
Visual and Spatial Design Major
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About this Major
The economic basis of the design industry has changed from manufacturing to the provision of services and strategies.
In this major, design is seen as part of a whole system, with a focus on sustainable design practices that consider environmental, social, cultural and economic needs. This major prepares students for a rapidly changing industry that encompasses the converging fields of graphic design, spatial design, service design, strategic design, and social design. Through an emphasis on live briefs for real clients, students develop an informed, critical, creative approach to crafting visual communications, environments, services, through to challenging and improving current applications of design. Students will understand the impact design has on the development of local and global communities. Students learn and develop skills that suit them for work in both the professional design industry and within organisations that employ design thinking.
Code MAAAJS
Availability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
Students must complete eight (8) units totalling 120 credit points:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| TDD1101 | Design Drawing | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| DES1106 | Design Practices: Typography | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| TDD2214 | Narrative Design | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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| DES2114 | Strategic Visual Communication | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Important notes
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Students can enroll in CCA3104 Professional Placement as an elective
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical /practical Design situations
- Analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex Design knowledge /problems
- Anticipate challenges and generate Design specific solutions/responses
- Use digital technologies and Design related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources
- 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
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Employable in industries where the broader application of design is utilised.
Possible future job titles
Retail Spatial Designer, Interior Designer, Display and Event Designer, Graphic Designer, Information Designer, Service Designer, Data Visualiser, Social Designer, Human-Centred Designer
