UTS course code: C06019
Testamur title: Graduate Diploma in Design
Abbreviation: GradDipDesign
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $7,500 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 48

Footnotes:
1. This course is subject to change in 2004. Contact the Faculty for details or online at:
www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/dab/index.html

Course aims
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Course program

Course aims

This course examines the nature and processes of design, the roles and responsibilities of designers and their profession, and the impact of design on society. It is particularly suited to graduates working in association with designers or managing design-based processes, as well as designers who wish to upgrade their skills and those concerned with teaching design. In consequence, the course aims to provide a useful understanding of design and the methods and values of designers.

Admission requirements

Applicants are normally expected to possess a Bachelor's degree in design or an equivalent qualification in an appropriate area, and must be able to submit evidence of professional experience in design.

Course duration

This is a one-year, full-time, or two-year, part-time course.

Course structure

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Design, a student must achieve 48 credit points in not fewer than two semesters of part-time study. Sixteen credit points must be achieved from the core subjects. The remaining 32 credit points must be achieved from recommended and elective subjects.

Course program

Students must complete core subjects to the value of 16 credit points.

It is advised that 12 credit points be achieved from the following recommended subjects:

81020 Management Techniques and Design 4cp
81920 Marketing and Design 4cp
81025 Design History 4cp

The remaining 20 credit points can be achieved from elective postgraduate subjects:

Note: As elective subjects are offered in response to demand, not all subjects are available each semester.