The Faculty offers courses in Design at Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master's (by coursework) levels.

The following regulations are to be read in conjunction with the University's Rules and By-law, as outlined in the UTS: Calendar and online at:

www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/policies/index.html

The Postgraduate Design courses are currently under review and it is anticipated that some changes will be introduced in 2004. Contact the Faculty for details or online at:

www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/dab/index.html

Awards and graduation

A student is deemed to have completed the educational requirements for an award when he or she has achieved:

• in the case of the Graduate Certificate in Design and Technology, 16 credit points from required core subjects and 8 credit points from elective subjects
• in the case of the Graduate Diploma in Design, 16 credit points from required core subjects and 32 credit points from recommended and elective subjects, and
• in the case of the Master of Design (by coursework), 24 credit points from required core subjects, 24 credit points from recommended and elective subjects, and 24 credit points from an approved project, and has submitted, in the required format, two copies of a record of his or her project work.

Assessment

The assessment period is one semester.

Credit point system

Each subject offered for credit towards an award has a credit-point value which reflects the effort normally required to complete the subject's study and other work and which provides the basis for the subject's weighting factor. The minimum number of credit points for which a student can be enrolled in a semester is:

• Graduate Certificate in Design and Technology – 8 credit points
• Graduate Diploma in Design – 8 credit points
• Master of Design (by coursework) – 8credit points.

The maximum number of credit points for which a student can be enrolled in a semester is:

• Graduate Certificate in Design and Technology – 24 credit points
• Graduate Diploma in Design – 32 credit points
• Master of Design (by coursework) – 32credit points.