UTS course code: C10054
UAC code: 609270
Testamur title: Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation: BDesign BA
Course fee: HECS (local); $8,250 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 288

Overview
Course aims
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Other information

Overview

Industrial design is concerned with the design of products for the manufacturing industry. The industrial designer works with manufacturers and has the responsibility not only for the visual and tactile qualities of products but also to a large extent for their safety, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Course aims

The aim of the combined degree in Industrial Design and International Studies is to produce graduates who have developed perspectives and understandings that enable them to meet the professional demands of an internationalised marketplace.

The combined degree program in Industrial Design and International Studies provides students with additional practical skills, in particular those that make them aware of the international contexts of industrial design, by providing the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English.

Course duration

The Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is a six-year, full-time degree in which the study of Industrial Design is integrated with a major in the language and culture of another country. Students spend the fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course structure

Industrial Design component

The Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design curriculum is based on a problem-solving approach and self-directed learning with significant emphasis on multidisciplinary study. All students are required to gain practical experience in professional design practice to augment and complement their academic studies.

International Studies component

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. In Sydney, students study Language and Culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas.

In the International Studies program, students study one of the following countries or majors: Canada (Québec), Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latino USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. There are two other majors available that permit students to pursue programs of study about and in countries where other arrangements have not already been made. The Heritage major permits students with significant prior knowledge of a particular language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. The Independent Study major is available where a language is taught in Sydney and a program of In-country Study can be arranged.

Australia and the Asia–Pacific is only available as a major to international students. International students may access one of the other majors offered provided that the country they choose as their major is able to grant them a visa to study there. This needs to be determined prior to commencing subjects within the major. If a visa cannot be granted, then it is not possible to undertake the chosen major.

Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences. The Institute reserves the right to allocate places in majors according to its resources and arrangements with overseas universities.

Each major includes 32 credit points (four 8-credit-point subjects) of instruction in Language and Culture; 8 credit points of study of Comparative Social Change; 8 credit points of study of Contemporary Society; and 48 credit points (two semesters) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of the major.

There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies component of this combined degree, except for programs within the Heritage major.

Arrangements for In-country Study

Students are required to complete all appropriate subjects in their combined degree, including four consecutive semesters of study of Language and Culture before proceeding to In-country Study.

The Institute for International Studies makes arrangements for students to spend two semesters of In-country Study at an institution of higher education in the country of their major. The costs of tuition at overseas universities and of travel between Sydney and the student's place of study are paid by UTS, except in cases where a scholarship has been awarded to a student with provision for these costs. Visa fees are also paid by UTS, and students are covered by the UTS Overseas Insurance Policy. Students undertaking the Heritage or Independent Study major may be required to bear some of the tuition costs at the overseas university. During their In-country Study, students continue to be enrolled at UTS and to pay HECS for their study.

Students must pay the costs of accommodation and other living expenses during their period of In-country Study. Students should be aware that the living costs vary from country to country and that in some countries living costs are high.

The In-country Study is the key component of the International Studies program. It provides a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the language and culture of another country through a learning program at a host university, through involvement in the life of the local community and through project work which is supervised by the Institute. Each student's individual study program depends on their level of language competence and the subjects and other learning experiences that are available at the host university. All students who undertake Incountry Study must agree to the Institute's Conditions of Participation for In-country Study. Any study undertaken at the host university during the two semesters of In-country Study is part of the In-country Study experience. Students may not credit any subjects completed at their host university during the period of In-country Study towards the professional component of their combined degree.

Course program

Footnotes:
1. Refer to Design Studies subjects.

Other information

For further details of the Design course component, refer to the section on Design and the entry for the Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design.

Any inquiries relating to the International Studies component of this course should be directed to the Institute for International Studies on telephone (02) 9514 1574.

Combined degree students are required to confirm, during the University enrolment period, the subjects they intend to take for the year with the Institute at 10 Quay Street, Haymarket, Sydney.