Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Finding a balance between beauty and practicality takes expert knowledge. That's why this hands-on program gets you involved with the design of realistically detailed products suitable for manufacture with a focus on real-world industry engagement.

Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where working with students from other disciplines you'll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community. Your introductory studies include learning the creative design process technical aspects of product design design management and computer-aided industrial design (CAID) technology.

You will progress to a deeper understanding of systems design including human factors and ergonomics design research coupled with innovation aesthetics marketing cultural and social values and design leadership. Later in your degree you will be able to transfer skills and knowledge to a workplace or professional context and gain practical work experience with work integrated learning.

Double degrees

• Business to create your future in industrial design management strategic design creative business ownership
  entrepreneurship and business start-up ventures across fields such as product interface or usability design.
• Engineering to gain skills creating and developing innovative attractive sustainable and user-friendly products and
  systems you may work in fields such as mechanical engineering transport service development or manufacturing.
• Law to develop skills as an in-house lawyer for industrial designers corporate identity designers new product
  developers or as an intellectual property lawyer.

Careers and outcomes

record of achievement nationally and internationally in diverse careers for companies such as British Airways Boeing Adidas Marvel Studios and Doctors Without Borders. Many graduates work as industrial designers in industrial design consultancies or design departments of product manufacturers or as entrepreneurs.

Graduates qualify for Graduate Membership of Design Institute of Australia (DIA). The course is an educational member of the World Design Council.

Professional recognition

Graduates qualify for associate membership of the Design Institute of Australia. The course is an educational member of the World Design Council and is a Design Institute of Australia Recognised Course.

Possible careers

• Automotive designer
• Computer-aided designer
• Design researcher
• Design strategist
• Interaction designer
• Interface designer
• Model designer
• Movie concept designer
• Service designer
• Sustainability design consultant
• Usability expert
• Visualisation expert

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) you must complete a total of 288 credit points comprising:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the industrial design discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) you must complete a total of 288 credit points comprising:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the industrial design discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course.