Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)

This course prepares you for diverse and agile career pathways in design, technology and innovation. It focuses on
the cutting-edge design skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for a contemporary designer to work across multiple fields, practices and contexts. 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.

You’ll then undertake a series of interaction design studios focusing on industry-leading practices in human-centred design, design thinking, experience design, service innovation and augmented reality. Your studies can be rounded with a second major from architectural studies, industrial design studies, fashion communication, animation, games design, screen content production, advertising or marketing.

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

Combine your degree with a second degree to gain a broader range of skills and knowledge, a competitive advantage and enhanced career flexibility.  Choose a double degree with:

• Business to combine design skills and business acumen for unique opportunities to intersect design with marketing, public relations, advertising, international business, economics, management and human resource management.
• Engineering to work in fields including product design, product development, structural engineering, transport engineering and consultancy.
• Information technology to work in a range of creative and commercial industries including advertising, education and gaming, or in cultural institutions. Roles include interactive media designer, usability specialist, information architect or graphic designer.

Overseas exchange

Travel overseas and be on pace with international design trends as part of your studies. Enjoy a full year of studies oversees at one of our international partner universities in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the US and Canada.  Study visual communication design with a Bachelor of Design - International (Interaction Design) to enhance your opportunities to work in diverse design careers internationally.

Careers and outcomes

You will graduate in a growing employment area with career pathways available including web and mobile app design, interface design, user experience (UX) design or interaction (IxD) design, wearable fashion technology, interactive exhibition design, robotics design, communication design, and many more.

Career pathways available to you beyond the design industries include roles in game design, information technology, health, education, science and engineering, as well as business and enterprise including data visualisation, smart home and virtual reality environments.

Professional recognition

Our graduates qualify for membership at the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the professional body for Australian designers.

Members have exclusive access to a range of services, products and discounts to advance their careers.