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- Study at a university ranked #1 in Queensland for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026).
- Future‑proof your career by preparing you to work in areas shaped by AI, automation, and the growing demand for seamless digital experiences.
- Combine your interaction design and information technology skills 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.
Highlights
- Study at a university ranked Top 8 in Australia and Top 150 in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026)
- Future‑proof your career by preparing you to work in areas shaped by AI, automation, and the growing demand for seamless digital experiences.
- This combined skillset opens doors across a wide range of industries, from health and fintech to entertainment, startups, and government.
- Gain a unique edge with dual professional recognition, as this combined degree offers membership pathways into both the Design Institute of Australia and the Australian Computer Society.
Explore this course
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)
This course prepares you for diverse and agile career pathways in design, technology and innovation. It focuses on cutting-edge design skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for a contemporary designer to work across multiple fields, practices and contexts.
You'll undertake a series of interaction design studios focusing on industry-leading practices in human centered design, design thinking, experience design, service innovation and augmented reality.
Opportunities for industry work experience, international study tours and to network with design industry professionals nationally and internationally will ensure you graduate with one of the most versatile and contemporary skill sets in the sector.
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.
You will be prepared for employment opportunities across interaction design industries and in roles that are yet to emerge, including in areas such as web and mobile app design, interface design, user experience (UX) design or interaction (IxD) design, wearable fashion technology, interactive exhibition design, health technology innovation, data visualisation, smart home and virtual reality environments design, robotics design, communication design, and many more.
Bachelor of Information Technology
Our Bachelor of Information Technology is flexible, future-focused, and shaped by industry, so you graduate with practical, job-ready skills.
Throughout your studies, you'll learn from world‑leading researchers and industry guest lecturers with experience in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, eco-acoustics, cyber security, inclusive technologies, and human-computer interaction. As part of your course, you'll solve a real-world problem for an industry client and present your work at showcase events where employers come to discover emerging tech talent.
You'll be recognised nationally as a next-gen IT professional ready to drive disruptive technologies. This degree is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), ensuring you meet national standards for professional IT practice.
You'll start by building a strong foundation in your first year, giving you time to discover what you enjoy and where your strengths lie before choosing your path.
Then choose from one of seven new, industry-informed majors, each designed to prepare you for the challenges of tomorrow's tech landscape:
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Artificial Intelligence)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Analysis and IT Management)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Cyber Security)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Enterprise Computing)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Process Analytics and Automation)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development)
Careers and outcomes
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.
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.
This course is also accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), ensuring you meet national standards for professional IT practice.
Possible careers
- AR/VR experience designer
- Experience designer
- Front-end developer
- Interaction designer
- Interface designer
- Product designer
- Product manager
- Programmer
- User experience designer
- User researcher
- Web designer
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Design, 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Information Technology and 24 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake the both degree components concurrently.
Bachelor of Design component:
- Core units - 60 credit points
- Interaction Design Major - 96 credit points
- Capstone unit option - 12 credit points
- Complementary Studies - 12 credit points
Bachelor of Information Technology component:
- Nine (9) Core units (108 credit points)
- One Major (72 credit points) selected from the following Major Options:
- Artificial Intelligence Major
- Business Analysis and IT Management Major
- Computer Science Major
- Cyber Security Major
- Enterprise Computing Major
- Process Analytics and Automation Major
- Software Development Major
QUT You: 24 credit points
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Design, 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Information Technology and 24 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake the both degree components concurrently.
Bachelor of Design component:
- Core units - 60 credit points
- Interaction Design Major - 96 credit points
- Capstone unit option - 12 credit points
- Complementary Studies - 12 credit points
Bachelor of Information Technology component:
- Nine (9) Core units (108 credit points)
- One Major (72 credit points) selected from the following Major Options:
- Artificial Intelligence Major
- Business Analysis and IT Management Major
- Computer Science Major
- Cyber Security Major
- Enterprise Computing Major
- Process Analytics and Automation Major
- Software Development Major
QUT You: 24 credit points
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2026.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- ID15
- QTAC code
- 409452
- CRICOS code
- 096570E
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course in the Semester 1 offer rounds, up to the main offer round in mid-January.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course in the Semester 1 offer rounds.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2025
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
89.45
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Selection rank
91.45
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
80.30
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Selection rank
82.25
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
67.25
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Selection rank
71.25
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 70.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge C1 Advanced
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale) | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from October
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from July
2026 fees
2026: CSP $9,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2026 fees
2026: $42,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
International Talent Scholarship
A new scholarship for 2026 that covers tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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