Bachelor of Design Te Tohu Paetahi mō te Hoahoa
Design
A course by
AUT
The Bachelor of Design at AUT is a three-year studio-based degree preparing students for careers in design through a strong foundation in creative, technical, and conceptual skills. Students can major in areas such as animation, communication, fashion, industrial, interaction, or spatial/interior design.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
City Campus, Auckland
It will take a total of 3 years
Core skills this course teaches
Apply creative ideas in practical design contexts
Students will develop and apply creative concepts into viable design solutions within a studio-based environment.
Understand connections between design disciplines
Graduates will recognize and apply interdisciplinary approaches, engaging with methodologies and tools from across design fields.
Utilize mātauranga Māori and emergent technologies
What You're Signing Up For
Study design at AUT and develop skills to turn creative ideas into reality in a collaborative studio environment. The Bachelor of Design responds to the evolving nature of design careers, with an emphasis on connections between design disciplines, mātauranga Māori, emerging technologies, and the ethical responsibilities of design professionals. The programme offers excellent facilities, industry connections, and opportunities to specialise through a major and add minors or a second major from within or outside design.
Course Content
- Core courses covering fundamental design principles and processes
- Integrated Design Practice (workplace experience project)
- Specialist major courses (choose from: Animation, Visual Effects and Game Design; Communication Design; Fashion Design; Industrial Design; Interaction Design; Spatial and Interior Design)
- Flexible component: choice of minors and/or second major from art & design or other AUT degrees
- Studio-based project work
- Opportunity to exhibit work at AUT Art & Design Festival
What you need to know first
University Entrance (NZ)
Equivalent overseas secondary school qualification
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Design
Creative Arts & Industries
Future employment opportunities might be
Professional designer (in animation, communication/graphic design, fashion, industrial design, interaction, spatial/interior design)
Creative entrepreneur
Studio assistant/designer
Design project coordinator