C09145v2 Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of International Studies (Honours)
Award(s): Bachelor of International Studies (Honours) (BIntSt(Hon))Bachelor of Design in Product Design (BDesign)
CRICOS code: 106926F
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Notes
This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course. See the Course transfer page for further details.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Inherent (essential) requirements
Applications
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of International Studies (Honours) is an exit-point for students who have completed the International Honours pathway within the Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of International Studies (C10305).
In the fourth year of the combined degree, International Honours students spend an academic year studying in the local language at a university in the country of their major and also complete an honours level research project under the supervision of a relevant UTS academic.
Entry to the International Honours pathway is dependent on students maintaining a credit average (or higher) in both their International Studies and professional degree in their first three years of study, and on the availability of placements in particular majors.
UTS believes a hands-on approach is fundamental for every aspiring designer. As such, the students' starting point is the individual design and making of an object. Throughout their studies students learn how to design, prototype and test solutions using the latest technologies in the faculty's digital and fabrication workshops.
Alongside a strong technical base, the degree applies the creative problem-solving required to design experiences that make a difference to everyday life, whether in developing economies or digital cultures. Central to this approach is an understanding of the relationships between objects, culture, economy, technology, business and human behaviour.
A further two years of study introduce and consolidate the learning of a language and culture other than English.
Course aims
This integrated approach makes graduates ready to work both locally and internationally. Students benefit from significant exposure to industry projects and global travel studios. Collaborations with local companies include Glarce Eyewear, Second Road, Kimberley Clarke, Cormack Packaging, Electrolux, Enware and King Furniture. UTS has established international connections with companies and institutions across Asia and Europe.
Students learn in a multidisciplinary, team-based environment thanks to the ability to work alongside other disciplines within the university and externally with industry partners.
Career options
Career opportunities for graduates of the Product Design degree are expanding. Longstanding industrial design roles include working as an in-house designer in a manufacturing company or working as a design consultant. Graduates also work in emerging fields such as service and strategic design or digital interaction design, adapting advanced technologies for new experiences and networked environments. Integrated education also allows graduates to move beyond design and manage production, distribution and marketing of new products. Finally, the degree prepares graduates for further study in specialised fields such as transport design or associated professional disciplines.
The international studies enhances career options, making students more marketable to prospective employers.
Course intended learning outcomes
| A.1 | Demonstrated engagement with ideas and learning |
| A.2 | Commitment to ethical practices |
| A.3 | Value for alternative points of view |
| A.4 | Value for richly diverse and sustainable human cultures and environmental ecologies |
| C.1 | Effective written and oral communication skills |
| C.2 | Effective visual communication skills |
| C.3 | Effective tangible 3D representation |
| C.4 | Ability to work in teams and in multi-disciplinary contexts |
| I.1 | Demonstrated ability for problem setting and problem solving |
| I.2 | Demonstration of versatility, curiosity and imagination |
| I.3 | Demonstration of aesthetic sensibility |
| I.4 | Ability to propose, develop and rethink ideas |
| INT.1.1 | Understand and employ effective strategies to operate within professional and everyday settings across diverse cultures in Australia and internationally. |
| INT.2.1 | Conduct a major independent applied research project using advanced theoretical and specialised knowledge into international aspects of contemporary societies and cultures. |
| INT.2.2 | Evaluate critically research findings and creatively use applied research methods to understand complex problems. |
| INT.3.1 | Understand and engage with cultural diversities in Australia and internationally. |
| INT.4.1 | Acquire knowledge and skills of Indigenous Australian communication, engagement, research ethics and practices to work effectively with and for Indigenous Australians across a professional context. |
| INT.5.1 | Engage critically with current issues to act in socially responsible ways in Australian and international settings. |
| INT.6.1 | Communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken language using diverse digital technologies. |
| P.1 | Industry specific practical and digital skills |
| P.2 | Accuracy, rigour and care |
| P.3 | Ability to self-manage, including task initiation, allocation of time and realisation of outcomes |
| P.4 | Understanding of the global context of established and emergent industry practices |
| P.5 | Acquire a comprehensive knowledge of cultural, historic and contemporary contexts that influence the lives of Indigenous Australians |
| P.6 | Ability to critically evaluate ethical practices including the protection of Indigenous Intellectual property rights across Product Design projects and industry |
| P.7 | Ability to apply ethical Indigenous practices and critically reflect on how this will influence future professional practice to work for and with Indigenous Australians across Product Design projects and industry |
| R.1 | Identify and execute research methods appropriate to the project |
| R.2 | Analyse complex contexts for design |
| R.3 | Develop reasoned arguments supported by research |
| R.4 | Reflective critical analysis |
Key
INT = International Studies course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
Inherent (essential) requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.
Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
For course specific information see the Bachelor of International Studies Diploma in Languages Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Applications
Assumed knowledge
There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program. During their first year of study students complete a language survey to ensure they commence their language and culture study at the appropriate level.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Students spend two sessions of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.
Course structure
Students must complete 240 credit points comprising 108 credit points of core subjects, a 24-credit-point of design studies, 12 credit points of electives in product design, and 96 credit points of international studies subjects.
International Studies (96 credit points)
- Intercultural Communication (8 credit points)
- International Research Methods (8 credit points)
- Contemporary Society subject (8 credit points)
- Language and Culture subjects (32 credit points)
- International Honours (40 credit points)
Overseas study
International Honours students spend a full year at a relevant partner university where they complete an honours level research project.
Course completion requirements
| STM91425 Core Subjects (Product Design) | 108cp | |
| STM91882 Design Studies | 18cp | |
| STM91883 Electives Choice | 18cp | |
| CBK92058 Country and Language choice (Honours) | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn session and is undertaking the course with the German Language and Culture major, and the International Honours pathway.
Levels of award
The Bachelor of International Studies (Honours) may be awarded with first class honours, second class honours division 1, second class honours division 2, and Pass level.
The calculation of the Honours level is based upon the 48 credit points of study completed in the UTS subjects 999781 International Research Methods, In-country Study and Fieldwork Project 1 and In-country Study and Fieldwork Project 2, all completed while students are overseas on In-country Study.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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