C10428v1 Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of Languages and Cultures
Award(s): Bachelor of Design in Product Design (BDesign)Bachelor of Languages and Cultures (BLangCultures)
CRICOS code: 103084A
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Notes
There is no direct admission to this course. Current UTS students in combined Bachelor of Arts in International Studies courses may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Continuing) application to transfer into this course. Check with the Student Centre.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Languages and Cultures offers students studies in languages other than English, culture and society focused on developing their intercultural and linguistic capabilities. It also offers a capstone subject that allows students to design and carry out a small-scale research project that requires them to apply their linguistic skills and cultural knowledge.
The combined Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of Languages and Cultures provides students with intercultural and linguistic skills that raise their awareness of the international implications of design in product design. Students develop an understanding and awareness of a language other than English languages and another culture and refine their intercultural skills. Students also develop their professional skills in writing, research and evaluation.
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 languages and cultures studies enhances career options, making students more marketable to prospective employers.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. In 2022, students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). From 2023, all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses will complete a transdisciplinary subject as part of their course of study. More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
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 |
| LC.1.1 | Employ effective intercultural strategies to operate within professional settings. |
| LC.2.1 | Conduct independent research into contemporary societies and cultures. |
| LC.2.2 | Evaluate research findings and creatively use research methods for international and intercultural studies. |
| LC.3.1 | Reflect on and use knowledge of contemporary societies to engage with diverse cultures. |
| LC.3.2 | Communicate effectively for everyday and/or professional purposes in an additional language. |
| LC.4.1 | Value Indigenous knowledges, Language and sovereignty in Australian and international contexts. |
| LC.5.1 | Develop capacity to engage ethically with current issues in Australian and international settings. |
| LC.6.1 | Communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English. |
| 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 |
| 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
LC = Languages and Cultures course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a five-year, full-time or part-time equivalent basis.
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 languages and cultures subjects.
Course completion requirements
| STM91425 Core Subjects (Product Design) | 108cp | |
| STM91424 Design Studies | 24cp | |
| CBK91878 Electives | 12cp | |
| CBK91972 Language Major Choice | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn session with the Germany major as the chosen language and culture major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 84610 Inside Design | 6cp | |
| 84111 Understanding Three-dimensional Form | 6cp | |
| 84116 Product Design Communication A | 6cp | |
| 85502 Researching Design Histories | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 84611 Integrated Product Design | 6cp | |
| 84117 Product Design Communication B | 6cp | |
| 84118 Informing Product Design | 6cp | |
| 85503 Thinking Through Design | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| 84909 Product Design and Sustainability | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 84711 User-centred Design | 12cp | |
| 85202 Design Futuring | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 84712 Product Engineering | 12cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 85302 Social Media Cultures | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 84910 Analogue and Digital UX | 6cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99218 Intercultural Communication | 8cp | |
| CBK91976 Elective | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 992219 Languages and Cultures Capstone Project | 16cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 84911 Advanced Manufacturing Technology | 6cp | |
| 84811 Smart Design | 12cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 84813 Product Design Professional Communication | 6cp | |
| 84812 Product Design Major Studio | 12cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
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or +61 2 9514 1222
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