Bachelor of Design - 241292

Bachelor of Design

241292

Creative and Performing Arts

Join the next generation of leaders in Product and User Experience (UX), Interior, or Visual Communication Design. Through hands-on studios and internships, you’ll develop the adaptive, human-centred skills to lead in a technology-driven ...

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP/$11200 (1st year contribution)

Griffith University - Brisbane City

Start Date

Mar 2027

Jul 2027

Duration

3 years Full time or 6 years Part time

Offer Rounds

23 Dec 2026, 3 Jun 2027

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

Disrupt, innovate, and design the solutions to tomorrow’s problems. Learn how to design future products, services and systems in a creative and critical way, in state-of-the-art facilities and studios. This degree will equip you with the creative and technical skills and insights to rise to future design challenges. Our Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) staff are practicing designers with a wide array of industry experience and skills that help create a vibrant studio culture that will inspire and challenge you. You’ll have the opportunity to build your portfolio and cultivate important contacts and networks while working on projects for real clients through our QCAD Live work-integrated learning studios. In partnership with leading experts and industry, you will gain the skills to devise leading-edge strategies and solutions and gain new perspectives on sustainability while advancing your critical and strategic thinking. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Design at GU.

Griffith University

Majors

Interior design: Integrating theory with practice, you’ll gain comprehensive skills across architectural and digital design programs, while developing your skills in analysis and critical thinking.

Product and user experience design: Learn user-focused design methods and gain hands-on experience with digital tools to create new products, systems and services, focusing on solving user problems.

Visual communication design: explore many different forms of visual and graphic communication as well as how to effectively present and communicate your ideas within this evolving industry.

Combined diploma/degrees

Refer to entry under Griffith University for: D Design/B Design.
Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Design/B Design.

Fee notes

This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges

Other requirements

It is recommended that students have their own laptop computer by the start of first year. Information on computers, computer configuration and recommended software should be discussed with the course convenor.

Prerequisites

Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.

Additional entry requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Design is via ATAR/Rank.

Griffith VET Guarantee and the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee applies to this program. For more information visit Guaranteed Admission at GU.

Assumed knowledge

Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C).

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

91.80

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

93.80

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

72.55

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

78.30

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

65.80

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

67.80

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

Percentage of all students

17.1%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

37.1%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

25.7%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5

Career opportunities

Depending on your areas of specialisation, you may find roles in strategic design, product design, interior and furniture design, graphics, design management, communications, UX and service design, digital design, branding and advertising, e-commerce, curating and cultural planning, design research.

Membership

The Design Institute of Australia.

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