3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
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
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.
Refer to entry under Griffith University for: D Design/B Design.
Refer to entry under Griffith College for: D Design/B Design.
This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges
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.
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.
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.
Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
89.80
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
97.80
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
72.90
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
77.90
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
60.45
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
66.45
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.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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6
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17.7%
Number of students
34
Percentage of all students
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* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
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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.
The Design Institute of Australia.