Bachelor of Design

Bachelor of Design is a Bachelor program taught at University of Auckland, New Zealand. Intake: Semester One (March) and Semester One (February). The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Bachelor of Design at the University of Auckland combines case studies with real-world project briefs. You develop conceptual and technical skills for design thinking, making, and applying. You also investigate practical, social, political, and environmental impacts of design outcomes, using both digital and material technologies.

Learning includes experimentation in making and prototyping and support from research academics and specialists drawn from industries relevant to contemporary design. The degree has a personalised study plan built around Stage II compulsory courses and electives from four design themes. In the final year, you complete a capstone design research project and document your creative process in your project report.

Modules

• Design Methods and Processes 1
• Design Theory and Fundamentals
• Design Methods and Processes 2
• Creative Communities
• Design Research Methodologies
• Design Research Practice
• Advanced Design Methods Capstone

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Design at University of Auckland for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Auckland.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Auckland as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Design.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• First, you must meet the University Entrance (UE) standard.
• You must also meet the rank score for this programme.
• Guaranteed rank score, subject and other requirements (secondary school applicants): NCEA score required 180; CIE score required 190; IB score required 27.
• Tertiary qualifications (minimum grade requirements): Grade required GPA 3.0; Grade required GPE 3.0.
• Further requirements: You must have completed one semester of successful bachelors degree study at a New Zealand tertiary institution, or one year of successful study as part of an acceptable sub-degree qualification from a New Zealand tertiary institution.
• Transfer of Credit is available for tertiary courses completed elsewhere as part of your Application for Admission.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/bachelor-of-design.html