BH104 - Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)

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RMIT program code: BH104
Plan name: Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)
Plan code: BH104P15
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 080225J

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2024 Enrolment Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   Year Four of Program
 
AND   Industrial Design:
 

Your program section code is B104

For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here

To graduate you must complete the following:

You must successfully complete a total of 384 credit points in order to be eligible to complete the program according to the structure below.

You should only enrol into one studio per semester.

Students with previous tertiary study in a related design discipline who are eligible for credit are required to contact the program via the RMIT Connect Student Portal prior to the first week of semester for further information. 

You have the option of undertaking courses in either semester 1 or semester 2. Please note that there is a quota for enrolment numbers for these courses. Once the quota is reached you will need to select the course in an alternative semester.

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

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Year One of Program

8 core courses need to be completed in this first year. These courses are:

User Centred Design
Design for Sustainability
Design in Society
Industrial Design Ecologies
Industrial Design Drawing
CAID to CAM
Design Prototyping
Industrial Design Engineering

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

Complete the following Eight Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

User Centred Design Studio 12 GRAP1031 City Campus 2860 (B104) 2853 (B104)
Design in Society: Histories, Politics and Contexts of Application 12 GRAP1041 City Campus 2830 (B104) 2824 (B104)
Design Prototyping: Materials, Processes and Experimentation 12 GRAP1052 City Campus 2831 (B104) 2825 (B104)
Industrial Design Drawing 12 GRAP1049 City Campus 2852 (B104) 2837 (B104)
Design for Sustainability Studio 12 GRAP1032 City Campus 2840 (B104) 2830 (B104)
Industrial Design Ecologies: Sustainability, Socio-technical Systems and Change 12 GRAP1042 City Campus 2853 (B104) 2838 (B104)
Computer Aided Industrial Design 12 GRAP1050 City Campus 2829 (B104) 2823 (B104)
Industrial Design Engineering: Materials, Mechanics, Processes and Principles of Production 12 GRAP1051 City Campus 2854 (B104) 2839 (B104)
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Industrial Design Tactics: Temporal, Perceptual and Experiential Methods 12 GRAP1043 City Campus 2856 (B104) 2848 (B104)
Interactive Systems Design 12 ARCH1479 City Campus 2857 (B104) 2850 (B104)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Design Studio: Materiality 24 Yes GRAP1033 City Campus 2837 (B104) 2828 (B104)
Design Studio Speculative 24 Yes GRAP1034 City Campus 2833 (B104) 2826 (B104)
Design Studio: Social 24 Yes GRAP1035 City Campus 2839 (B104) 2829 (B104)
Design Studio: Digital 24 Yes GRAP2221 City Campus 2835 (B104) 2827 (B104)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) course from the Program Options List at the end of this program structure

AND

Select and Complete One (1) University Elective or another Program Option Course:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

The Contemporary Industrial Design Enterprise: Modes and Practice in Design Business 12 GRAP1045 City Campus 2843 (B104) 2832 (B104)
Methods in Design Research and Practice 12 GRAP2225 City Campus 2858 (B104) 2851 (B104)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following courses that you have not taken or passed already.

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Design Studio: Materiality 24 Yes GRAP1033 City Campus 2837 (B104) 2828 (B104)
Design Studio Speculative 24 Yes GRAP1034 City Campus 2833 (B104) 2826 (B104)
Design Studio: Social 24 Yes GRAP1035 City Campus 2839 (B104) 2829 (B104)
Design Studio: Digital 24 Yes GRAP2221 City Campus 2835 (B104) 2827 (B104)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) course from the Program Options list at the end of this program structure:

AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any University Elective or another Program Option course:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Four of Program

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Industrial Design Honours Project Part One: Design Research and Development 24 Yes GRAP2290 City Campus 2845 (B104) 2833 (B104)
Industrial Design Honours Project Part Two: Design Research and Prototyping 24 Yes GRAP1040 City Campus 2847 (B104) 2834 (B104)
Professional Ethics and Design Strategy 12 GRAP2923 Brunswick Campus 2851 (B104) 2836 (B104)
Industrial Design Honours: Reflection and Exposition 12 Yes GRAP2939 Brunswick Campus 2849 (B104) 2835 (B104)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) course from the Program Options list at the end of this program structure:

AND

Select and Complete One (1) Courses from any University Elective or another Program Option:

University Elective
 
AND

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Industrial Design:

If students are unclear which courses to enrol into, please seek advice from the program administration team.

Program Option Course List:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class

Advanced Industrial Design Engineering 12 Yes GRAP2940 Brunswick Campus 2825 (B104) 2799 (B104)
Advanced Industrial Design Visualisation 12 Yes GRAP2926 Brunswick Campus 2826 (B104) 2800 (B104)
Advanced CAID 12 Yes GRAP2941 Brunswick Campus 2827 (B104) 2801 (B104)
Industrial Design Prototyping and Complex Fabrication 12 Yes GRAP2942 Brunswick Campus 2855 (B104) 2846 (B104)
Electronic and Interactive Prototyping 12 Yes GRAP2572 City Campus 2841 (B104) 2831 (B104)
Computational Prototyping for Industrial Design 12 Yes ARCH1477 City Campus 2828 (B104) 2822 (B104)
Systems and Service Visualisation for Industrial Design 12 Yes ARCH3335 Brunswick Campus 2859 (B104) 2852 (B104)
Design Internship 12 Yes GRAP2571 City Campus 2964 (DESN) 2921 (DESN)
 

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Contact details and related links

Program structure enquiries

The BH104 Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) program conducts its teaching across two campuses (Brunswick and City Campuses).

1. Log an Academic Assistance enquiry via the RMIT Connect Portal

OR

2. Tel: +61 3 9925 5000 (select the option to 'Speak to your School' then 'College of Design and Social Context')

 

Timetabling

Please go to the Class timetables web page to access timetabling information.

 

Material fees

Some courses and programs have material fees (fees for field trips, goods or services) associated with them. In most cases these charges are not compulsory, but are levied by the teaching school for materials they purchase on your behalf for use in your studies. Go to the Material Fees web page to check the material fees for your program and courses.

Enrolment

For more information about enrolment at RMIT University, please go to the Enrolment home page.

*Semester 1 classes generally commence in February and Semester 2 classes generally commence in July. Please contact your school for more information about specific class start days.

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Student Electives

University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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