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AD007 - Associate Degree in Design (Furniture)
Plan: AD007 - Associate Degree in Design (Furniture)
Campus: City Campus
Program delivery and structure
Approach to learning and assessmentWork integrated learningProgram structureApproach to learning and assessment
Please note that this program’s courses (whether core, option, or university elective courses) may have mandatory in-person attendance or assessment to pass the course.
If you are choosing to enrol in a course which has mandatory in-person attendance or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.
Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.
Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus
Whilst based on historical and contemporary design theory, furniture design is a highly practical activity. As such exploration, experimentation and practical outcomes together with well-developed design practice are central to the learning and assessment in all courses in this program.
The program is broken up into 4 learning streams:
- Design Studios: spaces in which you will discuss, develop and refine your design concepts and apply your acquired making skills to realise them into proposals or prototypes.
- Communication: this stream develops a foundation of techniques in drawing and presenting ideas manually as well as electronically which you apply, improve and refine though out the other courses in the program.
- Design Studies: this stream challenges and develops your understanding of where the practice of furniture design and making sits in society today as well as in an historical context. It is a place to reflect how the practice of furniture design is affected by external and varied ideas and realities.
- Technology: this stream engages you with materials and advanced manufacturing technologies used today to produce contemporary furniture. Specific in detail it encourages you to explore possibilities and properties to apply to the furniture ideas and proposals.
You will be encouraged to actively seek feedback from your peers and industry partners through out the program. You are expected to examine and reflect on your learning as a way to develop your knowledge and skills of the practice of furniture design. Opportunities for you to integrate your learning within a workplace environment are provided in several courses, exposing you to current industry practice and knowledge.
The Associate Degree culminates in a capstone project that engages with ‘real world’ industry practice: the Design Studio 4 (Furniture Design) where you will collaborate with an industry partner to create a piece of furniture ready for market.
The program uses a variety of teaching and learning approaches, including Studios, Topic specific seminars, Case studies, Problem based learning, Exploration tasks, Group-based learning, Presentations and Negotiated learning.
As an independent learner, you are expected to take responsibility to seek feedback and critique from your peers and industry partners to develop and advance your capabilities.
In this program you will be assessed through a range of assignments and activities including: the production of furniture proposals and prototypes, demonstration of practical skills and knowledge, proposals and reports, presentations, portfolio for review and critique and technical documentation.
Medical conditions
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he
Top of pageWork integrated learning
RMIT is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT program you will:
- undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
- interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
- complete these activities in real work contexts or situations;
and in addition:
- these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning.
Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.
The Furniture Design program has a strong set of relationships across the furniture and retail industry and works with them in a variety of ways to embed current industry practice throughout the structure and content of the courses.
The designated WIL course is:
- GRAP2385, Design Studio 4 (Furniture Design). In this course you will collaborate with an industry mentor to create a piece of furniture ready for retail and present it to industry for critique at the culmination of your program.
Top of pageProgram Structure
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