MC245 - Master of Design Futures

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Plan: MC245 - Master of Design Futures
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

The core program is delivered online, through a variety of contemporary learning and teaching approaches including remote seminars, lectures, tutorials and workshops; reflective techniques e.g. blogs, problem-based and group-based learning; and negotiated learning for your final individual research project.

This program is designed to engage you as networked, reflective practitioners, using collaborative communication strategies to extend and engage your network. A purpose-designed online Canvas platform is provided to support your learning, including a regularly curated program of invited keynote presentations and workshops by international experts in the field.

As part of this program, you also have the opportunity to undertake a 12 credit point university elective course, outside of the program. This could include a course within another school in RMIT or at an approved institution.

The overall approach to assessment in the program combines specific assignments, presentations, and peer or industry review.

The Design Futures Research Project is a capstone experience designed to draw together and demonstrate your learning throughout the program. It may span from applied to poetic interpretations of future design practice. Where appropriate and possible this may be an embedded research project in an industry sector.

RMIT advice

If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Servies if you would like to find out more.

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 credit here: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University 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 University 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 in a workplace environment.

The WIL nominated course for this program is GRAP2628 Design Futures Research Project (24cp).

As a capstone course, you will work with an academic supervisor to frame and design a research project based on real-world design challenges. These may be in your existing workplace or with any of our global partner organisations.

Industry Placement Requirements

A WIL agreement including schedule and relevant insurance documentation is required to be completed before commencing each placement/internship (local and international). International placements/internships must be registered and processed through RMIT Global Mobility. In the case where a placement ends early, please refer to the Changes  or Cancellation of WIL Activities in the WIL Guidelines. 

 

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
 

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Future Design Contexts 24 GRAP2623 City Campus
Future Design Leadership 24 GRAP2624 City Campus
Research Methods for Design and Digital Media 12 GRAP2627 City Campus
Design Futures Research Project 24 GRAP2628 City Campus
AND
Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Future Design Practice 24 GRAP2625 City Campus
Future Design Impact 24 GRAP2997 City Campus
Design Futures Masterclass 24 GRAP2998 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Select and Complete Thirty Six (36) Credit Points from the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Design Strategy 12 GRAP2626 City Campus
Service Design 12 GRAP2494 City Campus
Future Design Practice 24 GRAP2625 City Campus
Design Futures Masterclass 24 GRAP2998 City Campus
Future Design Impact 24 GRAP2997 City Campus
University Postgrad Elective
 

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Program transition plan

From Semester 1 2022 onwards, the suite of MC245 courses will be expanded to offer students two additional core course options. Students will be able to choose from the following Twenty Four (24) credit point courses to complete during their program of study:
GRAP2625 Future Design Practice
OR
GRAP2997 Future Design Impact 
OR
GRAP2998 Design Futures Masterclass 
Prior enrolments and results in completed courses are not affected by these changes. If you are currently enrolled in MC245 you can choose to finish your degree in the original configuration. You will not incur any extra costs or be required to complete extra credit points as a result of this change in program structure. All individual circumstances will be taken into account and an individualised plan of study will be provided to you in line with University policies and procedures.

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