This plan is for students studying Industrial Design 3385 degree program combined with a Master of Commerce. The plan provides an opportunity for students to obtain two professional degrees. It allows students to add the Masters in Commerce program to the Bachelor of Industrial Design program offered by the Faculty of the Built Environment. Because the Industrial Design program contains a percentage of parallel subjects that can replace MCom courses, the combined program requires only two additional sessions of study to gain both qualifications. In general, this study is taken concurrently with the BIndDes program and both can be completed in a minimum of ten sessions.

The BIndDes MCom course is administered by both the Faculty of the Built Environment (Years 1 - 4) and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics (Year 5). The final program and timetable must be approved by the Head of the Industrial Design Program in the Faculty of the Built Environment.

1. The degree of Bachelor of Industrial Design will be awarded at either Pass or Honours level after successful completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit including 24 units of credit of the Master of Commerce program. The degree of Master of Commerce will be awarded at Pass level after the successful completion of 72 units of credit from the MCom program, 24 of which are completed during the four years of the BIndDes program.

2. To fulfill these requirements, students must complete:

3. The standard duration of the program is 5 years consisting of 10 semesters of full-time study (24 units of credit per semester)

4. The student must complete 144 units of credit in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program before attempting any courses from the MCom program

Year 1 - Session 1

Transfer Arrangements
Students may apply to transfer to this program following the successful completion of at least 144 units of credit in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program providing that they have achieved a weighted average mark across all courses of 65 or higher. Applications must be supported by a letter of recommendation from the Program Head, Industrial Design, and must be approved by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics. Students in the BIndDes MCom program may transfer back to the BIndDes program. They will receive credit toward their BIndDes degree of up to 24 units of credit for MCom courses completed while undertaking the joint program.

Students in the BIndDes MCom program who do not complete the BIndDes degree including 24 units of credit of MCom courses cannot transfer directly to the MCom program, but may subsequently apply for admission to the MCom upon completion of the BIndDes and may request credit for MCom courses completed while they were undertaking the joint program.


Core Courses in Industrial Design
The core courses prescribed for the BIndDes program are those named in Table 3385 - 2 Program Schedule up to and including the end of Year 5.


Course Selection Restrictions
During the final two semesters of the BIndDes program students must complete the three MCom core courses listed in Table 3385 - 3.


Table 3385 - 3 MCom Courses:

Note that exemption is given for MARK5900 based on successful completion of MARK1012 and MARK2051.


Honours
The Bachelor of Industrial Design degree may be awarded with Honours based on the quality of performance in the class and in accordance with current faculty regulations. Honours are Class 1 or Class 2 Division 1 or Class 2 Division 2.