Industrial design involves the research and design of the whole range of consumer and capital products used by people. These are as diverse as telephones and transportation, kitchen appliances and exhibition systems. Ideally, the industrial designer works as part of a team involving engineering, production and marketing. The industrial designer initially concentrates on establishing the concept as a marketable, producible, useable and socially responsible product; and subsequently details the human factors (ergonomics), appearance (style) and mode of operation. Frequently the designer becomes involved in the corporate image of companies and their products as well as the graphics of the product's packaging and the associated retail support systems.

The Bachelor of Industrial Design Program provides academic education and practical experience leading to professional qualifications in industrial design. It requires full time attendance for four years. There are two central goals. The primary goal is to equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and techniques needed for the design, documentation and administration of design and product development. The second more general goal is to provide students with an all-round problem-solving education. In achieving these goals students will be able to direct their skills in more specialist areas, such as marketing and design management, according to their particular interests. Core lectures and practical sessions cover theoretical knowledge in the following areas:

1. Industrial Design Studio
2. Visual Communication of Design (Computer aided and manual methods)
3. Technology (Engineering materials and manufacture)
4. Marketing
5. Ergonomics
6. Design Management
7. Design Theory and Process
8. Design History

Students are not required to undertake the other elective and general education requirements in the exact order as indicated in the above program structure. This structure provides a suggested order for the completion of these elective and general education requirements, however a student can choose to do them in a different sequence. For example, a student may choose to complete an Open Elective in S2 of Yr 2 and undertake the 6 UOC of General Education in S1 of Yr 4.

**Note: The 12UOC of Interdisciplinary Learning Courses can be undertaken at any stage from the end of Year 2 to the end of Year 4 including summer terms.

An indicative list of Interdisciplinary Learning Courses is below:

Students would choose 2 courses from the suite of offerings to total a minimum of 12UoC in interdisciplinary studies.

Embedding Interdisciplinary Education within programs is part of a wider Faculty curriculum development and program review process, it is the intent that the list of interdisciplinary learning courses will be expanded as new interdisciplinary courses are developed.

The Bachelor of Industrial Design degree may be awarded with Honours based upon the quality of performance in the program.

1. The degree of Bachelor of Industrial Design is awarded at either Pass or Honours level after the successful completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit.

2. To fulfil these requirements, students must complete:

3. The standard duration of the program is 4 years consisting of 8 semesters of full-time study (24 units of credit per semester).

4. General Education courses may not be taken before a student enters Year 2 of the program.

Refer to General Education

Open electives can be chosen from any courses offered by any Faculty at UNSW for which the student meets prerequisite or other enrolment requirments. The exceptions are those specific General Education GEN prefix courses which cannot be counted as open electives. Open electives do not need to be taken outside the Faculty, students can choose FBE electives as open electiives.

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The program prepares students for professional and executive employment in areas involving the research, design and development of new manufactured products. Whilst it is anticipated that most graduates will be initially employed in an industrial design capacity either in manufacturing companies or consultancies, it is likely that some graduates may subsequently choose to specialize in aspects of marketing, engineering, product management or design management.

The Degree of Bachelor of Industrial Design from the University of New South Wales is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia.