Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Applied Innovation
70.0
Choose your major
Branded Environments
Transform spaces into multi-sensory experiences. Drive deep connections to brands. Put your sensory design superpowers to use in our Branded Environments major.
Communication Design
Develop your design-thinking capabilities with our Communication Design major. Learn how to respond to challenging design briefs and generate ideas with confidence. Plus, build your folio as you go.
Motion Design
In our Motion Design major, you'll learn how to design and produce motion content for every conceivable media platform – from sky-scraping digital billboards to discreet wearable devices.
Photomedia
Prepare yourself for practice as a visual artist or photographer with our Photomedia major. Develop your conceptual and technical skills to create sophisticated campaigns and publications.
UX Interaction Design
Gain skills in user-centred design research, visual design theory and design-led thinking in order to create seamless user experiences in our UX Interaction Design major.
Overview
Innovative by nature. Applied by design. Our Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Applied Innovation double degree is tailor-made for designers who want an innovation edge. Learn in multidisciplinary innovation labs. Learn through hackathons, industry projects and innovation sprints. Get hands-on creating designs (and a page-turner of a portfolio) – from typography to digital media, to brand and identity design.
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Your industry experience
Bolster your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs – a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. This can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects. This degree includes a capstone (final year) project which could see you working with places like City of Melbourne, and more.
Skills you’ll learn
- Creative problem solving
- Idea generation
- Digital prototyping
- Concept development
- Digital design skills
- Critical thinking
Your career opportunities
- Communication designer
- Motion designer
- Photographer
- User experience designer
- Design consultant
- Innovation lead
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Why Swinburne?
Top 100 for art and design
5 stars for overall experience
#1 in Melbourne for graduate found full-time employment 4 months after completing their degree
#1 in Melbourne for graduate salary one year out
Olivia's Next Gen_ Story
It’s this piece of paper – a Swinburne double degree in Engineering and Business - that has prepared Olivia to start her career in the real world. Where there’s hard work, there’s also play. Olivia makes the perfect balance between her studies, and taking full advantage of the extracurricular activities Swinburne has on offer. It’s more than a piece of paper.