Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business
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Choose your majors for Bachelor of Design
Choose your majors for Bachelor of Business
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
Learn effective design strategies for digital, marketing and communications collateral.
The Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business equips students with the knowledge and skills essential for a career that encompasses the challenging and dynamic area of design and business. Graduates will gain opportunities in both the design and business professions learning photography, UX design and consulting skills.
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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's design component includes a capstone project which could see yourself working with places like City of Melbourne and more.
Skills you’ll learn
- Creative visual problem solving
- Digital prototyping
- Idea generation
- Ethical conduct
- Problem solving
- Time management
Your career opportunities
- Economics
- Design consultancy
- Design management
- Marketing
- Merchandising
- Publishing
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.
Professional accreditations
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Why Swinburne?
Ranked Top 150 in Art and Design
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
5 stars for overall experience
Top 5% of the world’s higher education business schools
#1 in Melbourne for graduate salary one year out
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"I chose Swinburne because I wanted to complete a degree that would give me practical work experience and a competitive edge over other graduates from other universities. My placement offered insight into working life and a clearer idea of the career path I'd like to take."
Linh , Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business