Overview

Use your existing engineering degree to expand your career prospects. With a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Applied Innovation, you'll be challenged to make connections between engineering, information technology and social mobility. You could work as an innovation specialist, analyst, consultant, transformation lead or strategic designer.

Course prerequisites have changed

The maths requirement now includes General Maths for Semester 1, 2025 entry. Please see the Entry requirements tab for updated information.

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Your major

Product Design

The product design major combines the creativity and human-centred approach of industrial design with the academic rigour of engineering science and innovation. As part of a degree professionally accredited by Engineers Australia, you’ll develop skills needed to design and develop competitive products for Australian and international markets through plenty of industry projects.

Your industry experience

Bolster your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs, which are a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees and can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects. The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) also guarantees industry-based projects every semester from year 1. 

Skills you’ll learn

  • Problem solving
  • Engineering principles
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Critical thinking

Your career opportunities

  • Civil engineer
  • Industrial engineer
  • Design/mechanical engineer
  • Innovation lead
  • Strategic designer
  • Product manager

Key codes

CRICOS course code
108362K
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400212583
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400212581
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

Why Swinburne?

86.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course

#45 for automation and control

Top 75 for civil engineering

Top 100 for electrical and electronic engineering