Bachelor of Design

• Content creator
• Creative producer
• Digital strategist
• Fashion designer
• Game designer, artist or programmer
• Interactive media specialist
• Interdisciplinary artist
• Photographer
• Professional designer
• Visual communication designer
• Visualisation designer

Secondary education

• Completion of Year 12 or equivalent

Applicants must meet the minimum ATAR/Rank: 52.00

Recommended prior study: English

Work and Life

You may be eligible for a selection rank, which can help you get into university, If you:

• have completed Year 12 (no matter how long ago)
• have a TAFE/VET qualification
• have relevant work experience, or
• have studied at university before (even if you didn’t complete your studies)

To learn more about pathways visit program page Bachelor of Design

For more detailed information on how applications are assessed, visit Admissions explained.

Please refer to Application dates for the closing dates to submit an applications to study at UniSC.

If you've completed prior study or have relevant work experience, you may, under specified conditions, be eligible for credit towards your USC degree.

Visit Credit Transfer and How to apply for credit for more information.

Discover your creativity and develop your critical thinking through experimentation in an inclusive, exploratory environment. Design plays an increasingly important role in the world, with opportunities to specialise in interactive media, digital culture, game design or visual communication. Become equipped with theory, creative skills, cultural awareness and critical thinking to shape a rapidly changing future.

Explore majors and minors for the Bachelor of Design.

Recommended Study Pattern

This program is offered full-time or equivalent part-time.

The recommended study pattern is subject to change based on study period of enrolment. To learn more about the courses you will undertake in this program please refer to program structure.

Program structure

Introductory courses (6) 72 units

DES101 Elements of Design

DES103 Fundamentals of Photography

DES104 Art, Design and Digital Culture

DES105 Design Methods

DES107 Drawing Practice

SGD102 Introduction to Games Programming

Graduate courses (1) 12 units

BCI304 Creative Engagement

PLUS SELECT 1 COURSE (1) 12 UNITS FROM:

BCI302 Work Integrated Learning Project

BCI303 Work Integrated Learning Placement

Plus select 16 courses (192 units) towards 1 required major and 1 major from the specified list; or 1 required major and 2 minors: 

Required Major

Select 1 required major from:

• Digital Culture^
• Game Design
• Interactive Media
• Visual Communication

Majors

• Creative Writing and Publishing
• Digital Culture^
• Game Design
• Interactive Media
• Journalism
• Music^
• Screen Media
• Social Media
• Theatre and Performance^
• Visual Communication

Minors

• Creative and Interactive Advertising
• Creative Writing and Publishing
• Digital Culture^
• Fashion Studies^
• Game Art and Animation
• Game Design
• Game Programming
• Interactive Media
• Journalism 
• Music^
• Photographic Practice^
• Screen Media
• Social Media
• Strategic Global Communication
• Theatre and Performance^
• Visual Communication

Elective courses

Select up to a total of 12 to 36 units from the undergraduate elective course options.

Program notes

• Each study period, you have the choice to switch between full-time and part-time study. Full-time study is enrolling in three or more courses per study period, while part-time study is one or two courses per study period.
• The number of electives will vary depending on the majors chosen.
• The total number of units required to complete the program is 288 units.
• The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
• Program structures are subject to change

Award Requirements

To attain the award of Bachelor of Design, students are required to:

• Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
• Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses

Exit Points

Diploma in Design Studies