UndergraduateArchitecture
Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT University explores the trans-disciplinary nature of contemporary industrial design through hands-on learning in practice-based design studios, co-creating solutions with a human-centred approach to product, service and experience design. Working on real-world problems in industry and community contexts, students complete a year-long honours design research project and choose from four majors. RMIT has offered industrial design for more than 75 years, and is ranked number one in Australia and 19th in the world for art and design in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Year 1 First year provides foundational exposure to the methods and nature of the designed form
- 2D and 3Dand the socio-cultural factors of design and designing. You will be trained in core industrial design skill sets and practice including drawing
- computer-aided industrial design (CAID)
- 3D prototyping in workshops
- and design process
- thinking and strategies. Year 2 Second year sees an increase of the technical
- technological and contextual complexity by which design activity is to be considered
- as well as providing avenues of choice in industrial design practice and studios. The selected majors and minors are commenced here. Year 3 Third year significantly defines individual design capabilities and interests by providing a variety of design studio and elective topics. Major and minor courses are continued. Year 4 Fourth year provides the challenge of defining and demonstrating an area of professional engagement through a year-long
- research-led and industry-engaged design project. This experience acts as a scaffold for entry into the profession
- and opens up opportunities beyond graduation. The major optional courses are completed alongside the Honours capstone project
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Admissions
Prerequisites: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL; or a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent studies . Rankings and adjustment factors Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors. You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT . We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked. Selection criteria by applicant typ
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