Welcome to Charles Darwin University
Get Printable Format
Bachelor of Design (BDES)
2011
114161
BDES
FACULTY, LAW, BUSINESS AND ARTS
HE
3 year/s
6 year/s
240
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
. . Students Commencing in Summer Semester
Course Fees

Availability
Yes
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Semester 1 , Semester 2 , Summer Semester
Application for Admission Required

This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered
YearDelivery LocationSATAC CodeModeAdmin Location
2011Casuarina Campus114161ICasuarina Campus


Go to top of page

This course develops theoretical and practical skills in the design of the built environment as well as skills in computer aided design and the preparation of design and working drawings. Focus is placed upon the special requirements for architecture, interior design and building construction in hot-humid tropical environments. The skills gained in this course will equip graduates to fulfill roles in the architecture and interior design industry. Other opportunities include further study leading to a degree in architecture and registration as an architect.



Go to top of page

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.

Stage 1 Mathematics or equivalent.



Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided by using one of the following links:

For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education



The first year of this course focuses on the representation of ideas in design while the second year focuses on concepts of space and the built form. The final year specialises in projects related to either interior design or architecture, with a regional focus.



A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Common
(2 units)
20
Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory regional and indigenous issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two academic skills units:

CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology or
CUC100 Academic Literacies

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.
Core
(15 units)
180
Compulsory Core units totalling 180 credit points:

AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
ARC109 Drawing
ARC140 Design Communications
CAI102 Creative Practice
CAI202 Modernity
DES151 Design Studio 1
DES152 Design Studio 2
DES162 Architectural Technology 1 (replaces ARC103)
DES251 Design Studio 3 (20 credit points)
DES252 Design Studio 4 (20 credit points)
DES261 Architectural Technology 2 (replaces ARC234)
DES262 Architectural Technology 3 (replaces SPH244)
DES311 Design in Context (replaces INT318)
DES342 Architecture, Design, Culture and Space (replaces ARC342)
DES351 Design Studio 5 (20 credit points)


Specialist Electives
(1 unit)
20
Specialist Elective unit totalling 20 credit points selected from one of the two sequences:

Architecture Sequence
ARC352 Tropical Architecture Design Studio (20 credit points)
Interior Design Sequence
INT352 Interior Design Studio 6 (20 credit points)

Electives
(2 units)
20
Units totalling 20 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.
240
Total Credit Points

Of the total 240 credit points:
· Not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
· A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units
· Not more than 30 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"



COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2011

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design prior to 2011 will note some changes to the Course Structure.

Reduction to core
ENG304 Engineering Design Project is no longer required as a core unit.  Continuing students may count this unit as an elective towards their award.

Redeveloped Units
Students who have completed a unit under the 2010 unit code are not required to complete the new unit.
ARC103 has been replaced by DES162
ARC234 has been replaced by DES261
SPH244 has been replaced by DES262
INT318 has been replaced by DES311
ARC342 has been replaced by DES342


COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2009

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design prior to 2009 will note that the Course Structure above indicates a change to the core units.

ENG404 Management for Professionals is no longer offered and has been replaced by ENG304 Engineering Design Project.
Students who have not completed ENG404 are required to complete ENG304.


Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

  • Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
  • Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
  • Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.


Go to top of page

 

Students Commencing in Semester 1

 

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan. 

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. CAI202.


Legend:CU = Common UnitCO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

ARCHITECTURE Sequence
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
ARC103 Architectural Technology
CO
ARC140 Design Communications
CO
ARC109 Drawing
CO
CAI102 Creative Practice
CO
DES151 Design Studio 1
CO
DES152 Design Studio 2
CO
Year 2
CAI202 Modernity
CO
AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
CO
ARC234 Design for Climate
CO
SPH244 Acoustics and Lighting
CO
DES251 Design Studio 3 (20 cp)
CO
DES252 Design Studio 4 (20 cp)
CO
Year 3
INT318 Furniture Design
CO
ARC342 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Architecture
CO
Elective
E
ENG304 Engineering Design Project
CO
DES351 Design Studio 5 (20 cp)
CO
ARC352 Tropical Architecture Design Studio (20 cp)
SE

INTERIOR DESIGN Sequence
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
ARC103 Architectural Technology
DES162 Architectural Technology 1 (replaces ARC103 from 2011)
CO
ARC140 Design Communications
CO
ARC109 Drawing
CO
CAI102 Creative Practice
CO
DES151 Design Studio 1
CO
DES152 Design Studio 2
CO
Year 2
CAI202 Modernity
CO
AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
CO
ARC234 Design for Climate
CO
SPH244 Acoustics and Lighting
CO
DES251 Design Studio 3 (20 cp)
CO
DES252 Design Studio 4 (20 cp)
CO
Year 3
INT318 Furniture Design
CO
ARC342 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Architecture
CO
Elective
E
ENG304 Engineering Design Project
CO
DES351 Design Studio 5 (20 cp)
CO
INT352 Interior Design Studio 6 (20 cp)
SE



Students Commencing in Semester 2


Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan. 

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. CAI202.


Legend:CU = Common UnitCO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

ARCHITECTURE Sequence
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
ARC140 Design Communications
CO
CAI102 Creative Practice
CO
Calendar Year 2
ARC103 Architectural Technology
CO
AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
CO
ARC109  Drawing
CO
SPH244 Acoustics and Lighting
CO
CAI202 Modernity
CO
DES152 Design Studio 2
CO
DES151 Design Studio 1
CO
Calendar Year 3
ARC234 Design for Climate
CO
ARC342 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Architecture
CO
Elective
E
ENG304 Engineering Design Project
CO
DES251 Design Studio 3 (20 cp)
CO
DES252 Design Studio 4 (20 cp)
CO
Calendar Year 4
INT318 Furniture Design
CO
ARC352 Tropical Architecture Design Studio (20 cp)
SE
DES351 Design Studio 5 (20 cp)
CO
INTERIOR DESIGN Sequence
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
ARC140 Design Communications
CO
CAI102 Creative Practice
CO
Calendar Year 2
ARC103 Architectural Technology
CO
AHT232 Postmodernism: Art, Architecture, Culture and Theory
CO
ARC109 Drawing
CO
SPH244 Acoustics and Lighting
CO
CAI202 Modernity
CO
DES152 Design Studio 2
CO
DES151 Design Studio 1
CO
Calendar Year 3
ARC234 Design for Climate
CO
ARC342 Cultural and Heritage Aspects of Architecture
CO
Elective
E
ENG304 Engineering Design Project
CO
DES251 Design Studio 3 (20 cp)
CO
DES252 Design Studio 4 (20 cp)
CO
Calendar Year 4
INT318 Furniture Design
CO
INT352 Interior Design Studio 6 (20 cp)
SE
DES351 Design Studio 5 (20 cp)
CO


Go to top of page

The skills gained in this course will equip graduates to fulfil roles in the interior design industry and the architectural industry. For those studying in the Architecture stream there is the opportunity to complete their final two years at another university to be eligible for registration as an architect.

Go to top of page

Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

Go to top of page
Last Updated: 17 February 2010
Feedback | Privacy Statement | ABN 54 093 513 649 | © Charles Darwin University 2009 | CRICOS Provider No: 00300K

Expand All | Collapse All