Bachelor of Design Computing

The Bachelor of Design Computing is a unique degree that combines the creativity of design with the practical and technical knowledge of computing. The program focuses on the creative, technical and aesthetic possibilities of computer-based design through he study of major areas: Design, Programming, Interaction and Modelling. Students receive a breadth of knowledge from study in other related disciplines from throughout the university. Learn more about student design projects from the Design Lab gallery.

What is Design Computing?

Design Computing was once regarded as being only about website design, special effects, computer games and animation. Now, it has expanded, infused with industrial design, product design, fashion, new media and the arts. More than simply learning software tools, the degree establishes new ways of designing by integrating technology and creativity into the design process. You will master applications, learn programming languages, work with hardware and develop new ways of thinking, imagining, and innovating.

Design Computing provides both new concepts and technology that drive and facilitate these changes, bridging the gap between the physical and virtual.

As a Design Computing student you will be equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge, learning in a studio environment where projects inspire and develop your skills and knowledge.

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The student experience

How we compare to other degrees?

Compared to Design Computing, I.T. & Computer Science are more programming-based & mathematical, while Design in Architecture is for those who aspire to practice as an architect. Visual Arts is more practical, & places emphasis on fine arts, while Software Engineering is the application of technology & information technology.

About Design Lab

The aim of the Design Lab is to foster design as a means of knowledge production in its own right. Our view is that design is fundamentally a knowledge-producing activity. Different from the natural sciences, which studies the world as it is, the humanities, which studies the human condition, and the arts, which explores the possibilities of expression, design is a study of the world the way it could be through the creation and interrogation of the "designed" world.

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