Master of Design
Students in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Design are required to complete one or two of the following streams. The requirements for these streams are outlined in the tables of units of study:
Planning your degree
The program has been designed so that some core units should be taken in a certain order and the remaining core and elective units fitted with them. A recommended enrolment planner for the core units of the degree follows.
*It is recommended that students should be taking IDEA9106 Design Thinking when they start their degree (regardless of starting in Semester 1 or Semester 2).
- Single stream: Design Innovation
- Single stream: Strategic Design
- Double stream: Design Innovation / Strategic Design
Current students can also view the unit planner at the ADP Student Portal.
Single stream: Design Innovation
| Unit of study | Credit points |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | |
| Semester 1 | |
| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 |
| DESN9001 Design Practice and Management |
6 |
| DESN9002 Designing for the Digital Revolution |
6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Semester 2 | |
| DESN9004 Practices of Design Innovation |
6 |
| DESN9200 Major Project in Design Innovation |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Year 2 | |
| Semester 1 | |
| Each student is required to complete one capstone from the units below. Students can select a second capstone in place of two elective units. DESN9201 focuses on industry, and DESN9203 and DESN9204 focus on research. | |
| DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst OR |
12 |
| DESN9203 Design Research Project OR |
12 |
| DESN9204 Design Dissertation OR |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Double streams: Semester 2 | |
| DESN9003 Strategic Design and Leadership |
6 |
| DESN9100 Major Project Strategic Design |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
Single stream: Strategic Design
| Unit of study | Credit points |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | |
| Semester 1 | |
| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 |
| DESN9001 Design Practice and Management |
6 |
| DESN9002 Designing for the Digital Revolution |
6 |
| Semester 2 | |
| DESN9003 Strategic Design and Leadership |
6 |
| DESN9100 Major Project Strategic Design |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Year 2 | |
| Semester 1 | |
| Each student is required to complete one capstone from the units below. Students can select a second capstone in place of two elective units. DESN9201 focus on industry, and DESN9203 and DESN9204 focus on research. | |
| DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst OR |
12 |
| DESN9203 Design Research Project OR |
12 |
| DESN9204 Design Dissertation OR |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Double streams: Semester 2 | |
| DESN9004 Practices of Design Innovation |
6 |
| DESN9200 Major Project in Design Innovation |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
Double stream: Design Innovation / Strategic Design
Semester 2 only intake:
| Unit of Study | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | |
| Semester 2 | |
| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 |
| DESN9004 Practices of Design Innovation |
6 |
| DESN9003 Strategic Design and Leadership |
6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Semester 2 | |
| DESN9001 Design Practice and Management |
6 |
| DESN9002 Designing for the Digital Revolution |
6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Year 2 | |
| Semester 2 | |
| DESN9200 Major Project Design Innovation |
12 |
| DESN9100 Major Project Strategic Design |
12 |
| Elective | |
| Elective | |
| Semester 1 | |
| Each student is required to complete one capstone from the units below. Students can select a second capstone in place of two elective units. DESN9201 focus on industry, and DESN9203 and DESN9204 focus on research. | |
| DESN9201 Design Innovation Catalyst OR / and |
12 |
| DESN9203 Design Research Project OR |
12 |
| DESN9204 Design Dissertation |
12 |
| Elective | 6 |
| Elective | 6 |
