Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

This hands-on program gets you involved with the design of realistically detailed products suitable for manufacture with a focus on real-world industry engagement.

Your studies include learning the creative design process technical aspects of product design design management computer-aided industrial design (CAID) technology human factors and ergonomics design research coupled with innovation aesthetics marketing cultural and social values and design leadership.

You'll be prepared for your career with a range of activities and opportunities such as hands-on design units project presentations international study tours entrepreneurial incubation programs and real-world internships. You'll also benefit from our strong collaborative links with world-class international and national industry professionals.

Many graduates work as industrial designers in consultancies or design departments of product manufacturers or as entrepreneurs who design their own products.

Other careers include usability expert service designer interaction designer interface designer corporate identity designer model maker movie concept designer visualisation expert automotive designer design manager design researcher computer-aided design expert game designer design leadership expert and strategic design expert.

Study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and gain access to multimillion dollar research facilities as well as learning practical solutions that impact on the real world.

With industrial design skills in creating and developing innovative attractive sustainable and user-friendly products and systems you may work in fields such as mechanical engineering transport service development or manufacturing.

Specialise and tailor your course to suit your own career aspirations. Study opportunities include student-led projects international study tours and access to multimillion dollar research facilities.

As part of this course you must choose one of the following majors:

• civil engineering
• computer and software systems
• electrical and aerospace engineering
• electrical engineering
• mechanical engineering
• mechatronics
• medical engineering
• chemical process engineering.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is embedded in the curriculum and it is a core component for all engineering students. WIL allows you to graduate with a portfolio of professional skills that provides evidence of your professional competencies.

You are required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your work integrated learning.

With skills in creating and developing innovative attractive sustainable and user-friendly products and systems you may work in fields such as mechanical engineering transport service development or manufacturing.

• Engineer
• Industrial designer

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). You will study design and engineering units in your first four years and concentrate on engineering studies for the remainder of this course.

You will complete:

• four school-wide Impact Lab units (48 credit points)
• the industrial design major (144 credit points) including:
  • four shared foundation units (48 credit points)
  • eight units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

Your engineering studies will include:

• four core units (48 credit points) and two core options (24 credit points)
• eight engineering major units (96 credit points)
• eight honours-level units (96 credits points).

You must choose a major from:

• chemical process engineering
• civil engineering
• computer and software systems engineering
• electrical engineering
• electrical and aerospace engineering
• mechatronics engineering
• mechanical engineering
• medical engineering

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). You will study design and engineering units in your first four years and concentrate on engineering studies for the remainder of this course.

You will complete four school-wide Impact Lab units (48 credit points) and the industrial design major (144 credit points) which incorporates four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and eight units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

You will complete four core units (48 credit points) two core option units (24 credit points) two discipline foundation units (24 credit points) eight engineering major units (96 credit points) and eight engineering honours units (96 credit points). You will choose a major from Chemical Process Civil Computer and Software Systems Electrical Electrical and Aerospace Mechatronics Mechanical or Medical.

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.