Bachelor of Design

With the Bachelor of Design, you’ll be able to apply your imaginative thinking across a wide variety of industries.

According to the Foundation for Young Australians, demand for employees with creativity skills has risen over 65% over the past few years. Studying a Bachelor of Design will teach you design thinking that’s in demand across tech, architecture, planning our cities, government, the arts and more.

You might apply your creativity to the built environment or engineering, learning to improve our cities, buildings, transport networks, technologies, processes, bridges and landscapes. You can also explore your creativity with expertise in the digital world. With advances in artificial intelligence and robotics – the way we live will require a whole new wave of talented designers and creatives.

Careers

Study design if you are interested in working in:

• Architecture and landscape architecture
• Computing, software engineering and game design
• Construction management and property development
• Digital infrastructure engineering and geospatial technology
• Education
• Graphic design
• Mechanical, civil and structural engineering
• Performance design
• Urban planning and design
• User experience
• Virtual reality and augmented reality

Guaranteed graduate pathways into the Melbourne School of Design

Our Bachelor of Design graduates are guaranteed entry into a selection of masters programs. To qualify students must complete the corresponding undergraduate major and achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65% in the Bachelor of Design.

The majors and their corresponding Masters include:

• Architecture major into Master of Architecture (200 points)
• Construction Management major into Master of Construction Management (200 points)
• Landscape Architecture major into Master of Landscape Architecture (200 points)
• Property major into Master of Property (200 points)
• Urban Planning major into Master of Urban Planning (200 points)

Domestic students who are eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) are guaranteed a CSP in the Master’s program if they meet the following WAM requirements:

• Master of Architecture: 72%+ WAM
• All Other MSD Master’s Programs listed above: 70%+ WAM

Find out more about guaranteed pathways

Graduate degree packages

The University of Melbourne also offers Graduate Degree Packages for high achieving secondary school students. These packages allow you to lock in your graduate place before you begin your undergraduate studies at Melbourne. With many of our graduate degrees being highly competitive, a graduate entry guarantee enables you to secure your spot to ensure you can achieve your career ambitions.

Find out more about Graduate Degree Packages

Further study

Once you've completed your undergraduate degree you have a number of options. You can go on to gain employment, building your workplace experience. You can commence a graduate study and work towards a professional qualification. Or you could join our graduate research community and contribute to our world-changing research.

Graduate study is an investment in your future. If you choose to study a masters course, your qualification will be internationally recognised and set you apart from those who study a traditional Australian single or double degree. A number of majors offered in the Bachelor of Design set you up to study masters courses linked to professional accreditation, including;

Architecture, Building, Planning and Design:

Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Master of Architecture

Master of Architectural Engineering

Master of Construction Management

Master of Landscape Architecture

Master of Property

Master of Urban Design

Master of Urban Planning

Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage

Engineering

Master of Civil Engineering

Master of Digital Infrastructure Engineering

Master of Mechanical Engineering

Information Technology:

Master of Software Engineering

Master of Information Technology

Master of Information Systems

Master of Computer Science

Bachelor of Design graduates can also pursue further study in areas such as business, marketing, education, law, politics, journalism, design and production, arts and cultural management, environmental studies, and more. There are so many exciting possibilities to choose from.

The range of options that a Bachelor of Design opens up will allow you to tailor a graduate study pathway that is unique to you, based on your interests and career goals.

Learn more about graduate courses