Bachelor of Design
- Course code: B-DES
- VTAC code: 3800510041
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Overview
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The Bachelor of Design fosters new ways of thinking, developing practical skills and theoretical expertise that prepare you for a rewarding career as a design professional.
You’ll produce your own designs and learn different design techniques from your very first semester. Design Studio classes follow the same approach as you’ll find in the workplace, ensuring you are industry-ready from day one.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Design requires the successful completion of 23 to 24 subjects (300 credit points). Full-time students usually study eight subjects each year for three years. Most subjects are worth 12.5 credit points, but some are worth 25 credit points.
Depending on your area of interest you could choose to study:
- One major
- Two majors
- A major and a specialisation.
First year
In first year you will be immersed in the world of design and learn new concepts and skills that will carry through for the rest of your degree. You might be helping to bring stage performances to life through the design of space, light and sound, writing code in a computer lab, contemplating design theory and putting it in to practice, or making 3D models.
Second year
By your second year you will deepen your understanding of your chosen design disciplines and finalise your selection of majors and specialisations.
Your major
The Bachelor of Design is your degree; your major is the study area you’ll focus on. You don’t need to know which major you want to do from day one.
In most cases, you’ll be able to try a few different study areas in your first year before deciding on your major in second year. Depending on what you want to accomplish in the Bachelor of Design, you can choose to study one or two majors, or a major and a specialisation. There are 12 majors to choose from.
In the Bachelor of Design, your major is made up of three to four subjects (50 credit points) at third-year level, building on your first and second-year level subjects.
It is possible to complete a double major within the Bachelor of Design. Undertaking a double major can provide you with more career options at the end of your degree, as well as greater flexibility should you choose to go on to graduate study.
Specialisations
A specialisation is a short sequence of subjects that focuses on a particular theme within the Bachelor of Design. Subjects in specialisations do not form part of any existing major but are distinctive and are complementary to your major. A specialisation could support a research pathway, lead to accreditation with industry bodies or increase your employment opportunities.
Electives
Electives are non-compulsory subjects within the Bachelor of Design. You will usually choose elective subjects that complement your major area of study. Most students take one to two electives per semester.
Breadth
Breadth is a unique feature of the Melbourne curriculum. It gives you the chance to explore subjects outside your core area of study, develop new perspectives, and learn to collaborate with others who have different strengths and interests – just as you will need to do in your future career.
Some of our students use breadth to explore creative interests or topics they have always been curious about. Others use breadth to improve their career prospects by complementing their major with a language, communication skills or business expertise. Many discover new passions through breadth, and some even change their career plans!
‘Breadth tracks’ (groups of breadth subjects taken throughout your degree) could qualify you for graduate study in a field that’s very different to your major.
Design students have more than 1000 breadth subjects to choose from, so the opportunities to expand your knowledge are endless. You must take at least four breadth subjects during your degree.
Explore this course
Explore the subjects you could choose as part of this degree.
Making up one third of your subjects, a major is the subject area you’ll focus on during your undergraduate degree. In your first year you can focus on your major straight away or explore other subjects before deciding on what major you want to pursue. A major generally comprises eight subjects (100 points of study) but can comprise up to 10 subjects (125 points of study).
Explore the majors available in this degree below.
- MajorArchitecture
The Architecture major teaches students to apply design thinking, a creative and iterative solution-focused approach, to imagine, question, and innovate future environments for living in our age of rapid urbanisation, environmental degradation, global flows of people, materials and capital, and exponentially increasing digital capabilities.
Students develop foundational design skills while forming critical and historical understanding of the key issues that define our transforming world: climate change, equity and diversity, indigeneity, place identity, health and resilience, and shifting urbanism. Through its interdisciplinary pedagogy and international perspective, the Architecture major prepares students to become reflective designers capable of operating in different contexts and working within cross-disciplinary project teams.
Design lies at the heart of the architectural process and is underpinned by an expertise in conceptualising spatial conditions and representing imagined environments in 2D and 3D (analogue and digital), an understanding of technologies of building (structural and material systems, building science and environmental systems), and a knowledge of precedents from history (architectural, construction, landscape and urban) to envision better social and environmental outcomes. Consequently, the major is focused around a spine of design studios which are supported by a sequence of subjects that teach histories and theories of design, skills in visual representation, and building technologies. Students are engaged in varied learning contexts that include studios, lectures, tutorials, digital learning environments, site visits, a fabrication workshop and a research library where ideas, skills and knowledge can be learned, shared, debated, experimented with and tested.
The culmination of the Architecture major is the capstone subject Design Studio Epsilon where students tackle design issues at the urban scale through engagement with historical, theoretical, structural, socio-spatial and environmental ideas.
Careers and Further Study: Upon completion of the Bachelor of Design with a major in Architecture, students will have the option of either finding employment or applying to continue into the two-year Master of Architecture program, which will allow students to become professional architects. The Master of Architecture is a 200 point professional degree that emphasises the central role of design in the studio. For more information on the Master of Architecture please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site:http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/
- MajorCivil Engineering Systems
Students who have undertaken the Civil Engineering Systems major will be able to rigorously integrate fundamental science, tempered by design thinking, to provide accurate information and optimum solutions to practical problems involving civil infrastructure. More specifically, core skills and knowledge that will be developed include: fundamental comprehension that will lead to accurate computer modelling of civil systems, analytical and abstract thinking, problem-solving and design skills, ability to carry out laboratory experiments to eliminate or confirm possible solutions to complex problems. In all levels of this major, we will ensure the development of excellent communication skills that will enable our graduates to deliver complex scientific information in a clear and concise fashion.
The Civil Engineering Systems major will provide various pathways for students. These include accredited professional or scientific research careers in civil engineering through further study in the Masters in Engineering (ME) or PhD programs. Professional masters courses in other disciplines such as education, law, or business will be available. Students may also choose to enter the workforce at the completion of their undergraduate degree with employers who value the range of design, technical and problem solving skills graduates will have developed. For more information on the Master of Engineering please visit the Melbourne School of Engineering web site: http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au
- MajorComputing and Software Systems
The Computing and Software Systems major will focus on providing students with considerable technical expertise in computer science and software engineering, including exposure to a variety of programming paradigms, an understanding of the systematic processes underpinning the software development lifecycle, and an appreciation of advanced topics in computing. This major will be a natural pathway to the Master of Engineering (Software), the Master of Computer Science, and the Master of Data Science. Graduates with a management orientation will also consider the Master of Information Systems (MIS).
NOTE - Students undertaking this major may not be concurrently admitted to the Diploma in Informatics (D-INFO) or Diploma in Computing (D-COMP).
- MajorConstruction
The Construction major tackles the complexity of managing the people, designs, processes and materials necessary to construct buildings and infrastructure. Good construction managers must understand the physics of structures, construction methodologies, the properties of materials, and the consequences of design decisions, as well as construction law, good management techniques and the economics of building. The major emphasises learning through real world examples and case studies with frequent site visits, and engagement by guest speakers from Melbourne’s construction industry.
Construction major students are able to take Double Majors with any of the other Bachelor of Design disciplines including Architecture, Property, Urban Planning, or Civil Engineering. Further information on double majors can be found here. Graduates from the Construction major in the Bachelor of Design can work in construction management or quantity surveying in Australia or internationally, and are ideally prepared to continue with further studies in the Masters of Construction Management. For more information on the Masters of Construction Management, please visit http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/.
- MajorDigital Infrastructure Engineering Systems
This major aims to provide science students with the background knowledge necessary for a career in digital infrastructure engineering. Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems is concerned with measurement, representation, analysis, management, retrieval and display of data concerning the design, delivery and operation of infrastructures, including digital infrastructures, to support sustainable development and climate adaptation. The principal disciplines embraced by Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems include sensing and measurement, imaging, visualization, digital collaboration, and data management and analytics.
Careers and Further Study: After completion of a Design degree with a major in Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems students can enter the workforce with their current skills or apply to commence a professional masters degree, especially the 2-year long Master of Digital Infrastructure Engineering.
- MajorGraphic Design
Graphic designers are visual communicators, assembling illustrations, typography, images and motion graphics to create a piece of design. Graphic designers work within print and digital based mediums to present information in ways that are both memorable and accessible.
The graphic Design major will provide you with practical and conceptual skills to undertake professional graphic design work. Grounded in a strong tradition of VCA studio based visual art practice, it integrates design theory, digital and analogue approaches, and modern industry practices
You will work towards the completion of a design portfolio, which can be used as a foundation for commencing a graphic design-based career or further study.
- MajorLandscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture is a design profession which provides a unique bridge between design and the environmental sciences. This major explores the practice, theory, history, and long-standing ecological sensibilities of the discipline. Landscape Architecture ranges across all scales of design encompassing large-scale public projects such as the Olympic Parks in Sydney and Beijing, to suburban development, to smaller urban spaces and gardens.
Landscape Architecture offers creative opportunities to engage in core ecological, cultural and social issues faced today. Students of Landscape Architecture are attracted to its creativity and diversity, its challenges and demands.
In the first two years, the Landscape Architecture Major shares design, technical and history content with other design majors that focus on the introduction and reinforcement of design and representation skills and knowledge. This is complemented with core landscape architecture subjects, that instils ecology proficiency, and culminates in a major specific third year, including an integrated practical capstone subject . Double majors are available for certain majors within the Bachelor of Design. Further information on double majors can be found here: http://bdes.unimelb.edu.au/#disciplinesCareers and Further Study
A major in Landscape Architecture prepares students to pursue further study in accredited landscape architecture postgraduate degrees or in related disciplines or employment in a range of occupations related to landscape architecture practice. For more information about the Master of Landscape Architecture, please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/
- MajorMechanical Engineering Systems
Mechanical Engineering Systems involves understanding the operation and control of machines. A machine is practically anything with moving parts. Mechanical Engineering Systems students will learn to develop and design new products (in wide-ranging areas from transportation such as cars, aircraft and ships through to everyday devices such as air-conditioners, dishwashers, etc) and the machines to make them (robots, machine tools). They will also learn how to design, plan and manage the systems, people and technical facilities needed to produce goods and services for industry and domestic use. Students will also learn about the generation and harnessing of energy (gas turbines, wave power), transport in all its forms (automobiles, spacecraft) and protecting the environment (solar heating, wind turbines).
Mechanical Engineering Systems interacts with all other branches of engineering, and is increasingly involved with other fields of study such as medicine and biology. Students will integrate fundamental science in mechanics with engineering principles, and will learn to solve practical problems involving mechanical systems. Basic principles will be learnt through lectures, interactive small-classes, demonstrations, practical laboratory classes and challenging assignments. A design-based approach to solving problems will be applied to build solutions on the base of the fundamental knowledge acquired through the degree.The Mechanical Engineering Systems Major opens pathways for students, including accredited professional or scientific research careers in mechanical and mechatronics engineering (through further study in the Masters in Engineering or PhD programs), teaching, project management, and in the finance industry.
- MajorPerformance Design
A central player in the act of creating a performance is the designer. Whether it is in the role of set designer, costume designer, lighting designer or sound designer, they play a pivotal and collaborative part in the conception and realisation of a performance
Performance designers use as their raw materials some or all of the following – the human figure, space, light and sound. As a student you will learn to manipulate these materials and explore their relationship to each other through studio-based classes along side a comprehensive study of the theory, history and practice of performance design
You will develop the conceptual and technical skills required to respond to a design brief and effectively represent and communicate your ideas, culminating in a major design project in third year.Upon completion of the Bachelor of Design with a major in Performance Design, students will have the option of either finding employment or applying to continue into the Master of Design for Performance, or the Master of Production Design for Screen.
- MajorProperty
Property is about ownership, development, management and occupation of land and buildings. It is concerned with the design, development, and management of assets as well as the processes and finances that bring projects to fruition. Just as the property industry embraces multidisciplinary design, buildings, and commerce, so will students' studies in property, with subjects covering design, economics and finance, property development and investment, town planning, property valuation, construction, and property and facility management. Students will develop knowledge and research the influences of property demand and supply, including macro and microeconomics, urban economics, market research, demographics, and social influences. Students will also gain an understanding of the legal frameworks within which land and property exists through studies in business law. In their final semester, students will consolidate and culminate their understanding of property learnt through prior subjects by undertaking the capstone subject, Design and Property Studio. In the Property capstone, students work on real-world projects in a simulated workplace setting, guided by highly experienced academics and practitioners. As they transition from student to young professional, the Property capstone prepares and hones them for both graduate employment and post-graduate study. For more information on the Master of Property please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/
- MajorSpatial Systems
Please note that this major is no longer being offered to students from 2023 onward. Students who commenced this major prior to 2023 and are planning to complete the Spatial Systems major may continue to do so. Students interested in Spatial Systems are encouraged to explore the Digital Infrastructure Engineering Systems major.
This major aims to provide Bachelor of Design students with the foundations required for a career in the spatial information industry. Spatial Systems specialists work in surveying and land administration, mapping, spatial information systems design and use, and digital innovation. The major in Spatial Systems is concerned with the measurement, modelling and management, analysis, and visualization of information about the Earth's physical features and the built environment.
Careers and Further Study: After completion of a Design degree with a major in Spatial Systems students can enter the workforce with their current skills or apply to commence a professional masters degree.
- MajorUrban Planning
Urban Planning as an academic discipline is the study of how cities grow and change, and of the application of policy tools that can guide that towards a viable, resilient and healthy future. Students majoring in Urban Planning learn about the historical evolution of cities, indigenous knowledge, critical urban challenges such as climate change and urban sprawl, the responsibilities of the planning profession, and how cities are planned and governed from Australian and international perspectives. They learn to critically consider a plurality of perspectives in envisioning future cities. Urban Planning students also learn essential skills such as plan making, policy analysis, and technical writing in both urban and regional contexts.
Learning in the Urban Planning course is broad and interdisciplinary. Students develop the above skills and knowledge through a variety of pedagogical formats, including lectures, tutorials, a Capstone project, fieldworks, and problem-based studios. The city is the laboratory, and students will engage with fellow students from around the world.
Careers and Further Study: Professional urban planners conceive and implement policy in a variety of areas, including land use, urban form, social infrastructure, transport, economic development, and public open space. The undergraduate major in Urban Planning is a pre-professional course designed to provide the basic skills and theoretical knowledge to undertake an accredited professional program like the Master of Urban Planning . For more information on the Masters programs, please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: msd.unimelb.edu.au
- MajorUser Experience Design
This major will be a natural pathway to the Master of Information Systems and the Master of Information Technology.
Career pathways are varied and plentiful in the 21st century that involved the design and development of digital technology. Some career pathways include interaction design, service design, user experience design, business process design, mobile app design and web and social media development.
You have the option to study an extra qualification alongside your degree. If you’re a passionate musician, programmer or mathematician, or have an interest in languages, you can enrol in one of four concurrent diplomas alongside your bachelors degree - computing, languages, mathematics or music. A concurrent diploma consists of 100 credit points and usually involves an additional year of full-time study.
Explore our concurrent diplomas below.
- Concurrent DiplomaDiploma in Mathematical Sciences
The Diploma in Mathematical Sciences is a 100-point diploma, normally taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree.
The Diploma in Mathematical Sciences is a great way to use and develop your mathematical skills and complement your undergraduate studies. The high-level numerical and modelling skills you will gain can be applied across almost every area of employment and are always in demand.
This diploma is studied concurrently on a part-time basis with a bachelor degree. Within the Diploma, students will complete the requirements of the Mathematics and Statistics major from the Bachelor of Science. The Diploma consists of 1 year EFTSL of study completed concurrently with an undergraduate degree usually over 3-4 years.
A concurrent diploma must be undertaken at the same time as your substantive degree (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) and is considered to be a combined course for the purposes of the Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2019. More information on concurrent diplomas is found here.
Please note: The Diploma in Mathematical Sciences is not available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science who are taking the Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics or Mathematical Physics majors.
- Concurrent DiplomaDiploma in Languages
The Diploma in Languages (D-Lang) is a concurrent program and provides students with the opportunity to undertake language study while completing an undergraduate, graduate coursework or RHD program at the University of Melbourne.
There are 12 languages available all offering a sequenced path of study commencing at entry point 1 (beginners), entry point 3 or entry point 5 (post VCE) and continuing through to proficiency level 6 (advanced). Some languages offer advanced entry points (see individual languages for further information). Students are able to commence the program at different entry points pending on proficiency.
The Diploma in Languages will usually add one year duration to your studies. Undergraduate students have the option to fast track and may complete both programs in three and a half or three years. The duration for graduate coursework students varies on their program, advice and permission for graduates should be sought from their home Faculty prior to application.
The Diploma may only be awarded on the completion of both programs. Domestic students enrolled in a Graduate Coursework or Research Higher Degree course will have access to Commonwealth supported places. International Graduate Coursework and RHD students will attract International undergraduate fees for the Diploma in Languages.
A concurrent diploma must be undertaken at the same time as your substantive degree (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) and is considered to be a combined course for the purposes of the Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2019. More information on concurrent diplomas is found here.
- Concurrent DiplomaDiploma in Computing
The Diploma in Computing will provide students in almost all areas of study with the option of complementing their principal undergraduate major with a program in the IT area, designed to give them familiarity with a range of data manipulation and presentation techniques. The delivery format via a concurrent diploma is designed to build on and extend students’ main study, with the expectation that students will contribute problems and challenges from their main study area to their Diploma subjects.
A concurrent diploma must be undertaken at the same time as your substantive degree (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) and is considered to be a combined course for the purposes of the Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2019. More information on concurrent diplomas is found here.
- Concurrent DiplomaDiploma in Music
The Diploma in Music provides students with the opportunity to undertake a tailored sequence of music study and gain a music qualification while completing an undergraduate degree in another field at The University of Melbourne. It is available to students enrolled in an undergraduate degree other than the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. It is studied concurrently with the bachelor degree.
Diploma in Music students study for a music qualification alongside Bachelor of Music students, giving the opportunity to build valuable friendships and networks in a challenging musical environment. A range of study options is available across all areas of specialisation within the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, including practical music, ensemble music performance, aural studies, composition, improvisation, music history and theory. Students are encouraged to follow their own areas of interest, constructing a bespoke program of study from the range of elective choices available.
The Diploma may only be awarded on the completion of the concurrent degree course. This means that graduation from the Diploma will only occur at the same time as graduation from the concurrent course.
A concurrent diploma must be undertaken at the same time as your substantive degree (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) and is considered to be a combined course for the purposes of the Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2019. More information on concurrent diplomas is found here.
Breadth is a key feature of the Melbourne curriculum that allows you to study a wide range of subjects. In addition to the subjects offered in your core area of study, you can also take subjects from other disciplines. Explore beyond your study area to build an interdisciplinary skillset and develop additional critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and leadership skills.
Explore the range of breadth subjects below.
- Breadth TrackActing for Stage and Screen
This Breadth Track progressively develops knowledge and skill for acting on stage and in film and TV.
- Breadth TrackAI and the Law
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is predicted to play an increasingly integral role in almost all aspects of our lives, including in fields of policing, public administration, environmental protection, education, medicine, finance and law. This track provides students with the skills necessary to deal with the technical, ethical and legal challenges that arise in designing, governing and regulating AI that is fair, safe and beneficial to society. This specialist track builds on the work of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), a cross disciplinary research centre at the University of Melbourne bringing together academics researching all aspects of AI ethics and regulation, including from engineering, computer science, humanities, science and law.
- Breadth TrackAncient Civilizations A
This breadth track explores issues related to ancient civilizations.
- Breadth TrackAncient Civilizations B
This breadth track explores issues related to ancient civilisations, with a focus on mythology.
- Breadth TrackAncient Egypt and the Near East
This breadth track explores issues related to ancient civilizations, with a focus on Ancient Egypt and the Near East.
- Breadth TrackAncient Greece Studies
This breadth track explores issues related to ancient civilizations, with a focus on Ancient Greece.
- Breadth TrackAncient Greek
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Ancient Greek.
- Breadth TrackAnthropology - ritual, meaning and performance
This breadth track explores issues related to ritual, meaning and performance from an anthropological perspective.
- Breadth TrackAnthropology - self and society
This breadth track explores issues related to self and society.
- Breadth TrackAnthropology - structures, identity and power
This breadth track explores issues related to structures, identity and power.
- Breadth TrackArabic - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in the Arabic language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackArabic - Entry Point 5
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in the Arabic language for students who have taken Arabic at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackArchaeology
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Archaeology.
- Breadth TrackArts Practice and Engagement
This breadth track explores drama/theatre/music and visual arts making and presenting in relation to a diverse range of learning settings from the perspective of the artist and community.
- Breadth TrackBiotechnology
This track will introduce students to the principles of biotechnology, which is the use and manipulation of living organisms, or substances obtained from these organisms, to make products of value to humanity.
- Breadth TrackCell and Developmental Biology
This track will develop a student's general interest in biology and focus particularly on how cells function, particularly in the context of multicellular organisms. With emphasis on current research methodologies, it provides insights into how cells 'translate' the genetic code to produce and transport proteins to specific sites within or outside the cell to control processes required for cell survival, proliferation, movement and growth and how these processes controlled and orchestrated during the remarkable progression of a fertilised egg into an independent organism.
- Breadth TrackChinese - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Chinese language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackChinese - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Chinese language for students who have taken Chinese at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackChinese Studies
This breadth track explores issues related to Chinese Studies.
- Breadth TrackChoral Performance
This breadth track explores the diversity of choral music and progressively develops knowledge and skills in choral performance.
- Breadth TrackClimate Change
This breadth track explores issues related to climate change from a multidisciplinary perspective.
- Breadth TrackContemporary Public Economic Policy
This breadth track covers key economics concepts and techniques needed to make sense of contemporary policy debates.
- Breadth TrackCreative Writing
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Creative Writing.
- Breadth TrackCreativity, the Arts and Young People
Explore artistic play, expression and performance in the growth and creative development of children and young people through active and experimental learning in diverse settings.
- Breadth TrackCriminology
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge of crime and crime control and helps develop analytical skills in criminology.
- Breadth TrackCultural Astronomy
- Breadth TrackDancing the Dance
This Breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in dance styles and approaches to physical training whilst exploring how movement, languages and choreographic approaches can be used to express ideas and realise performance.
- Breadth TrackDeafness and Communication
This breadth track explores issues related to Deafness and communication, from a wide range of perspectives including social, cultural, and technological. There is also a focus on visual communication and Auslan, the language of the Australian signing Deaf community.
- Breadth TrackDevelopment Studies
This breadth track explores issues related to development studies.
- Breadth TrackDoing business in Asia
This breadth track improves your chances of achieving business success with our most important trading partners.
- Breadth TrackDrawing, Painting and Observation
This breadth track progressively develops skills in drawing and painting. Students learn practical hand-on techniques and processes whilst also gaining a greater understanding of how art communicates ideas.
- Breadth TrackEconomics and Finance
This breadth track is for students from outside the Faculty of Business & Economics who seek an eventual career or graduate work related to consulting and investment banking.
- Breadth TrackEnglish
This breadth track explores issues related to English literature.
- Breadth TrackEntrepreneurship & Innovation
This breadth track develops knowledge and skills to assist you in starting your new business venture.
- Breadth TrackEthics and Investing
This breadth track explores how to avoid repeating the GFC and what you as an investor can do to save the planet.
- Breadth TrackExperiencing Indigenous Cultural and Creative Practices
This breadth track engages with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creative and cultural practices, with a focus on connections to Country and place, while developing cultural literacies, critical thinking, and deep listening skills. Each subject focuses on Indigenous artistic practices through which students will investigate knowledges, technologies and architectures, place and ways of knowing, being and doing.
- Breadth TrackForensic Accounting
This breadth track offers a moderate level of financial literacy, along with an understanding of the incidence and nature of financial fraud.
- Breadth TrackFrench - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in French language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackFrench - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in French language for students who have taken French at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackFrench - Entry Point 5
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in French language for students who are at an Advanced Level.
- Breadth TrackFrench - Entry Point 7
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in French language for students who are at a super advanced Level.
- Breadth TrackFundamentals of Finance and Accounting
This breadth track offers sufficient accounting and finance to gain a basic level of financial literacy with an emphasis on the operation of financial markets.
- Breadth TrackGeneral Genetics
This breadth track provides a background in the principles of genetics and inheritance with the opportunity to extend these studies in areas of molecular or evolutionary genetics.
- Breadth TrackGenetics and Society
Offering a sufficient background to appreciate the relevance of genetics to current societal issues.
- Breadth TrackGerman - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in German language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackGerman - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in German language for students who have taken German at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackGlobal Economic Issues
This breadth track develops an ability to think systematically about the globalization debate.
- Breadth TrackGovernment, Public Policy and Management
This breadth track explores issues related to development, implementation and analysis of public policy and management.
- Breadth TrackHuman Genetics
This breadth track provide a background in genetics sufficient to appreciate the significance of recent advances in human genetics research.
- Breadth TrackIndonesian - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Indonesian language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackIndonesian - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Indonesian language for students who have taken Indonesian at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackIslamic Studies
This breadth track explores issues related to Islamic Studies.
- Breadth TrackItalian - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Italian language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackItalian - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Italian language for students who have taken Italian to Year 10/11 Italian or equivalent.
- Breadth TrackItalian - Entry Point 5
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Advanced Italian language.
- Breadth TrackJapanese - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Japanese language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackJapanese - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Japanese language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackKnowing and Learning
Explore the nature of knowledge and how we learn.
- Breadth TrackKorean - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Korean language.
- Breadth TrackKorean - Entry Point 3
This breadth track develops knowledge and skills in Korean language and broadens understanding of Korea.
- Breadth TrackLaw - Business and Competition and Consumer Law
Please note, this Breadth track has been discontinued from 2024 onwards. For the latest information, please refer to https://law.unimelb.edu.au/study/breadth.
- Breadth TrackLaw - Business and Taxation Law
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in commercial and taxation law.
- Breadth TrackLaw - Business and Work Law
Please note, this Breadth track has been discontinued from 2024 onwards. For the latest information, please refer to https://law.unimelb.edu.au/study/breadth.
- Breadth TrackLaw - Business Law
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in commercial, competition, and consumer law.
- Breadth TrackLaw - Media and Intellectual Property Law
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in media and intellectual property law.
- Breadth TrackLeading Community Sport and Recreation
This track examines the educational significance of sport and physical activity, and provides students with the knowledge and skills required to lead physical activity in their community.
- Breadth TrackLinguistics: English Language Studies
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and linguistic skills in the structure of English and English language studies.
- Breadth TrackLinguistics: Language in its social and cultural context
This breadth track explores issues relating to language in its social and cultural context, both within a single cultural context, and across cultural boundaries.
- Breadth TrackLinguistics: Language Structure and Analysis
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in linguistics and the analysis of language structure, drawing on data from the full range of the world's languages.
- Breadth TrackLiving with Animals
Investigates human-animal relationships interactions, where they originated, domestication, and where they are now, examining in detail key relationships between humans and animals.
- Breadth TrackMaking Movies
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in film making, exploring the practicalities behind film and television writing and production.
- Breadth TrackManagement & Leadership in Today's Global Economy
This breadth track builds an understanding of the dynamics of business in today's globalised world.
- Breadth TrackManaging Change
This breadth track helps you to address one of the most important perennial challenges in business.
- Breadth TrackManaging People
This breadth track helps develop an understanding of effective people management, one of the most valuable assets of the successful manager.
- Breadth TrackMarketing Communications and Branding
This breadth track examines how desirable brands are an important corporate asset and being able to communicate effectively with your customers is a major determinant of business success.
- Breadth TrackMarketing Strategy
This breadth track builds knowledge and skills that enable you to develop effective marketing strategies in a globalized world.
- Breadth TrackMechanical Engineering
This breadth track provides students with an introduction to the foundations of Mechanical Engineering.
- Breadth TrackMicrobiology and immunology
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in microbiology and immunology.
- Breadth TrackMiddle East and Islam
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in history, with a focus on the Middle East and Islam. It covers the both early and modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, and of Muslim countries in South East Asia.
- Breadth TrackMusic, Mind and Wellbeing
This breadth track explores issues related to music, mind and wellbeing, including development of musical skills at different life stages, the relationship between music and the brain, as well as music and the body and examination of psychological, sociological and scientific research related to performing and creating music.
- Breadth TrackMusic Outside the Western Tradition
This breadth track explores music of non-Western cultures and societies and the people and social processes involved in music-making.
- Breadth TrackMusic Theatre: A Practice Led Study
This breadth track includes practice led critical studies in music theatre, giving students an opportunity to learn by doing, whilst developing critical thinking and listening skills. In each subject, practical, group singing tutorials are complemented by an engaging lecture series to give students an understanding of what they are embodying when performing some of the most significant and well-known material from the music theatre canon.
- Breadth TrackNon-Western Music Performance
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in non-western music performance, culture and social contexts from around the world.
- Breadth TrackPolitics and International Studies
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in politics and international studies.
- Breadth TrackPopular Music
This breadth track explores the history, culture and social context of music across a range of popular music styles.
- Breadth TrackPositive individuals, organisations and communities
This breadth track explores issues related to positive psychology, with a focus on the relationship between well-being, pro-social behaviour and peak performance at the individual, group and community levels.
- Breadth TrackPrintmaking, Screen-printing and Animation
This Breadth track introduces students to printmaking, screen-printing and animation as art making mediums. Learn technical process and image making skills to develop your own art works.
- Breadth TrackProduct Management
This breadth track builds knowledge and skills to assist you in getting the most out of your products and services.
- Breadth TrackQuantitative Methods in Economics
This breadth track explores how to make sense of the information society and use our data-rich environment to improve decision-making.
- Breadth TrackRoman Studies
The Roman Studies breadth track surveys a thousand years of Roman political, social and cultural history (500 BCE - 500 CE). Ancient Rome's highly advanced society represents one of the first of the multicultural civilisations of the pre-industrial era and its study therefore offers many timeless insights into our own increasingly cosmopolitan world.
- Breadth TrackRussian - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Russian language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackSociology
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in sociology.
- Breadth TrackSpanish - Entry Point 1
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Spanish language for beginners.
- Breadth TrackSpanish - Entry Point 3
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Spanish language for students who have taken Spanish at VCE level.
- Breadth TrackSpanish - Entry Point 5
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Advanced Spanish language.
- Breadth TrackStudies in Music Composition and Music Language
This breadth track develops theoretical knowledge and applied skills in music language and compositional craft.
- Breadth TrackStudies in Western Music
This breadth track introduces students to fundamental musical concepts including rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, dynamics and form, and explores the history, culture and social context of western music from the middle ages to the 21st century.
- Breadth TrackTheatre Studies
This breadth track progressively develops knowledge and skills in Theatre Studies.
- Breadth TrackThe Mind of the Consumer
This breadth track develops exciting and useful insights into why consumers behave the way they do.
- Breadth TrackThe Socially Responsible Firm
This breadth track builds understanding of the economic and social importance of corporate social responsibility.
- Breadth TrackWine and Food
Explores the interaction between food and wine including the practice of drinking wine and matching food, and also raises some of the issues on the associated social, economic and health impacts on society.
- Breadth TrackYour Money or Your Life
This breadth track is for those seeking to understand and prepare for the coming crises in the retirement saving of an ageing population.
- Breadth TrackYouth, Citizenship and Identity
This breadth track explores issues of youth, citizenship and identity in education.