If design is your passion, this flexible degree offers a number of exciting majors that will develop your practical skills in a global context, so you can take your career anywhere in the world.
Throughout the three-year program you will learn through project-based activities and have the opportunity to work together with students from other disciplines, mirroring a real industry environment.
You'll use industry-standard equipment and software, and graduate with a comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates your skills to future employers.
Create your dream degree
STEP A: CHOOSE A MAJOR
Select an area that inspires you:
- Advertising and Design
- Animation and Game Design
- Design Innovation and Fabrication
- Digital Experience and Interaction Design
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Design
- Photography
STEP B: CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE DESIGN SPECIALISATION
This step usually happens after you accept Curtins offer for your chosen major.
You can study up to two specialisations in Design. If you have interests outside the field of design, you may choose elective units or a second specialisation in a complementary study area such as business, arts or languages to gain a wider skill set.
Each option is subject to availability:
Option 1: One Design specialisation and four elective units
Option 2: One Design specialisation and one non-Design specialisation
Option 3: Two Design specialisations
Available Design specialisations are:
- Animation and Game Design
- Creative Advertising Design
- Digital Design
- Fashion Design
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Photography*
*The Photography specialisation is not available to students who have selected Photography as their major.
See the full list of specialisations.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
Why study
You will benefit from having transferable skills to adapt to changing employment trends without having to retrain.
This flexible course allows you to choose one or two areas of design that suit your career aspirations, as well as providing opportunities to study complementary electives such as business, arts and languages, so you can become more competitive in the job market.
How this course will make you industry ready
In your final year you will be given the opportunity to complete a capstone unit. You will explore interdisciplinary themes through the creation of design-focused projects, and benefit from strong links with industry across the design majors. The networks and skills you'll develop in this unit will ensure you graduate industry-ready.
Student profile
View our student profile table to get an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students at Curtin University. This table provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and passed the census date in the most relevant recent intake period for which data are available. It includes those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia.
Professional recognition
Professional membership is available with the Design Institute of Australia.