Bachelor of Design (Degree with Honours) (BH-DES) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Knowledge

• An advanced knowledge and understanding of one or more specialised fields of study
• A knowledge of research and design-research methodologies and methods as appropriate to the discipline or areas of practice
• An understanding of the ethics of research and academic scholarship, and a respect for intellectual integrity
• An understanding of the context of disciplinary sources, and the place of these sources in current social, environmental, and political contexts.

Skills

• Ability to critically evaluate different sources of knowledge, garnered from multiple contexts
• Critical and analytical skills to identify issues relevant to the design disciplines, and to propose original solutions
• An ability to undertake independent research, using appropriate theories, methodologies and methods
• High level written, oral and graphic communication skills.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Design (Degree with Honours) will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills by:

• Developing a research proposal that addresses an issue relevant to the design disciplines to be examined via critical investigation and research
• Demonstrating advanced research and communication skills through the formulation of an original proposal, and the interrogation of this proposal via the completion of a related research project.