Design Innovation
Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2013 academic year unless otherwise specified.
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This subject is taught by the School of Design.
Overview
Design is all around us. It influences and reflects the way we experience the world. New designers must be able to plan, initiate and execute major innovations. They will shape a new generation of products, systems and environments and enhance our lives.
Victoria's School of Design offers students a range of courses that complement various degree programmes offered by the University. If you are interested in design but do not want to commit to the intensive Bachelor of Design Innovation (BDI) degree programme, most of Victoria's Bachelor's degrees allow some design courses to be included in your programme of study.
Our range of elective courses challenge students to use their imagination and lateral thinking to translate critical design issues such as:
- composition
- aesthetics
- identity
- meaning
- perception sensitivity to context
- response to needs and poetic interpretation into innovative design concepts.
You will develop fundamental design skills such as drawing, visualising, modelling and documenting design concepts both physically and in virtual form, and gain an understanding of principles of the design discipline, as well as the ability to establish connections between design theory, design history and design practice and put them into practice.
For more detailed information on these programmes, see School of Design.
Postgraduate Information
Please visit our postgraduate study pages on the School of Design website for information about postgraduate qualifications in Design.
How to Find out More
You can order more information on this subject by registering on our Request for Study Material database.
Victoria's Student Recruitment, Admission and Orientation Office offer advice on courses and help with planning your degree.
Contact the School of Design Student Administration Office for information on:
- admission
- qualifications and courses
- course advice and selection criteria
- exemptions and prerequisites and
- your Application to Study.
All courses are taught at Victoria's Te Aro Campus.
School of Design Student Administration Office
Phone: +64 4 463 6200
Email: design@vuw.ac.nz
List of Courses
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| 100 Level Courses |
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DSDN 101 – Design Visualisation |
DSDN 104 – Digital Creation |
DSDN 111 – Ideas and Principles of Design |
DSDN 112 – Introduction to Interaction Design |
DSDN 141 – Experimenting with Materials |
DSDN 142 – Creative Coding |
DSDN 144 – Photographics |
DSDN 171 – Design in Context |
| 200 Level Courses |
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CCDN 233 – Design Ethnography |
CCDN 244 – Expanded Photographics |
DSDN 201 – Scenario Visualisation |
DSDN 206 – Identity and the Internet |
DSDN 231 – Digital Surface, Form and Space |
DSDN 232 – Gamings Concepts + Practices |
DSDN 251 – Design Psychology |
DSDN 283 – Special Topic |
DSDN 284 – Special Topic |
DSDN 285 – Special Topic |
| 300 Level Courses |
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DSDN 301 – Digital Visualisation |
DSDN 311 – International Design Studio |
DSDN 331 – Real-Time Interactive Media |
DSDN 332 – Gaming + Theory |
DSDN 383 – Special Topic |
DSDN 384 – Special Topic |
DSDN 385 – Special Topic |