Program Requirements
The Master of Design requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following introductory component:
6 units from completion of foundation theory courses from the following list:
ARTH6004 City Sites: studies in art and urbanity
ARTH6043 Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000
ARTH6162 Cyberculture
ARTH6164 Theories of the Object
ARTH6165 Theories of the Image
ARTH6167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design
18 units from completion of foundation studio and design courses from the following list:
ARTV6000 Animation
ARTV6003 Video Art
ARTV6057 Hands On: Material Language
ARTV6059 Introduction to Virtual Reality
ARTV6601 Photomedia: Foundations of photography, printing and camera skills
ARTV6602 Photomedia: Colour Photography and Digital Skills
ARTV6703 Drawing into Print: Etching and Relief
ARTV6704 Drawing into Print: Screen Printing and Stencils
ARTV6823 Sculpture: Introduction to Conceptual Practices and Construction Methods (Metal and Fabric)
ARTV6824 Sculpture: Introduction to Temporal Practices and Construction Methods (Wood)
DESN8001 Design Inquiry: Application of Research
24 units from completion of disciplinary courses from the following list:
COMP6720 Art and Interaction in New Media
DESN6001 Digital Form and Fabrication
DESN6002 Foundations of Creative Code
DESN6003 Creative Data Visualisation: Representing Data in Visual and Material Form
DESN6004 Dynamic Design and Generative Systems
DESN6005 Form and Fabrication in Context
DESN6006 Front-End Web: Crafting Online Experience
DESN6010 Design Practice: Engagement, Internship and Entrepreneurship
DESN6012 The Ethics of Making: Design for Reuse and Repair
DESN8001 Design Inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8002 Major Design Inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8003 Extended Design Inquiry: Application of Research
MGMT7161 New Venture Creation
MUSC8018 Exhibition Design and Delivery
24 units from completion of the following research component:
12 units from completion of research training courses from the following list:
ARTH8020 Arguing Objects
ARTH8021 Writing About Art and Creative Practice
ARTH8022 Points of View: Independent Creative Art and Media Practice
12 units from completion of research project courses from the following list:
DESN8001 Design inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8002 Major Design inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8003 Extended Design inquiry: Application of Research
24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
The following courses are repeatable for credit, up to a maximum of 36 units each, and if repeated must be repeated with a different topic each time. Units from each instance of a course may only be counted towards meeting one requirement.
DESN8001 Design inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8002 Major Design inquiry: Application of Research
DESN8003 Extended Design inquiry: Application of Research
Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.
Study Options
Year 1 48 units | Foundation Theory Course 6 units | Foundation Studio and Design Course 6 units | Foundation Studio and Design Course 6 units | Foundation Studio and Design Course 6 units |
Research Training Course 6 units | Disciplinary Courses List 6 units | Disciplinary Courses List 6 units | Disciplinary Courses List 6 units | |
Year 2 48 units | Research Training Course 6 units | Disciplinary Course 6 units | Research Project Course 6 units | Research Project Course 6 units |
ANU Elective Course 6 units | ANU Elective Course 6 units | ANU Elective Course 6 units | ANU Elective Course 6 units |
Admission Requirements
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.
Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
Applicants must also have a successful assessment of a portfolio of works.
Cognate Disciplines
Architecture, Art History, Art Theory, Communication Design, Curatorship, Design, Digital Humanities, Game Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Media Arts, Museum Studies, Science Communication, Visual Arts, Visual Communication, Web Design.
In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.
Academic achievement & English language proficiency
The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes.
If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of:
• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or
• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.
Diversity factors
As Australia’s national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe.
Assessment of qualifications
Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met.
Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au
ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications
Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.
Application for course credits
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit.
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $25,200.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $38,304.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Digital + Material
Innovation + Engagement
The Master of Design enables students to develop digital literacy and material knowledge to become enterprising professionals across diverse design disciplines. This unique program provides contemporary design education by focusing on cutting-edge practice at the intersection of material and digital domains. A flexible structure allows students to bring together digital and material practices, in ways that broaden and deepen their skills, knowledge and design agility. Engagement and innovation are program foundations. Students will collaborate with expert teaching staff, industry, and public audiences to gain real world experience and develop versatile design expertise.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
This program is available for applications until second semester, 2020
Learning Outcomes
develop practice-led methodologies through investigation, analysis and synthesis of complex information to plan and execute substantial design research projects;
generate, develop and evaluate complex ideas and concepts using critical, technical and creative skills through design projects;
critically reflect upon and evaluate theoretical, conceptual and aesthetic aspects of design; and
research, design and develop projects that offer innovative conceptual and practical propositions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.