What will I learn?

The Master of Design (MDes) is an exploration of 21st century creative practices suited to current or emerging designers who wish to complement their existing skills with concepts, strategies, and technologies to solve complex problems in business, government and communities. It offers students the opportunity to advance their skills and knowledge on design context and processes in multiple areas including experience design, design thinking, emerging design futures and business and professional practice. These courses are complimented by a range of practical/making courses in the areas of visual communication, prototyping, still/moving image and interactive design. The program gives a broad range of disciplines (design and non-design) the opportunity to upskill and build upon contemporary practices relevant to all designers and equip them with the knowledge base to pursue a major design research project of their choice. Students will utilise both collaborative and individual working contexts to expand their knowledge of contemporary design processes at professional industry level. They will gain research and critical thinking skills which will be deployed in a major design project in the second year of the program. Graduates will be prepared for practice-led work and/or design strategy and leadership in macro, micro and freelance scenarios.

Which department am I in?

Arts, Education and Law

CRICOS

096162K

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$38,500.00 (21,40,673) per year

Accommodation- On campus 鈥� 300 to 420 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Gold Coast Campus

Parklands Drive,

SOUTHPORT,

Queensland,

4215, GOLD COAST, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$38,500.00 (21,40,673) per year

Accommodation- On campus 鈥� 300 to 420 per week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Gold Coast Campus

Parklands Drive,

SOUTHPORT,

Queensland,

4215, GOLD COAST, Australia

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Entry requirements

For international students

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Design, applicants must hold:

a Bachelor degree in a non-related discipline from a recognized tertiary institution
OR a Bachelor degree in a related discipline from a recognized tertiary institution (students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing)
OR a Graduate Certificate in Design or a Bachelor degree with Honours in a non-related discipline from a recognized tertiary institution (students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing)
OR a Graduate Diploma of Design or a Bachelor degree with Honours in a related discipline from a recognized tertiary institution (students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing).

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows: A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0; OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL; OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19); OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only); OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English); OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.