Master of Design (Sustainable Design), University of South Australia (UniSA). 2022 information for Australian students

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMSP

SATAC Code
4CM131 (Internal)
4CM208 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Mode
On-campus

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements

Successful completion of a Bachelor degree or Graduate Diploma from a recognised higher education institution, or equivalent, in a related discipline. Applicants must also submit a portfolio of work, curriculum vitae and a written statement of intent.

Applicants who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Design from the University of South Australia are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study, and are not required to submit a portfolio of work and statement of intent.

Applicants who have completed a Master of Architecture are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study. Applicants must also submit a portfolio of work, curriculum vitae and a written statement of intent.

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor (Honours) degree in a related discipline are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study. Applicants must also submit a portfolio of work, curriculum vitae and a written statement of intent.

Related design disciplines include: architecture; interior architecture; industrial design; furniture design; planning and urban design; contemporary art.

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Aim

The Master of Design (Sustainable Design) qualifies individuals who apply an advanced body of practical knowledge and specialist theoretical framework of sustainable design for professional practice within ever-changing social, environmental and economic contexts, as well as a pathway for further learning.

Content & Structure

Graduates of the Master of Design (Sustainable Design) will have a body of knowledge of the principles and practices of a more sustainable approach to design. Graduates will have the disciplinary knowledge to critically evaluate and develop progressive approaches to multi-disciplinary design context. Graduates will also have knowledge of research methods and principles applicable to sustainable design in multi-disciplinary projects.

Graduates will have advanced cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on sustainable design theory and practice or scholarship, cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories of sustainable design to different bodies of knowledge or practice, communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret sustainable design theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences, technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to sustainable design practice.

Graduates will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through a substantial research-based project to demonstrate creativity and initiative to new situations in the design professions relative to sustainability.

The students will complete 72 units of study comprising 18 units of research studio, 18 units of project, 9 units of project report 4.5 units of research methods, 4.5 units of business practices, 13.5 units of sustainability and 4.5 units of electives.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Research Studio 1	GRAP 5005	9		Rule(s): 1,2
Research Methods (Creative)	CREA 4004	4.5		Rule(s): 1,2
Nature, Culture and Sustainability	ARCH 6005	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Research Studio 2	GRAP 5006	9		Rule(s): 1,2
Principles of Sustainable Design	ARCH 6006	4.5
Business Practice for Artists and Designers	VSAR 5006	4.5		Rule(s): 1,2
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Masters Project 1	GRAP 6001	9
Masters Project Report 1	ARCH 5036	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1,2	Rule(s): 1,2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Masters Project 2	GRAP 6002	9
Masters Project Report 2	ARCH 5037	4.5
Consumer Culture, Technology and Sustainable Design	ARCH 6001	4.5		Rule(s): 1,2

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Electives
Communication Contexts	COMM 5004	4.5
Campaigns and Crises	COMM 5005	4.5
Planning and Professional Ethics	ARCH 3016	4.5
Sustainable Urban Design	ARCH 5013	4.5
Energy Management for Sustainability	MFET 5029	4.5
Design, Production, Presentation	VSAR 5005	4.5
Entrepreneurial Foundations	BUSS 5298	4.5
Entrepreneurial Commercialisation	BUSS 5299	4.5
Global Business Environment	BUSS 5300	4.5
Aboriginal Futures	SOCU 5010	4.5
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing	SOCU 5011	4.5
Indigenous Perspectives on Globalisation	SOCU 5012	4.5
Law and Land	SOCU 5013	4.5
Professional Placement or Project	GRAP 5004	4.5
Construction on Site: Advanced	BUIL 5041	4.5
Construction in the Workshop: Advanced	BUIL 5040	4.5
Social Media Management	COMM 5069	4.5
Managing Digital Design	COMM 5068	4.5
Communication and Media: Advanced	COMM 4005	4.5
Industry 4.0 and Society	COMM 4006	4.5
Digital Entrepreneurship	COMM 4004	4.5
Content Creation	COMM 5084	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Students who have completed a Master of Architecture are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing in lieu of these courses and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study. Students who have completed ARCH 6005 Nature, Culture and Sustainability or ARCH 6006 Principles of Sustainable Design during their Master of Architecture will need to discuss their study plan with the Program Director.

2. Students who have completed a Bachelor (Honours) in a related discipline are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing in lieu of these courses and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study.

Notes

1. Electives are selected from those listed above. Electives are designed to extend and expand students' intellectual and professional abilities in core and cognate areas of the curriculum and to provide scope for individual development in particular areas of professional and academic interest. A selection of electives will be offered each year, depending on staff availability and student demand. Students may choose to enrol in alternative electives with approval from their Program Director.

2. Students who have a Grade Point Average of 4.5 or more and wish to independently pursue a topic of interest not available in the electives offered in any one study period may choose a research or project based individual elective with the approval of the Program Director.

3. This program forms part of a nested suite of programs consisting of 72 units as follows: Graduate Diploma in Design comprising 36 units; Master of Design comprising a further 36 units.