Bachelor of Design and Marketing | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Bachelor of Design and Marketing

The digital age is a visual age where multi-skilled people will demand the best jobs. A university degree in design and marketing gives you the skills to manage your own career, be it in design or on the marketing and business side.

This program is for someone who is passionate about design, but who wants the marketing knowledge to develop their own business skills.

CRICOS code
084973G
Commence
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
3 years
Semester tuition fee 2015
A$9,700
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$58,200
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2024 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
  • * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast * 011281
Refer to the program footnotes
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 18 Rank - 61
UniSC program code
AR339
Commence
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Duration
3 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by on-line resources offered in an official teaching period
Recommended prior study
English
Fee type 2015
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
24
Total units
288
Footnotes
  • * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.

This program is for someone who is passionate about design, but who wants the marketing knowledge to develop their own business skills.

You study business and management subjects alongside advanced courses in marketing and design. You learn the language of visual design and build a professional quality portfolio through working on real life marketing projects.

You are given networking opportunities during the program that help you towards a great job at the end.

Career opportunities

You can work in multimedia design across creative digital industries, from games design to multiplatform publishing. Web design, graphic design, marketing, corporate communications and, with this degree, you can shoot for great opportunities in management roles.

Program structure

Introductory courses (7)

BUS101 Health Promotion Settings
BUS104 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
BUS105 Communication and Thought
COR109 Cell Biology
DES101 Foundations in Medical Science
DES105 Chemistry
DES106 Science Research Methods

Advanced courses (13)

MKG210 Human Physiology
MKG211 Human Anatomy
MKG220 Systemic Physiology I
MKG222 Biochemistry
MKG322 Microbiology
MKG324 Introduction to Mathematics
PLUS select 1 course from:
MKG212 Mathematics Foundations
MKG221 Introduction to Pharmacology
MKG321 Systemic Physiology II
IBS310 Molecular Biology

PLUS select 6 courses from your chosen design study area:

Graphic Design major

DES211 Communication and Thought
DES212 Cell Biology
DES213 Chemistry
DES214 Science Research Methods
DES215 Human Physiology
DES216 Biodiversity and Ecology

e-Media Design major

DES221 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
DES222 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
DES223 Animal Habitats
DES224 Microbiology
DES225 Introduction to Mathematics
DES226 Mathematics Foundations

Please note: Students must commence the advanced design courses in Semester 1 following the successful completion of DES105 .

Elective courses (4)

Select 4 elective courses either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). These electives may be used to complete a minor in a second area of design (Graphic Design, e-Media Design).

Total units: 288

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course
  • Complete 7 required advanced level (200/300 coded) marketing courses
  • Complete 6 required advanced level (200/300 coded) from one design area
  • Complete 4 elective courses
  • Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course..
  • Register any selected Majors or Minors with your Faculty.
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
  • The 6 advanced courses from one of the design streams, plus DES101 and DES105 , will constitute a major in that stream.
  • Some of the required introductory courses may count towards some majors and minors
  • Students must commence the advanced design courses in Semester 1, following the successful completion of DES105 .