Design seamless user experiences
Creating a user-centric online experience is becoming increasingly important for organisations that want to maintain a high-quality online presence. This program will provide you with the technical and creative ability to design and develop user-centred digital products.
New program commencing 2019. Subject to final approval.
Creating a user-centric online experience is becoming increasingly important for organisations that want to maintain a high-quality online presence. This program will provide you with the technical and creative ability to design and develop user-centred digital products.
In this program you will:
- Develop people-centred interactive design and user experience (UX) techniques.
- Learn how to create exciting visual representations of online applications and services, develop responsive web designs, and design custom mobile applications and graphical user interfaces for augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR).
- Design and develop your own professional website portfolio.
- Work both collaboratively and individually with state-of-the-art technology, including USC’s powerful visualisation tools that can immerse audiences in a limitless range of audio-visual experiences.
- Gain exposure to industry through work-placement opportunities.
Career opportunities:
- Digital designer
- Interactive designer
- User experience designer
- Web-app developer
- Interface designer
- Multimedia developer
* New program commencing 2019. Subject to final approval.
Program structure
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
CMN101 Introduction to Management
COR109 Accounting for Business
DES101 Communication and Thought
DES102 Introduction to Data Science
DES104 Creative Problem Solving with Programming
DES105 Introduction to Systems Design
DES107 Introduction to Computer Networks
Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units
CMN202 ICT Professional Practice
CMN311 Project Management
CMN313 ICT Internship
DES200 ICT Industry Project
DES221 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
DES222 Coursework 1 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
DES307 Coursework 2 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
DES308 Coursework 3 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
DES309 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship*
Elective courses (8) 96 units
Select 8 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law) or (Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Students are strongly encouraged to use their electives to complete an additional major or minor in the Design disciplines.
*New course, subject to final approval
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Program requirements and notes
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level courses, including core courses
Program Notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on Student visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses