Minor: Design

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Faculties:	University Wide Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice Faculty of Health

Study areas

A minor is a set of related units in a particular study area. You may be able to choose one from another area of the University if your course rules allow. To find out, go to your study plan: if you have a complimentary studies option block, search using the code in brackets above the unit list and if it exists you will be able to select it on plan.

Minors consist of 48 credit points with the introductory units having no prerequisites. Later units may have earlier units as prerequisites. Depending on class timetabling it may not be possible to complete all units in a university wide minor. Consult with your course coordinator and relevant discipline coordinators prior to undertaking interfaculty studies.

Individual units completed in a university wide minor will appear on your academic transcript but it will only be recorded as a successfully completed study area if you have a). selected it as an option on your study plan and b). completed the correct number of credit points.

Course Structures

Unit Lists

Fashion Communication

This minor will provide you with diverse knowledge and understanding how the dissemination of fashion is communicated globally.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-FASHCOM
SELECT	48cp from the Fashion Communication Unit Options List
DFB102 Equivalents: KFB103	Introduction to Fashion Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB104 Equivalents: DFB203, KFB104	Fashion Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB204 Equivalents: DFB406	Fashion Product Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge.
DFB209 Equivalents: DFB303, KFB109	Global Fashion History	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Graphic Design Minor

This minor aims to prepare you with skills and knowledge in the area of visual design and communication for a range of print and electronic media contexts. It will provide you with a foundation in the conceptual and theoretical aspects of visual communication, graphic design and print media, and the technical skills required to apply them in studio projects.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-GRPHDES
SELECT	48cp from the Graphic Design Unit Options List
DVB101 Equivalents: DXB102, KIB101	Visual Communication Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DVB102 Equivalents: DXB202, KIB120, KVB204	Image Design and Production	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are assumed knowledge
DVB201 Equivalents: DXB302, KIB231, KIB335	Typographic Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign skills are assumed knowledge
DVB203 Equivalents: DXB402, KIB207	Theories and Methods of Visual Communication	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge
DVB302 Equivalents: DXB502, KIB340	Data Visualisation and Information Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 36 credit points of Visual Communication or Interaction units (DVB% or DXB%) Antirequisites: CCN104, CCN205 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge

Industrial Design Studies

This minor will introduce you to industrial design practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with industrial designers in professional practice.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-INDDESN version 2
SELECT	12cp from the Spatial Foundations Unit Options List
DYB121	Introducing Design Fabrication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DYB123	Emerging Design Technology	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DYB124 Equivalents: DEB202, DED202	Design Consequences	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
SELECT	36cp from the Industrial Design Studies Unit Options List
DNB110	ID Studio 1: User Centred Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DNB111	ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DNB210	ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DNB110 or DNB101
DNB211 Equivalents: DNB304, DNB303, DNB302	ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DNB110 or DNB101. DNB110 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as DNB211
DNB212 Equivalents: DNB404	ID Studio 5: Applied Technology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DNB211 or DNB304
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Interaction Design Minor

This minor aims to provide you with a foundational understanding of the design concepts and principles of interaction design and practical skills and methods needed by a contemporary designer of digital and physical interactive products, including an introduction to user-centred design, user experience design, creative coding, web design and prototyping as well as tangible and experiential media.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
SELECT	48cp from the Interaction Design Unit Options List
DXB110 Equivalents: DXB201	Principles of Interaction and UX Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB111 Equivalents: DXB203, KIB103	Introduction to Web Design	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), you can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor and web browser and you can install and update software
DXB210	Critical Experience Design	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DXB110 or DXB201 Foundational knowledge of interaction design principles and practices is assumed knowledge
DXB211 Equivalents: DXB303, KIB205	Creative Coding	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: 36cp of previous study It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB212 Equivalents: DXB501, KIB314	Tangible Media	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DXB211 or DXB303 A basic knowledge of the principles of computer programming, and computational processes and techniques is assumed knowledge

PHASING OUT STUDY AREA(S): continuing students only

The following study areas have been discontinued. Students who have already commenced one of these minors will be permitted to complete it.

Architectural Studies (v2): discontinued end 2023

This minor will introduce you to architectural practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with architects in professional practice.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-ARCSTUD version 2
SELECT	48cp from the Architectural Studies Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200	Modern Architecture	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130
ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211	Environmental Principles of Architectural Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112)
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112	Spatial Materiality	Gardens Point Summer 2, Semester 1
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
DAB101, DAB102, DAB200, DAB211, DYB111, DYB112, DYB113, DYB114 will count towards this Minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Fashion Communication: discontinued end 2018

This minor will provide you with diverse knowledge and understanding how the dissemination of fashion is communicated globally.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KKBXMNR-FASHION
Note: From 2015, this minor's title changed from 'Fashion Minor' to 'Fashion Communication Minor'.
SELECT	48cp from the Fashion Communication Unit Options List
DFB102 Equivalents: KFB103	Introduction to Fashion Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB104 Equivalents: DFB203, KFB104	Fashion Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB204 Equivalents: DFB406	Fashion Product Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge.
DFB209 Equivalents: DFB303, KFB109	Global Fashion History	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Interiors (v1): discontinued end 2023

This minor will introduce you to interior design practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with interior designers in professional practice.

Code	Title	Offered In
DEBXMNR-INTERIO
SELECT	48cp from the Interiors Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
*Note: DTB101, DTB102, DTB205, DTB304, DYB111 and DYB113 will count towards this Minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Landscape Design (v1): discontinued end 2023

This minor will introduce you to landscape design knowledge and may complement your own discipline.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-LNDDES
SELECT	48cp from the Landscape Design Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB241 Equivalents: DLB204	Landscape Design 3: Planting Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB242 Equivalents: DLB202	Landscape Design 4: People and Place	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
*Note: DLB101, DLB102, DLB202, DLB204 and DYB111 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier
*Note: DLB211 is permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2020 or earlier.

Landscape Architecture Studies: discontinued end 2018

This minor will introduce you to landscape architecture practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with landscape architects in professional practice.

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DEBXMNR-LNDARCH
SELECT	48cp from the Landscape Architecture Studies Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB241 Equivalents: DLB204	Landscape Design 3: Planting Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB242 Equivalents: DLB202	Landscape Design 4: People and Place	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB247 Equivalents: DLB201	Landform, Technology and Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and ABB106
ABB248 Equivalents: DLB302	Landscape Materiality and Constructs	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB247 or DLB201
*Note: DLB101, DLB102, DLB201, DLB202, DLB204, DLB301, DLB302, DYB111 and DYB114 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.
*Note: DLB211, DLB400 and DLB525 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2020 or earlier.