Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business equips students with the knowledge and skills essential for a career that encompasses the challenging and dynamic area of design and business sectors. By undertaking this double degree, graduates will be able to capitalise on opportunities in both the design and business professions.

Choose your majors

Majors for Bachelor of Design:

Branded Environments, Communication Design, Digital Media Design, Photo media, UX Interaction Design

Majors for Bachelor of Business:

Accounting, Business Administration, Business Analytics and Analysis, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, International Business, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Sports Management

Course structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business requires students to complete units of study to the value of 400 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business, graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge and cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and apply this with initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
• demonstrate technical and practical skills, and a broad understanding of key concepts in their chosen field of study
• demonstrate knowledge and cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgment in identifying and solving problems independently and collaboratively, in diverse contexts
• apply communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas to different audiences and stakeholders
• with responsibility and accountability, apply their knowledge, cognitive and technical skills, and principles of sustainability and respectful design, to the development of design solutions
• exercise organisational and leadership skills, and demonstrate the ability to plan and execute a project and/or piece of research with groups that may include academics, industry professionals and students
• define and integrate theoretical principles applicable to business and apply those principles in a range of practices
• systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make informed judgements on options for innovatively solving a range of problems that arise in business contexts
• formulate creative solutions that are fit for purpose and demonstrate cognisance of the impact of business decisions on the triple bottom line
• coherently articulate a line of reasoning demonstrating cultural sensitivity and apply a framework to analyse and offer solutions to ethical dilemmas
• communicate a range of business arguments by evaluating and implementing alternative communication strategies as appropriate to the audience.

International students must successfully complete any subject in art, design or media equivalent to Year 12.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

• Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 65%, all skills 65%
• minimum IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
• TOEFL iBT (internet-based) – 64 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)
• Pearson (PTE) minimum score of 50 (no communicative skills less than 50)
• C1 Advanced: 169, no band less than 169
• any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency.