Program Overview

Explore the intricacies of design and discover how creativity, form and function can inspire and influence; and combine it with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of business to forge a career full of meaning, purpose and quantifiable results with the Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Design double degree.

As a student of design, your job is to create an experience that is functional, beautiful, intuitive, and accessible. As a business student your challenge is learn a range of core business applications and strategies to manage positive outcomes in the context of work, organisations and business.

Combined, these two disciplines will give you the knowledge and skills to establish your own unique career pathway that reflects your passion for design within a structure based on years of business management and strategy.

Taught within a small, more personalised class, this course offers an individually tailored learning environment that ensures that each student receives the highest level of support and encouragement throughout the entire UC study journey.

Study a Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Design at UC and you will:

• Acquire theoretical knowledge to reflect critically on professional practice in the areas of business analysis, change management and implementation
• Identify the different stages of the ‘design for manufacture’ process
• Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to launch your own interaction design business or seek employment within global markets across all industries.
• Select appropriate methods, materials and processes for designing and prototyping products
• Employ innovative use of different visual and emerging media types across print, screen and packaging
• Develop effective design solutions for specific audiences
• Select appropriate methods, materials and processes for designing and prototyping products
• Learn to apply advanced 2D and 3D digital design technologies
• Acquire image-making expertise and the ability to develop visual design artefacts using a range of analogue and digital media.

Specialist Major: International Business

The major in International Business introduces students to important concepts and practices in analysing the international business environment, and in operating and growing international businesses. The major aims to develop skills and competencies in the understanding of business systems, and cross-cultural or supply chain issues affecting these systems in an international business context. These skills prepare students for careers in import/export, strategic planning, government trade agencies, business intelligence, industry associations and international trade and investment, among others. The major differs from other business majors by its strong emphasis on trade and investment in an international context, and from economics majors by placing greater emphasis on managerial issues and perspectives.