In a Bachelor of UX and Web Design, you'll learn how human senses and emotions meet the digital interface in one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy. This interaction design course gives you cutting-edge research in UX and web design and front-end design. You’ll graduate able to craft compelling interactive experiences for web, mobile, social or completely custom platforms, across sectors as diverse as advertising, education and entertainment.

The course structure incorporates industry-informed briefs, industry mentors, client projects, internship opportunities and study of emerging areas of interaction design practice. You will gain practical coding and digital media skills with an understanding of human-computer interaction, user behaviour, user experience and user psychology, along with information and media theory, and the study of professional practice in UX and web design workplaces

This course comprises of eight core subjects, 12 specialisation subjects and four elective subjects.

Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising three hours of facilitated study and seven hours self-directed study.

• Year 1

• Year 2

• Year 3

• Electives

Year 1:

Requirements

Complete three core subjects and four specialisation subjects. Additionally, you’re required to select one elective from the electives tab.

Core subjects

• Design Context | DCX101

• Design Studio 1 | DSO102

• Design Studio 2 | DSO103

Specialisation subjects

• Interaction Design | DIG103A

• Typography | DGDTY100

• JavaScript Fundamentals | JSF100

• Beyond the Creative Industries | BCI100

Year 2:

Requirements

Complete three core subjects and four specialisation subjects. Additionally, you’re required to select one elective from the electives tab.

Core subjects

• Design Studio 3 | DSO201

• Problem Based Learning Studio | PBL202

• Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver | DDD203

Specialisation subjects

• Content Management Systems (pre-requisite DIG103A Interaction Design) | CMS200

• Python Fundamentals | PYF200

• Web App Development | WAD200

• UX Fundamentals | UXF200

Year 3:

Requirements

Complete two core subjects and four specialisation subjects. Additionally, you’re required to select two electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects

• Social Enterprise | SEN301

• Work Integrated Learning | WIL302

Specialisation subjects

• Component Library Development | CLD300

• Advanced UX Applications | AUX300

• Major Project | CDM301A

• Portfolio | CDM303A

Electives:

Requirements

Choose four electives.

Elective subjects

• Data Visualisation | CIN100A

• 3D Asset Creation | ACR103

• Visual Language of Design | DGDVL100

• Digital Design Foundations | DGDDD100

• Introduction to Software Engineering | ISE102

• Concepts in Artificial Intelligence | CAI104

• Motion Graphic Design (pre-requisite DIG104A Motion Design) | MGD200

• Typographic Systems | CTY201A

• Introduction to Data Science | IDS201

• Human Centred Design | HCD206

• Business by Design | CDC301A

• Culture of Change | CDC300A

In your final year you can apply for an internship in a professional interaction design studio, working in professional teams on live projects for real clients. You will graduate with state-of-the-art technical skills and a thorough understanding of user-centred interactive design, preparing you to take on high-level roles as a designer or developer in studios worldwide.

Potential career paths

• UI Designer
  Average salary: $95,000 - $150,000
• Digital Producer
  Average salary: $82,953 - $115,000
• UX and Web Designer
  Average salary: $96,130 - $150,000
• Front-end Developer
  Average salary: $99,043 - $151,190

Australian Year 12 or equivalent

Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent