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Your
design
journey

This 4-year journey of discovery aims to help students develop a personal viewpoint on design, considering its cultural, social, economic, and environmental implications. Secondly, it aims to equip students with the appropriate skills and competencies needed to operate with success in the design ecosystem. Third, it fosters an agile attitude towards the evolving role of a designer by developing people skills and life skills.

Through the course of the programme, each student is assigned an in-house mentor first and later, an industry coach. Every student is exposed to a capstone project in the final year.

Year 1 —
EXPERIMENT

The first year offers a multidimensional tasting experience designed to stimulate students' curiosity about the diverse choices of a career in the design world. Experimentation serves as the primary learning strategy, allowing students to acquire knowledge and understanding, and actively engage with and absorb the fundamental aspects of design. Activities include exploring materials, shapes, aesthetics, alongside social and ethical aspects.

FUNDAMENTAL

Fundamental courses constitute the core of the Bachelor of Design (Honours) programme. They include Design & Theory studies that every student, independently from personal interests, output profiles, and choice of specialisation, needs to master to understand and operate in the Design field at large.

Courses

  • The Languages of Design

  • Material Studies

  • Designing the Future

  • Designing the Now

  • Open Design & Technology Lab

SPECIALISATION

Specialisation Courses address subjects, topics, and domain-specific knowledge and reflect students' choice to focus on a particular application context (specialisation) or a job profile (designer's role).

Courses

  • Designing for the Senses

  • Introduction to Experiential Design

  • Introduction to Designing Interactions

  • Social Media Communication

TRANSVERSAL

Transversal Courses aim to improve the understanding of the broader context in which a designer operates. Transversal subjects focus on the Transformation Areas of Expertise of the BITSDES Competence Learning Model.

Courses

  • Community Project (NGO/GOVT)

TOOLS AND SKILLS

Tools / Skill courses include a wide range of conceptual and technical methods to support students in the development of all the phases of the design process, from design research, to idea generation, to concept development and implementation, to business proposition, to communication and pitching.

Courses

  • Designing for the Senses

  • Introduction to Experiential Design

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Personal Development Courses contribute to developing an individual approach and style to the design profession, both in terms of widening personal knowledge and developing soft & life skills.

Courses

  • Professional Development Plan 1

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