Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business
Program code
1568
Available at
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
Duration
4 years full-time
Credit points
320
Indicative fee
$36,000.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual fee
About this program
This double degree enables students to combine business management skills with a studio major, developing core competencies such as critical and analytical thinking, business communication and decision-making.
The Design program prepares graduates for diverse professional practice as designers through practical and theoretical learning. The first year focuses on the development of manual and technological skills, design thinking, problem-defining and solving. Students will gain an understanding of the changing role of design and how they can become leaders in the industry. In the following years, students work on industry-related and research projects and specialise in selected studio areas.
Graduates are skilled in creative design and software application and are able to effectively and efficiently manage creative ventures from a business perspective.
Design majors
Visual Communication Design
Explore many different forms of visual and graphic communication and branding, and understand the social contexts and environmental responsibilities of design. You¿ll learn to develop design solutions, which inform, persuade, provoke, or entertain your audience. You¿ll focus on your passion, but also learn how to effectively present and communicate your ideas within this evolving industry.
Interior and Spatial Design
The power of design to shape and improve the spaces in which we live, work and play is immense. Learn to apply principles of sustainability, cost-effectiveness and innovation to the process of designing effective and productive spaces. You¿ll learn about the history, impact and use of new and traditional materials in various global contexts.
Product Design
Can¿t wait to get your hands on a 3D printer? The equipment and technology you have the chance to use at Griffith is state-of-the art and this means there are very few limits to what you can create. Undertake a range of creative projects and put our technology to the test, using 3D printing, 3D modelling, 3D scanning, laser cutting and CNC routing equipment.
Immersive Design
If you can imagine it, you can design it! Harness the power of digital software to imagine, design, and construct 3D forms to create immersive experiences in in virtual environments. This technology is being applied to: visualise concepts and data across architecture, health and engineering; create reconstructions in the fields of archaeology and criminology; create virtual and augmented realities for use in gameplay and education.
Interaction Design
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the interaction design major will develop your technical competency and digital creativity.
Study interactive design methods, electronic audio, visual media, computation and critical thinking. Combine these skills to produce imaginative concepts, functioning prototypes, digital audio-visual artefacts, and technically mediated interaction designs for everyday life.
Business majors
- Asian Engagement
- Behavioural Science
- Business Analytics
- Economics
- Employment Relations
- Events
- Finance
- Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance
- Government and International Relations
- Human Resource Management
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate and Property Development
- Sport Management
- Sustainable Business
- Taxation
- Tourism and Travel
Attendance information
The Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business is offered full-time on-campus on the South Bank, Nathan and Gold Coast campuses.
Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of AbsenceTaking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Work-integrated learning
In this program, Visual Communication Design students may be required to attend the QCAD Liveworm studio to undertake work experience. External intern placements for Visual Communication, Interior and Product Design students will also be available.
My career opportunities
You may find employment opportunities in graphic design, interior design, product design, digital web design, design management, design education, film and television, theatre, furniture design, digital media, business development, business management, marketing and sales, market research, government.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Design is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia.
Depending upon your choice of Business major, you may be eligible for admission to one of the following professional bodies:
- Australian Marketing Institute
- Australian Institute of Management.
Pathways to further study
Graduates of this program may continue their studies by undertaking the Bachelor of Design (Honours) (2043) or the Bachelor of Business (Honours) (2088).
International students
An International student is one who is not:
- an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
- a Pacific Engagement visa holder or
- a person who has Australian permanent resident status.
Indicative annual tuition fee
The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points (two full-time trimesters).
The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
Tuition fees
- An International student pays tuition fees.
- Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
- The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
Program fees for the Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business (1568)
If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.
Changing programs
If an International student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.
Permanent resident status
If an undergraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will be provided with a domestic fee-paying place.
The student may then apply for a Commonwealth supported place at the next admission period provided that the student satisfies the conditions for transfer from a domestic fee-paying place to a Commonwealth supported place as set out in the Fees and Charges Procedure.
If a postgraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth supported place (subject to availability) or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
If a research student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
Further information
- Fees and Charges Procedure
- 3.6 - Fees for International Students
- 3.9 - Administrative and Miscellaneous Charges
- Cost of studying in Australia
Additional fee information
Additional costs
Throughout your program you may be required to pay for the following items:
- 1515QCA - Drawing Kits and Visual Diaries (students purchase via GU Pay).