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Bachelor of Design and Technology Innovation

Study Design and Technology Innovation at Flinders

Make new ideas a reality.

Link user needs to technology and commercial reality with a Bachelor of Design and Technology Innovation. Developing a new product or service requires you to identify a problem and create a commercial solution. The degree prepares you to do this by developing a sound understanding of three areas: design; innovation management; and science, technology and engineering.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2022 selection rank

70.00

Guaranteed selection rank

75.00

TAFElink

Certificate IV or above

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

224771

Delivery mode
On campus:
  • – Tonsley
Online: No.
Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)
Deferrable: Yes

Annual indicative fee
  • 2022: $8,722
How are these fees calculated?
Start dates
  • – March
  • – July

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Why study Design and Technology Innovation at Flinders

  • Match a problem with technology to create a commercial solution
  • Gain an understanding of industrial design, technology and innovation in one degree
  • Enhance your employability with highly attractive, vital skills in the rapidly changing innovation sector
  • Access world-class facilities in the Tonsley Innovation District
  • Combine with an engineering, science, information technology or environment degree and boost your competitive edge in the job market

Your career

Graduates of the Bachelor of Design and Technology Innovation may be employed by a product/services-based commercial organisation, a design consultancy or they may develop their own intellectual property and start their own business.

Potential occupations include:

  • product designer
  • business development manager
  • commercialisation specialist
  • graduate consultant
  • innovation strategist.

Professional accreditation/recognition

All our Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia at the level of professional engineer. Professional engineering courses accredited by Engineers Australia are recognised internationally under the Washington Accord. Graduates meet the academic requirements for attaining chartered professional engineering status.

The degree is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia.

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What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • core topics in design communication, professional skills and engineering design
  • topics in mathematics, data science or biostatistics
  • topics in innovation and enterprise such as agile innovation for STEM
  • topics in science, engineering or business to attach your design skills to a particular field.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • core topics in innovation management, design for manufacture and design methods
  • topics in entrepreneurship and small business, business planning for new ventures, strategic marketing, consumer behaviour, or social and information networks
  • topics in innovation and enterprise to develop skills in co-creation, crowdsourcing, technology-led innovation and opportunity validation
  • topics in science or engineering to attach your design skills to a particular field.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • a capstone topic, design studio, which is an integrated high-technology design consulting project with a company
  • a 12-week practical work experience placement in industry in Australia or overseas
  • topics in innovation and enterprise to develop skills in business model design, commercialisation and launching new ventures
  • topics in science or engineering to attach your design skills to a particular field.

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

  • Gain hands-on exposure to the cutting-edge equipment and facilities of Flinders University’s new technology precinct at Tonsley.
  • Participate in a 12-week industry work integrated placement.
  • Undertake an integrated high-technology design consulting project to put what you learn into practice.

Study abroad

There are opportunities to take your studies overseas with a 12-week practical work experience placement in Europe, Asia or North America.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

Pursue multiple passions with a combined degree

Expand your career options by combining this degree with a bachelor degree in science, engineering, information technology or environment.

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How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

 

3

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

4

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

Find the entry path that’s right for you.

Explore our pathways

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, another Flinders degree you might want to include in your list is the Bachelor of Engineering Science.

How to apply

1

Select your course.

 

2

Check entry requirements.

 

3

Check your eligibility for credit.

 

5

Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

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If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

1300 354 633

askflinders@flinders.edu.au

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Last Updated: 03 May 2022
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