Handbook

This is the fourth and final course in the Design History and Theory core of the Bachelor of Design program. In this course, you will apply the knowledge and skills you have gained in Design History & Theory 1, 2 and 3 across national design histories, global design contexts, design positionality and broader contemporary social and cultural challenges to situate your practice within the expanded field of creative and cultural industries. This course will introduce you to the diverse views, ideas and practices of contemporary design stakeholders who contribute to making and thinking design in an expanded field including journalists, curators, managers, policy makers, researchers, educators, heritage and conservation specialists. The course will help you better understand how design cultures have evolved and critically evaluate a broad spectrum of positions that design stakeholders have occupied in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. At the successful completion of this course, you will be able to identify diverse and alternative career pathways to engage with and through design and effectively communicate your design position, values and philosophy to the wider world.