industrial design master in Australia... ?

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Hello… I have a question for any of you who can help me out.

Ill may have the opportunity to go to Australia next year. Im an Industrial designer but I woul like to study something like a postdegree… master… of product design, strategic design, enviromental design…

Can you tell me… how is the industrial design field in Australia? and what good University could I go to study? This is professionally and academically… to work and to study.

Thanks for any help you can give me… and please dont tell me that I have to check out all the posts in this forum, pleaaassee!! there are too many, you know it is hard to find something. :laughing:

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good luck!
seriously if you’re experienced you may be ok, but dont expect to there to be a big workplace for industrial designers. as for studying, dont try newcastle university! they chopped the ID program altogether the year after i left.

try one of the sydney unis, or Melbourne.

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Try:

UNSW (university of NSW) in Sydney

RMIT in Melbourne
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ad

UC (university of Canberra) in Canberra http://hds.canberra.edu.au/design/

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[quote=“Harris”]Try:

UNSW (university of NSW) in Sydney

RMIT in Melbourne
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ad

UC (university of Canberra) in Canberra http://hds.canberra.edu.au/design/[/quote

lol, rmit.

try monash uni

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Try Monash. Seems to be a decent program.

http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/design/index.html

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thanks for your help…

I`ll check them out! :exclamation:

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Newcastle still run the ID program.

In fact, it’s even better. Using the far superior workshop facilities at Newcastle TAFE, students spend the first 3 years at TAFE, where they gain an Advanced Diploma. The final fourth year is spent at the University of Newcastle where students complete a Bachelor of Industrial Design.

There are 2 stages:

  1. Student first complete the Advanced Diploma of Product Design and Development from the Hunter Institute of Technology, located in Newcastle, Australia.

http://www.tafensw.edu.au/howex/servlet/Course?Command=GetCourse&CourseNo=7555

  1. Students then complete the Bachelor of Industrial Design. This is a new course to be first offered in 2009.

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/program/undergraduate/2008/12020.html

The TAFE has excellent facilities and staff. In addition to the existing University workshop facilities, the TAFE offers a rapid prototyper, laser cutter and a complete workshop with bandsaws, drills, lathes and milling machines.

Many of the University staff have transferred to the TAFE college campus and bring with them their knowledge and experience.

With a focus on drawing and sketching, 3D modeling, workshop skills and presentation techniques, this is an excellent course for a student wanting to be an excellent industrial designer.

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Hi.

How bout Swinburne? I plan to head to Australia to study ID, degree level.

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Hi there, yeah I like swinburne, I was soposed to go there and I got an offer letter, but at the end I decided to come to Sydney and I’ll start the master of design at UTS on february this year!

Cheers!