Study with us and we’ll help turn your creative ideas into reality. The Bachelor of Design is creative and practical, with strong input from industry partners like Weta Workshop, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Auckland Art Gallery, Creative New Zealand and Kate Sylvester.
You will collaborate with other art and design students and in your final year you may be able to showcase your work at the AUT School of Art and Design festival or the AUT Rookie fashion show.
Our School of Art and Design is ranked first in New Zealand and in the top 100 worldwide – so why would you choose to study anywhere else?
Preferred school subjects
Communication Design, Fashion Design, Spatial Design, Textile Design: Classical Studies, Design and Visual Communication (for Spatial Design only), Design (Practical Art), English, Geography, History, History of Art, Media Studies.
Digital Design: Classical Studies, Design and Visual Communication Design (Practical Art), Digital Technologies, English, Geography, History, History of Art, Mathematics, Media Studies, Photography (Practical Art), Physics.
Product Design: Classical Studies, Design and Visual Communication, Design (Practical Art), English, Geography, History, History of Art, Media Studies, Physics.
To help you develop a broad range of skills, you study a major (300 points of your degree) and a minor (60 points) across your three years at AUT.
Year 1
You complete two design studio papers and three other core papers related to your major, developing practical skills and a sound understanding of your chosen area of design. You also take the first paper from your minor.
Year 2 & 3
Build on what you have learnt in Year 1 and specialise further in your major and minor. You develop specific technical skills, and an understanding of design processes and theories. At the heart of Year 3 is your final-year project, and you may have the opportunity to exhibit your work at the AUT School of Art and Design festival or the AUT Rookie fashion show.