Design themes
Design elective courses are grouped into four key themes. As a Design student, you can mix and match courses to suit your experience and developing interests.
Design and Local Community Practices
New Zealand people, places, products and narratives
DESIGN 210
Indigeneity and Place
DESIGN 211
New Zealand’s Narratives
DESIGN 212
Data, Design and Rhetoric
DESIGN 213
Special Topic
Design and Global Challenges
Design strategies, speculative solutions and impact analysis
DESIGN 230
Design and Healthy Communities
DESIGN 231
The Future of Work and Play
DESIGN 232
Smart Homes and Cities
DESIGN 233
Design and the Natural Environment
Design and Business
Transforming practices, systems, services and products for business development, human interaction and commercial transaction
DESIGN 220
Design Entrepreneurship
DESIGN 222
Design and Legal Concepts
DESIGN 223
Special Topic
Design and Emerging Technologies
Leading experimental collaborations with sciences, health and engineering teams with emerging technologies and design strategies
DESIGN 240
Designing with Data
DESIGN 241
Designing Mixed Realities
DESIGN 242
Design and Autonomous Technology
DESIGN 243
Design and Assistive Technologies