Bachelor of Design

A Bachelor of Design (BDes or B.Design) degree is usually an undergraduate degree in the field of design awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. It is the undergraduate equivalent of the Master of Design, MDes. Bachelor of Design degrees have been popular in Canada and Australia for several decades and are gaining popularity in the United States as discipline-specific design education expands and becomes more specialized. There are several variants of the Bachelor of Design degree, including the Bachelor of Design Arts^[1] and the Bachelor of Design Studies.^[2]

Examples

Examples of B.Des. degrees include:

Bachelor of Design: Architecture.^[3] This is an undergraduate degree focusing on Architecture that prepares students for advanced study in Architecture. It is not however recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) as a professional architectural degree as are the Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degrees.^[4]
Bachelor of Design: Interior design^[5]
Bachelor of Design: Advertising
Bachelor of Design: Fashion design
Bachelor of Design: Graphic design^[6]
Bachelor of Design: Game design
Bachelor of Design: Multimedia design
Bachelor of Design: Audiovisual Media
Bachelor of Design: Textile Design
Bachelor of Design: Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Bachelor of Design: Industrial design.^[7] In the United States, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) which accredits most industrial design programs does not distinguish between the Bachelor of Design: Industrial Design and the older Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID) degree which has been awarded since the 1970s.^[8] Certification of Industrial Design degree programs by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has been proposed but does not currently exist.^[9]
Bachelor of Design: Visual communications design^[10]
Bachelor of Design: Product Design^[11]
Bachelor of Design: Design and Digital Arts^[12]
Bachelor of Design: Interaction Design
Bachelor of Design: Interior Architecture^[13]^[14]

References

^ "Australian Academy of Design, Bachelor of Design Arts Degrees".
^ "University of Adelaide Bachelor of Design Studies Program". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
^ "University of Central Florida: Bachelor of Design in Architecture". Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
^ "Meeting NCARB Education Requirements". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
^ "Raffles College of Design and Commerce Bachelor of Design majoring in Interior Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
^ "Penn State: The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
^ "תואר ראשון בעיצוב תעשייתי" [First Degree in Industrial Design]. hit.ac.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ "NASAD Standards and Guidelines for Accredited Institutional Membership". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
^ "Industrial Design Education: Does it meet professional standards? By Carroll Gantz, FIDSA".
^ "תואר בעיצוב תקשורת חזותית" [First Degree in Visual Communications Design]. hit.ac.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Product Design". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
^ "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Design & Digital Arts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01.
^ "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10.
^ "IDEA Design School In India: B Des - Bachelor of Design Course". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15.

[1] "Australian Academy of Design, Bachelor of Design Arts Degrees".

[2] "University of Adelaide Bachelor of Design Studies Program". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.

[3] "University of Central Florida: Bachelor of Design in Architecture". Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

[4] "Meeting NCARB Education Requirements". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

[5] "Raffles College of Design and Commerce Bachelor of Design majoring in Interior Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.

[6] "Penn State: The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.

[7] "תואר ראשון בעיצוב תעשייתי" [First Degree in Industrial Design]. hit.ac.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[8] "NASAD Standards and Guidelines for Accredited Institutional Membership". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.

[9] "Industrial Design Education: Does it meet professional standards? By Carroll Gantz, FIDSA".

[10] "תואר בעיצוב תקשורת חזותית" [First Degree in Visual Communications Design]. hit.ac.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[11] "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Product Design". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.

[12] "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Design & Digital Arts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01.

[13] "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10.

[14] "IDEA Design School In India: B Des - Bachelor of Design Course". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15.

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