Object Design unit (UCP012)

Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston

Introduction

Object Design is a pathway unit offered by the School of Creative Arts and Media (CAM) at the University of Tasmania. It introduces you to design concepts across a wide range of disciplines and materials. This is a year-long theme-based unit where, with the support of your teachers, you will engage in design activities around iterative practice to develop a creative response to a design brief. Assessment tasks include a design proposal, the submission of a major design proposition or object supported by a project journal, as well as a reflective statement. Completed student works will be presented in a group exhibition. Assessment will be undertaken by University of Tasmania staff in collaboration with teacher associates. UTAS staff scaffold learning and teaching activities by supporting students and teacher associates through schools/ college visits and online resources. ¿ 

Summary

Unit name	Object Design
Unit code	UCP012
Credit points	25
College/School	Arts and Society Creative and Performing Arts
Discipline	Arts
Coordinator	Doctor Sabine Pagan
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Foundation or Enabling

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Cradle Coast	Full Year Period
Hobart	Full Year Period
Launceston	Full Year Period

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Full Year Period	21/2/2027	16/8/2027	30/10/2027	30/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Explore and utilise a range of design methods and skills to create an experimental and/or speculative project that responds to a design brief
• Select and apply technical skills and techniques relevant to the design/creative project
• Engage with and transpose theoretical, creative and/or historical contexts into the development and evaluation of ideas, concepts and processes
• Develop and employ approaches that communicate critical reflections on project iterations, outcomes and achievements through written, and visual modes

Fee Information

Unit fee information for 2027 will be available in September.

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Symposium, 300 minutes, once, 10am - 3pm Classes delivered by the school/college Associate Teacher, weekly Online learning and teaching content (self-directed study), 60 minutes, weekly Skills workshops, 90 minutes (for cohorts of 10 students and above), 8 times Optional excursions/site visits, 180 minutes, 2 times
Assessment	Task 3: Design Reflection (20%)|Task 1: Design Proposal (30%)|Task 2: Final Design Project for Exhibition (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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