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Five Reasons to Study Design in Tasmania
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With renowned designers, creative people, and inspiring places and events on your doorstep, Tasmania is the ideal place to study design.
Design permeates every aspect of our lives, and we embrace the complexity that it entails. Our design courses will expand your understanding of the world as you learn how to create positive impacts through design. Discover how to inspire others to tell their stories, visualise complex information and data, undertake research and prototyping to meet community needs, or design events and experiences that inspire those around you.
The Bachelor of Design offers the greatest flexibility, with the opportunity to take up to three complete design streams, a second major from another discipline, or even a double degree.
Core Design Studio units emphasise hands-on learning through collaboration with peers, designers, and external stakeholders, and the creative development and application of knowledge and skills from your selected design streams in various contexts and project briefs.
Combined with design thinking, visualisation, knowledge of design history and ethics, and the opportunity to develop your own projects in the final year, you will graduate with transferable skills that open diverse career pathways in a wide range of industries. The Bachelor of Design also offers a pathway to postgraduate study through Honours and PhD.
This degree can be combined to form a double degree. Study what you want, explore your options and find out how you can accelerate your career.
Catalyst Program
Want to combine your degree with overseas trips, summer research programs, scholarships and special events? Our Catalyst Program offers domestic high achieving school leavers all this and more.
All domestic students with an ATAR of 90 or greater, enrolled in a range of STEM courses will be awarded a $3,000 Catalyst Scholarship. Across the program, students can access scholarships of up to $14,500 in value, and gain experience that will make you stand out in your chosen field.
Learn more about the Catalyst Program
Ready to explore your study options?
Book an online one-on-one appointment with our course coordinator to discuss any course-related questions and explore how the Bachelor of Design can support your study and career goals.
Course objectives
As a designer, you understand the needs and opportunities for individuals, communities, and businesses to thrive by designing transitions for local and global resilience. You’ll learn to design for positive social and environmental outcomes as part of creative livelihoods, not as trade-offs.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Design possess the skills, knowledge, and experience to step into roles in both established and emerging creative industries or pursue their entrepreneurial activities. This core knowledge spans industries and technical skill sets, enabling you to adapt to the ever-evolving design landscape. With significant industry experience, networking opportunities, and a range of technical skills, you will be well-prepared to apply your design expertise and creative insights wherever your interests take you. If you are ambitious, detail-oriented, and passionate about contributing to future solutions that make our world a better place to live and work, this course is for you.
Learning outcomes
Practical experience
Our connections with some of the state’s most celebrated design-based practitioners, events and companies means you’re connected to the Tasmanian industry from your first year. Engage directly with our community while designing collaboratively for real-world projects in and around Tasmania. With the option to choose from and combine five diverse design areas, you can craft your own design future.
Industry leading facilities and technology
Our buildings are part of your creative journey, with award-winning and inspiring environments located in the heart of Tasmania’s cultural precincts at Hobart’s former IXL jam factory in Hunter Street, and Launceston’s historic Western Railway Yard at Inveresk.
Flexible studios and teaching spaces offer creative environments for interactive learning, while state-of the-art workshops are equipped with a full spectrum of manufacturing technologies.
Inspiring environments for learning and practice
Your learning environment extends well beyond the classroom, with our whole island as your campus. Environmental and social sustainability is at the core of everything we do, so you can draw on and be inspired by our World Heritage landscapes, and unique, creative industry sector that embraces our island state.
Catalyst Program and Dean's Summer Research Scholarship
The Catalyst Program is available to high achieving domestic high school leavers studying a STEM course. It combines your bachelor's degree with scholarships, extracurricular experiences, special events, and networking opportunities. As a Catalyst scholarship recipient, you can participate in the Dean’s Summer Research Scholarship (DSRS) three times throughout your degree, with up to $9,000 in scholarships. Non-Catalyst students may also undertake the DSRS with a scholarship payment of $2,000 per experience.
Additionally, as a Bachelor of Design student, you can take advantage of additional benefits such as access to work-integrated learning opportunities or research projects.
Learn more about the Catalyst Program
Become a Student Ambassador
Improve your communication, teamwork and leadership skills, meet new people, inspire and help others, and developing lasting friendships and networks as a student ambassador. Our ambassadors proudly represent the University throughout Tasmania in schools, at University and community events, and support a range of recruitment and engagement activities.
Though the Student Ambassador Program or you will have many opportunities for training and professional development, experience in real-world community engagement and outreach, networking, and public speaking, plus end up with a key point of distinction on your CV.
Study overseas at one of our partner institutions
Our exchange program allows you to spend up to a year of your degree studying overseas. We have over 150 exchange partners throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Tuition fees at the host university are waived, and all your studies can be recognised as part of your degree. A range of scholarships and financial support options are available to help with costs.
Find out more about Learning abroad.
Work placement
Although a formal work placement isn’t a required part of the Bachelor of Design, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in one during your final year. The Design Futures capstone unit gives you the option to complete a placement that aligns with your career goals. You’ll also develop a professional portfolio, exhibition, or business or study plan to help you transition confidently into your next steps after graduation. From your first year, you’ll be introduced to skills essential for any workplace, including time and project management, teamwork, professional communication, and ethical conduct. You’ll work on real-world projects that reflect client and user needs, helping you build the experience and confidence to thrive in a range of creative industries or launch your own venture.
Work Integrated Leaning
Tasmania is a place filled with creativity, industry, nature, and adventure. Because we’re the only university in the state, you get close access to the industry leaders, artists, and deep thinkers who are shaping our island. That means learning alongside the very best so you can hone your job skills for a successful career.
Whatever you’re passionate about, we’ll give you a hands-on education and an unforgettable adventure with our work integrated learning opportunities. https://www.utas.edu.au/study/work-integrated-learning
Career outcomes
"It’s a very practical course. You get to learn a lot about materials, use tools and learn about machinery. There is a workshop here that you can use every day.”
Studying this course unlocks new and vast career opportunities. As well as traditional design career opportunities such as graphic, furniture, product, and brand design you’ll be equipped to enter a wide range of industries that spark your interest. Potential career opportunities include:
Interaction Design
Encompassing UX Design (User Experience) and interface design, this is a growing field that emphasises the holistic experiences and interactions we have with products, systems, and services to ensure that they are meaningful, accessible and functional. Interaction designers create a dialogue between the physical, emotional, and environmental worlds across the entire user journey, from acquisition to use, maintenance, or disposal. For this career path, we recommend focusing your studies on the design of physical objects or digital products.
Digital Product Design
Digital design is a rapidly expanding area as technology is everywhere in our lives, from websites to computer programs, apps, and games. Combine digital design with a second major in Games and Creative Technologies to extend knowledge and skills in the development of digital objects. Or, focus on the growing world of tech-embedded smart products, by combining Digital Design, Object Design and electives in programming.
Design Strategist
Imagine being the problem solver, using research and empathy to figure out what people and the world need. As a design strategist, you'll discover how people behave and interact with their surroundings. You'll help bring people together and make positive changes happen. Design strategists can work in many areas, from creating new products to making social and cultural shifts.
Event Design
Design plays an important role in shaping the participant experience and overall success of events, whether they are cultural festivals or corporate conferences. From the initial stages of planning and marketing to the execution of the event itself, design is integral at every step. Combine skills across business, spatial and communication design streams to become a leader in event design.
Exhibition Design
Exhibition design emphasises visual storytelling through a wide range of techniques. This may include the display of objects, engagement with digital information, or crafting spatial experiences. To prepare for a career in this multi-disciplinary area, we suggest combining spatial and object design with digital and communication design units. This way, you'll develop a wide range of design skills.
Systems Design
In an increasingly complex and inter-connected world, the future is less defined by elements and more by their relationships. Systems design emphasises an understanding of processes and opportunities for transformation towards more efficient, robust and sustainable operations. Working across a wide variety of fields, we recommend combining business design with digital or spatial design, or a second major in sustainability.
Co-design
Co-design emphasises the process of design through the engagement of diverse stakeholders. This process is increasingly used by leading businesses, government departments, public institutions, and community organisations to imagine and prioritise opportunities for transformation and development. As well as learning skills in creativity and collaboration developed in core studios, you might choose to combine units from business with other design streams to refine your skills in communication and stakeholder engagement.
Your choice of subjects can pave your way to diverse career options. If you have a specific career outcome in mind, our Course Coordinators can assist you in identifying the choices that are right for you.
Postgraduate study
If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research. Filter the course list by Postgraduate to view the current courses available.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Design requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 100 credit point Major - Design Practices with four streams: Communication Design, Digital Design, Object Design, and Spatial Design.
- 100 credit points of Core units
- 100 credit points of Elective units
A major is an area of focus in your degree. During your studies, you’ll choose an area that interests you, and then study a group of units related to that area. Find out more at What is a Major?
All students study a set of core units.
In the elective component you can choose from any units marked as "Student Electives" which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university.
Your electives can be used to add breadth to your degree, by exploring a variety of different subject areas from within or outside the College of Sciences and Engineering. Alternatively, you can deepen your engagement with specific subject areas, for example, by completing additional units in the same discipline as your major or related fields.
You can also use this space to complete an optional second major which may be (i) a sustainability major, or (ii) *another major from across the institution, noting some exclusions apply. (*to enrol in a second disciplinary major, or a major outside your discipline, please contact a Student Advisor via Uconnect).
We have a team of Student Advisers available to help you structure your studies to meet your desired outcomes. For enrolment assistance please contact us via U Connect today.
Core Units
Year 1
In this unit you will be introduced to the fundamental elements of design. You will analyse the role of points, lines, planes, surfaces, and solids in design precedents and apply these elements in the creation of your own design artefacts.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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In this unit you will learn about the relationships between design elements. Through structured activities and workshops, you will learn how to organise designs artefacts into complex compositions and assemblies. By developing an awareness of the social, material, and cultural…
Credit Points: 12.5
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In this unit you will be introduced to a range of visual tools and techniques for conceptualising and communicating complex relationships and generating new insights through design. Through a combination of interactive, self-directed learning activities and practical exercises, you will…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Design thinking draws on creative, iterative and collaborative approaches to problem-solving, including exploration of potential solutions though idea generation, rapid prototyping and testing. While conventional approaches to problem-solving often rely on the application of highly structured methodologies and process controls,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Year 2
This unit focuses on participatory and inclusive design practices to engage diverse audiences in the co-creation of projects. Co-design is an increasingly popular practice that is used in a wide range of contexts to foster inclusion, to identify opportunities, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit explores a wide range of different prototyping methods through a series of design-sprints. Each sprint will begin with a brief. From the brief you are to immediately start storyboarding how the prototype might work, in what context and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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In this unit, you will be introduced to historical influences on the development of contemporary design practices. You will examine the key features of art history in the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century periods, as well as specific…
Credit Points: 12.5
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In this unit, you will consider a range of ethical problems that are commonly encountered by design practitioners. This can include questions relating to borrowing and acknowledging the ideas and intellectual property of other designers, the impact of design activities…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Major
Design Practices
The B.Design has a single major with five streams - Business, Communication, Digital, Object, and Spatial Design. All students complete the same units in Year 3.
Please note the Business and Object Design streams will not be available to 2025 commencing students.
Years 1 and 2
Communication Design Stream
Compulsory Units
In this unit, you will examine branding and visual identity – the use of conceptual and visual signs to embody, evoke and represent the qualities, meaning or ‘narrative’ of a product or service to a particular group of people, customers…
Credit Points: 12.5
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In this unit, you will explore differences and intersections between virtual/conceptual and physical/experiential fields of design. Through practical fieldwork, you will consider human interactions with public and private spaces, objects, and buildings and architecture in the physical world, and compare…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit introduces digital design applications for image making, illustration and digital visualization, in both vector and raster formats. It explores the diverse nature of digital media tools available and the specific areas of the creative industries they service. Although…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Choice of 1 from:
This unit will introduce you to the techniques of drawing and printmaking as processes of enquiry and creation. You will learn about the technical and material possibilities of both mediums and how to use a studio as both a site…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Photography 1 will introduce you to the medium of black and white photography. Directed by staff and technicians, in the context of a studio/workshop/tutorial curriculum, you will be introduced to traditional techniques, new technologies and approaches to contemporary practice. Study…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Business Stream
This unit investigates events of varying scale, and identifies their contribution as a potential key driver of growth and economic development of businesses, cities and communities. It analyses the social, cultural and environmental impacts of events on destinations and communities.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit you will investigate approaches to design and delivery of projects in industry contexts. This will include identifying and analysing relevant concepts, tools and processes used in the formulation, delivery and management of projects. Investigations will focus on…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This capstone unit will provide opportunities for you to bring together the knowledge learned, and skills developed through your course of study and apply these to entrepreneurial and innovative contexts. This unit creates a practical awareness of the concepts of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ZAA234 Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking
This unit introduces you to the creative industries and the roles of the so-called 'creative class' and creative entrepreneur in shaping communities, urban development and digital economies in recent decades. By delving critically into the discourse of creative entrepreneurship, you…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Digital Design Stream
Compulsory Units
Through this unit you will explore and analyse spaces of interaction that operate on different scales and with different sets of relations, for example human and non-human, analogue and digital. Drawing from diverse design methodologies you will learn approaches to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit introduces digital design applications for image making, illustration and digital visualization, in both vector and raster formats. It explores the diverse nature of digital media tools available and the specific areas of the creative industries they service. Although…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will focus on key web design practices and methodologies and applying web development tools to a web design brief. Through guided sessions and self-paced tutorials, you will learn how to apply user experience and interface design…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Choice of 1 from:
This unit introduces you to the design and prototyping of 3D objects using digital modelling and fabrication techniques. Through hands-on exercises, you will gain knowledge of contemporary additive and subtractive rapid prototyping technologies and develop skills in object design and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit, you will examine branding and visual identity – the use of conceptual and visual signs to embody, evoke and represent the qualities, meaning or ‘narrative’ of a product or service to a particular group of people, customers…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Object Design Stream
This unit is an introduction to studio-based object design and making. It sets the foundations for designer makers to respond to a world undergoing rapid change. Directed by academic staff and technicians, you will design and make a cohesive collection…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit provides further development in object and furniture design. It reflects a commitment to craft skills necessary for contemporary studio designer makers while also exploring the role of design as a critical practice and way of thinking within a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The surface. This unit provides further development in object and furniture design. It reflects a commitment to craft skills necessary for contemporary studio designer makers while also exploring the role of design as a critical practice and way of thinking…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the design and prototyping of 3D objects using digital modelling and fabrication techniques. Through hands-on exercises, you will gain knowledge of contemporary additive and subtractive rapid prototyping technologies and develop skills in object design and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Spatial Design Stream
Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments Architecture Studio units focus on the development and refinement of conceptual, analytical and technical skills through applied problem-based learning in a diverse range of real-world contexts. In first year, Studios focus on establishing foundational…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments Architecture Technology units focus on establishing key concepts and principles related to the physical facts of architecture and human experience of these facts. At Introductory level, these units provide foundational knowledge and skills in…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for KDA139 Architecture Technology: Materials and Making
Architecture Theory: Built Environments explores political, cultural, environmental and historical contexts and their relation to the production and inhabitation of the built environment. A series of thematic discussions introduces you to ideas and precedents in spatial design disciplines across a…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Online | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KDA235 Architecture Theory: Built Environments
In this unit, you will explore differences and intersections between virtual/conceptual and physical/experiential fields of design. Through practical fieldwork, you will consider human interactions with public and private spaces, objects, and buildings and architecture in the physical world, and compare…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Year 3
Design Futures is one of two capstone units where you will demonstrate knowledge and skills gained throughout the degree in an applied project. This unit focuses on identifying and developing plans for your future design practice or career. You will…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
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Systems Design is one of two capstone units in which you will demonstrate knowledge and skills gained throughout the degree in a complex applied project. This unit focuses on regenerative systems thinking, relating global ecological and social concerns to local…
Credit Points: 25
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Elective Units
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the University’s admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Enquire online for more advice on the application process and the available pathways to enrol and study at the University of Tasmania.
Schools Recommendation Program
Australian year 12 students can apply for this course via our Schools Recommendation Program (SRP). Rather than an ATAR, your application is based on a recommendation by your school teachers. This can factor in your year 11 results, an assessment of your capabilities, and other considerations.
Through the SRP, you can receive and accept an offer prior to completing year 12. You will still need to finish your year 12 studies – including any exams – to commence your studies.
If you don’t receive an offer for this course through the Schools Recommendation Program, you will be re-assessed for a higher preference offer once your ATAR is released.
Domestic applicants who recently completed secondary education
Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers are made based on the number of places available. In 2024, the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 56.95. The lowest ATAR to receive an offer may change from year to year based on the number of applications we receive.
Applicants who have recently completed senior secondary studies but have not received an ATAR may still be eligible for admission. We will consider your individual subject results on a case-by-case basis when we assess your application.
Domestic applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
- Partially completed an undergraduate course at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 University of Tasmania credit points). If an applicant has failed any units, the application may be subject to further review before an offer is made; OR
- Completed the University of Tasmania University Preparation Program (or an equivalent qualification offered by an Australian university).
Domestic applicants with VET / TAFE study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed a Certificate IV (or equivalent) in any discipline.
Domestic applicants with work and life experience
Applicants without senior secondary, tertiary or VET / TAFE study can complete a personal competency statement.
Applicants may be eligible for an offer if they have relevant work and/or life experiences which demonstrate a capacity to succeed in this course.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
We believe university education should be an option for everyone, no matter your background. If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can apply for special consideration as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors, including economic hardship, a serious medical condition, or disability.
We can only approve applications for special consideration if we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the University admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.
For International students
English Language Requirements
This degree requires an IELTS (Academic) of 6.0, with no individual band less than 5.5, or a PTE Academic score of 50, with no score lower than 42 or equivalent.
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided.
See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
General Entry Requirements
Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a year 12 education in Australia.
Please review the equivalent undergraduate entry requirements to see the minimum requirement relevant to your country. The ATAR information for this course is located in the “For Domestic Students” section of the entry requirements on this page.
You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies:
- Completion of an equivalent AQF Certificate IV or above
- Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Diploma level or higher
If you do not meet the minimum requirements, we offer the Foundation Studies Program.
Course Specific Requirements
This course does not have any course specific requirements.
Articulation
Bachelor of Design graduates can articulate into an honours program (BEnvDes (D4A), this is shared with the Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments (BABE). This one-year program enables practice-led-research on a topic to be negotiated with the Unit Coordinator. Diploma of University Studies (Science) and (Arts) – 21A Students can articulate to the B.Design after completing Year 1 of DipUniSt and be credited for two Level 100 electives (25cp) in the B.Design.
TasTAFE Applications for Advanced Standing can be made for students who have successfully completed: Dip. Visual Arts; Dip. Graphic Design; Dip. Screen & Media; and ADV. Dip. Visual Arts. Credit will only be awarded for up to two Level 100 units. University Connections Program (UCP) Subject to continuation of UCP, a credit transfer of 25cp credit is available for students who have completed the UCP Object Design subject.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Cost shouldn’t get in the way of you studying.
Commonwealth supported places (CSP) are available for this course. For eligible domestic undergraduate students, this means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.
You can find the student contribution for each unit of study on the individual unit pages. The units for this course are found in the course structure section.
You may also be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.
Further information on student loans and a CSP eligibility checker can be found at Australian Government Study Assist.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students including the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is available at Scholarships, fees and costs.
International students
2025 Total Course Fee (international students): $110,180 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $34,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
Domestic Students
Each year, the University offers more than 900 awards to students from all walks of life, including: those who have achieved high academic results, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, students with sporting ability, students undertaking overseas study, and students with a disability.
For information on all scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit Scholarships.
Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1 open at the beginning of August and close strictly on 31 October in the year prior to study.
International students
There are a huge range of scholarships, bursaries and fee discounts available for international students studying at the University of Tasmania. For more information on these, visit International Scholarships.
Catalyst Program
Want to combine your degree with overseas trips, summer research programs, scholarships and special events? Our Catalyst Program offers domestic high achieving school leavers all this and more.
All domestic students with an ATAR of 90 or greater, enrolled in a range of STEM courses will be awarded a $3,000 Catalyst Scholarship. Across the program students can access scholarships of up to $14,500 in value, and gain experience that will make you stand out in your chosen field. Learn more about the Catalyst Program
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 13 8827 (13 UTAS)
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
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