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Bachelor of Design

Academic undergraduate degree

Academic undergraduate degree

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 and the Bachelor of Design Studies.

Examples

Examples of B.Des. degrees include:

  • Bachelor of Design: Architecture. This is a degree focused on Architectural Design. Those who would like to eventually pursue licensure should instead pursue the Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degrees which are recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
  • Bachelor of Design: Interior design
  • Bachelor of Design: Advertising
  • Bachelor of Design: Fashion design
  • Bachelor of Design: Graphic design
  • Bachelor of Design: Game design
  • Bachelor of Design: Media design
  • Bachelor of Design: Audiovisual Media
  • Bachelor of Design: Textile Design
  • Bachelor of Design: Jewelry and Metalsmithing
  • Bachelor of Design: Industrial design. 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. Certification of Industrial Design degree programs by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has been proposed but does not currently exist.
  • Bachelor of Design: Visual communications design{{Cite web |url= http://www.hit.ac.il/web/units.asp?cat=100&in=89
  • Bachelor of Design: Product Design
  • Bachelor of Design: Design and Digital Arts
  • Bachelor of Design: Interaction Design
  • Bachelor of Design: Interior Architecture

References

References

  1. "Australian Academy of Design, Bachelor of Design Arts Degrees".
  2. "University of Adelaide Bachelor of Design Studies Program".
  3. "University of Central Florida: Bachelor of Design in Architecture".
  4. "Meeting NCARB Education Requirements".
  5. "Raffles College of Design and Commerce Bachelor of Design majoring in Interior Design".
  6. "Bachelor of Branded Fashion Design".
  7. "Bachelor of Design: Fashion Design".
  8. "Penn State: The Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design".
  9. (2025-07-13). "Bachelor of Media Design (Graphic, Motion & Interactive Design) {{!}} Media Design School".
  10. "תואר ראשון בעיצוב תעשייתי". hit.ac.il.
  11. "NASAD Standards and Guidelines for Accredited Institutional Membership".
  12. "Industrial Design Education: Does it meet professional standards? By Carroll Gantz, FIDSA".
  13. "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Product Design".
  14. "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Design & Digital Arts".
  15. "Edinburgh Napier University: Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture".
  16. "IDEA Design School In India: B Des - Bachelor of Design Course".
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