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INNOVATION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES GUIDE 2018

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WELCOME TO UTS:TRANSDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION

Why Transdisciplinary Innovation at UTS? 1

Ideas Revolution 2

Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) 3

Bachelor of Technology and Innovation (BTi) 6

Diploma in Innovation 8

Diploma in Languages 8

Applying to UTS 9

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WHY TRANSDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION AT UTS?

DEGREES LIKE NO OTHERSBecome a lifelong innovator, entrepreneur, creative practitioner, technology thinker and change-maker. Designed for radical and curious thinkers the FTDi degrees will push the boundaries of your creative transdisciplinary thinking.

LEARN TO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE Benefit from collaborative learning drawing on multiple perspectives from a number of diverse fields. Integrate a world of industry experiences, real-world projects and self-initiated proposals to address complex challenges and untapped opportunities.

GET THE CRITICAL COMPETENCIESFOR THE DIGITAL AGECourses are based on extensive research into the future economy and consultation with industry ensuring that students gain the adaptability, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit they need to thrive. With futurists predicting that 50% of the jobs in in 2030 don’t exist yet and with employment trends already changing, the FTDi degrees are a direct response to industry demand for graduates working at the intersection of technology, creativity and innovation.

ACCELERATE YOUR LEARNINGFlexible options for learning about creativity, technology and innovation, either as a standalone degree, combined degree or alongside another. Be prepared for one of a kind challenging experiences for future innovators.

GAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.Work alongside seasoned professionals from a wide variety of industries and take advantage of working with real clients, tackling real briefs in real time. Complete an internship in the final year of your BCII degree, or in the second year of your BTi degree to launch your professional career.

DRIVE INDUSTRY AND SOCIALCHANGEEngage with social practices, team-based conceptual thinking and emerging technologies to discover rare skills and mindsets. Go beyond design-thinking and design-led-innovation to drive industry and social change.

THINK DIFFERENTLYGet hands-on experience with current and emerging technologies, and apply your creative and technology skills to create responses to complex organisational and societal challenges. Be part of a creative and innovative learning environment with organised think-tanks, hackathons and hot-housing days. Experiment with creative methods and practices from across the disciplines.

WELCOME TO UTS:TRANSDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION

An Australian first, the Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation (FTDi) offers degrees that encompass high-level critical and creative thinking, problem solving, data and digital technologies, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship.

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As the challenges before us become even more complex, dynamic and networked, people with the capability to conceive of jobs that do not yet exist and to work with and across disciplines, become highly prized as agents to envision and enact change.

Our vision at UTS’s Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation (FTDi) is to advance learning beyond the traditions of the disciplines, push boundaries and explore how we work in terms of transdisciplinarity to create new solutions for a future world.

We offer a unique style of learning with the opportunity to engage in collaborative learning across disciplines, work on real briefs from our industry partners and to connect with real local, national and global start up culture.

Our courses are based on extensive research into the future economy and consultation with industry ensuring that you gain the adaptability, resilience, entrepreneurial spirit and creative thinking that’s required to thrive. Transdisciplinary skills are increasingly being seen as necessary in the jobs of the future, and demanded by employers as a key graduate capability.

In forming the Faculty, UTS has taken the lead in educating the next generation of remarkable people to lead change in what we already recognise is a new industrial revolution... in fact a new technological revolution, a revolution of work, ideas and of course education.

Professor Louise McWhinnieDean, Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation

IDEAS REVOLUTION

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KEY INFORMATION

2017 ATAR: The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation must be combined with a core degree

Duration: 4 years full time (5 years for students completing the BCII with The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours))

Credit Points: 240 (270 for students completing the BCII with the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours))

UAC code: See tableCRICOS code: See tableLocation: See table

BACHELOR OF CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION (BCII)

By focusing on the high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving practices that lead to the development of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial outcomes, students of the combined degree also gain leading edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world, including dealing with critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship, as well as the ability to work on their own, across and between other disciplines. These creative intelligence competencies enable graduates to navigate across a rapidly changing world.

COURSE STRUCTURE Students must complete 240 credit points, comprising 144 credit points in the professional degree component and 96 credit points in creative intelligence and innovation. The creative intelligence and innovation subjects are undertaken in accelerated form within July and December/January (Summer) sessions during the first three years of study, and through one full year of study after completion of the professional degree. The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with another professional degree program.

COURSE DESCRIPTION Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) utilises multiple perspectives from diverse fields, integrating a range of industry experiences, real-world projects and self-initiated proposals, equipping graduates to address the wicked problems, complex challenges and untapped opportunities in today’s world. This course can be combined with 25 bachelor’s degrees.

DOMINICA INGUI Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

“Thinking about the BCII kept me awake at night – as a highly curious person, I was driven to this degree because it became a structured, expressive outlet for my questioning and thoughts. With much uncertainty surrounding employment and industry in the future – it seemed the

only thing I was certain about was that my education had to be different. A highlight of BCII learning, even in its early stages, is the constant reminder that today is mine and so is tomorrow. Working closely with Australian and global companies who see value in our education and our energy has given me the confidence to nurture my own entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. We, as people of creative agency, do not have to worry about conquering the future, as we will be the ones who may pave the way.”

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Within the final year of the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation, students can undertake between 6 and 12 credit points of internship (work experience) that relates to innovation within their research, career development, or core degree specialisations. For students undertaking 12 credit points of internship, international internships may be negotiated.

CAREER OPTIONSBy being creative thinkers, initiators of new ideas, scenario planners, global strategists, open network designers or sustainable futures innovators within their chosen field of study, graduates maximise the potential of their chosen profession, making them highly sought after graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.

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COMBINED BCII DEGREES

Course code Combined Degree Course name Location CRICOS code

C10352 Bachelor of Advanced Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088064A

C10353 Bachelor of Biomedical Physics Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088065M

C10326 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079756C

C10377 Bachelor of Communication (Creative Writing) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 087781B

C10359 Bachelor of Communication (Digital and Social Media) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088069G

C10376 Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 087780C

C10373 Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

City 087777J

C10374 Bachelor of Communication (Public Communication) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 087778G

C10375 Bachelor of Communication (Social and Political Sciences) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

City 087779G

C10356 Bachelor of Design in Animation Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088068G

C10325 Bachelor of Design in Architecture Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079755D

C10321 Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079751G

C10323 Bachelor of Design in Integrated Product Design Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079753F

C10322 Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079752G

C10324 Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079754E

C09076 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 084097B

C10389 Bachelor of Forensic Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 092383G

C10338 Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079765B

C10355 Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088067J

C10354 Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088066K

C10329 Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City N/A*

C10351 Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation City 088063B

C10330 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079759M

C10327 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w City 079757B

C10328 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation w Moore Park 079758A

BEM LE HUNTE Course Director, Creative Intelligence and Innovation

“This degree encapsulates all that UTS plans to be: a university of technology, underpinned by creativity and innovation across all faculties, where graduates have a reputation for thinking beyond their discipline, driving crossdisciplinary,

industry and social change. I expect graduates to go out and define their own new jobs of the future. This is why the course encompasses high-level critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship; leading-edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world.”

w Courses flagged with this icon include a work-based training component which must be undertaken as part of the course of study and refers to all clinical, professional and industrial or other work placements.* C10329 is not available to international students.

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The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) – An award Winning DegreeThe (BCII) combined degree was jointly awarded the bronze award in Presence Learning with Falmouth University in the UK in 2016 by Wharton Re-imagine Education.

COURSE STRUCTURE FOR BACHELOR OF CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION (BCII)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Professional Degree Subjects

July Session

Problems to Possibilities

December Session

Creative Practice and Methods

Professional Degree Subjects

July Session

Past, Present, Future of Innovation

February Session

Creativity and Complexity

Professional Degree Subjects

July Session

Leading Innovation

December Session

Initiatives and Entrepreneurship

Autumn Session

Envisioning FuturesSelect from:

> Innovation Internship A > Speculative Start-Up

Innovation Capstone: Research and Development

Spring Session

Professional Practice at the Cutting EdgeInnovation Internship BInnovation Capstone: Realisation and Transformation

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BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (BTi)

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICETransdisciplinary collaboration occurs within a diversity of complex, dynamic and networked contexts. The course integrates a range of live, real-world projects and industry experience.

All students complete an internship in Year 2, providing opportunities for mentored professional experience and active engagement with industry. This is in addition to the integrated real-world projects and industry exposure provided throughout the course.

CAREER OPTIONSTechnology fusionist; intelligent system designer; technology policy advisor; innovation change manager; IoT architect; augmented reality designer; digital experience curator; social entrepreneur.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe Bachelor of Technology and Innovation (BTi) prepares students interested in the imaginative development and novel application of technology for a range of roles in creative, management and different technical fields.

The BTi is a different approach to university education that transcends the boundaries of traditional disciplines, making it a unique, future-focused course.

COURSE STRUCTUREThe BTi has been carefully structured to provide students with a core curriculum centred on technology, creativity and complexity alongside a professional experience and electives program. Students must complete 144 credit points made up of 120 credit points of core subjects and 24 credit points of electives.

KEY INFORMATION

2017 ATAR: 84.80Duration: 3 years full timeCredit Points: 144UAC code: 609605CRICOS code: 092522ALocation: City Campus

PROFESSOR SHIRLEY ALEXANDER Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students)

“What I’ve learned most from speaking to employers is that they are looking for graduates who can drive change by really exploring and understanding complex problems at a very deep level and from multiple perspectives. Being able to work across disciplinary boundaries and with different partners means that they can engage more creatively and productively within organisations wanting to innovate”

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COURSE STRUCTURE FOR BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (BTi)

Year 1 Technology Lab 1: Imagine and Create

Project: Complex Challenges to Creative Possibilities

Science Fiction: Making Futures

Technology Lab 2: Connect and Network

Project: Data-driven Design Challenges

Creative Methods and Entrepreneurial Initiatives

Year 2 Technology Lab 3: Exchange and Influence

Project: Global Grand Challenges Complexity and Sustainable Futures

Innovation Internship Elective Elective

Year 3 Elective Elective Innovation Capstone: Research and Development

Emergent Professional Practice Innovation Capstone: Realisation and Transformation

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DIPLOMA IN INNOVATION

DIPLOMA IN LANGUAGES

KEY INFORMATION

2017 ATAR: The Diploma in Innovation is not offered as a stand-alone qualification and can only be undertaken in conjunction with an undergraduate coursework degree program at UTS

Duration: This course is offered on a three-year, part time basis. Taught in intensive mode, study is undertaken at times outside of core degree requirements

Credit Points: 48UAC code: Applications must be

made directly to UTS upon acceptance of an offer into an undergraduate coursework degree program.

CRICOS code: 092521BLocation: City Campus

COURSE STRUCTURE Students must complete 48 credit points made up of 32 credit points of compulsory subjects and 16 credit points of options.

Subjects are organised in two streams (each 24 credit points). The streams relate to the areas of creative intelligence, and innovation and entrepreneurship. The Course cannot be taken with the BCII or the BTi. The Diploma does not add any additional years onto the core degree.

CAREER OPTIONS The Diploma in Innovation enhances skills developed in students’ core degree and compliments them with additional capability around creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. This will be particularly attractive to future employers in commercial or not-for-profit sectors associated with your chosen field of study or profession. Additionally, graduates of the Diploma in Innovation will have increased confidence and relevant skills to pursue self-employment options.

COURSE DESCRIPTION The Diploma in Innovation is a new qualification created as a direct response to industry demand for graduates to work at the intersection of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the course engages students with open, complex and networked problems and in doing so, engenders attributes around complex systems thinking, creating value in problem solving and inquiry, imaginative and ethical citizenship and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial skills as well as developing the ability to effectively employ inter- and transdisciplinary practices themselves. These attributes provide graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.

The Diploma in Innovation is taken concurrently with an undergraduate coursework degree program at UTS. The focus around creative intelligence and innovation and entrepreneurial knowledge, practices, perspectives and strategies drawn from a diverse range of discipline areas complements students’ undergraduate studies.

KEY INFORMATION

2017 ATAR: Not applicableDuration: 3 years part time,

concurrent studyCourses: Any local student enrolled

in a UTS undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree is eligible to apply.

How to apply: Students need to submit a direct application to UTS www.uts.edu.au/future-students/international-studies

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?Taken concurrently with any undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at UTS. The course gives students the opportunity to learn a language and about the corresponding cultures and societies. Students will obtain or improve their language and socio-cultural skills and therefore increase their employability in the domestic and international marketplace.

LANGUAGE OPTIONS > Chinese > German > Japanese > French > Italian > Spanish

COUNTRY MAJOR CHOICEStudents will study six Language and Culture subjects of the chosen language. A range of entry levels caters for students with prior knowledge and for beginners.

Students study one Diploma in Languages subject per session in addition to their core degree subjects.

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Applying to UTS

Domestic students who wish to apply for entry into one of the undergraduate programs at UTS must first lodge an online application through the Universities Admission Centre (UAC) www.uac.edu.au

The UAC application process commences in August each year, and continues through till the end of September. Students applying through UAC must submit their application before the end of September as late fees will be applied to your application by UAC for any applications received after this date.

To be eligible to apply for a course at UTS students must satisfy at least one of the following minimum admission requirements:

> Must have attained a full NSW HSC or equivalent with an ATAR of 69 (excluding bonus points), or

> Completed TAFE TPC, Associate Diploma, AQF Diploma or Advanced Diploma, or

> Completion of one year of tertiary studies (must be full time), or

> Be at least 20 years of age at 1 March 2018.

Check the UTS website for full admission requirements.

CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVERSAdmittance for Australian high school students into an undergraduate program at UTS is based on your ATAR or IB results. If you completed your IB in a country other than Australia, you may be required to demonstrate your English language proficiency.

MATURE AGE AND NON–CURRENTSCHOOL LEAVERSThe selection process for mature-aged students and non-current school leavers is based on academic merit. Academic merit is measured by your previous ATAR or equivalent interstate rank, and/or

further tertiary studies. Credit recognition for tertiary studies that you have already been completed may be awarded if you have completed studies related to the course you are applying for. For further information regarding credit recognition eligibility and requirements, visit www.uts.edu.au

CONTACT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSTo have your questions about studying at UTS answered face to face, you can:

> visit a UTS student recruitment agent - find an agent in your country by visiting uts.ac/AgentFind

> speak with a uts representative at a UTS international event - check our listing at uts.edu.au/international

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS The Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning provides Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students specialised assistance to gain entry into UTS through the Jumbunna Direct Entry Program or UNISTART. For further information regarding, please visit the Jumbunna website www.uts.edu.au/future-students/indigenous

ENTRY SCHEMES Year 12 Bonus SchemeStudents may be eligible to have bonus points applied to their ATAR result through this entry scheme, provided you have just completed high school and performed well in HSC subjects relevant to the program which you have applied for. If eligible, you may be able to receive up to a maximum of 5 Year 12 bonus points.

inpUTS Educational Access Scheme (EAS) If you have applied to be assessed for the inpUTS Educational Access Scheme (EAS) at UTS, you may be granted up to 10 concessional ATAR points. The EAS

scheme is open to current high school leavers, as well as students with tertiary qualifications who have experienced educational disadvantage. In order to be eligible for bonus or concessional points at UTS, you must first meet the matriculation eligibility requirements above, which includes achieving a minimum ATAR of 69 (80 for Law).

Schools’ Recommendation Scheme (SRS) This scheme aims to support year 12 students who are eligible to apply for support on the basis of financial hardship or school environment (S01C & S01E only) through the inpUTS Educational Access Scheme. In order to be eligible for this scheme, students must achieve a minimum ATAR rank of 69 (80 for Law). Potential applicants must submit both an EAS application for financial hardship as well as an SRS application via UAC.

UTS Elite Athletes and Performers Special Admissions Scheme The UTS Elite Athletes and Performers Special Admissions Scheme awards 5 concessional points to potential applicants who are elite athletes and/or performers who have represented their school or state at a national level competition level, and whose sport or performance commitments have impacted on their studies.

For more information on UTS’ entry schemes, visit www.undergraduate.uts.edu.au/entryschemes

ENTRY PATHWAYS Entry pathways are available for students who don’t gain entry into their preferred UTS course based on their ATAR result.

For more information on pathways into UTS www.undergraduate.uts.edu.au/pathways

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DISCLAIMER: The information in this brochure is correct as of February 2017. Changes in circumstances after this date may alter the accuracy or currency of the information. UTS reserves the right to alter any matter described in this brochure without notice. Readers are responsible for verifying information that pertains to them by contacting the University.Note, this guide is for local students. International students should refer to the International Course Guide or www.uts.edu.au/international

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