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National Bachelor’s in Design (Hon.)

Local to global

DESIGNVERSITY GIVES WINGS TO YOUR DESIGN DREAMS

Learning that is shaped for your success — not to find faults

BUT to help you achieve creative confidence in every sphere of design

#1 NATIONAL MOBILITY for DESIGN EXPOSURE

Study Each Year in a New City & New Campus !!

As Design is best learnt through EXPERIENCING People, Places, Practices, Processes, Cultures, Traditions, & Behaviour

#2 HYPER – PERSONALIZED LEARNING

Only 30 Seats per Course / Campus !!

Student & Learning Centric approach, enabling CONTINUOUS and 360-degree feedback and critique of Student’s Work.

#3 UNIQUE CAREER TRACKS – For the 1st Time

Choose from 3 Unique Career Tracks in Your 4th Year:

Entrepreneurship / Design Leadership / Academic Practice

Programme Highlights

#4 INDUSTRY CHAIR FOR REAL LIFE PROJECTS’

Industry Chair,

  • Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India 8 Craft clusters – EDII
  • SEWA
  • CARBON

Real Life Industry Projects given by our Partners (Chairs). Because design requires real time application & feedback.

#5 APPRENTICESHIP MODEL

Learning by Doing: Where LIVE Industry & Society Projects are brought to the Class, and Faculty along with students manage the projects !! Global best practices within local cultural centric creativity

#6 EMPLOYABILITY ORIENTED EDUCATION

96% graduate employment rate, so that our students find the best jobs in the world.

Last mile excellence as needed by industry, provided through the curriculum; that is based on both traditional design practices and knowledge AND contemporary industry needs.

#7 Our National & International Studio, Media Partners

#8 OUR EACH CAMPUS SPECIALIZES IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE

Visual Communication

Graphic Design

UI / UX

Animation

Film Making

Product Design

Interior Design

Fashion Design

#9 INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM WITH SQA RECOGNITION

Don’t let one path define your creative soul. Explore & make your own goal. Take the leap, and seize this opportunity bright, and make your design dreams, a reality in sight

Program Overview

YEAR 1: Learn all Areas of Chosen Design Stream.

  • 4 Mini Projects and 1 Grand Project Year
  • No Foundation Year as it is built into each subject
  • Hone your design skills to handle live projects
  • Impact: empowers students to make informed, passion-driven specializations

YEAR 3: Super Specialized in Your Desired Design Stream

  • Choose from 12+ Micro Specializations
  • To give you Job Readiness and 10x Career Boost
  • Holistic Designer – Psychology, Technology, Business
  • Impact: Unlocks leadership potential, and get paid more as a specialist

 YEAR 2: Specialize in Your Desired Design Stream

  • Adding the ‘x’ factor to your design skills – design thinking
  • Deep dive into one area of interest
  • Mapped with Industry Requirement
  • Impact: Adds credibility, focus, and distinctiveness

YEAR 4: Build Your Own Career Track

  • Choose your passion and live it right from the campus.
  • Choose from these 3 unique career tracks:
    • Launching a Startup
    • Job Excellence
    • Academic Practice

Course Structure

Year 1 – Multi-Disciplinary Learning (Learn all the streams)

  • Visual Communication: An Introduction
  • Design Process I (Creative Arts Project Production)
  • Visual Literacy and Narratives
  • Design Revolutions (Art and Design Context)
  • Web Design
  • Design Immersion I (Socio-Cultural Change)
  • Design Application I – Technology (Digital Imaging)
  • New Media
  • 2D Animation
  • Working in the Field of Visual Communication
  • Portfolio Creation and My Story
  • Grand Project I – Design Brief Driven Project (Graded Unit)

Graphics Specialization

Year 2

  • Brand Identity Creation and Supporting Deliverables
  • Animation for Visual Communication
  • Human Centered Design
  • Design Application II – Technology
  • Publication Design and Layout
  • Creative Strategies and Advertising
  • Typography Studies (Anatomy, Form and Purpose)
  • Signage and Semiotics
  • Grand Project II – Design Brief Driven Project
  • Business Fundamentals and Economic Principles

Year 3

  • Branding and Advertising
  • Digital and Outdoor Collaterals
  • Illustration (Experimental and Scientific)
  • Design Application III – Technology
  • Preparing for Industry Roles
  • Internship I – Social Experience
  • Typeface Design
  • Environmental Graphic Design

Year 4

  • Specialized Career Tracks (Startup, Academic, Job Pathways)
  • Capstone Experience
  • Intellectual Property and Legal Aspects
  • Internship II – Industry Experience
  • Data Visualization
  • Motion Graphics

UI/UX Design Specialization

Year 2

  • Introduction to Web Design and UI/UX Design
  • UX Design Process
  • Coding for UX Designers (HTML and CSS)
  • Web Typography, Grid and Colour
  • Introduction to JavaScript and Bootstrap
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Grand Project II – Design Brief Driven Project
  • Business Fundamentals and Economic Principles

Year 3

  • UI Design and Dynamic Content
  • Ethnography Study
  • Responsive Design
  • Preparing for Industry Roles
  • Internship I – Social Experience
  • UX Research
  • Creating Dynamic Content

Year 4

  • Specialized Career Tracks (Startup, Academic, Job Pathways)
  • Capstone Experience
  • Intellectual Property and Legal Aspects
  • Internship II – Industry Experience
  • Voice User Interface
  • Interaction Design (AR/VR)
  • Content Design

Animation Specialization

Year 2

  • Introduction to Animation and 3D CG Art Techniques
  • Narrative Strategies
  • Body Mechanics and the Human Form
  • Character Creation for Games, Film, TV, and VFX
  • Drawing and Visual Language
  • Contextual Studies in Animation
  • Animation Pipeline
  • Grand Project II – Design Brief Driven Project
  • Business Fundamentals and Economic Principles

Year 3

  • 2D Animation
  • 3D Animation
  • VFX and Sound Design
  • Character Animation
  • Internship I – Social Experience
  • Studies in Visual Narrative
  • Environment and Special Effects

Year 4

  • Specialized Career Tracks (Startup, Academic, Job Pathways)
  • Capstone Experience
  • Intellectual Property and Legal Aspects
  • Internship II – Industry Experience
  • Character Effects
  • Creative Coding

Filmmaking Specialization

Year 2

  • What is Film
  • Skills and Techniques
  • Documentary Film History, Theory and Global Cinema
  • Filmmaking 1: Documentary
  • Filmmaking 2: Fiction
  • Screenwriting, Producing and Directing
  • Filmmaking 3: Experimentation
  • Grand Project II – Design Brief Driven Project (Collaborative)
  • Business Fundamentals and Economic Principles

Year 3

  • Direction
  • Cinematography
  • Film Editing
  • Screenwriting
  • Sound Design and Foley
  • Internship I – Social Experience
  • Advanced Studio

Year 4

  • Specialized Career Tracks (Startup, Academic, Job Pathways)
  • Capstone Experience
  • Intellectual Property and Legal Aspects
  • Internship II – Industry Experience
  • Feature Film
  • Short Films
  • Documentaries and Experimental Films

Our Students

Fee Structure

NATIONAL B.DES. (HON.)

Course Duration: 4 Years

Yearly Fees: INR 4,54,000 (excluding tax)

Fees will vary depending on the course and campus selected.

  • Kindly Note that Registration fees of Rs. 59000/- (50000+18% GST) is non-refundable. 

SPECIAL B.DES. (HON.)

1ST TIME IN INDIA,

Introducing UGC Approved

4 Year Special B.Des. (Honors) Degree