Bachelor of Graphic Design

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

• Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3).
• Recommended studies: Visual Arts for study in Visual Arts.

• Assumed knowledge: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.

*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

This program is closed for Semester 1, 2021.

There are no minimum academic requirements.

To apply for this qualification, you must

- have an Australian Year 12 or complete a literacy assessment with CIT to demonstrate a literacy of at least ACSF Level 3 in writing and maths AND
- have a Certificate IV in Visual Arts or relevant experience*

*If you do not have a Certificate IV in Visual Arts, you may be asked to present a portfolio of your work at an interview to demonstrate relevant skills or aptitude for art and design. Your portfolio and the interview process may highlight gaps in your knowledge and skills, in which case, you may be advised to undertake gap training.

To study any course at CIT (excluding degrees and non-accredited training) you must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).

• Certificate IV in Design or
• Submission of a folio which provides evidence of your technical skills and ability to produce multiple examples of graphic design work that respond effectively to different design challenges, produce typography that supports the overall design solution and use graphic design industry software

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

In addition applicants will be required to demonstrate suitability for teaching;

All applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

• Prerequisites: Nil
• Assumed Knowledge: Studies in English (T);
  For Mathematics major or minor: Mathematic Studies (T)

• Prerequisites: Nil
• Assumed Knowledge: A minimum of three Band 5 HSC results, including one in English
  Two units of Mathematics Band 4
  For a Mathematics major or minor: Mathematics Advanced or Mathematics Extension 1 or 2

Note: This course is structured to allow applicants to meet the three Band 5 entry requirements within the degree program by including a full year of discipline studies before applicants study how to teach

• Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
  For a Mathematics major or minor : Mathematical Methods

• Prerequisites: English: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English; Mathematics: Units 1 and 2 - two units (any study combination with a minimum score of 25) of General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics or Units 3 and 4 (any Mathematics).
  For a Mathematics major or minor: Units 3 and 4: Mathematical Methods

• Recommended Studies:
  Music discipline: AMEB Grade VI or Year 12 Practical Music

OR

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants may be selected following an interview with the course coordinator and staff of the campus Indigenous Higher Education Unit. They should have:

1. minimum of three years' work experience; or
2. of year 12 or equivalent; or
3. demonstrated relevant tertiary study skills or successful completion of a Tertiary Communication Skills program.

Any other requirements:

1. Students must pass all professional experience components, including professional experience embedded within units.
2. Requirements for working with children: All students enrolled must have the appropriate approvals before they may enter a classroom. These are: Blue Card (Qld) or Working with Children Check (ACT, NSW and Victoria). International students must bring police check documentation from their own countries. To meet the requirements for working in settings other than schools, a National Police Check may be required. All students who have lived in another country for 12 months or more must provide a police check from that country for that period.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.