Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication)

This degree will give you the skills and finesse you need to be a confident and agile visual communicator across traditional and new interactive media forms. You will graduate industry ready with multiple career options in graphic design digital media interactive design branding art direction motion graphics design advertising print publication illustration information design service and experience design packaging and exhibition design.

A business foundation also equips you to become a creative business owner and establish your own design studio. Opportunities exist to work both locally and internationally and can vary from operating as an independent entrepreneurial designer to a designer within a large firm.

• Advertising and new media professional
• Art director
• Artist
• Creative director
• Digital content designer
• Digital content producer
• Exhibition designer
• Experience designer
• Fashion illustrator
• Graphic designer
• Media producer
• Motion graphics designer
• Theatre designer

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the visual communication discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).
• an international study year (96 credit points).

Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.

You'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:

• be currently enrolled at QUT (not deferred).
• have a GPA of at least 4.50. This must be maintained up until your time of departure for exchange.
• you must complete DYB102 Impact Lab 2: People at any stage prior to your exchange.
• be supported by your faculty who will be asked to confirm your suitability to participate in the exchange program. They will consider any history of not meeting the standards of behaviour outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
• be financially self-sufficient for the duration of your exchange. You'll need to pay for your own travel and living expenses.
• agree to the key exchange requirements when applying for exchange. These include but are not limited to:
  • Abiding by the QUT code of conduct whilst on exchange
  • Attending the compulsory pre-departure session.
  • Abiding by all exchange conditions with regards to QUT insurance and registration with Customer Care. More information about this is given on the pre-departure page.

Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.

Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:

• a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the visual communication discipline
• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• complementary studies made up of both:
  • design specialisation units (minimum 48 credit points)
  • a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).
• an international study year (96 credit points).

Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.

You'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:

• be currently enrolled at QUT (not deferred).
• have a GPA of at least 4.50. This must be maintained up until your time of departure for exchange.
• you must complete DYB102 Impact Lab 2: People at any stage prior to your exchange.
• be supported by your faculty who will be asked to confirm your suitability to participate in the exchange program. They will consider any history of not meeting the standards of behaviour outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
• be financially self-sufficient for the duration of your exchange. You'll need to pay for your own travel and living expenses.
• agree to the key exchange requirements when applying for exchange. These include but are not limited to:
  • Abiding by the QUT code of conduct whilst on exchange
  • Attending the compulsory pre-departure session.
  • Abiding by all exchange conditions with regards to QUT insurance and registration with Customer Care. More information about this is given on the pre-departure page.

Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.

Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.