Bachelor
Bring your passion for design to a career in devising effective communications that cut through with our Bachelor of Design with a Major in Communication Design.
With great graphic design comes great responsibility. Now more than ever, visual messaging is a huge part of how brands communicate to their customers. The success of a campaign or a product can live or die on its visual presentation.
This degree prepares you to work in a range of creative industries, including advertising, branding, merchandising, communications and publication design.
It is taught by practising designers, who bring a real-world perspective to coursework and group discussion. You'll learn from one of the top 50 Art and Design courses in the world.
Our communication design course will develop your design thinking and practice in order to prepare you to thrive in today's fast-paced digital environment. Learn core specialisations such as typography, image-making, brand and identity, 3D form packaging, information design, web design and publication design. Then combine them with strategy, concept development and design to create razor-sharp ideas that cut through the competition.
Completion or partial completion of an approved tertiary qualification (including diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees and degrees). Additional performance criteria and prerequisite requirements may also apply.
Submission of a portfolio of your creative work examples that sufficiently demonstrates an understanding of the practical aspects of visual communication design is required. Your work examples might include design work you have previously created for clients or friends and/or artwork you have created as a hobby. The aim is to demonstrate the breadth of your creative skills by including examples of work that show a variety of different skills or design applications.
Please note the technology requirements for this course.
Students admitted to the course with prior tertiary studies that satisfy part of the academic requirements of this course may be eligible for academic credit of up to 16 units.
Applicants without a formal qualification but with significant and relevant work experience and appropriate English language skills, or a suitable Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) result, will be considered if they can demonstrate that they can undertake the course with a reasonable prospect of success.
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Explore the fundamentals of design conceptualisation and layout for 2D and 3D projects.
Packaging DesignTake an integrated approach to branding and visual communication, including packaging.
Digital DesignDevelop design techniques for engaging in the digital environment.
Visual DesignExplore how language and sign production work with design to communicate a message.
Brand and IdentityDiscover how to utilise different elements of identity to define a brand and speak to a target market.
Produce design solutions for clients and oversee creative projects from start to finish.
Marketing and Design ExecutiveDevelop and execute marketing strategies and create strong graphic design elements.
Graphic and Digital DesignerProduce creative campaigns using graphic design, web and video advertising content.
Account ManagerBe the face of the company as a key contact point to important clients. You'll manage their goals and expectations, creating valuable and lasting relationships.
Web DesignerUse your creativity and expertise to design websites and produce assets for web pages.