Successful completion of Australian Year 12, or overseas equivalent along with successful interview and folio presentation.
Academic IELTS with 6.0 overall, with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent
Graduates of this course will become the designers, thinkers and makers of the future. You will have the opportunity to discover who you are and how you express yourself as a creative practitioner.
Experienced lecturers and design industry professionals will work with you to enhance your design awareness and combine problem solving and technical skills, ensuring you will be well equipped to respond to the requirements of a fast paced, visually-literate society.
Emphasis is placed on building a broad range of visual communication skills and approaches.
You will be encouraged to explore different mediums and methods while integrating theoretical knowledge through research. You will build your practical skills designing in a range of areas such as print, typography, identity and branding, environmental graphic, web, mobile devices and other emerging media.
As you progress through your studies you may be offered internship and work experience opportunities.
The Design Studio features large open plan teaching areas, audio visual facilities and a design resource area. Students have access to a digital camera, video recorder, related graphic design materials, colour A3 printers and a suite of Mac computers running current graphic software packages.
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Year 1
Semester 1
Collaborative workshop 1 (collaboration)
Expression: balance, breath and movement
Making: composition & connection
Year 1, semester 1 elective (1 course)
Elective choices
Semester 2
Collaborative workshop 2 (collaboration)
Forum 2: curation, disruption and activation
Making 2: respond, interpret and transform
Year 1, semester 2 elective (1 course)
Elective choices
Year 2
Semester 1
Forum 3: avant-garde, modernism and beyond
Studio practice 3
Year 2, semester 1 elective (1 course)
Elective choices
Semester 2
Forum 4: foundation and tradition
Design thinking: a creative approach to problem solving
Year 2, semester 2 elective (1 course 30cp)
Elective choices
Year 3
Semester 1
Forum 5: connecting with the contemporary
Year 3, semester 1 elective (1 course 15cp)
Elective choices
Year 3, semester 1 elective (1 course 30cp)
Elective choices
Semester 2
Forum 6: artist and industry
Professional practice & design strategy
Year 3, semester 2 elective (1 course 30cp)
Illustrator
Animator
Graphic designer
Digital media designer
Information designer
Advertising designer
Interactive media designer
Interaction and web designer
Publishing designer
Motion graphics designer
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
