- Program summary
- Program overview
- Admission requirements
- Program structure
- Program requirements
- Enquiries
Program summary
Award abbreviation: GDDigitalDes(Print&E-media)
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 2 years minimum, 4 years maximum part-time. (Program not available full-time.)
Fee type 2009: postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 8
Commence: Semester 1 only
Program code: AR611
CRICOS code: this program is not available to international students
Program overview
The Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) is a qualification that has industry relevance and provides practical design and software skills for both print and electronic media. The program offers the opportunity to:
- explore creative approaches to design for use in a range of professional applications, and work on industry-relevant projects incorporating marketing strategies, corporate design, logo development, media placement and magazine advertising
- utilise a wide range of software for desktop publishing, web design, digital video and sound capture, vector-based illustration and bitmap-based image editing
- design information architecture, navigation, interactive software, online learning, entertainment and advertising, and virtual tourism
- acquire new knowledge and upgrade existing skills to broaden employment opportunities
This program is designed for Australian and New Zealand citizens, and Australian permanent residents, who have already completed an undergraduate degree or its equivalent in an area different from digital design and multimedia. It is intended to provide studies in digital design equivalent to those available within the higher levels of a Bachelor degree.
Admission requirements
A student entering the Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) requires an undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution in an area different from digital design and multimedia. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Applicants must demonstrate a level of computer literacy equivalent to that required for successful completion of DES101 Visual Literacy: Design Principals and Practice, DES105 Introduction to Design and DES106 Typography. For this purpose, TAFE introductory courses or equivalently accredited programs may be considered acceptable, or the student may demonstrate, to the Studies in Art and Design Program Leader, equivalent skill through the presentation of a suitable portfolio or example of work.
Program structure
8 required courses:
DES211 Graphic Design A
DES212 Graphic Design B
DES213 Graphic Design C *
DES214 Graphic Design D *
DES221 e-Media A
DES222 e-Media B
DES223 e-Media C *
DES224 e-Media D *
Program requirements
Students are required to successfully complete 8 courses as specified in the Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.
Enquiries
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259
* Subject to final approval