Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
In the Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, students gain an understanding of the specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills and knowledge needed to conceive, negotiate and realise design concepts for complex projects. The course also provides students with skills in communication, organisational management and project management.
Students learn sophisticated skills in both print and digital media, including advertising and promotion, art direction, branding, corporate identity, instructional design, typography, packaging, signage and web design. They also learn how to use relevant software such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
Students learn sophisticated skills in both print and digital media, including advertising and promotion, art direction, branding, corporate identity, instructional design, typography, packaging, signage and web design. They also learn how to use relevant software such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
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Duration
6 months full-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (August) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Full-time
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
In the Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, students learn wide-ranging and sophisticated skills in both print and digital media. This includes advertising and promotion, art direction, branding, corporate identity, instructional design, packaging, signage and web design. This is a high level graphic design course providing sophisticated communication, organisational and project management skills. Graduates may take responsibility for the work of others at this level.
Course structure
Students are required to complete 15 units in total, as listed below. This involves face-to-face workshops, tutorials and blended online delivery.
Units of study
Core units
Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief (BSBDES502)
Manage design realization (BSBDES601)
Undertake project work (BSBPMG522)
Engage in the business of graphic design (CUAGRD601)
Originate graphic designs for complex briefs (CUAGRD602)
Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice (CUAPPR504)
Extend typographic design expertise (CUAGRD603)
Elective units
Elective units
Create user interfaces (CUADIG403)
Design digital applications (CUADIG502)
Design interaction (CUADIG506)
Research and apply light and colour (CUAACD504)
Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art (CUADIG509)
Develop graphic design for the built environment (CUAGRD605)
Develop graphic designs for packaging (CUAGRD606)
Refine drawing and other visual representation tools (CUAACD501)
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and graduate skills.
Career opportunities
Graduates may find employment as a graphic designer, web designer, or in advertising, finished art studios, publishing (newspaper and magazines), printers, or film and television production houses.
Aims and objectives
Students develop advanced skills in print and web design, product packaging, signage, typography, illustration, colour management and software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.
Graduate skills
Graduates should have a command of wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills and knowledge in visual communication. These skills allow designers to conceive, negotiate and realise design concepts for complex projects using sophisticated communication, organisational and project management skills. Graduates may take responsibility for the work of others in terms of establishing and monitoring systems to ensure the effective production of work.
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways, credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
A VET Student Loan is available for this course – allowing you to defer part of your fees if you're eligible.
Please note: The maximum VET Student Loan amount for this course is $10,342. You must start repaying this loan once you earn above the compulsory repayment threshold.
Advanced Diploma of Graphic DesignEstimated course fees for 2019* |
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| For students who are not granted a Skills First government-subsidised place | For students who are granted a Skills First government-subsidised place | |
| You will need to pay this amount if you do not receive a VET Student Loan | $12,160 | $7,180 |
| You will need to pay this amount if you do receive a VET Student Loan | $1,818 | Fully Covered |
Skills First
If you’re deemed eligible, you could be granted a Skills First government-subsidised place when you apply for this course. Check your eligibility now.
If you’re deemed eligible, you could be granted a Skills First government-subsidised place when you apply for this course. Check your eligibility now.
This course is delivered with state government funding.
Indicative nominal course hours: 830.
Please note: Fees published on this page are estimates only and are subject to change depending on individual circumstances at the time of enrolment. The above fees apply for units studied in 2019 only and may change for units studied in future years. If part-time study is permitted for this course, annual fees will be proportionally lower based on the number of units taken per semester.
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Entry requirements
To enter this qualification, you must have completed Swinburne's Diploma of Graphic Design.
How to apply
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Submit an online enquiry
Tel: 1300 SWINBURNE
Tel: 1300 SWINBURNE
Email: study@swinburne.edu.au
Training Organisation Identifier (TOID): 3059