CUA60320 Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

Course Code: CUA60320
CRICOS Code: 106095G
Delivery mode: On Campus
Course Duration: 12 months
Location: Sydney Campus

$1,346

Average weekly pay

25.1%

Have vocational qualification to enter the market

50,000+

Available employment opportunities

Overview

The Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design qualification reflects the skills, knowledge and traits of a specialist designer. A commercially viable designer is one who has both creative and conceptual skills in visual communication but also knows how to market themselves, conceive ideas, negotiate and realise design solutions.

As a student of this course, you will meet real-life, complex communication challenges and apply critical thinking skills to develop effective design solutions. You will refine your skills to create sophisticated branding and identity designs, while further developing your ability to design persuasive visual content that speak to a multitude of markets.

Practice at this level aims at a higher level of visual communication and design theory and the ability to critically analyse from a range of sources.

Why Study Graphic Design

This qualification empowers students to develop their sense of self as a designer. Graduates will be equipped with specialist skills and a strong portfolio of work to help enhance their career opportunities.

By undertaking this course, you will:

Enhance your existing technical design and creative skills
Be equipped with the necessary skills to further your career within a creative field
Apply essential skills to create your own creative mark throughout your projects
Produce complex and innovative design solutions that effectively convey the necessary messaging
Design dynamic websites that incorporate a logical architecture
Adopt the basics of user-experience design principles
Produce user interfaces for interactive media

Potential Careers

By completing this course, you will be tailoring your career to specialise within a creative field such as:

Senior Graphic Designer
Design Manager
Senior Illustrator
Art Director
Studio Manager

Units of Study

BSBPMG430 Undertake project work

CUAGRD612 Originate graphic designs for complex briefs

CUAGRD603 Extend typographic design expertise

CUAGRD617 Develop graphic designs for branding and identity

BSBLEG525 Apply legal principles in intellectual property law matters

CUAACD537 Refine 3-D design ideas and processes

CUAACD536 Refine 2-D design ideas and processes

CUADIG413 Create user interfaces

ICTWEB513 Build dynamic websites

CUAPPR611 Originate a body of independent creative work

BSBMKG555 Write persuasive copy

CUAGRD611 Engage in the business of graphic design

CUAPPR612 Collaborate in professional creative projects

CUADES512 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief

CUADES611 Manage design realisation

Entry Requirements

Every student will have an initial interview to assess their individual learning needs and their language, literacy and numeracy skills.

• Completed Australian Year 12 or equivalent
• IELTS 6.0 English language equivalence if a non-native English speaker
• Be aged over 17 for Domestic Students and over 18 for International Students.

Further Entry Requirements:

To study this qualification, individuals must provide evidence of their technical skills and ability to:
• Apply visual communication history and theory to their own professional practice
• Produce professional typography
• Produce graphic designs for two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) applications
• Create and manipulate graphics
• Design complex publication layouts

Skills may have been acquired through personal or work experience, or through formal study.

Study Mode

Blended learning – 33% online and 67% face-to-face learning.

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