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CUA60320 Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

  • Diploma

Enhance your graphic design skills with this course, which includes industry connections, live client briefs, and a graduation show. Specialize in User Experience Design or Illustration and develop a professional portfolio to become industry-ready.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Duration
12 - 12 semesters full-time
Course Code
BGS1, 108217H
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$13,140 per year / $13,140 total

About this course

Why choose this course?

Take advantage of our industry connections and enhance your graphic design skills with this course. During the program you will develop a stunning portfolio to make you 'industry-ready'.

This qualification culminates in the end-of-year graduation show, which is the highlight of the year. The show is attended by industry stakeholders, many of whom are alumni and are now leading the industry.

The program is designed to meet industry needs and will ensure that any design solutions you present are current. In your course you will choose from two specialisation streams - User Experience Design or Illustration, which gives you the opportunity to specialise in electives that focus on the stream of your choice.

During your studies you will complete live briefs with real clients. You will challenge yourself with graphic design projects that are demanding and also very rewarding. Upon graduation you can further your studies at university level and receive advanced standing at all WA universities including Curtin University.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.
  • Completion of CUA50720 Diploma of Graphic Design is required for entry into this course.

Study locations

Perth

What you will learn

Why choose this course?

Take advantage of our industry connections and enhance your graphic design skills with this course. During the program you will develop a stunning portfolio to make you 'industry-ready'.

This qualification culminates in the end-of-year graduation show, which is the highlight of the year. The show is attended by industry stakeholders, many of whom are alumni and are now leading the industry.

The program is designed to meet industry needs and will ensure that any design solutions you present are current. In your course you will choose from two specialisation streams - User Experience Design or Illustration, which gives you the opportunity to specialise in electives that focus on the stream of your choice.

During your studies you will complete live briefs with real clients. You will challenge yourself with graphic design projects that are demanding and also very rewarding. Upon graduation you can further your studies at university level and receive advanced standing at all WA universities including Curtin University.

Career pathways

  • Graphic Designer
  • Web and Multimedia Designer

Course structure

Core units
  • CUADES512 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
  • CUADES611 Manage design realisation
  • CUAGRD603 Extend typographic design expertise
  • CUAGRD611 Engage in the business of graphic design
  • CUAGRD612 Originate graphic designs for complex briefs
  • CUAPPR612 Collaborate in professional creative projects
Elective units
  • BSBLEG525 Apply legal principles in intellectual property law matters
  • CUADIG512 Design digital applications
  • CUADIG516 Design interactions
  • CUAGRD614 Develop and execute advertising concepts
  • CUAGRD615 Develop graphic designs for the built environment
  • CUAGRD616 Develop graphic designs for packaging
  • CUAGRD617 Develop graphic designs for branding and identity
  • CUAPPR514 Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice
  • ICTPRG535 Build advanced user interfaces

Credit for prior study or work

Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

How to apply

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  1. find a course;
  2. check entry requirements;
  3. submit an application;
  4. accept your offer and pay;
  5. apply for your student visa; and
  6. receive your visa and come to Australia for your studies.

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