Bachelor of Design - Graphic Design

If design is your passion, this flexible degree offers exciting majors that will develop your practical skills in a global context, so you can take your career anywhere in the world. Throughout the three-year program you will learn through project-based activities and have the opportunity to work together with students from other disciplines, mirroring a real industry environment. You’ll use industry-standard equipment and software, and graduate with a comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates your skills to future employers. You can major in an area that inspires you, including Advertising and Design, Design Innovation and Fabrication, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Photography. If you're interested in digital design such as game design, animation and visual effects, you might like our Bachelor of Digital Creative Industries. Professional membership may be available with the Design Institute of Australia. Graduates may convert student memberships of professional design organisations, such as Australian Graphic Design Association, Design Institute of Australia and Perth Advertising and Design Club, into full professional memberships following qualification and professional experience. Develop real-world experience before you graduate. Learn how work-integrated learning helps you build career skills and connect with industry early.Graphic designers visually communicate across a range of media to persuade, inform and educate audiences online, in print and within a wider environment. This major responds to rapid changes in the design and commercial industries, as well as cultural and sociotechnical shifts in retail and media consumption behaviours. You'll learn how to solve complex communication problems through the exploration and application of design theory and practice, whilst developing skills across a range of industry applications. High achieving students may complete an additional honours year enabling them to undertake their own significant research project.