Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication

Combine creativity, design and technology to tell visual stories and understand the complex world around you.Visual communication is a discipline led by creative practice and a deep understanding of the way communication design influences and informs the world around us. It studies how we can build communications using both design fundamentals and advanced technologies. The UTS Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication is your passport to a wide variety of sought-after careers in this ever-changing field.You'll immerse yourself in studio-based practice, learning both traditional and cutting-edge techniques across a range of areas demanded by today's design industry. Learning from industry experts, you'll attain a complex array of advanced technical skills, preparing you for a vibrant future where you'll use art to help people make sense of the world.You'll build extensive hands-on through a range of studio and project-based subjects. You'll learn practical design fundamentals, discover the history and future of this discipline and have the opportunity to specialise in one of the many paths Visual Communication Design has to offer.You'll learn how visual design intersects with traditional and new media, from print-based publication design to interactive apps, and critically engage with new technologies like generative AI. Design and Transdisciplinary electives will see you broaden your creative understanding and develop career-ready collaborative competencies.

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Frame Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional . The STAT is conducted through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

Students must refer to the portfolio eligibility for the faculty’s consideration in order to get a place.