Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
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Program summary

Award abbreviation: GDDigitalDes(Print&E-media)
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 2 years minimum, 4 years maximum part-time. (Program not available full-time.)
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places
Total courses: 8
Commence: Semester 2
Program code: AR611
CRICOS code: this program is not available to international students

Program overview

The Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) is a qualification that has industry relevance and provides practical design and software skills for both print and electronic media. The program offers the opportunity to:

• explore creative approaches to design for use in a range of professional applications, and work on industry-relevant projects incorporating marketing strategies, corporate design, logo development, media placement and magazine advertising
• utilise a wide range of software for desktop publishing, web design, digital video and sound capture, vector-based illustration and bitmap-based image editing
• design information architecture, navigation, interactive software, online learning, entertainment and advertising, and virtual tourism
• acquire new knowledge and upgrade existing skills to broaden employment opportunities

This program is designed for Australian and New Zealand citizens, and Australian permanent residents, who have already completed an undergraduate degree or its equivalent in an area different from digital design and multimedia. It is intended to provide studies in digital design equivalent to those available within the higher levels of a Bachelor degree.

Admission requirements

A student entering the Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) requires an undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution in an area different from digital design and multimedia. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Applicants must demonstrate a level of computer literacy equivalent to that required for successful completion of ADN100 Introduction to Computer-Based Art and Design. For this purpose, TAFE introductory courses or equivalently accredited programs may be considered acceptable, or the student may demonstrate, to the Studies in Art and Design Coordinator, equivalent skill through the presentation of a suitable portfolio or example of work.

Program structure

8 required courses:
ADN511 Computer-Based Art and Design Graphics/Imaging A (Design and Process)
ADN512 Computer-Based Art and Design Graphics/Imaging B (Design and Context)
ADN513 Computer-Based Art and Design Graphics/Imaging C (Corporate Identity and Project Management)
ADN514 Computer-Based Art and Design Graphics/Imaging D (Visual Identity and Exhibition Design)
ADN515 Computer-Based Art and Design: Electronic Media A (Interface Design)
ADN516 Computer-Based Art and Design: Electronic Media B (Multimedia Architecture and Navigation)
ADN517 Computer-Based Art and Design: Electronic Media C (Interactive Media Design)
ADN518 Computer-Based Art and Design: Electronic Media D (Digital Video and Sound)

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 8 courses as specified in the Graduate Diploma in Digital Design (Print and Electronic Media) program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.

Enquiries

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259