USC’s industry-focused Graphic Design major prepares you to work as a professional designer. Learn how graphic designers create graphics that communicate messages and evoke responses through the use of colour, texture, typography, images and symbols.
This major allows you to experience all aspects of the design process, specialise in a particular field, or combine interests in layout design, advertising, photography, illustration or branding.
Learn the analytical and problem-solving skills you need to create dynamic ideas, using the theoretical principles and aesthetic design concepts that underpin good design. As part of your major, you will undertake industry projects and internships and create a professional portfolio to display in a shared graduate exhibition.
Career opportunities
Graphic designer, art director, creative director, advertising designer, book designer, illustrator, product designer, photographic editor.
Major (8)
For a major in Graphic Design, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| DES101 Endangered Animals and their Conservation | | | |
| DES105 Introduction to Environmental Management | | | |
| DES211 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills | | | |
| DES212 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments | | | |
| DES213 Earth's Surface Processes | | | |
| DES214 Coastal and Marine Ecology | | | |
| DES215 Changing Planet Earth | | | |
| DES216 Hydrology and Geomorphology | | | |
Minor (4)
For a minor in Graphic Design, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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| DES105 Foundations of Sustainability | | | |
| DES211 Measuring Sustainability | | | |
| DES212 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales | | | |
| DES213 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies | | | |
