UndergraduateArts & Design
Associate Degree in Graphic Design
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Associate Degree in Graphic Design at RMIT University builds industry knowledge and specialist skills for a career in graphic design. Students may work across fields including corporate identity, book and magazine layout, advertising, branding, packaging, web design, wayfinding and exhibition design, combining communication, design, technology and business. The program provides strong skills in finished art and design concept development and in-depth knowledge of the design process, with rigorous research and learning experiences that develop critical thinking and innovative design solutions. Students work with industry-standard software such as InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. It is taught in Melbourne.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1 In first year
- you will be introduced to creative and applied typography and finished art and explore: drawing illustration digital illustration digital design reprographics and prepress critical design thinking and problem solving copyright and ethical practice industry knowledge. Year 2 As your studies progress into second year
- extend your creative thinking and problem solving skills consolidate and extend your technical knowledge and skills develop your design language in graphics for the built environment
- packaging and different communication devices produce a professional graphic portfolio to present to industry at the graduate exhibition. This associate degree focuses on developing the ability to conceive
- negotiate and realise design concepts for complex projects using sophisticated communication
- organisational and project management skills. You will engage in a number of individually directed projects and industry set briefs as well as work placement with design companies
- agencies
- print houses and studios. You will also have the opportunity to participate in an international study tour
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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Admissions
Prerequisites: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL; or a study score of at least 23 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent studies . Rankings and adjustment factors Entry to this course is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on the assessment of their selection task. Selection task All applicants must submit the selection task Applicants who are seeking admission on the basis of an approved RMIT pathway will be able to indicate this in the selection task and submit. All other applicants must complete and submit the selection task requirements. Applications are assessed in the order that they are received until the selection task date below, if places are still available. For your best chance at admission into this course, you are encouraged to apply as early as
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