UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Design (Graphic and Communication Design)
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
This runs under Torrens' Billy Blue design school brand, and the course content pushes well past traditional graphic design into service design and CX: alongside brand strategy, packaging and storytelling, students work through UI/UX design and design thinking methodologies aimed at digital product work, not just print and identity design.
The signature subject is Design Studio, which is run deliberately like a working creative agency: students respond to briefs in small teams and are expected to defend design decisions to a "client" rather than simply submit finished artwork for grading. Sustainability in design also gets explicit curriculum time, which is a newer addition reflecting where the industry itself has moved.
Delivered across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane campuses plus online, full-time, part-time or accelerated. Graduates go into art direction, UX design, graphic design, web and exhibition design, and branding/advertising/marketing specialist roles, a wider spread than "graphic designer" alone, reflecting how much of the later curriculum is aimed at digital and strategic design work.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Design Fundamentals
- Typography
- Visual Communication
- Design History and Theory
- Design Studio (agency-style collaborative briefs, run across multiple trimesters at increasing complexity)
- Brand Strategy
- Packaging Design
- Storytelling and Visual Narrative
- Digital/UX stream: UI/UX Design
- Design Thinking
- Service Design and CX
- Sustainability and professional practice: Design for Sustainability
- Professional Practice and Portfolio
- industry-briefed final major project and portfolio presentation
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent); portfolio may be requested
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