UndergraduateArts & Design
Diploma of Graphic Design
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
The diploma runs 11 core subjects plus one elective over 18 months full time (or 12 months accelerated), covering brand identity, typography, digital design foundations and Adobe Creative Suite tools, building toward a Portfolio and Professional Practice subject and a short Work Integrated Learning unit.
Subjects move from visual language and symbols/branding fundamentals into applied publishing, motion design and interaction design units, giving graduates a print-and-digital skill spread rather than a single specialisation.
Delivered on campus at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and online, 18 months full time, up to 3 years part time, or 12 months accelerated.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Digital Design Foundations
- Visual Language of Design
- Typography
- Finished Art
- Symbols and Branding
- Motion Design
- Publishing and Media
- Form and Insight
- Interaction Design
- Work Integrated Learning
- Portfolio and Professional Practice
- Electives (choose one from): Data Visualisation
- Camera and Capture
- Illustration
- Work Integrated Learning subject
- 11 core subjects and 1 elective
- 18 months full time
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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Admissions
Successful completion of at least 0.25 EFTSL at AQF level 6 or 0.5 EFTSL at AQF level 5 or above, or equivalent; OR an Australian secondary school certificate, equivalent Senior Secondary qualification, or Baccalaureate Diploma
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