Undergraduate · Arts & 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.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
5 terms of coursework
- Foundational: Design Fundamentals, Typography, Visual Communication, Design History and Theory
- Core studio sequence: 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
- Capstone: industry-briefed final major project and portfolio presentation
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent); portfolio may be requested