UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Visual Communication Design at the University of Newcastle develops creative skills in graphic communication, animation, illustration and interaction design. Students work in well-equipped studios, labs and maker spaces, guided by industry experts through practical, real-world tasks with a hands-on, future focus. Graduates leave with a portfolio reflecting their creative vision and diverse visual communication skills, ready for careers in the design industries.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Creative Collaborations
- Visual Culture
- Motion and Interactive
- Image Making
- Visual Process
- Prototyping
- Global
- Visual Narrative
- Visual Research Practice
- Professional Portfolio
- Career-ready placement Course List: Professional Career Ready Studio
- Professional Career Ready Placement
- Visual Communication Design major (choose one): Graphic Design
- Animation and Illustration
- Visual Communication Design Minor (choose one): Graphic Design
- Animation and Illustration
- Communication
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Graphic DesignerANZSCO 232411
On STSOL, supporting the 190 and 491, not the 189 on its own.
Assessed by VETASSESS
Industrial DesignerANZSCO 232312
On STSOL, supporting the 190 and 491, not the 189 on its own.
Assessed by VETASSESS
Web DesignerANZSCO 232414
On STSOL, supporting the 190 and 491, not the 189 on its own. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by VETASSESS
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC) , the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
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