UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) at Western Sydney University, now offered as the Bachelor of Design, is a four-year full-time degree grounded in design history and contemporary practice. Students build capabilities in branding, typography, image-making, design thinking, user experience and digital storytelling before specialising in branding and strategy, data and design, or another area. Graduates work as visual communicators, brand and UX designers across industry. Indicative international tuition is around 34,800 Australian dollars per year. The course holds CRICOS registration 00917K.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 7 parts
Structure
- 320credit points
Interactive
- Interactive Design: Games
- Interactive Design: Apps
Illustration
- Illustrating Narrative
- Illustrating Popular Culture
Digital Design
- Data Visualisation
- Motion Design
Photomedia
- Photomedia: Fashion and Identity
- Photomedia: Photographic Practice
Core - Group 2
- Graphic Design: Interactive Digital Media
- Researching the Visual
- Graphic Design: The Professional Context
- Australian Design
- Social Design: Research and Practice
- Contextual Design Studies
- Graphic Design: Developing a Personal Portfolio
- Design Research Project
- Major Design Project
- Professional Design Experience: The Studio
- Professional Design Experience: The Individual Practitioner
Core - Group 1
- Graphic Design: Understanding the Principles
- Design Histories and Futures
- Image Design
- Graphic Branding and Identity
- Visual Storytelling
- Web and Time-based Design
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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