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This program will enable you to become an articulate and innovative designer who can communicate using a wide range of visual media.
You will engage with design processes that build on your existing talent and help you develop new skills through working individually and within a team, in response to a range of briefs and scenarios.
Study options
FULL TIME
4 years
PART TIME
8 years
Start times
Autumn
Suspended
Available campuses
Explore Western | 29 May-10 June
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Visual Communication at Western
If you’re inspired by design, or have a creative itch and enjoy learning new things, the Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) degree will provide you with the right opportunities to shape a career in the design sector of the creative industries and beyond.
With an emphasis on studio-based practice, you will study areas such as image design, typography, layout design, branding, design history, research methods, and web-based design.
There are opportunities to engage with live community or industry projects. In third year, you will consolidate your design portfolio, and in your final year, take a position as a junior designer in our teaching studio and produce a major design project for exhibition.
Delivered in our well-equipped facilities including photography and design studios, you will be learning in a creative environment with like-minded people.
Professional membership
Graduate with eligibility for membership of the Design Institute of Australia and the Australian Graphic Design Association.
Program structure
The program structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the subjects you will be studying.
Students must maintain a grade point average of 5 or above to remain in the program. Those who do not maintain this average will be transferred to the Bachelor of Design - Visual Communication.
Fees and delivery
Fees: Varies depending on subjects selected. View available subjects in our handbook.
For further information on University fees, please visit Fees and University Costs.
Delivery: On campus
This program is only available to domestic students.
Unfortunately, student visa holders are not eligible to study this degree.
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Your career
As a Visual Communication graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities including:
- Art director
- Design educator
- Illustrator
- Information designer
- Photographer
- Digital producer
Your career
User Interface Designer
Interface design can be the make or break of a new device, website, or system. This career will blend your knowledge of design principles with a strong understanding of users and how they experience technology.
Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators
Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators design information for visual and audio communication, publication and display using print, film, electronic, digital and other forms of visual and audio media.
Photographer
Professional photographers are responsible for taking photographs of media specific to an organisation or on a freelance basis. Photographers have to edit photographs and manage copies or prints to meet deadlines. The job involves a lot of travel and flexibility.
Games Designer
Games Designers work collaboratively as part of a team of programmers, illustrators and animators to create concepts, scripts, characters, settings and stories for electronic gaming.
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*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the program (80 credit points) per annum. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their program based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their program past the normal finish date of the program will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its programs between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of programs for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.
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