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CREATE. IMAGINE. MAKE.
The world of tomorrow is filled with exciting creative challenges and opportunities.
Work on real community and industry projects and learn how to interpret design briefs. Gain experience with an extensive range of digital technologies and undertake a major design project in your 4th year. We offer a Design (Visual Communication) or a Graphic Design/Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) degree. Get ready for a creative future. At Western.
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This presentation covers the following courses:
Bachelor of Design, as a double degree
Teaching Pathway
Social Design Exhibition
Hear from our Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) students talk about their Social Design projects and why they chose to study at Western.
Social Design Exhibition 2020
Each year, Bachelor of Design graduates showcase their best work to industry and the community at a special event. In 2020, this event, the Graduation Show, was held entirely online.
Learning about lighting and style
Spring, 2018. An all day Industry Visit from Sydney based Fashion Photographer Ben Scott. Ben conducted a full day workshop with our students speaking to them about the industry, building a vision, and demonstrating lighting techniques.
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Course Frequently Asked Questions
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA).
This course is unique from the perspective that you choose two specialisations. The Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) does not have majors. Students must choose two specialisations from the list of four specialist areas: Illustration, Interactive, Photomedia and Digital Design.
Graduates of this degree can look forward to career opportunities as an illustrator, art director, design educator, photographer, and interactive, games, web, or graphic designer.
This degree is exclusively for high-achieving students and will continually challenge you to build on your academic success. Students in the Dean’s Scholars program are automatically enrolled in The Academy at Western Sydney University, which offers interdisciplinary leadership programs, professional development, and local and international internship and engagement opportunities for students.
The Academy
Unique to Western Sydney University and established in 2015, The Academy offers high potential students opportunities to gain the intellectual and practical skills needed in today’s ever-changing world.
The Academy provides extension-level academic development, community-engaged service learning opportunities, international and national experiences, and a range of professional and personal development workshops.
HSC True Reward Early Offer Program
The HSC True Reward early offer program gives school leavers much needed peace of mind, providing an early offer into most courses at Western Sydney University based on Year 11 or Year 12 subject results.
Applications are now open to receive an early offer to begin in 2023.
Life at Western
As a student at Western, you become part of a dynamic, thriving and culturally rich community. There are plenty of opportunities to stay engaged, socialise and have some fun! See everything Western has to offer from Accommodation, Campus Life, Scholarships, Student Support Services and more.
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