Bachelor of Graphic Design - Plan BP115P26

Bachelor of Graphic Design - Plan BP115P26

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February, July
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Melbourne City
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Duration:
Full-time 3 years
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AU$ 44,160 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester

You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows:

Year 1: Six (6) core courses (72 credit points) and two (2) courses (24 credit points) from your chosen combination; and

Year 2: Eight (8) courses (96 credit points) from your chosen combination; and

Year 3: One (1) core course (12 credit points) and 72 credit points from your chosen combination and one program option course (12 credit points).

 

List of Combinations

Combination 1: Complete two (2) Graphic Design majors (96 credit points each = total 192 credit points)

Combination 2: Complete one (1) Graphic Design major (96 credit points) and two (2) minors (48 credit points each = total 96 credit points). One minor must be from the Graphic Design minor list.

Combination 3: Complete one (1) Graphic Design major (96 credit points) and one (1) minor from the Graphic Design minor list and 48 credit points of Program Option courses.

Details of majors and minors can be found at the end of the program structure.

Program Option Course = any course from the Graphic Design majors or minors lists that you have not previously completed.

NOTE: If you use a course toward the completion of a major or minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another major or minor. You cannot choose a major or minor in the same field of study, e.g. you cannot choose a major in Typography and a minor in Typography.

Year One
Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 72 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Design and Society12GRAP1041City Campus
Professional Practice in Graphic Design12GRAP2258City Campus
Introduction to Illustration and Typography12GRAP3043City Campus
Introduction to Experience Design and Branding12GRAP3044City Campus
Graphic Design Studies12GRAP2199City Campus
Design Citizenship12GRAP3042City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from your chosen combination.
AND
Year Two
Complete 96 credit points from your chosen combination.
AND
Year Three
Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Graphic Design Portfolio12GRAP3045City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points of Program Option Courses: ANDComplete 72 credit points from your chosen combination.
AND
Major: Typography
Complete 72 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Type Design12GRAP3054City Campus
Editorial Design12GRAP3055City Campus
Experimental Typography Studio12GRAP3050City Campus
Industry-Partnered Typography Studio12GRAP3046City Campus
Typography Major Project24GRAP3056City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Data Visualisation12GRAP3067City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking12GRAP3068City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Creative Coding12GRAP3069City Campus
Motion Graphics12GRAP3070City Campus
AND
Major: Illustration
Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Signature Style12GRAP3057City Campus
Visual Literacy12GRAP3058City Campus
Experimental Illustration Studio12GRAP3051City Campus
Industry-Partnered Illustration Studio12GRAP3047City Campus
Data Visualisation12GRAP3067City Campus
Illustration Major Project24GRAP3059City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Creative Coding12GRAP3069City Campus
Motion Graphics12GRAP3070City Campus
AND
Major: Branding
Complete 72 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Strategic Branding12GRAP3060City Campus
Identity Systems12GRAP3061City Campus
Experimental Branding Studio12GRAP3052City Campus
Industry-Partnered Branding Studio12GRAP3048City Campus
Branding Major Project24GRAP3062City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Social Design12GRAP3066City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking12GRAP3068City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Motion Graphics12GRAP3070City Campus
Storytelling through Design12GRAP3071City Campus
AND
Major: Experience Design
Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Experience Design Research12GRAP3064City Campus
Service Design12GRAP3063City Campus
Experimental Experience Design Studio12GRAP3053City Campus
Industry-Partnered Experience Design Studio12GRAP3049City Campus
Storytelling through Design12GRAP3071City Campus
Experience Design Major Project24GRAP3065City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Social Design12GRAP3066City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking12GRAP3068City Campus
AND
Graphic Design Minors List:
List of Minors:
AND
Minor: Typography
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Type Design12GRAP3054City Campus
Editorial Design12GRAP3055City Campus
Experimental Typography Studio12GRAP3050City Campus
Industry-Partnered Typography Studio12GRAP3046City Campus
AND
Minor: Illustration
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Signature Style12GRAP3057City Campus
Visual Literacy12GRAP3058City Campus
Experimental Illustration Studio12GRAP3051City Campus
Industry-Partnered Illustration Studio12GRAP3047City Campus
AND
Minor: Branding
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Strategic Branding12GRAP3060City Campus
Identity Systems12GRAP3061City Campus
Industry-Partnered Branding Studio12GRAP3048City Campus
Experimental Branding Studio12GRAP3052City Campus
AND
Minor: Experience Design
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Experience Design Research12GRAP3064City Campus
Service Design12GRAP3063City Campus
Industry-Partnered Experience Design Studio12GRAP3049City Campus
Experimental Experience Design Studio12GRAP3053City Campus
AND
Interdisciplinary Minors:
List of Interdisciplinary Minors:
AND
Minor: Advertising
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Advertising12MKTG1208City Campus
Message and Media Strategy12COMM2908City Campus
Creativity for Advertising12GRAP3027City Campus
Storytelling for Advertising12GRAP3029City Campus
Art Direction for Advertising12GRAP3028City Campus
People and Persuasion12COMM2909City Campus
AND
Minor: Marketing
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Marketing Principles12MKTG1025City Campus
Buyer Behaviour12MKTG1050City Campus
Marketing Communication12MKTG1041City Campus
Market Research12MKTG1045City Campus
AND
Minor: Strategy & Innovation
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation12BUSM2709City Campus
Critical and Analytical Approaches12BUSM2541City Campus
Driving Innovation in Organisations12BUSM1321City Campus
Strategy12BUSM3125City Campus
AND
Minor: Social Impact
Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Principles of Social Impact12BUSM2656City Campus
ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Social Enterprise and Innovation12BUSM4702City Campus
Law, Business and Human Rights12LAW2593City Campus
Development Economics12ECON1259City Campus
Marketing and Society12MKTG1423City Campus
Sustainable Finance and Investment12BAFI3275City Campus
Sustainability Reporting, Accountability and Socially Responsible Entities12ACCT2333City Campus
AND
Minor: New Business Creation
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Applied Entrepreneurship12BUSM4052City Campus
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges12BUSM4054City Campus
Psychology for Business Decisions12ECON1341City Campus
Open Innovation12BUSM2615City Campus
AND
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship12BUSM1311City Campus
Applied Entrepreneurship12BUSM4052City Campus
Driving Innovation in Organisations12BUSM1321City Campus
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges12BUSM4054City Campus
AND
Minor: Foundations in Sustainability
Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainable Futures12ENVI1153City Campus
Climate Change Responses12ENVI1212City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
The Science of Climate and Biodiversity12ENVI1211City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment12ENVI1049City Campus
Building Relationships with Country12ENVI1048City Campus
Communicating Sustainability12ENVI1137City Campus
Development Economics12ECON1259City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment12PHYS2066City Campus
Environmental Policy Project12ENVI1179City Campus
AND
Minor: Photography Foundation
Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photography 10112VART3590City Campus
ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photographic Lighting12VART3596City Campus
Imaging Technologies 112COSC2372City Campus
Alternative Photographic Processes12VART1704City Campus
Art and Photography12VART3511City Campus
Photography - Illusion & Reality12VART3594City Campus
Location Imaging12VART1710City Campus
AND
Minor: Chinese
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Chinese 112LANG1068City Campus
Chinese 212LANG1069City Campus
Chinese 312LANG1070City Campus
Chinese 412LANG1071City Campus
Chinese 512LANG1072City Campus
Chinese 612LANG1073City Campus
Chinese Language and Society12LANG1245City Campus
Chinese Language in Context12LANG1247City Campus
Chinese for Professional Communication12LANG1266City Campus
Chinese through Drama12LANG1267City Campus
AND
Minor: Japanese
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Japanese 112LANG1093City Campus
Japanese 212LANG1094City Campus
Japanese 312LANG1146City Campus
Japanese 412LANG1095City Campus
Japanese 512LANG1097City Campus
Japanese 612LANG1098City Campus
Japanese Language and Society12LANG1276City Campus
Japanese Language in Context12LANG1277City Campus
AND
Minor: Spanish
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Spanish 112LANG1168City Campus
Spanish 212LANG1178City Campus
Spanish 312LANG1184City Campus
Spanish 412LANG1200City Campus
Spanish 512LANG1207City Campus
Spanish 612LANG1209City Campus
Spanish Language and Society12LANG1278City Campus
Spanish Language in Context12LANG1279City Campus
AND
Minor: French
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
French 112LANG1167City Campus
French 212LANG1182City Campus
French 312LANG1186City Campus
French 412LANG1196City Campus
French 512LANG1249City Campus
French 612LANG1251City Campus
French Language and Society12LANG1272City Campus
French Language in Context12LANG1273City Campus
AND
Minor: Gender Studies
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Gender12COMM2925City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation12HUSO2092City Campus
Global Feminisms12HUSO2388City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities12COMM2926City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives12COMM2879City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change12COMM2927City Campus
AND
Minor: Foundations in Project Management
Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Project Management Concepts12BUSM3307City Campus
Techniques for Project Planning and Management12BUSM3308City Campus
Project Administration12BUIL1156City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Project Management Processes12BUSM4168City Campus
Quality Management12BUSM3132City Campus
Project Risk Management12BUSM4303City Campus
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