Diploma of Graphic Design (2021)

About this course

This course is in transition to CUA50725 Diploma of Graphic Design. Ask your course provider how this will impact your enrolment.

Do you want to work as a graphic designer? This course will give you the skills and knowledge to produce a wide range of visual communications. You will learn the creative and technical skills you need to launch your career in graphic design.

In this training you will learn how to:

• creatively generate design solutions
• create graphics and typography
• source images and refine drawings
• design complex layouts
• use industry-leading graphic design software.

You can also choose electives in areas that interest you, for example:

• specialised drawing techniques
• animation and digital visual effects
• establishing and refining design briefs
• digital simulations
• illustration techniques
• building websites
• managing budgets.

Note that the availability of electives may vary depending on your selected training provider.

On completion of this training you could work as a graphic designer in an advertising agency, graphic design studio, or in-house design department. You could also work as a freelancer, sourcing your own clients.

This qualification is recognised nationally under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).