Diploma of Graphic Design

The Diploma of Graphic Design will provides you with a strong technical focus that develops your technical expertise in digital design, print production and typography.

Diploma in Graphic Design

Diploma in Graphic Design combines theory and practical applied design, allowing you to gain a solid knowledge and range of skills for future employment within the graphics design industry.

Diploma of Graphic Design

Responding to professional-style design briefs, you’ll learn to create and execute design concepts efficiently and economically. Through face-to-face practical workshops, individual guided projects, tutorials and online activities, you’ll combine creative, conceptual and exceptional technical skills to solve a range of visual communication problems.

Graphic Design Diploma Entry Requirements

  • Successful completion of the Certificate IV in Design; or Complete and submit the Selection Task.
    NOTE: Applicants who have completed the Certificate IV in Design are not required to complete the Selection Task.

Diploma Graphic Design Fees

A$15,000 to A$21,000

Graphic Design Diploma Duration

1 year

Diploma Graphic Design Intakes

February and July. Some colleges also offer April and October intakes.

Graphic Design Diploma Career Opportunities

  • Typesetter
  • Creative Entrepreneur
  • Illustrator
  • Digital Artist
  • Graphic Designer

Diploma Graphic Design Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning

Diploma of Graphic Design Core units

CUAACD531 Refine drawing and other visual representation tools

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to use drawing and other visual representation tools to advance, refine and communicate ideas for creative work. It includes to assessing the role of drawing in communicating ideas, experimenting with drawing. This unit focus is on manual drawing advancement and refinement, and as well as a visual representation as cognitive tools in a professional practice, rather than a particular level of drawing method.

CUADES413 Develop and extend design skills and practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to advance and extend talents as a practising designer. It includes obtaining and advancing conceptual and technical talents, advancing an individual style in these talents and assessing the usage of these talents in own work tasks. Designers must continually refine, advance and assess their own conceptual and technical talents. Research, experimentation and collaboration are key factors in the procedure.

CUAGRD501 Research visual communication history and theory

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research visual communication history and theory and to add that research to own professional practice.

CUAGRD502 Produce graphic designs for 2-D and 3-D applications

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to plan and produce a body of 2D and 3D graphic design work in response to a variety of visual communication challenges. Design work will show a well-advanced command of relevant software programs and the creative ability to generate ideas to meet the different requirements of design briefs.

CUAGRD503 Produce typographic design solutions

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to producer professional typography for a wide range of communication requirements.

CUAGRD514 Create and manipulate graphics

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create and manipulate graphics using a combination of creative design talents and technical software proficiency. It includes the analysis, application and refinement of graphic design methods to meet assigned design objectives.

CUAGRD515 Design and manipulate complex layouts

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to design complicated publication layouts by combining creative design talents with technical software proficiency. It includes the design and manipulation of layouts using graphic design software to meet design objectives.

CUAGRD516 Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to advance an industry focus for graphic design practice and to adapt that practice to meet current and emerging industry opportunities. It includes engaging with professional networks and researching policies and needs in the graphic design industry.

CUAPPR513 Present a body of own creative work

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to use creative, technical and project administration talents to produce a professional and innovative presentation of own creative work.

Diploma in Graphic Design Elective units

BSBCMM411 Make presentations

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to prepare, deliver and review presentations for target audiences.

BSBCRT412 Articulate, present and debate ideas

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to articulate, present and debate ideas in a work or broader life context using creative methods to provoke response, reaction and critical discussion.

BSBCRT413 Collaborate in creative processes

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to engage in a creative procedure and reflect on own role in the procedure.

BSBCRT512 Originate and develop concepts

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to originate and as well as advance concepts for products, programs, processes or services to an operational level.

BSBTEC501 Develop and implement an e-commerce strategy

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to assess e-commerce models and strategies for use in a business context. This involves the knowledge to incorporate results of assessments into design of an e-commerce strategy, involving marketing, buying and selling goods and services online.

BSBLEG525 Apply legal principles in intellectual property law matters

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to add legal principles in intellectual property law matters. It covers continuing control over the copyright owner’s work, commercialising copyright material, preventing the unauthorised usage of an original work and using other party’s original work legitimately.

BSBESB402 Authorise legal and risk administration needs of new business ventures

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to recognise and comply with legal and risk administration needs of the business or new business venture, involving negotiating, creating and planning for legal contracts used within the business, where needed.

BSBMKG439 Develop and apply knowledge of communications industry

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research, analyse and add knowledge of the communications industry. This involves the marketing communications industries.

BSBMKG437 Create and optimise digital media

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create and optimise digital media impact for application within the context of marketing communications.

BSBMKG551 Create multiplatform advertisements for mass media

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create multiplatform advertisements for the communication of a product, service or idea to consumers.

BSBMKG546 Develop social media engagement plans

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to efficiently advance social media engagement plans with a preferred target audience.

BSBPMG430 Undertake project work

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to undertake a minor project or a section of a larger project. It covers advancing a project plan, managing and monitoring the project, finalising the project and as well as reviewing the project to recognise lessons learned for application to future projects.

BSBPRC402 Negotiate contracts

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to participate in the negotiate of contracts to procure goods and services.

BSBTWK401 Build and maintain business relationships

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to authorise, advance and continue efficient work relationships and networks through relationship building and negotiation talents needed by workers. These workers might be within an organisation as well as freelance or contract workers.

BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to authorise, continue and assess an organisation’s WHS policies, processes and programs in a workplace to make sure a safe a work area, according to WHS congressional needs. It takes a systems approach and addresses compliance with relevant congressional needs.

BSBPEF501 Manage personal and professional development

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to implement systems and procedure that support the personal and professional advancement of self and others.

BSBWHS512 Contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to contribute and administrating work-related psychological health and safety. It needs the knowledge to recognise psychological hazards, evaluate their danger, and implement control techniques for psychological hazards that add in the work area.

BSBWRT411 Write complex documents

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to plan, draft and finalise complicated documents.

BSBMKG555 Write persuasive copy

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to interpret a creative brief and assess a range of innovative options to write persuasive copy.

CUAACD532 Create observational drawings

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to advance completed observational drawings for different art, craft and design purposes. It includes advancing and refining drawing methods, exploring media and tools to perform desired outcomes and finalising own observational drawings.

CUAACD533 Select and refine a specialised drawing technique

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to refine a particular drawing method to a prominent level of technical expertise. It includes assessing different specialised methods and choosing one to refine and producing professional completed drawings for different contexts.

CUAACD534 Research and apply light and colour

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research and advance own ideas about light and colour for integration into a body of creative work. It includes researching the usage of light and colour in different contexts, advancing individual ideas on the application of light and colour in creative works and adding light and as well as colour into own professional artwork.

CUAACD536 Refine 2-D design ideas and processes

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to extend understanding and usage of 2D design ideas and procedures to produce work at a professional level. It includes advancing ideas for 2D design, planning a design procedure and presenting design solutions according to brief needs. It also includes continuing expertise in refining 2D design ideas and procedures.

CUAACD537 Refine 3-D design ideas and processes

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to extend understanding and usage of 3D design ideas and procedures to produce work at a professional level.

CUAACD522 Work with photo media in creative practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to work with any type of photo media professional creative practice. It includes exploring and experimenting with different ideas related to photo media, creating own photo media work and presenting and assessing completed work.

CUAANM513 Design specifications for animation and digital visual effects

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to design specifications for animation and as well as digital visual effects for screen productions such as television commercials, feature films, animated films or interactive games.

CUACMP511 Manage copyright arrangements

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to recognise, administrate and add individual or collaborative copyright arrangements for original works.

CUADES412 Interpret and respond to a design brief

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to interpret and creatively respond to a design brief through the production of work.
Individuals are needed to integrate the creative, communication and planning procedures that support effective response to a design brief.

CUADES511 Implement design solutions

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to take a design concept or solution to the implementation stage. It includes determining the proposed solution, gathering resources needed to implement the solution, assessing the solution and advancing a prototype, and presenting the prototype to needed personnel.

CUADES512 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to collaborate proactively with a stakeholder or commissioning organisation to advance and negotiate a design brief. It includes confirming design needs with clients, advancing and refining the design brief and finalising the terms and conditions of the brief.

CUADIG304 Create visual design components

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create visual designs for interactive media parts that can be integrated into a range of media products.

CUADIG401 Author interactive media

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to author a finished interactive media product, for example, an entire website.

CUADIG413 Create user interfaces

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create a user interface for animation, gaming and visual effects products.

CUADIG511 Coordinate testing of interactive media products

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to administrate assessing of interactive media products that are under advancement.

CUADIG512 Design digital applications

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to confirm project needs, and research and draft designs for digital applications, which might consist of one or multiple technologies integrated in various combinations.

CUADIG513 Design e-learning resources

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to recognise learner needs, research, and draft the design of e-learning resources in consultation with stakeholders.

CUADIG516 Design interactions

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to generate ideas, design drafts and assess interactions for interactive media products.

CUADIG517 Design digital simulations

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research, plan and design drafts for digital simulations of real-world environments and procedures.

CUADIG519 Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to further application of technologies in own creative practice. It includes researching different technologies, exploring them in-depth and adding different technologies to one’s own work.

CUAFIM511 Source funding for projects

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to raise money for creative or artistic projects. It includes investigating different funding opportunities, advancing a proposal for pitching, presenting the proposal to an audience and examining the terms and conditions of potential funding.

CUAILL401 Develop and refine illustrative work

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to work with a brief to create illustrations through a procedure of assessing design approaches and illustration methods.

CUAILL511 Develop professional illustrations

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to create illustrations using developed compositional talents in both print and digital formats. It includes experimentation with different approaches and methods for communication of key messages in different contexts.

CUAILL512 Refine illustration techniques

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research, experiment and add a broad range of developed illustration methods to refine and assess an individual professional style.

CUAIND411 Extend expertise in specialist creative fields

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to add depth to expertise in a specialist field or method in the creative industries. It includes researching industry trend and innovative ideas, advancing talents and methods for a specialist field and assessing professional advancement which can be expressed in a practical outcome.

CUAIND412 Provide freelance services

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to work as an independent operator within the creative arts industry. This involves promoting self to potential stakeholders, negotiating work arrangements, administering monetary and business aspects of services, and undertaking strategic planning.

CUAIND512 Enhance professional practice using creative arts industry knowledge

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to continue creative arts industry ability and monitor and administer own professional practice. This involves adding industry ability to research-based work activities, when interacting with others, and as well as when engaging in professional practice in the music industry.

CUAMWB401 Advance and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to recognise, choose and use a range of self-care strategies to support sustainability of own practice and actively implement mental wellbeing and self-care in the creative industries. This involves implementing preventative methods and assessing their success against an individualised self-care plan.

CUAMWB402 Manage feedback on creative practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to seek, receive and respond to feedback in relation to an individual’s creative practice.

CUAMWB403 Prepare to work with confronting material and as well as procedures in the creative industries

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to prepare to work with confronting material and procedures in the creative industries. It includes being informed about working with confronting material, recognising places of own work that could include interacting with confronting material and advancing a danger administration plan with strategies to administrate one’s own response when working with confronting materials and procedures.

CUAPHI531 Apply visual communication theory to photo imaging practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to research, implement and assess the role of visual communication theory in photo imaging work.

CUAPHI523 Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to administer the integrity and effectiveness of colour across digital imaging devices.

CUAPHI524 Prepare digital images for pre-press processing

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to prepare stakeholder image files for pre-press processing. It includes planning for pre-press, preparing files for pre-press processing and reviewing completed work.

CUAPOS412 Manage media assets

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to implement systems and procedures to administer media assets for media productions and projects. It includes authorising media asset administration systems, recording documentation and media assets, and determining needed personnel have ongoing access to the systems.

CUAPPR408 Integrate disability access and inclusion

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to make the creative arts accessible to people with a disability. The intended focus is providing people with disability access to experience the creative arts.

CUAPPR511 Realise a body of creative work

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to integrate conceptual, technical and organisational talents to create a coherent body of work in any creative form.

CUAPPR512 Develop sustainability of own professional practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to authorise goals for own professional practice and confirm how your practice can be advanced in a sustainable way. All aspects of sustainability, such and individual, social, environmental and monetary, should be considered.

CUAPPR514 Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to integrate environmentally sustainable approaches into creative art or design practice to decrease own ecological footprint across all places of operation. It includes assessing environmental sustainability of current practices, ensuring resources are used in a sustainable way and making sustainable decisions to ensure continuous sustainability in the practice.

CUASOU304 Prepare audio assets

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to prepare audio assets for inclusion in broadcasting, games and interactive media.

FNSORG501 Develop and manage a budget

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to collect and analyse information and add sound accounting principles to the advancement and ongoing administration of a budget for a small organisation or section of a large organisation.

ICPPRN3840 Set up and produce basic digital print

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to set up for and produce basic digitally printed product incorporating the usage of RIP technology when outputting to digital devices involving wide format.

ICPPRN4960 Set up and produce complex digital print

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to set up and produce complicated digitally printed product. This unit incorporates the usage of RIP technology when outputting to digital devices involving wide format.

ICPPRP422 Digitise complex images for reproduction

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to undertake developed, complicated colour scanning or digital capture.

ICPPRP4300 Manage colour

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to administer colour in pre-press operations to ensure proofs, monitors and final products match needs.

ICPPRP4350 Generate complex imposition

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to undertake complicated electronic imposition.

ICPPRP4840 Set up and operate automated workflow

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to operate a digital workflow to check files, administer job tickets, administer colour and prepare files for output.

ICTWEB513 Build dynamic websites

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to analyse and design websites to meet technical needs.

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