Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours)

Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn

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Overview

Study at the art and design school ranked in the top 150 in the world*

Tap into emotions. Bring information into order. Help start important conversations. Our Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) is informed by cutting-edge research and practice. In it, you'll gain the high-end strategic and critical thinking skills, and practical production skills to become an imaginative communication designer and researcher.

With an ATAR of 95+ you’ll receive a scholarship. Learn more

Bolster your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs – a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. This can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects. In this degree, you'll work on live briefs in our embedded Industry Placement program and student-led studio, The Bureau.

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*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Art Creative Practice, Product Design And Technology, Media, Creative And Digital Media (VCE VET) I, Art Making And Exhibiting or Visual Communication Design.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

20th century design, Brand and identity design, Communication design strategy, Concepts and narratives, Design for production, Design research, Digital design, Graphic design, Information design, Methods of investigation, Packaging design, Photography for design, Publication design, Typography, Visual communication, Web design.

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates may find employment in design consultancy, advertising, publishing, merchandising and government instrumentalities. The type of roles may include communications designer, web designer, UX designer, interaction designer, experience designer and design consultant.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer97.9099.15
Median rank to receive an offer87.2090.70
Lowest rank to receive an offer77.3585.85

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Swinburne University of Technology website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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