Overview

Discover an alternative pathway into a Swinburne bachelor degree – study an eight-month UniLink Diploma and get up to eight units' credit towards your degree.

Learn about the history of art and culture, and how it informs contemporary design. Develop critical thinking skills to offer solutions to design challenges. Get practical skills in how to understand and use design terminology and communicate your ideas through a range of mediums.

Grow your technical expertise in graphic design, including printed media, branding, illustration and packaging. Find out how to create visual impact through photography, web design and digital publishing, and explore the world of 3D design. This diploma will prepare you for further study in art and design.

On successful completion of the Diploma of Design (UniLink), you can move straight into a Bachelor of Design at Swinburne, adding no additional time or money to your studies.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 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, Systems Engineering or Visual Communication Design.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

20th century design, Brand and identity design, Communication for design, Design for web, Design studio, Digital design, Introduction to photography.

Potential Career Outcomes

Depending on the area in which you decide to specialise, Bachelor of Design graduates may find employment in advertising, animation, design consultancy, graphic design, packaging design, publishing, research and development for manufactured products, design of commercial and residential interiors and public spaces, media and entertainment studios, video games development, web and interactive digital design.

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 offer85.3089.90
Median rank to receive an offer53.7560.60
Lowest rank to receive an offer38.2544.45

<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

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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