Bachelor of Graphic Design - Plan BP115P26

Bachelor of Graphic Design - Plan BP115P26

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Full-time 3 years
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Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
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Duration:
Full-time 3 years
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AU$46,080 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 117452M

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) and one (1) Program Option course or University Elective (12 credit points).
Combination 2: Complete one (1) Graphic Design major (96 credit points), two (2) minors (48 credit points each = total 96 credit points) and one (1) Program Option course or University Elective (12 credit points). One minor must be from the Graphic Design minor list.
Combination 3: Complete one (1) Graphic Design major (96 credit points), one (1) minor from the Graphic Design minor list (48 credit points), 48 credit points of Program Options or University Electives, and one (1) Program Option course (12 credit points).
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.

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Graphic Design Tools and Techniques 12 GRAP3090 City Campus
Professional Practice in Graphic Design 12 GRAP2258 City Campus
Introduction to Illustration and Typography 12 GRAP3043 City Campus
Introduction to Experience Design and Branding 12 GRAP3044 City Campus
Graphic Design Studies 12 GRAP2199 City Campus
Design Citizenship 12 GRAP3042 City Campus

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Complete 24 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 96 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Graphic Design Portfolio 12 GRAP3045 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points of Program Options:

AND

Complete 72 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 72 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Type Design 12 GRAP3054 City Campus
Editorial Design 12 GRAP3055 City Campus
Experimental Typography Studio 12 GRAP3050 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Typography Studio 12 GRAP3046 City Campus
Typography Major Project 24 GRAP3056 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Data Visualisation 12 GRAP3067 City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking 12 GRAP3068 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Creative Coding 12 GRAP3069 City Campus
Motion Graphics 12 GRAP3070 City Campus

Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Signature Style 12 GRAP3057 City Campus
Visual Literacy 12 GRAP3058 City Campus
Experimental Illustration Studio 12 GRAP3051 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Illustration Studio 12 GRAP3047 City Campus
Data Visualisation 12 GRAP3067 City Campus
Illustration Major Project 24 GRAP3059 City Campus

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Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Creative Coding 12 GRAP3069 City Campus
Motion Graphics 12 GRAP3070 City Campus

Complete 72 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Strategic Branding 12 GRAP3060 City Campus
Identity Systems 12 GRAP3061 City Campus
Experimental Branding Studio 12 GRAP3052 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Branding Studio 12 GRAP3048 City Campus
Branding Major Project 24 GRAP3062 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Social Design 12 GRAP3066 City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking 12 GRAP3068 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Motion Graphics 12 GRAP3070 City Campus
Storytelling through Design 12 GRAP3071 City Campus

Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Experience Design Research 12 GRAP3064 City Campus
Service Design 12 GRAP3063 City Campus
Experimental Experience Design Studio 12 GRAP3053 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Experience Design Studio 12 GRAP3049 City Campus
Storytelling through Design 12 GRAP3071 City Campus
Experience Design Major Project 24 GRAP3065 City Campus

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Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Social Design 12 GRAP3066 City Campus
Wayfinding and Placemaking 12 GRAP3068 City Campus

List of Minors:

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Type Design 12 GRAP3054 City Campus
Editorial Design 12 GRAP3055 City Campus
Experimental Typography Studio 12 GRAP3050 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Typography Studio 12 GRAP3046 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Signature Style 12 GRAP3057 City Campus
Visual Literacy 12 GRAP3058 City Campus
Experimental Illustration Studio 12 GRAP3051 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Illustration Studio 12 GRAP3047 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Strategic Branding 12 GRAP3060 City Campus
Identity Systems 12 GRAP3061 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Branding Studio 12 GRAP3048 City Campus
Experimental Branding Studio 12 GRAP3052 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Experience Design Research 12 GRAP3064 City Campus
Service Design 12 GRAP3063 City Campus
Industry-Partnered Experience Design Studio 12 GRAP3049 City Campus
Experimental Experience Design Studio 12 GRAP3053 City Campus

List of Interdisciplinary Minors:

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Advertising 12 MKTG1208 City Campus
Message and Media Strategy 12 COMM2908 City Campus
Creativity for Advertising 12 GRAP3027 City Campus
Storytelling for Advertising 12 GRAP3029 City Campus
Art Direction for Advertising 12 GRAP3028 City Campus
People and Persuasion 12 COMM2909 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Marketing Principles 12 MKTG1025 City Campus
Buyer Behaviour 12 MKTG1050 City Campus
Marketing Communication 12 MKTG1041 City Campus
Market Research 12 MKTG1045 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation 12 BUSM2709 City Campus
Critical and Analytical Approaches 12 BUSM2541 City Campus
Driving Innovation in Organisations 12 BUSM1321 City Campus
Strategy 12 BUSM3125 City Campus

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Principles of Social Impact 12 BUSM2656 City Campus

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Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Social Enterprise and Innovation 12 BUSM4702 City Campus
Law, Business and Human Rights 12 LAW2593 City Campus
Development Economics 12 ECON1259 City Campus
Marketing and Society 12 MKTG1423 City Campus
Sustainable Finance and Investment 12 BAFI3275 City Campus
Sustainability Reporting, Accountability and Socially Responsible Entities 12 ACCT2333 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM4052 City Campus
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges 12 BUSM4054 City Campus
Psychology for Business Decisions 12 ECON1341 City Campus
Open Innovation 12 BUSM2615 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM1311 City Campus
Applied Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM4052 City Campus
Driving Innovation in Organisations 12 BUSM1321 City Campus
Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges 12 BUSM4054 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1212 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Science of Climate and Biodiversity 12 ENVI1211 City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment 12 ENVI1049 City Campus
Building Relationships with Country 12 ENVI1048 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Development Economics 12 ECON1259 City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Photography 101 12 VART3590 City Campus

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Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Photographic Lighting and Representation 12 VART3596 City Campus
Alternative Photographic Processes 12 VART1704 City Campus
Photography and Environment 12 VART3823 City Campus
The Performed Image: Photography and Identity 12 VART3826 City Campus
Documentary Photography 12 VART3817 City Campus
Picturing Power 12 VART3825 City Campus
Counter Investigations 12 VART3815 City Campus
Editorial Photography 12 VART1710 City Campus
Fashion Photography Futures 12 VART3820 City Campus
Translating Spaces: Architectural and Interior Photography 12 VART3828 City Campus
Transforming Objects: Contemporary Product Photography 12 VART3827 City Campus
Photography Histories and Theories 12 VART3594 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese 1 12 LANG1068 City Campus
Chinese 2 12 LANG1069 City Campus
Chinese 3 12 LANG1070 City Campus
Chinese 4 12 LANG1071 City Campus
Chinese 5 12 LANG1072 City Campus
Chinese 6 12 LANG1073 City Campus
Chinese Language and Society 12 LANG1245 City Campus
Chinese Language in Context 12 LANG1247 City Campus
Chinese for Professional Communication 12 LANG1266 City Campus
Chinese through Drama 12 LANG1267 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Japanese 1 12 LANG1093 City Campus
Japanese 2 12 LANG1094 City Campus
Japanese 3 12 LANG1146 City Campus
Japanese 4 12 LANG1095 City Campus
Japanese 5 12 LANG1097 City Campus
Japanese 6 12 LANG1098 City Campus
Japanese Language and Society 12 LANG1276 City Campus
Japanese Language in Context 12 LANG1277 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Spanish 1 12 LANG1168 City Campus
Spanish 2 12 LANG1178 City Campus
Spanish 3 12 LANG1184 City Campus
Spanish 4 12 LANG1200 City Campus
Spanish 5 12 LANG1207 City Campus
Spanish 6 12 LANG1209 City Campus
Spanish Language and Society 12 LANG1278 City Campus
Spanish Language in Context 12 LANG1279 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
French 1 12 LANG1167 City Campus
French 2 12 LANG1182 City Campus
French 3 12 LANG1186 City Campus
French 4 12 LANG1196 City Campus
French 5 12 LANG1249 City Campus
French 6 12 LANG1251 City Campus
French Language and Society 12 LANG1272 City Campus
French Language in Context 12 LANG1273 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Gender 12 COMM2925 City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation 12 HUSO2092 City Campus
Global Feminisms 12 HUSO2388 City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities 12 COMM2926 City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives 12 COMM2879 City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change 12 COMM2927 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Project Management Concepts 12 BUSM3307 City Campus
Techniques for Project Planning and Management 12 BUSM3308 City Campus
Project Administration 12 BUIL1156 City Campus

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Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Project Management Processes 12 BUSM4168 City Campus
Quality Management 12 BUSM3132 City Campus
Project Risk Management 12 BUSM4303 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Regenerative Fundamentals 12 ENVI1241 City Campus
Regenerative Challenge 12 ENVI1242 City Campus

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Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Futures 6 ENVI1243 City Campus
Eco-Literacy 6 ENVI1244 City Campus
Regenerative Design 6 ENVI1245 City Campus
Regenerative Value Systems 6 ECON1629 City Campus
Social Equity and Regeneration 6 HWSS2262 City Campus
Regenerative Business Models 6 BUSM2779 City Campus
Design for the Circular Economy 6 ECON1630 City Campus
AI Ethics for Sustainable Futures 6 COSC3158 City Campus
Regenerative Design for Built Environment 6 ENVI1246 City Campus
Storytelling for Speculative Futures 6 PERF2076 City Campus
Reimaging Futures in Media and Culture 6 COMM3024 City Campus
Regenerative Supply Chain Management 6 ENVI1247 City Campus
Linking Life and Learning 6 EMPL1008 City Campus
Leading Regenerative Action 6 BUSM2777 City Campus
Regenerative Futures Incubator 6 ENVI1248 City Campus
Reworlding for Creative Place Keeping 6 ENVI1249 City Campus
Planetary Pedagogies and Civics 6 HUSO2459 City Campus
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