Communication Design Courses
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Associate Degree in Communication Design
Provider Code: 00246M
CRICOS Course Code: 055858F
Duration: 2 years
Description:

The Associate Degree in Communication Design is similar to the Advanced Diploma of Communication Design in that it also focuses on the traditional areas of visual communication. However, it does so from a different perspective. The main difference between this course and the Advanced Diploma is that you'll be approaching your studies in a broader, more analytical way.

In the first year, you'll be studying such things as design culture and theory, typography, systems of communication and studio practise. In the second year, you'll be studying areas such as advanced design research, communication design, new media and design usability.
Subjects:

Year 1
• Design Culture and Theory
• Ideas Generation in Visual Communication
• Language and Systems of Communication
• Introduction to Studio Practice
• The Frameworks of Design
• Symbol and Distribution
• Language of Typography
• Models of Studio Practice

Year 2
• Introduction to Design Research
• Design Research and Ideas Generation
• Interface, Representation and Sequence
• Design Usability and the Community
• Advanced Design Research
• New Media: Interactive Spaces
• Advanced Media Integration
• Visual Communication Design

Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)
Awarded by Swinburne University of Technology
Provider Code: 02364M
CRICOS Course Code: 050838F
Duration: 1 year (after successful completion of the two-year Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree)
Description:

This program is structured to produce imaginative designers for careers in which information is conveyed visually; including graphic design, advertising, publishing, packaging, print media, multimedia, planning, strategy and communication design. Students learn through communication-based projects, together with professional and contextual studies. Through the program’s strong links with industry, graduates are equipped for employment in advanced areas of Communication Design.

Delivered at the Billy Blue campus in North Sydney, the program has been developed by Swinburne University’s Faculty of Design and is managed by the university in partnership with Billy Blue program coordinators and lecturers.

The degree, awarded by Swinburne University’s Faculty of Design, is widely recognised by the visual communications industry, both nationally and internationally, as being of the highest standard. The reputation of the program and the experience it fosters help place graduates among the leading design industry-entrants worldwide.
Subjects:

Semester 1
HDCM008S - Design Systems and Services
HDCOM311S - Communication Design Strategy
HDCOM312S - Design for Production
HDMMD121S - Interactive Design for Web Technology

Semester 2
HDC007S - Communicating Practice
HDC009S - Design and Business Strategy
HDCOM323S - Advertising Design
HDCOM321S - Publication Design

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