Melbourne Polytechnic
Diploma of Graphic Design
Design a bright future for yourself
Our Diploma of Graphic Design CUA50720 offers hands-on, practical skills. The course combines practical applied design and theory, allowing you to gain a solid range of skills for future employment within the design industry. Advance your knowledge of the fundamentals of graphic design and stand out from the pack in this creative industry.
Illustrate your skills
Melbourne Polytechnic’s graphic design program gives you practical design skills and the chance to develop a strong creative style. You’ll develop design skills to a proficient and professional level, ready to work as a junior graphic designer or freelance artist. You’ll develop skills for both contemporary technologies and traditional design processes, recognising that both are necessary for employment in the graphic design industry.
Your teachers are all industry professionals who guide and support students throughout their studies. You’ll access opportunities to connect with the design industry and collaborate with other students within the Melbourne Polytechnic creative arts network.
Learning from practising specialists ensures that the knowledge you gain is up-to-date and relevant to the industry. Melbourne Polytechnic has a huge range of facilities and software. You will have access to the Fairfield Campus computer labs, Epson printers and scanners. You will get your own subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud, to use on campus and for home use. Our Diploma of Graphic Design CUA50720 is the perfect pathway into our Bachelor of Illustration – the only specialist Illustration degree in Australia.
Major study topics:
- digital imaging
- advertising and promotional design
- drawing and illustration
- packaging and publication design
- finished art, prepress and printing
- typography and visual communications
- 2D design
- concept design
- business skills
Where will the Diploma of Graphic Design CUA50720 take me?
Once you graduate, your prospective employers include:
- advertising agencies
- large and small art and design studios
- advertising departments of large retail companies
- packaging and publishing companies (newspapers, magazines and books)
- trade-houses (pre-press and large printing firms)
- multimedia studios
- Graphic Designer
Study Pathways
On successful completion of this diploma course you may continue on to further studies in the Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development CUA60420 or a Bachelor of Illustration.
