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Graphic Design

Our Graphic Design courses are ideal if you want to work as a graphic designer/finished artist in a design studio, ad agency or production facility. Our courses are renowned for strong ties with industry and a high rate of employment for graduates.

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graphic design students at work

Graphic design students at work

Courses

Our courses are:

Diploma of Graphic Design
Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

You will learn traditional and electronic skills, including:

  • typographic techniques
  • graphics
  • drawing
  • digital photography and layout
  • design for new media
  • design theory

Our industry connections mean you’ll visit printers, design studios, exhibitions and trade shows. You can also take part in our well-established extended work placement program. A unique feature is a two week placement in our Design Studio, working with real clients, on real jobs with real timeframes.

For course enquiries:

Alan Morgans
PO Box 14428
Melbourne VIC 8001

Phone: +61 3 9919 1587
Email: alan.morgans@vu.edu.au

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Short courses

A complete list of our short courses and dates for the year.

For short course enquiries:

Victoria University
PO Box 14428
Melbourne VIC 8001

Phone: +61 3 9919 1517
Phone: +61 3 9919 6200
Email: ITCI@vu.edu.au

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Careers

Previous graduates have gained work in the graphic art and graphic design industry, including studios at Amanda Roach Design, JWT and Graphics Unlimited.

Before joining the workforce, you can continue your studies in the Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design. However, excellent employment opportunities exist for Diploma students.

Prospective employers include ad agencies, design studios, ad departments within retail companies, packaging and publishing companies, pre-press print industries and multimedia studios.

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Awards

Our students have won recent design competitions including the AGideas Studio Mentorship, the VU Car Branding brief and the VU Excellence Award.

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