Graduate Diploma in Digital Media

Name: Graduate Diploma in Digital Media
Price: <p>Tuition: per semester AU$16,700</p> AUD

VU course code: AGDM | CRICOS: 083305G | Level of study: Postgraduate

Duration

1 year

Delivery mode

In person, Online Real Time

Fees

Tuition: per semester AU$16,700

Location

City Tower

Next start date

28 July 2025

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Overview

Explore the processes and theory behind digital transformation and position yourself as a digital media practitioner with the Graduate Certificate in Digital Media.

When you study with us, you'll benefit from a curriculum that is flexible and regularly updated. Our course content is informed by a panel of representatives from industry and government, who examine recent developments in app creation, game production, search engine optimisation, content strategy and social network analytics and advise us on current best practice.

Focusing on user experience design (UX), you'll find out about the latest industry methods and practices.

You will exit the course with a portfolio of work (including examples of user journeys and user testing processes) to show potential employers. You will also have the opportunity to undertake a placement or internship within the program to further develop your industry skills.

Based in facilities at our City Campus, our timetables are designed for the busy professional – bringing your goals within reach.

: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create digital media projects, including visual and audio design elements, motion graphics and animation, for a range of professional contexts

Report and argue processes for digital media transformation

Analyse and critically review a range of data sources to assess and critically review projects and understand a context

Exemplify digital media industry project management processes with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability

Collaborate with others, as a leader or a team, to implement co-design and co-creation tools

Communicate the potential and shortcomings of technology to justify and interpret practical and theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to a range of audiences
: This graduate diploma is the second of three courses, following the Graduate Certificate in Digital Media, that make up the Masters of Digital Media. Completing one stage gives you credit towards the next. You can choose to exit at the graduate certificate or graduate diploma level. You can also enrol directly in the Master of Digital Media course.
An admission requirement for this course is a bachelor degree in any discipline. Applicants with a bachelor degree in the area of Digital Media can receive six months' credit.
: Students studying Digital Media can now bring their children, of all ages, to class.
The Kids in Class program offers students four kid-friendly tutorials for every unit they study. The remainder of units can be completed online, with the option to attend tutorials in person. Participating units are:
Web Technologies
Analysing the Web and Social Networks
Design Management
Contact Natasha Dwyer for more information at [email protected]
: Achieve your full potential with The Learning Hub, which help you develop your confidence, academic ability, and study skills.
Benefit from in-person mentoring and study sessions, along with a range of digital learning modules that you can access anytime.
Get help from our online, 24/7 support service to polish your assignments before you submit, and receive guidance on writing, referencing, maths and more.
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Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

For PhD applicants, we offer a related ‘Integrated PhD’ which allows you to establish relevant skills before beginning your research.

You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

To attain the Graduate Diploma in Digital Media students will be required to complete 96 credit points consisting of the following:

84 credit points of Core studies
12 points of Elective studies

Units

Fees & scholarships

As an international student at Victoria University, you will be required to pay your tuition fees up front each semester.

There may be additional materials fees throughout your studies, depending on your chosen course, as well as an administrative fee as part of your course.

Victoria University is proud to support our international scholarship recipients and sponsored students.

Get a discount on your fees!

The VU Block Model® International Scholarship offers eligible international students 10% off graduate diploma and graduate certificate fees for their entire first year of study. Study well and you’ll have the chance to increase or extend the scholarship for the whole duration of your course.

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Careers

This course could lead to a career as a:

digital media 'all rounder'
UX (user experience) practitioner
digital media producer
digital marketing manager
e-learning designer
mobile and web designer
digital media strategist
social media strategy and analyst.

Industry relevance

In a rapidly changing field, we endeavour to future-proof your knowledge at every opportunity.

Each year we have an event - to which all past graduates are invited - where we discuss the industry developments we have incorporated during the year.