School of Graphic Design
The School of Design demands high standards in a supportive environment. This combination enables students to develop strong skills and values that are a significant asset to potential employers. Wesley Institute’s design courses are offered on campus at Drummoyne in purpose-built studios and classrooms equipped to provide for every aspect of graphic design. Facilities in the School of Design are of industry standard, and lecturers are practitioners with professional expertise in their fields.
FEE-HELP is available for eligible students. Undergraduate courses also qualify for Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy.
Bachelor of Graphic Design
The Bachelor of Graphic Design may be completed in three years of full-time on-campus study or up to nine years part-time.
The Bachelor of Graphic Design gives students the opportunity to develop their design practice to a highly proficient and professional level. It demands the development of strong skills encompassing both contemporary technologies and traditional design process, recognising that both are necessary for employment in the graphic design industry.
Graduates will have a strong practical portfolio of works demonstrating graphic design application to real design problems, with a sense of social and environmental responsibility. They will be able to apply theoretical concepts, technical, and creative skills to a range of design tasks, with the ability to research, analyse, evaluate information, and plan approaches to technical and management problems.
The graphic design industry is both broad and specialised. To this end the design degree lays a strong theoretical foundation in its first year, while broadening in second year to practical application of design projects capturing the three major areas of the design industry: Print, Advertising, and Multimedia. In third year, the student progresses to an increasingly specialised area of their choosing, and given the opportunity to complete a major project in their chosen speciality. Theoretical studies inform the practical units throughout the degree. Within this structure, students are given an overview of the design industry, including contemporary design business management skills.
The degree also enables students to thoroughly explore the relationship between the arts and their spiritual values through its integrative stream of studies, featuring a strong emphasis on professional ethics.
Diploma of Graphic Design
The bachelor’s degree has an optional exit point after two years of full-time study (or equivalent). Students wishing to exit after the first two years of the degree will be awarded the Diploma of Graphic Design.
Career Opportunities
Graduates expect to seek employment as Graphic Designers in such areas as: Design Studios, Advertising Agencies, Animation Studios, Multimedia including Wed-site Design, Publishing, Packaging, and Photography. Wesley Institute graduates have high success rates in gaining employment, often moving into leadership positions in the design industry.
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