Overview 2020
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The Bachelor of Visual Communication degree prepares students to enter the communication design industry.
Students are introduced to a wide range of design approaches and processes, including theoretical and historical design contexts.
Students gain the technical, conceptual and research skills necessary to produce innovative and effective visual communications for print, digital, multi-media, film, video, television and user interfaces.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Visual Communication will equip you with the necessary technical, conceptual and research skills to produce innovative and effective visual communications for an identified audience. You will focus on the design of communication and on developing communication strategies to solve particular communication problems. The BVC provides a pathway to enter all aspects of the communication design industry including advertising, graphic design, multimedia, publishing, film, theatre, music, video and television industries.
The program develops general abilities in the following areas:
- Developing effective Communication strategies
- Technical and conceptual problem solving skills
- Presentation skills both visual and verbal
- An appreciation for the historical and societal context of design
- An awareness of the ethical and responsible practice of design and the impact of design on society
- Research skills
Career outcomes
Career opportunities are available to graduates with a Bachelor of Visual Communication in the diverse communication design profession and industry including: multimedia, graphic design, visual communication, electronic transmission, image generation, art direction, interactive media, publishing, print based media, advertising design, marketing, exhibition and environmental graphics, illustration and electronic imaging, corporate design and mass communication, design management interpretation design, theatre design and event design.
Course structure
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Scholarships
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