CUA50720 Diploma of Graphic Design
Turn your passion for graphic design into a career
Graphic designers work in many different commercial and community contexts across both print and digital media.
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Overview
Campus Margaret River
When Semester 2, 2024 | Semester 1, 2025 | Semester 2, 2025
Study Mode Online
When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in the Graphic Design industry. You will have the skills and knowledge to combine technical, creative and conceptual skills to create designs that meet client requirements and solve a range of visual communication challenges. Graphic designers work in many different commercial and community contexts across both print and digital media. At this level, you may end up working in junior or generalists roles, applying skills and knowledge relevant to areas from advertising and promotion, art direction, branding, corporate identity, instructional design, packaging, signage to web design. You will also be introduced to taking your first steps towards working freelance in the Graphic Design industry. As well as providing an opportunity for gaining employment, this qualification also provides a pathway towards higher level learning at advanced diploma and degree qualifications.
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $5,471.55 + Resource fee $240.20 )
Indicative Fees and Charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of Fee Disclaimers
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
CUAACD531 | Refine drawing and other visual representation tools |
CUADES413 | Develop and extend design skills and practice |
CUAGRD501 | Research visual communication history and theory |
CUAGRD502 | Produce graphic designs for 2-D and 3-D applications |
CUAGRD503 | Produce typographic design solutions |
CUAGRD514 | Create and manipulate graphics |
CUAGRD515 | Design and manipulate complex layouts |
CUAGRD516 | Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs |
CUAPPR513 | Present a body of own creative work |
Elective
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
BSBCRT412 | Articulate, present and debate ideas |
BSBCRT512 | Originate and develop concepts |
CUAACD522 | Work with photomedia in creative practice |
CUADES412 | Interpret and respond to a design brief |
CUADES511 | Implement design solutions |
CUADES512 | Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief |
CUADIG413 | Create user interfaces |
CUADIG512 | Design digital applications |
CUADIG519 | Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art |
CUAMWB401 | Develop and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries |
Semester 2, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $5,471.55 + Resource fee $240.20 )
Indicative Fees and Charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of Fee Disclaimers
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
CUAACD531 | Refine drawing and other visual representation tools |
CUADES413 | Develop and extend design skills and practice |
CUAGRD501 | Research visual communication history and theory |
CUAGRD502 | Produce graphic designs for 2-D and 3-D applications |
CUAGRD503 | Produce typographic design solutions |
CUAGRD514 | Create and manipulate graphics |
CUAGRD515 | Design and manipulate complex layouts |
CUAGRD516 | Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs |
CUAPPR513 | Present a body of own creative work |
Elective
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
BSBCRT412 | Articulate, present and debate ideas |
BSBCRT512 | Originate and develop concepts |
CUAACD522 | Work with photomedia in creative practice |
CUADES412 | Interpret and respond to a design brief |
CUADES511 | Implement design solutions |
CUADES512 | Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief |
CUADIG413 | Create user interfaces |
CUADIG512 | Design digital applications |
CUADIG519 | Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art |
CUAMWB401 | Develop and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries |
Semester 2, 2024
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $5,471.55 + Resource fee $240.20 )
Indicative Fees and Charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of Fee Disclaimers
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
CUAACD531 | Refine drawing and other visual representation tools |
CUADES413 | Develop and extend design skills and practice |
CUAGRD501 | Research visual communication history and theory |
CUAGRD502 | Produce graphic designs for 2-D and 3-D applications |
CUAGRD503 | Produce typographic design solutions |
CUAGRD514 | Create and manipulate graphics |
CUAGRD515 | Design and manipulate complex layouts |
CUAGRD516 | Develop graphic design practice to meet industry needs |
CUAPPR513 | Present a body of own creative work |
Elective
National ID | Unit title |
---|---|
BSBCRT412 | Articulate, present and debate ideas |
BSBCRT512 | Originate and develop concepts |
CUAACD522 | Work with photomedia in creative practice |
CUADES412 | Interpret and respond to a design brief |
CUADES511 | Implement design solutions |
CUADES512 | Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief |
CUADIG413 | Create user interfaces |
CUADIG512 | Design digital applications |
CUADIG519 | Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art |
CUAMWB401 | Develop and implement own self-care plan in the creative industries |