Get introduced to the professional design world through Deakin’s Bachelor of Design (Communication). Learn the tools, strategies and design thinking methodologies required to be an adaptive, multidisciplinary communications designer. From day one you’ll learn to shape your ideas into smart and appealing concepts for users, customers and society as a whole, under the guidance of industry leaders and established designers. 

Want the skills to thrive in a career in communication design? 

You’ll learn how to interpret design briefs and develop specialised skills in web design and interactivity, as well as traditional skills in typography, branding and print design. You’ll benefit from Deakin’s networks and relationships within the design industry and have opportunities to include your work in exhibitions and showcases.

Take your learning further and specialise in:

• creative coding
• designing 3D environments
• digital photography
• IT
• principles of animation
• user experience (UX).

In this exciting course, you’ll learn from industry leaders in state-of-the-art facilities, culminating in a collaborative industry project in your final year. You’ll graduate ready to make a real impact in the rapidly-changing field of design.

Graduates are open to many career opportunities, including in the areas of advertising, graphic design studios, print houses, publishers, corporate companies, government and private practices. Potential careers include:

• communications designer
• art director/creative director
• animation and motion designer
• web designer
• graphic designer
• interactive designer
• illustrator
• packaging (FMCG) designer.