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| Award granted | Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design) |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Campus at Burwood |
| Off-campus | No |
| Length | 3 years full time |
| Next available intake | March (Trimester 1) |
| Indicative course fee | 2011 Course fees not yet available |
| CRICOS code | 060436G |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Deakin course code | A355 |
| VTAC Codes | 14481 - Burwood (Melbourne), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS) 14483 - Burwood (Melbourne), International full-fee paying place |
| Faculty contacts | Deakin International Tel +61 3 9627 4877 Online enquiry |
The program offers students a range of skills in the graphic arts; incorporating knowledge in illustration and composition with an in-depth understanding of new computer technology in Graphic Design. Students will apply this knowledge to computer-aided design with a particular emphasis on theories of typography, form and application. The history of Graphic Design will be taken in context with contemporary design processes to form an in-depth understanding of the industry from an Australian and global perspective. The program will offer students the opportunity to collaborate with students across arts disciplines to inform interesting dialogues and new art forms. The program draws upon the expertise of its staff, who have an international working background, active practitioners in their fields, and industry, through visiting, special guest and casual academic staff.
With a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Graphic Design degree, students will gain a range of skills that can be applied to a career in the exciting and creative fields of Advertising, Commercial Design, Web Design and Packaging. The program will give students opportunities to work with real clients and industry briefs so that they have a ‘working portfolio' at the finish of the degree. This gives Deakin students a competitive edge in the industry, which will allow students to forge successful post-University career opportunities.
Level 1
Trimester 1
ACG101 Graphic Design Studio
ACV101 Studio Art: Painting A
Trimester 2
ACG102 Image and Text Applications
ACN107 Foundations of Design
Level 2
Trimester 1
ACG203 Graphic and Digital Imaging
Trimester 2
ACG204 Visual Communication and Design
ALW222 Desktop Publishing - Design and Production
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACN203 Digital Studio
Level 3
Trimester 1
ACG305 Media Design Practice
Trimester 2
ACC316 Collaborative Major Creative Project (2 credit points)
ACG307 Global Design Strategies
The following unit is also available in addition to the major sequence
Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3
ACM337 Creative Arts International Project Or Study Tour
Animation
ACM126 Internet Arts
ACM132 Introduction to Animation
ACM138 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape
ACN203 Digital Studio
ACM240 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance
ACM308 Interactive Images
Creative and Media Arts Theory
Students intending to study at honours level should complete the units listed below:
ACT102 Criticism, Narrative and Contexts
ACT203 Art and the Politics of Censorship
ALC208 Researching Media: Texts, Audiences and Industries
Creative Entrepreneurship
ACE222 Creative Industries
ACC301 Freelancing in the Arts
ALX321 Creative Industries Internship *
* Offered in trimester 3 (2010/11)
Cultures and Contexts
AAM219 Contemporary Australian Cinema **
AAM220 Cinemas and Cultures
ACN108 History of Interactive Entertainment
ACT102 Criticism, Narrative and Contexts
ACT303 Art and the Politics of Censorship
** Offered trimester 3 (2010/11)
Dance (Via Audition)
ACD101 Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice A
ACD102 Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice B
ACD105 Ballet for Contemporary Movers
ACD110 Dance Improvisation and Body Awareness *
ACD203 Contemporary Dance Practice and History A
ACD204 Contemporary Dance Practice and History B
*ACD110 does not require an Audition
Drama (Via Audition)
ACP101 Principles of Live Performance
ACP177 Modern and Postmodern Drama
ACP279 The Integrated Performer
ACP280 Performance, Text, Realisation
ACP323 Out of the Box: Theatre Practice in Alternative Contexts
ACP378 Out of the Ether: Devised Performance
Film
AAM219 Contemporary Australian Cinema **
ACM112 Writing with the Camera
ACM116 Screen Practices
ACM120 Moving Pictures: Screening Film History
ACM236 Screen Practitioners
ACM237 TV Studio Production
** Offered trimester 3 (2010/11)
Graphic Design
ACG101 Graphic Design Studio
ACG102 Image and Text Applications
ACN107 Foundations of Design
ACG203 Graphic and Digital Imaging
ACG204 Visual Communication and Design
ALW222 Desktop Publishing - Design and Production
Interdisciplinary Practice
ACC303 Sound and Voice: Performance Collaborative Project
ACC304 Dance Video: Choreography and the Camera
ACC308 New Worlds: Physical and Digital Intersection
ACV211 Texts and Images II: in Quest of Story and Image
Motion Capture
AMC201 Motion Capture Boot Camp
AMC202 Animating Motion
AMC303 Digital Puppetry
ACN310 Choreographing Digital Space
Photography
ACM101 Still Images
ACM102 Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1
ACM203 Photographic Practice
ACM204 Contemporary Photography
ACC308 New Worlds: Physical and Digital Intersection
ACM328 Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice
Professional and Creative Writing
ALW101 Writing: Finding a Voice
ALW102 Writing: Telling a Story
ALW227 Script Writing: Focus On Fiction
ALW225 Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out
Visual Arts
ACV101 Studio Art: Painting A
ACV102 Studio Art: Painting B
ACT104 Art and Technology
ACV203 Visual Narrative Studio
ACV205 Studio Art: Painting C
ACV206 Studio Art: Painting D
Transition to University study
The faculty offers two units ASC160 Introduction to University Study and ALW117 Writing for Professional Practice which are specifically designed to ease the transition into university study. New students are encouraged to enrol in one or both of these units in their first year.
Wholly online units
To ensure that all Deakin students have the skills to meet the demands of the modern workforce, undergraduate students are required to complete at least one unit of their study wholly online.
The wholly online units offered by the Faculty of Arts and Education are:
ACN108 History of Interactive Entertainment
AIH265/AIH365 Great Debates: Unfinished Business of the Past
AIR236 Global Capitalism and its Discontent *
ALC314 Advertising: Designing Desires
ALC320 Approaches to Media: Audiences and Effects
ALL379 Representing Australia *
ALR383 Government Relations and Issues Management
ASC320 Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age
* Offered in trimester 3 (2010/11)
Prerequisites
Because a number of disciplinary studies are cumulative in knowledge, technical competencies and/or study and research skills there are prerequisites which direct students to take some units before others. Students must seek advice from a course adviser before enrolling in units for which they do not have prerequisite or recommended units.
Tracking your application
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
Assessment within the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, workshop exercises and tests.
Cross-institutional arrangements
Continuing Deakin students may apply to study units offered by another Australian tertiary institution and have them credited to their Deakin University degree. Further information is available from Arts Student Support.
