Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Design equips students with design processes and communication skills through core courses and electives in areas such as spatial experiences, interaction design, and graphic communication. The program aims to enhance creative thinking, develop design knowledge, and empower graduates to influence the future through design. Potential career paths include UX design, graphics, events, and creative consultancies.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Graduate Certificate in Design consists of four courses, two in the design core that introduce students to design processes and communication, and two from areas of design practice or other studio electives. Electives include Spatial Experiences, Interaction Design and UX Experience, Visualisation and Visual Effects, Future Making, Graphic Communication, Planar Practices and Temporal and Spatial Practices.
Objectives:
- Enhance creative thinking and design action.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of design to create with confidence.
- Influence the future through design.
Outline:
The Graduate Certificate in Design program includes the following courses:
- Design Core 1
- Design Core 2
- Two electives from the following:
- Spatial Experiences
- Interaction Design and UX Experience
- Visualisation and Visual Effects
- Future Making
- Graphic Communication
- Planar Practices
Careers:
Potential career paths for graduates include:
- UX and experiential design
- Graphics, media, and digital design
- Events, theatre, and production design
- Creative consultancies
- Social innovation and entrepreneurship
- Design management and strategy
