Requirements | Graduate Diploma in Design Innovation [GDipDI] focusing on Communication Design

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Find out what qualifications you need to get into the GDipDI and what courses you need to take to complete it.

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Communication Design

Learn to communicate effective visual messages, information and ideas that contribute to a successful design product.

Going beyond graphic design, you’ll take a broad approach to visual design and examine topics such as world building, branding, and developing a comprehensive design campaign.

Programme requirements

For this degree you'll need to:

Complete at least 120 points from 200- to 400-level courses offered in the Bachelor of Design Innovation, of which:
- At least 75 points shall be at 300 level or above

Subject requirements

For a specialisation in Communication Design, you will need to:
- Complete at least 75 points from 200- to 300-level courses required for the corresponding Bachelor of Design Innovation major
  - At least 45 points must be from 300-level courses with the associated subject code

Important information

At the discretion of the associate dean, up to 30 points may be selected form other programmes offered by this University. Within the Design for Social Innovation specialisation, up to 30 additioinal points may be included from other programmes where these courses form a cohesive unit of study within one of the areas available as a minor within the Bachelor of Design Innovation.