Graduate Certificate in Design

Program code

3344

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

0.5 year full-time
1 year part-time

Credit points

40

Indicative fee

$6,000.00* per year (more)
* 2024 indicative annual CSP fee

Admission requirements

  • Bachelor degree or higher
  • Relevant work experience

    (more)

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Next start date

Trimester 2, 2024 (more)

Applications close

Monday, 24 June 2024

About this program

The Graduate Certificate in Design will introduce you to concepts and issues related to emerging design practice, strategies and business. You will gain a thorough understanding of contemporary global issues within design and advance your understanding and practice within the area of experience design, visual language and advanced technologies.

Related programs

Code Program title Campus Intake
3344 Graduate Certificate in Design (this program) Gold Coast, South Bank Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
5720 Master of Design Gold Coast, South Bank Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
4192 Graduate Diploma of Design Gold Coast, South Bank Exit point only

Attendance information

This Graduate Certificate is offered full-time on-campus at the South Bank and Gold Coast campuses.

My career opportunities

With a graduate portfolio demonstrating your innovative knowledge and skills, the Graduate Certificate in Design prepares you for future jobs in a wide range of global industries and careers:

  • Experience Design
  • User Experience
  • Service Design
  • Graphic Communication Design
  • Digital Visual Design
  • Product and 3D Design
  • Design Management
  • Design Strategy
  • Creative Technologist

Pathways to further study

The Graduate Certificate in Design enables qualifying students to apply for the Master of Design (5720).

Commonwealth supported students

  • The indicative fee represents the expected average fee for an annual full-time study load (80 credit points). This is based on average study patterns across courses and the Australian Government's broad discipline areas (student contribution bands). A student's actual annual fee may vary in accordance with his or her choice of majors and electives. The Australian Government sets student contribution amounts on an annual basis.
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Fee-paying postgraduate (domestic) students

Indicative annual tuition fee

The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points.

The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.

Tuition fees
  • A fee-paying postgraduate student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee for students who commence their program prior to 2014 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student commenced the program.
  • The tuition fee for students who commence their program from 2014 onwards is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
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Program fees for the Graduate Certificate in Design (3344)


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Changing programs

If a postgraduate student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.

Further information

Additional fee information

This postgraduate program has Commonwealth Supported Places. If you are eligible, the Australian Government will contribute to the cost of this program but you will also be required to make a contribution. Quotas are applied for admission to the Commonwealth Supported Places. Where demand exceeds the number of available places and all places have been filled for the current admission period, applicants who meet minimum program entry requirements may be eligible for a Fee-Paying Postgraduate place if such places are available. Please note that deferrals are not permitted for programs with Commonwealth Supported Places.