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
Credit points
40
Indicative fee
$20,000.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual fee
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.
| 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 | 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 campus.
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of AbsenceTaking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.
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).
International students
An International student is one who is not:
- an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
- a Pacific Engagement visa holder or
- a person who has Australian permanent resident status.
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 (two full-time trimesters).
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
- An International 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 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
Program fees for the Graduate Certificate in Design (3344)
If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.
Changing programs
If an International student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.
Permanent resident status
If an undergraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will be provided with a domestic fee-paying place.
The student may then apply for a Commonwealth supported place at the next admission period provided that the student satisfies the conditions for transfer from a domestic fee-paying place to a Commonwealth supported place as set out in the Fees and Charges Procedure.
If a postgraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth supported place (subject to availability) or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
If a research student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
Further information
- Fees and Charges Procedure
- 3.6 - Fees for International Students
- 3.9 - Administrative and Miscellaneous Charges
- Cost of studying in Australia