Graphic Design Associate: Launch Your Studio & Shape Brands

Develop specialist technical and creative skills to start your own business or work for design firms.

Graphic designers are visual problem solvers with highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills and knowledge in visual communication. You may specialise in a number of fields including corporate identity, book and magazine layout, advertising, branding, packaging, web design, way-finding and exhibition design.

The Associate Degree in Graphic Design combines communication, design, technology and business. It will provide you with strong skills in finished art and design concept development, as well as in-depth knowledge of the design process. The rigorous research and learning experiences will challenge you to develop a deeper level of critical thinking enabling you to create high level and innovative design solutions and concepts.

Work with industry-standard software such as InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Learn best practice and gain valuable feedback from industry leaders.

Pick your own path and tailor your learning to your personal design goals.

• illustration
• computer aided design
• typography
• books
• advertising
• publicity material
• social media marketing

You will also become competent in industry standard software including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

The focus of your second year is to give you a professional level of technical expertise, project management and teamwork skills, along with a clear understanding of industry business practices.

You will be qualified to take responsibility for the work of others in terms of establishing and monitoring systems to ensure the effective production of work.

Choose a plan below to find out more about the subjects you will study and the course structure.

Graduates from this degree are highly sought after by agencies and design studios. You may also wish to undertake freelance or consultancy work or continue your studies in communication design.

You will graduate as a highly trained graphic designer, ready to start your own business or work for companies in Australia and overseas.

Graphic designers work in many different commercial and community contexts across both print and digital media.

Their work as professional designers may include or link to areas such as advertising and promotion, art direction, branding and corporate identity, instructional design, packaging, signage and web design.

As a graphic designer, daily activities may include:

• commercial area: create logos and artwork for products such as packaging or cafe menus
• electronics area: focus on graphics used for websites, commercials, TV and film
• advertising industry: create graphics for clients to sell a product or service through print or digital publications such as newspapers and magazines, or outdoor signage.

Graduates of this degree can continue on to become:

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4:

• a study score ofat least 20 in English other than EAL; or
• a study score of at least 23 in English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Entry to this course is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on the assessment of their selection task.

Applicants who are seeking admission on the basis of an approved RMIT pathway will be able to indicate this in the selection task and submit.

All other applicants must complete and submit the selection task requirements.

Applications are assessed in the order that they are received until the selection task date below, if places are still available.

For your best chance at admission into this course, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.

Application type

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Applicants need to only complete the section most relevant to their qualification(s) and experience.

If you have successfully completed, or are due to complete at the end of the current RMIT semester, one of the following RMIT University courses, you must submit your selection task so that your eligibility and application will be assessed based on the approved RMIT pathway course:

Provide a statement outlining your opinion on how graphic design can be used to improve society or your community.(Maximum 250 words)

A folio of three (3) different pieces of your original and completed graphic design work.

• 'Completed' means there is a definite outcome/product, or it was made to demonstrate skills or interests related to graphic design. It is essential that at least one piece uses typography and layout, and there is a demonstrated use of design software.
• Each piece should have a small…