Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

Australian Pacific College

Enhance your graphic and typographic skills while learning how to establish and negotiate a design brief and manage design realisation.

This course reflects the role of individuals who have highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills in visual communication to conceive, negotiate and realise design solutions. Practice at this level is underpinned by the application of visual communication, design theory, history and the ability to critically analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources. Advanced communication, organisational and project management skills are also required. Practitioners may work in many different commercial and community contexts across both print and digital media.

Course Structure

• Design Briefs
• Typography 2
• Packaging Design
• Design for e-Business
• Innovation
• Signage and Wayfinding
• Understanding the Graphic Design Workplace (Work Placement)

Work placement is a mandatory component of this course, providing a framework that enables students to gain relevant working experience while developing specialised knowledge and practical skills in organisational learning and capability development. It takes place in the final term of study and requires 120–135 hours of work placement, attendance at lecture classes and the completion of assessment work. Specific subject requirements are outlined in the individual course documents. It is the student’s responsibility to find and secure a Host Organisation for their Work Placement prior to the start of their final term. APC will support students with resources to secure a Host Organisation prior to the Work Placement.