Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
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Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
Become a creative visual thinker Sharpen your skills using our professional studios, labs and creative maker spaces. Work with experts on real-world creative tasks and gain vital industry experience. You’ll graduate ready to be part of the dynamic and evolving creative industries, with a portfolio displaying innovative visual thinking along…
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Become a creative visual thinker
Sharpen your skills using our professional studios, labs and creative maker spaces. Work with experts on real-world creative tasks and gain vital industry experience.
You’ll graduate ready to be part of the dynamic and evolving creative industries, with a portfolio displaying innovative visual thinking along with a wide-ranging set of media skills.
You’ll be using your ideas to create the impossible, dream big and drive innovative change. Tap into visual and design training that will give you the edge in making and creating the art and media content of the future. Be empowered to build a creative practice of your own or win a position as a creative in diverse organisations anywhere in the world.
Specialise in the following majors:
animation and interaction
creative arts
graphic design and illustration
Course overview
You’ll learn to create visual material across a variety of visual formats and channels including broadcast, web, film, television, advertising, publishing, and industry.
This program allows you to specialise in one or two majors. Depending on your chosen major, examples of what you will study include:
graphic design
web design
advertising
publishing
illustration
animation
transmedia
multi-media
creative arts
motion graphics
interaction design
game art and design typography
3D design
extended reality
Career opportunities
You will find employment in a variety of roles in many different types of organisations. The list below provides typical job titles for Visual Communication Design graduates.
Professional outcomes
brand and identity specialist
creative director
interaction design, user experience or game art and design
3D Visualiser Motion Graphic Designer
motion graphic designer
publication designer
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Newcastle, Australia is a world-class university. Excellence in teaching, research, and the student experience are our focus.
The University of Newcastle is one of the world’s top 200 universities1, known for making a global impact and top 5 in the world for partnering for a more sustainable future2.Â
We embrace technology and best practice to deliver the best possible student experience. Our mission is to help students become life-ready graduates. We do this through practical learning, innovative styles of teaching, internationally recognised study programs and world-class research.Â
We are number one in Australia for industry collaboration3, our partnerships help our more than 39,000 students4 to be more employable and start on higher salaries than the Australian average5.Â
1 QS World University Rankings 2023
2 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022 Â
3 Innovation Connections IC Report 2014 - 2020Â
4 The University of Newcastle Data Warehouse 2021Â
5 QILT Graduates Outcomes Survey 2018 - 2020Â
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