Design (Communication Design) (Honours)

Overview

You'll develop high-end strategic and critical thinking skills informed by the latest research and practice. You'll learn how to create powerful, innovative and refined design solutions to meet the needs of the communication design industry.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) at the Swinburne University of Technology , graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of cognitive skills to critically review, analyse, consolidate (apply) and synthesise knowledge in the field of Communication Design and apply this with initiative in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
• demonstrate technical and practical skills, and a broad understanding of Communication Design knowledge with depth in, conceptualisation, visualisation, application, usability and sustainability

• demonstrate knowledge and creative skills to exercise grounded judgment in design thinking to identify and solve communication problems collaboratively and/or independently, in diverse contexts
• apply communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent understanding of Communication Design to diverse audiences and stakeholders, explaining the role and significance of the communication design project
• apply knowledge of production skills to evaluate environmental considerations and apply principles of sustainability to the development of responsible and accountable design solutions
• exercise organisational and leadership skills, and the ability to plan and execute a project and research with groups that may include academics, industry professionals and students
• foster and develop professional networks and to synthesise the nexus between research and design practice
• apply cognitive skills to exercise critical thinking in developing new understandings of professional communication design problems and research principles, and be able to adapt these in diverse contexts.

Career opportunities

Graduates may find employment in design consultancy, advertising, publishing, merchandising and government instrumentalities.