Overview

The Bachelor of Media Design programme is your gateway into the world of design. This course spends the first year introducing you to the principles and essentials every designer should know, and gives you a taste of the three major areas of Graphic Design, Motion Design and Interactive (UX) Design. From there you choose your major for second and third year where you will work on live briefs with real companies, and get everything you need to excel in your chosen specialty.

What is Graphic Design?

Graphic Design teaches you how to communicate using text, image and form to make visual connections and craft the seeds of ideas and information into meaningful interactions.

Design shapes the world around us and the demand for designers is set to grow in the coming years. Visual communication is an important aspect of almost every industry, with those who build their career in the field in the privileged position of having choices about where and how they want to work. Creative types dreaming of following their passion can have the best of both worlds, gaining an abundance of experience in the field, as well as coveted skills along the way.

By the end of your third year at MDS, you will have designed, constructed and documented an industry-standard body of work that represents your perspective as an emerging professional designer.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design Studio
Contextual Studies
Photographic Studies
Digital Image
Interdisciplinary Design Foundation
Graphic Design Principles of Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Herndon, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for this degree, you'll need a minimum qualification of NCEA University Entrance or CIE (University of Cambridge International Examination) or IB (International Baccalaureate) or equivalent overseas secondary school qualification or have completed one year of tertiary study from recognised institution.
Please Note: Entry requirement may vary based on your country of citizenship. Please refer to our International Page for entry requirements at mediadesignschool.com/international-students. If you country is not on the list, please email international@mediadesignschool.com for further information.
All international students must be 18 years of age when the programme commences (on- campus or online). International applicants can start their application before they turn 18 years of age.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35550 NZD / year

≈ 35550 NZD / year
Out-of-State

12300 NZD / year

≈ 12300 NZD / year

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Scholarships Information

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Credits

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