Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)

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Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)

Queensland University of Technology

Australia, Brisbane

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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

096565B

Campuses

Kelvin Grove

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 41,400 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)

About

Highlights

This course prepares you to work as a visual communication designer across traditional and new interactive media forms.
Develop practical and theoretical skills in graphic design, typography, image making, information design, experience design, motion design, branding and interaction design.
Build your expertise in professional studio settings with a focus on real-world design projects, a culture of designing for public exhibition and ongoing industry engagement, creative experimentation and critical thinking.

Visual communication is the conveyance of ideas and information through a broad range of forms that can be seen including signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, advertising, animation, colour and electronic resources. Visual communication can be powerful. In the right hands, it can craft an image that adds enormous value to a brand. It can simplify the complex. It can help a message to break through the communication clutter.

This degree will give you the skills and finesse you need to be a confident and agile visual communicator. You will develop skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, technical proficiencies and professional practice that will ensure you can contribute to the field of visual communication in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Learn more about studying design at QUT.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	6.5	6	6	6	6
Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.	176	169	169	169	169
PTE Academic	58	50	50	50	50
TOEFL iBT	79	16	16	21	18

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

This degree will give you the skills and finesse you need to be a confident and agile visual communicator across traditional and new interactive media forms. You will graduate industry ready with multiple career options in graphic design, digital media, interactive design, branding, art direction, motion graphics design, advertising, print publication, illustration, information design, service and experience design, packaging and exhibition design.

A business foundation also equips you to become a creative business owner and establish your own design studio. Opportunities exist to work both locally and internationally, and can vary from operating as an independent entrepreneurial designer to a designer within a large firm.