Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication)

    Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication)

    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    AUD 28,066 / per year
    Next IntakeJuly 28, 2026

    Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication)

    About

    Highlights

    • Travel overseas, immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with international design trends.
    • Enjoy a year of studying with one of our international partner universities in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the US and Canada.
    • Enhance your global employability and open unique career opportunities.

    Increase your global employment opportunities and enjoy a year of international experience studying with one of our 150+ international partner universities.

    This degree combines the three-year Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) with one year of international studies, giving you all of the outcomes of the standard degree, plus the advantages of a year of specialist international studies. Destinations include the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the US and Canada.

    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 TestOverallListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
    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.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 50
    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 70

    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.

    An additional year of International studies will enhance your global employability and open unique career opportunities.

    Possible careers

    • Advertising specialist
    • Art director
    • Artist
    • Branding specialist
    • Creative director
    • Digital content designer
    • Digital content producer
    • Exhibition designer
    • Experience designer
    • Fashion illustrator
    • Graphic designer
    • Media producer
    • Motion graphics designer
    • Theatre designer

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    28,066 / per year

    Bachelor of Design - International (Visual Communication)

    Queensland University of Technology

    Queensland University of Technology

    Australia

    Australia, Brisbane