Design - 7306
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design
Contact: www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Paddington
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 0.5 Years 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 24
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Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Design is industry-engaged, intellectually rigorous and professionally relevant for those who wish to extend their professional qualifications with a shorter period of study and those wishing to broaden or change directions in their design and media practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Design has two main components: a core of specialised design courses and practice-based classes from a number of design specialisations.
In the design core you will learn to integrate of technology, design thinking, experimentation, strategy and communication.
The studio-based courses enable you to either focus on a specific area of design and digital practice.
Studio-based design courses can be taken in the following areas:
The Graduate Certificate in Design has two main components: a core of specialised design courses and practice-based classes from a number of design specialisations.
In the design core you will learn to integrate of technology, design thinking, experimentation, strategy and communication.
The studio-based courses enable you to either focus on a specific area of design and digital practice.
Studio-based design courses can be taken in the following areas:
- Experience Design engages with the design of products, processes, services, events and environments, with a focus on the quality of the user experience.
- Interaction Design addresses visual communication and user-experience across graphics, media and emergent inter-actives.
- Visualisation and Video Effects focuses on the practices of designing for animation, 3D, sound, film, video, illustration and computing
- Graphic Communication which addresses graphic design for paper and print, the screen and broadcast, encompassing contemporary typography, graphic design and cross-cultural communication strategies in designing for different audiences.
- Future Making focuses on the making of objects, with new materials and digital technologies and craftsmanship. It addresses the integration of technical knowledge and skills with material and contextual understanding. Future Making works with ceramics, jewellery, metal, textiles, furniture and lighting.
As well, students may take studio specialisation courses from:
- Planar Practices which engages with creative practice using colour, line, and surface. It works across the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking and the screen.
- Temporal and Spatial Practices addresses creative practice using lens, time, space and objects. It works arcoss the disciplines of photography, video, animation, sculpture, installation and performance.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The Graduate Certificate in Design provides for pathways for both those with backgrounds in design and those who wish to enter design from other professional backgrounds. Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Design have enhanced skills and understanding and can either complete a Graduate Diploma in Design or a Master of Design or work as design and media professionals.
Program Structure
Students who are approved to enter the GradCertDes requiring the completion of 24 UOC over 1 semester full time or 2 semesters part time, must complete:
- ADAD9113 Communication Skills (6 UOC)
- SDES9204 Design Communication (6 UOC)
- Two courses (12 UOC) from approved Specialisations
For the list of approved Specialisation courses, please see
9313 Master of Design.
9313 Master of Design.
Academic Rules
The Graduate Certificate in Design requires completion of 24 UOC (normally 1 semester full-time or 2 semester part-time) including:
- 12 units of credit in Core courses
- 12 units of credit in approved specialisation courses
Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: UNSW Fee Website.
Entry Requirements
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Design requires a Bachelors degree in any field.
Applicants who apply with a bachelors degree completed more than 10 years ago can be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Design where they have 5 or more years professional experience in a design or media-related field since graduation.
Applicants without a Bachelors degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate on a case-by-case basis by the Program Director, on the basis of a Portfolio of work and professional experience.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Consideration of RPL, including industry experience, will be relevant for:
a) entry into the program without a Bachelors degree; and
b) entry with a Bachelors degree awarded more than 10 years prior to proposed year of commencement.
Verified industry experience will include a written statement of service from an employer, client or commissioning agent verifying the position, role, responsibilities, duration and/or project outcomes of employment, service contract or other professional design engagement.
Applicants who apply with a bachelors degree completed more than 10 years ago can be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Design where they have 5 or more years professional experience in a design or media-related field since graduation.
Applicants without a Bachelors degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate on a case-by-case basis by the Program Director, on the basis of a Portfolio of work and professional experience.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Consideration of RPL, including industry experience, will be relevant for:
a) entry into the program without a Bachelors degree; and
b) entry with a Bachelors degree awarded more than 10 years prior to proposed year of commencement.
Verified industry experience will include a written statement of service from an employer, client or commissioning agent verifying the position, role, responsibilities, duration and/or project outcomes of employment, service contract or other professional design engagement.
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Students who have completed the requirements for the Graduate Certificate with a credit average are eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Design with full credit for courses already completed.
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9313 Design
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