Bachelor of Communication Design for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

The dynamic nature of communication design means that you have an exciting array of career options open to you upon graduation. You can pursue opportunities in design studios, advertising, media companies, gaming, film and television, publishing and corporate communications.

Depending on the brief, communication designers work on projects that can include corporate identity, branding, typography, illustration and image making, interactive media, interaction design, web and app design, animation, motion graphics, information design, print and digital publishing, environmental graphics, packaging design or post-production.

Why study Bachelor of Communication Design?

Communication design is a rapidly evolving profession. As print, screen and interactive media converge and new technologies emerge, designers must be competent visual communicators who can work across a multitude of platforms, designing content for the medium that best meet their clients' needs.

From traditional print to digital media and motion graphics, communication designers work with colour, language, space, sound and spatial forums.

New in 2013, this comprehensive degree combines studies in visual communication, multimedia and motion graphics to ensure you graduate with an industry-relevant and recognised qualification.

By developing your own unique strengths and passions, you'll build an impressive folio of professional-standard work, showcasing your complex skills and conceptual maturity across a variety of media and communication platforms.

Creative studio practice is a core component of the degree. You'll spend over half of your time in the studio, developing and polishing your practical and conceptual skills. Almost a quarter of your studies are electives, so you can pick units that inspire you - whether that means developing your strengths in traditional print or digital media, or gaining skills in branding and identity design, 2D and 3D design, motion graphics, audio-video or illustration.

You'll also find studies in design theory and criticism help you create ideas and concepts to support your studio work.

You'll develop the confidence to adapt as our world changes around us, learning from international design stars, such as Professor John Warwicker (from 'Tomato'), innovative cross-disciplinary practitioners, including Trinh Vu, and local design movers and shakers, such as Warren Taylor ('The Narrows').

We often bring in guests from the design world to ensure you're always up-to-date with industry trends. In 2011, Danish designer Karel Martens undertook a residency with us and ran a range of student workshops.

Our graduates are helping shape the future of design nationally and internationally. Regular winners of the 'AGIdeas' New Star awards, they're also running their own studios in Melbourne and designing for major galleries and studios in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Their designs, typefaces, animations and illustrations appear everywhere from ARIA-award-winning album artwork to iconic brands like Aesop and Hilton Hotels.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • RC (Caulfield)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 5,868 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Course code: 3123

CRICOS code: 076843F

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Telephone +61 3 9903 1517, email artdes-enquiries@monash.edu or visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 25,100 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Course code: 3123

CRICOS code: 076843F

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must meet the Monash University Entry Requirements as outlined at http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/index.html

  • Age requirements: students must normally be 17 years of age at the date of enrolment in the course. Some exemptions may apply.
  • VTAC applicants: VCE prerequisites Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English and a minimum ATAR of 70. Extra requirements: Application Kit, Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only).

Non-Year 12: Equivalent to Year 12 English, Application Kit, Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only).

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

Non school leavers must meet entrance requirements as outlined in http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/other-qualifications.html

Non-Year 12: Equivalent to Year 12 English, Application Kit, Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only).

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English and a minimum ATAR of 70.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL. A minimum IB score of 25.

Special application requirements

VTAC APPLICANTS:

Application Kit: Applicants must download a kit online by 28 September. Applicants can access the kit at Open Day. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Applicants must complete and submit the kit by 8 October.

Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only): Details will be sent to applicants by 19 November. Applicants must attend in November. Advisory letters will be sent to applicants by 17 December.

DIRECT APPLICANTS:

International applicants: All applicants must submit a folio of 10-15 images of their work for assessment. For further details, please refer to the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture website. http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/study/apply/folioguidelines.html

Local applicants: All applicants must apply through VTAC. Please refer to the VTAC information above.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Caulfield
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP RC

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Current Monash students should apply for transfer directly to the Faculty.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

International applicants must meet the Monash University Entry Requirements as outlined at http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/index.html

  • Age requirements: students must normally be 17 years of age at the date of enrolment in the course. Some exemptions may apply.
  • English language requirements.

VCE/Year 12/Final year high school qualification -- satisfactory level of performance in an English subject at Year 12 or equivalent level as per minimum entrance requirements.

Language of Instruction in Tertiary/Post-secondary school studies

Language proficiency tests:

  • IELTS

(International English Language Testing System -- Academic)

Minimum overall test score required is 6.5.

The individual band scores required:

Reading 6.0

Listening 6.0

Writing 6.0

Speaking 6.0.

  • TOEFL

(American Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Minimum test scores required are:

Paper-based test -- 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5

Internet-based -- 90 overall, at least 22 in writing and no section lower than 20.

  • Cambridge English

Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

Minimum test score required:

A grade of 'A'

Cambrdige Certificate of Proficiency in English

Minimum test score required:

A grade of 'C'

Other English language requirements as per Monash University Undergraduate English Language Requirements -- http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/english-requirements.html

  • Academic entry requirements: VCE or equivalent.
  • All applicants must submit a folio of 10-15 images of their work for assessment.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

Non school leavers must meet entrance requirements as outlined in http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/other-qualifications.html

Non-Year 12: Equivalent to Year 12 English, Application Kit, Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only).

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English and a minimum ATAR of 70.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL. A minimum IB score of 25.

English requirements for international students

For minimum English requirements for this course please refer to the English language requirements for international students website:

http://adm.monash.edu/admissions/undergrad/entry-requirements/english-requirements.html

Special application requirements

VTAC APPLICANTS:

Application Kit: Applicants must download a kit online by 28 September. Applicants can access the kit at Open Day. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Applicants must complete and submit the kit by 8 October.

Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only): Details will be sent to applicants by 19 November. Applicants must attend in November. Advisory letters will be sent to applicants by 17 December.

DIRECT APPLICANTS:

International applicants: All applicants must submit a folio of 10-15 images of their work for assessment. For further details, please refer to the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture website. http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/study/apply/folioguidelines.html

Local applicants: All applicants must apply through VTAC. Please refer to the VTAC information above.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.