About Bachelor Of Communication Design in Federation University Australia
Our degree in Communication Design offers:
· A collaborative multidisciplinary foundation year that reflects real world practice
· Flexible delivery which includes online and face-to-face workshop intensives
· Opportunities to specialise in either Communication Design or Digital Media
· Internship and industry placement opportunities
· Work integrated learning design studio to learn the tools of the trade
Studio | Forum | Collaborative Workshop
In your first year, you will learn key skills across core creative practices to maximise your capacity to thrive in today’s diverse creative industry. Explore who you are and how you express yourself as a creative practitioner. Build your skills through practical multidisciplinary studio based workshops of experimentation and self-discovery in collaboration with students from performing and visual arts.
Project Based | Design Led
The second and third years of this program offer a blended mode of learning, which includes online and face-to-face workshop intensives. Whether working individually or collaboratively in our creative studio environment or online, you will acquire the skills to be an innovative and adaptable designer. Internships and professional studio based opportunities also offer you real-life experience throughout the second and third years of the program. Grounded through multi-disciplinary and design studio practice, you will have the opportunity to specialise in one of two design pathways.
Communication Design: Push your creative limits and explore the world's problems through your design thinking and artistic skills. Immerse yourself in the design process through this specialisation, and communicate your innovative ideas via visual media.
Digital Media: If you are a people person, explore the practice of designing experiences for others. This field of design requires you to understand the consumer experience, and translate it into an interactive digital solution. Get on board this fast-growing industry.
Our lecturers have close ties to the design industry, and are in tune with current trends. You will meet experienced designers who will link you to current design practice and business trends.
Career opportunities
- Illustrator
- Animator
- Graphic designer
- Digital media designer
- Information designer
- Advertising designer
- Interactive media designer
- Interaction and web designer
- Publishing designer
- Motion graphics designer
Academic qualification equivalents
- Completion of All India Senor School Certificate (CBSE) or Indian School Certificate (CISCE) with an average of 60% in best four academic subjects* OR Higher Secondary Certificate with an average of 70% (for Punjab and Haryana) or 65% (for other State Boards)in best four academic subjects*
*excludes local languages, work experience, physical education and other non-academic subjects
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: Overall 6.0 - 7.0 (no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL iBT : 60 - 106 with minimums: Reading 19, Listening 20, Speaking 20, Writing 24
- PTE: Overall 50 - 73 (no band less than 58)
Federation University Australia Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus setting |
Urban |
| Application portal |
Online |
| Academic calendar |
Semester-based |
| Intake Session |
Summer/winter |
| Application fees |
25 AUD |
| Financial aid |
Grants, scholarships, loans |
| English language proficiency score |
TOEFL or equivalent |
Federation University Average Tution Fees and Other Expenses
It is advised that applicants who intend to enrol at the institution set aside an expected budget for foreign students who wish to study in Australia. The typical college expenses are as follows:
The table below lists the fees that international students must pay for the 2020 academic year:
| Fees |
Undergraduate (AUD) |
| Tuition |
14,400 – 34,600 |
| Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) |
752 |
| Living cost (accommodation, food, transport, clothing, and entertainment |
20,290 |
| Total |
35,442 – 55,642 |
