Graphic Design Murdoch University

Graphic design is everywhere, from your favourite apps to your favourite breakfast cereal. In this course, you'll learn design strategy and practical skills for a range of print and digital media contexts, to help you build a career you love in this dynamic and rapidly changing global industry.

This course has a large focus on industry. You'll learn to master industry-specific software, critical design thinking, visual problem solving and authentic production techniques through a range of industry projects. You'll work on real client projects to build a portfolio of digital, print and communication designs, which you can use to show your work to your future employers.

You will also build career skills, such as working to a creative brief, developing a professional approach to client liaison and managing graphic design projects.

Entry requirements

Minimum English Requirements

For admission into Murdoch you must be able to provide evidence of competency in the English language. This is usually achieved through one of the following:

• A scaled score of 50% or more in ATAR English, English Literature or English as a Second Language (or interstate equivalent).
• An Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall score of 6.0 (with no band below 6.0) or equivalent scores for the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, TOEFL iBT or the Occupational English Test (OET).
• Successful completion of a University enabling course (e.g. OnTrack, FlexiTrack).
• A score of 140 or more in the Written English component of the STAT test
• Successful completion of either a Diploma (AQF Level 5 or higher) OR two University-level units (AQF Level 7 or higher).