About the course
The Graduate Diploma in Design at UNSW Sydney provides a focused postgraduate pathway to build advanced design knowledge and practical studio capability. You’ll develop your creative practice through projects that emphasise contemporary design thinking, iteration and critique. The program suits graduates seeking to shift into design or strengthen skills for further study, delivered at UNSW’s Paddington campus in the design discipline. The programme advances creative direction, digital production, and design thinking for professional media and innovation-led studios.
Career outcome
Graduates may pursue roles across design-led industries where creative problem solving and visual communication are valued. Depending on electives and prior experience, outcomes can include junior to mid-level positions in design studios, in-house design teams, branding and digital content environments, and cultural or public-sector organisations. The Graduate Diploma in Design supports career change or progression within the design and visual art sector. Preparing graduates for creative direction, digital media production, and advanced design leadership roles.
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