CSU’s Bachelor of Creative Arts and Design (Graphic Design) is tailored in response to the demands of industry and the aspirations of highly motivated students. Diversity underpins the structure of the course with a cross-section of specific subjects covering all aspects of design, advertising and new media, including web and video applications. Students are encouraged to develop creative, theoretical and technical design skills with a focus on aesthetic and professional understanding. The teaching principle we adopt is simple: actively promote all our students to think first, and worry about the technology second. Students complete a suite of core subjects which provide foundational and contextual knowledge and skills. One third of the degree is made up of specialist graphic design subjects. A minor or elective sequence adds breadth, enabling you to select subjects from another discipline area. Minor studies can be chosen from areas such as acting, advertising, art history, animation and visual effects, design for theatre and television, imagemaking and illustration, sound or television production. The program finishes with a professional capstone subject which prepares students to embark on a career in their chosen area. This course is available on campus and by distance education.

The merging of disciplines as diverse as design, animation, digital publishing, illustration, multimedia, packaging, web design and advertising has ensured that design graduates will have many career opportunities and options including: design studios advertising agencies digital publishing and interactive design magazine and print production freelance work.