Postgraduate Diploma of Design

Summary

UCOL’s Postgraduate Diploma of Design is an exciting year of independent and facilitated study focussing on design media, visual art design or textile and fashion design.

The UCOL Postgraduate Diploma of Design builds on your Bachelor’s degree in an art or design discipline. This rewarding and challenging programme is based on both lecturer-facilitated and self-directed research projects that will broaden your understanding of either time-based design applications and expose you to current thinking and research methodologies.

You will advance your skills in a chosen design media, and produce a significant design portfolio, exhibition or show. This postgraduate pathway will prepare you for Masters level study or enable you to secure higher level of employment.

Graduates will be equipped to work in a variety of roles within art and design-based industries such as galleries, fashion houses, graphic design studios, film and television, printing and publishing, web design, art studios, set design and much more.

Career & Study Outcomes

Graduates of the UCOL Postgraduate Diploma of Design will be suitably equipped to work in a variety of roles in design-based industries. Areas of employment and potential roles include:

Advertising
Consultancy
Art/Design education
Art/Design studios
Fashion studios
Galleries and museums
Set design and styling
Television and video production
Printing, publishing and illustration
Research and development
Self-employment
Graphic design
Textile design
Visual communications
Website design
Object and craft design
Practicing artist