Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design)

Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

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Course Info

Summary

Hone your creative talents to become a versatile design professional.
With this degree you’ll learn how to generate ideas, solve problems and design innovative solutions in advertising, marketing and communication design environments.

Core skills taught include design strategies, graphics, branding and communication, typography, art direction, drawing and illustration. In addition, you’ll choose three courses from a range of electives which will enable you to develop complementary skills in particular areas of interest.

As well as studio courses, you’ll complete a group of core courses in academic subjects. These include both professional and contextual studies which will equip you with developed communication skills, a background in the history and sociology of creative practices, insights into contemporary professional ethics and some business skills.

Please note: This degree is currently undergoing its regulatory five-yearly review. Courses may change slightly once the review is approved. This will not affect your enrolment status.

A minimum number of participants is required for this course to proceed

Career Outcomes

As a design graduate, you'll be ready to take on a rang of roles including advertising agency/design studio creative, self-employed graphic designer, web designer, app designer, book/magazine nillustrator, motion graphic designer.

You may even move into gallery or museum work as a designer or curator, or work in set design for stage, television or film.

About Course

Course Credential

Bachelor

Application Deadline

PLEASE ENQUIRE

Course Availibility

YES

Course specific Intake

January, February, March, July

Academics, GPA

University Entrance: NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2 or higher) which must include 14 credits at Level 3 in each of three approved* subjects and: Literacy* - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading, 5 credits in writing, Numeracy* - 10 credits at Level 1 or above (specified achievement standards, or unit standards 26623, 26626, 26627) OR a qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework at Level 4 or above in a related discipline. Due to Covid-19 disruption, if you studied and achieved NCEA Level 3 during 2020, you only need 12 credits per Level 3 subject (i.e. total of 36 credits). Literacy and Numeracy requirements remain the same * NZQA approved subjects: see http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/awards/university-entrance/ If you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Examination), Ara will assess your qualification for academic entry equivalency.

English requirements

IELTS: Overall IELTS 6.0 Academic 5.5 Listening 5.5 Reading 5.5 Writing 5.5 Speaking TOFEL: PTE: 0

Course Duration

3 Years

Tuition Fees

NZD$ 24365.00

*Price shown is for indicative purpose, please check with institution

IMP Notes

Please note: This degree is currently undergoing its regulatory five-yearly review. Courses may change slightly once the review is approved. This will not affect your enrolment status.

A minimum number of participants is required for this course to proceed

Location

MADRAS STREET

Scholarships

Here are some scholarship that are available at The Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd.

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements

Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
be liable for international full fees.

Who can apply:

All international