Master of Communication Design - Available from 01/01/2024

With the Master of Communication Design you will develop expertise in communication design practice, and focus on design entrepreneurship and strategic design thinking.
Push your creative boundaries and think critically to find design solutions to communication challenges. Develop expert knowledge and specialised technical and creative skills to prepare for professional roles in multidisciplinary environments, including communication design studios, digital design consultancies, advertising agencies, design teams within other organisations and in independent practices. You will be able to work independently or in teams, and you will be able to communicate confidently with other design professionals and clients.
As a Master of Communication Design student, you'll benefit from an academic team of internationally renowned and award-winning design practitioners and educators.
Staff exhibit internationally, have been nominated in the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards and received awards including the AGDA Pinnacle Award and the ABDA Designer’s Choice Book of the Year. There will also be a number of opportunities to connect with industry through work-integrated learning and by engaging with visiting industry professionals, who will deliver guest lectures and studio intensives. Recently, students of the Master of Communication Design contributed to the redesign of the brand identity for programs within Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA).

You must have: successfully completed an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification); or at least 3 years professional experience in graphic design, communication design and/or visual communication. To have your professional experience considered you must submit with your application a CV and a personal statement detailing your experience. IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0) TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)