Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) Honours

• Important information
• Content
• Objectives
• Admission requirements
• Assessment

Important information

Course code: 0499

Content

The BA (Graphic Design) Honours allows the student additional time to pursue an area of particular design interest and achieve higher levels of competence than will have been reached in the undergraduate course. The course also enables established graphic designers to study new directions or specialised areas which may have emerged as a result of their practice.

This is a one-year full-time honours course which can be studied part-time over two consecutive years. It is only available on the Caulfield campus.

Objectives

The learning objectives for the Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) Honours are as follows:

• the planning and completion of a personal program of study that demonstrates a high level of expertise in a chosen facet of graphic design such as publication design, illustration, photography, advertising design, typography or computer graphics;
• the development of a greater understanding of the cultural and business context of design;
• the attainment of maturity in graphic design practice that will enable continued development as a professional designer.

Admission requirements

To be admitted into the Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) Honours, applicants will be required to have completed the Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) from Monash University with a credit grade or higher in GDN3110 (Graphic design theory) and GND3150 (Graphic design practice).

Graduates with a similar academic record in graphic design from other tertiary institutions will also be considered for admission.

The selection panel will include the head of department and a lecturer or senior lecturer in the specialist area. Candidates are expected to bring to their studies a growing sense of maturity, independence of thought and a high degree of initiative and self-motivation.

Assessment

An assessment panel will review the candidate's work twice during the study program, and approval of the panel is required for the candidate to proceed to the final examination or folio presentation.

The assessment panel will consist of an external examiner with experience in the area to be examined, the head of the Department of Graphic Design and the lecturer responsible for the supervision of the candidate.

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