2002 Swinburne TAFE Handbook - Swinburne University of ...

741 TAFE Courses 1 Engineering and Technology
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian Year 12 or its equivalent, or
mature age.
Application procedure
Full-time (Semester 1) applications must be made through the Victorian Tertiary
Admissions Centre (VTAC).
Applicants who wish to study part-time should contact the Department of
Computing & Information Technology to obtain an application form or complete
the online application form at: www.tafe.swin.edu.au/eng/
Further information
Contact the Department of Computing & Information Technology
Telephone: (03) 9210 1228
Email: tafeeng@groupwise.swin.edu.au
Website: www.tafe.swin.edu.au/eng/
GRAPHICjPRODUCT DESIGN
15727VIC Certificate IV in Arts
(Applied Design)
VTAC codes: 78011 (Prahran). 71011 (Wantirna).
70131 (Lilydale)
This course prepares students for careers in either graphic design or product
design by providing a foundation program in design theory and practice. The
streams emphasise preparatory training in graphic and product design, enabling
students to apply for further vocation design studies in TAFE or Higher Education.
Aims & Objectives
This course aims to provide an overview of the historical and contextual basis for
design as well as providing an introduction to the practical skills and aesthetic
engagement required for a designer.
Campus
Lilydale; Prahran; Wantirna.
Note: the Product stream is only available at the Wantirna campus.
Career opportunities
Graduates are encouraged to apply to graphic or industrial design courses at the
higher education level.
Course duration
One year full-time.
Structure
In Semester 1 all students (Graphic & Product) undertake common core SUbjects.
In Semester 2, students complete specialist subjects in either the graphic or
product design stream.
At Prahran campus (only) additional accredited subjects are delivered as an
'Enhancement' to the Graphic Design stream. All students who complete the
Graphic Design stream plus the Enhancement Program, at the appropriate mark
level, are afforded direct entry into Year 2 of the Bachelor of Design (Graphic
Design) at the Swinburne National School of Design.
Course subjects
Core subjects
NCSOOI
VBH332
VBH336
Presenting Information
Thematic Studies in Art & Design
Consumer Psychology and Marketing
VBH339 Design Principles & Elements Level 2
VBH340
VBH341
VBH342
VBH344
VBH354
VBH355
Design Law
Design and The Environment
Colour
Illustration Elements & Techniques
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Graphic Design
VBS635 Occupational Health & Safety
VBS637 Focus on Industry
VBS638 Design Principles & Elements Levell
VBS641 Drawing
VBS744 Introduction to The Design Process
VBS761 30 Studies
Graphic Design Stream
VBH347 Typography Elements & Techniques
VVBS758 History of Design (Prahran campus only)
VVBS759 Design Process Level 2 (Prahran campus only)
VVBS764 Critical Analysis (Prahran campus only)
Product Design Stream
VBH349 Introduction to Manufacturing Design
VBH350 Introduction to Model Making
VBH352 Introduction to Photography
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian Year 12 or its equivalent, or
mature age. It is also expected that applicants will have competencies in art and
design, numeracy and literacy that will enable them to achieve the course
objectives.
Applicants for the program at Prahran campus will be expected to have more
advanced competencies to secure admission into the course.
Application procedure
Applications must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
(VTAC).
After applying to VTAC applicants must contact the Department of Arts to receive
further information with regard to a supplementary application form.
Applicants will be asked to supply evidence through the presentation of a folio of
art work of their artistic ability. The criteria used for assessing the art work are:
manipulative and technical art skills, accuracy, sense of design, proportion and
colour, neatness, acuteness of observation.
Further information
Contact the Department of Arts on:
(03) 9214 6739 (Prahran), or
(03) 9210 1116 (Wantirna/Lilydale)
GRAPHIC ART
12861VDC Diploma of Arts (Graphic Art)
VTAC code: 78111 (Prahran)
NOTE: This course will NOT be offered at Lilydale campus in 2002
This course prepares students to create and execute design concepts efficiently
and economically and to be capable of using traditional media and computer
technology to assemble 'camera ready' and digital artwork with the necessary
understanding of graphic reproduction techniques.
Aims & Objectives
The course aims to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes
required to qualify to work as graphic artists across a wide range of graphic
design industry occupations.
Campus
Prahran
Career opportunities
Career opportunities exist within advertising agencies and the graphic design and
finished art studios which service them. Employment can also be found in a
number of other areas of the industry, such as publishing (newspaper and
magazines), retail advertising, large corporations, printers, film and television
production houses, educational institutions and government departments.
Swinburne University of Technology 1 TAFE Handbook 2002