Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DESIGN
(DISPLAY & EVENTS)
Course Code M59
The Graduate Diploma in Design (Display & Events) is a feepaying,
year long programme for both Australian and overseas
students. It is a vocationally-based degree aimed at students who
wish to extend their design skills and gain expertise in Display &
Event design.
The course offers a unique career combination of Design and
project development, providing an understanding of both the
design practices and the context in which the arts and cultural
organisations operate. It addresses the training needs of Designers
who wish to work on large scale cultural events or display and
exhibition projects. Credence is given to the specialist knowledge
required for specific industry tasks such as the Design for art
galleries and museums, cultural and national displays and
corporate design or designing and managing cultural events and
festivals in urban or regional centres. This program builds the
knowledge and specific skills required to design and manage the
unique, idiosyncratic and diverse organisations that make up the
arts industry. Students will be encouraged to build additional
creative knowledge, aesthetic skills and technical expertise in
their specific/specialized discipline or to be more interdisciplinary
and acquire enhanced knowledge, practical abilities
and transferable skills on a broader front.
Specifically, upon completion of the course it is expected that
graduates will:
* demonstrate knowledge of design principles in relation to event
and display design.
* demonstrate critical and analytical skills in relation to design in
the context of projects.
* combine design skills with management skills.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
DEV4101 Model Planning and Construction 15
DEV4102 Visual Planning for Display and Event 15
DEV4103 Construction and Display Materials 15
CMM4120 Integrated Marketing Communication 15
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
DEV4104 Trade Shows, Product Launches and Corporate 15
Events
DEV4105 Collections, Curating and Display 15
ADV4105 Consumer Behaviour 15
DEV4106 Public Display Design 15
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TWO DIMENSIONAL
& DIGITAL DESIGN
Course Code U61
Course Code V49
The Graduate Diploma in Two Dimensional and Digital Design is
designed to provide a program of study for postgraduate students
and industry practitioners who require development of their
technical and conceptual skills in Graphic Design in order to
further their career prospects. The course will provide knowledge
of communication theories and their application in visual culture
through the new media technologies.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor degree OR equivalent prior learning including at least
five years appropriate professional experience in Visual or Media
Arts.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Graduate Diploma in Two Dimensional & Digital Design
comprises 120 credit points.
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
VIS4101 Visual Communication Studies 15
VIS4102 Design Thinking 15
CMM4208 Communications and Digital Technology ** 15
IMM4123 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 15
** Students with a sound understanding of basic digital
technologies may substitute one from the following, in place of
CMM4208.
VIS4103 Visual Solutions and Presentation 15
IMM4121 Digital Photomedia 15
IMM4122 Publishing on the World Wide Web 15
IMM4224 Three Dimensional Modelling and Animation 15
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
Students must complete 60 credit points (4 units) from the
following:
CMM4137 Project Preparation * 15
IMM4125 Interface and Information Design 15
IMM4226 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 2 15
VIS4204 Analytical and Critical Report 15
VIS4205 Typography Project 15
VIS4206 Image/Text Project 15
VIS4207 Pictorial Project 15
* Students intending to complete the Professional Masters must
study CMM4137 Project Preparation.
132 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007