Creative Arts · AQF Level 5
Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
CUA60325
About this qualification
Sharpen your creative abilities and take your design portfolio to the next level. The Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design refines your technical and conceptual expertise through industry‑based studio projects, spanning print and digital communication. Gain real client experience while developing business and project management skills. Graduate with the confidence and independence to deliver professional design solutions across industries including: film, television, advertising and digital communications.
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
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Units of competency in this qualification
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Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
CUADES512
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Manage design realisation
CUADES611
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Extend typographic design expertise
CUAGRD603
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Engage in the business of graphic design
CUAGRD611
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Originate graphic designs for complex briefs
CUAGRD612
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Collaborate in professional creative projects
CUAPPR612
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Originate and develop concepts
BSBCRT512
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Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
BSBCRT611
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Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures
BSBESB406
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Initiate and lead applied research
BSBINS603
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Lead and manage organisational change
BSBLDR601
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Apply legal principles in intellectual property law matters
BSBLEG525
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Create and optimise digital media
BSBMKG437
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Develop social media engagement plans
BSBMKG546
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Create multiplatform advertisements for mass media
BSBMKG551
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Write persuasive copy
BSBMKG555
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Manage organisational marketing processes
BSBMKG622
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Develop marketing plans
BSBMKG623
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Manage market research
BSBMKG624
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Implement and manage international marketing programs
BSBMKG625
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Manage business risk
BSBOPS504
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Develop and implement business plans
BSBOPS601
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Manage personal and professional development
BSBPEF501
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Undertake project work
BSBPMG430
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Manage project integration
BSBPMG540
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Establish innovative work environments
BSBSTR501
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Manage innovation and continuous improvement
BSBSTR601
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Develop and implement an e-commerce strategy
BSBTEC501
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Contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety
BSBWHS512
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Write complex documents
BSBWRT411
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Work with photomedia in creative practice
CUAACD522
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Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
CUAACD531
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Create observational drawings
CUAACD532
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Select and refine a specialised drawing technique
CUAACD533
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Research and apply light and colour
CUAACD534
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Refine 2-D design ideas and processes
CUAACD536
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Refine 3-D design ideas and processes
CUAACD537
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Extend professional expertise with drawing and other visual representation tools
CUAACD611
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Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media
CUAACD612
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Manage copyright arrangements
CUACMP511
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Implement design solutions
CUADES511
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Design innovative products
CUADES601
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Research global design trends
CUADES612
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Research and apply design theory
CUADES801
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Author interactive media
CUADIG401
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Create user interfaces
CUADIG413
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Coordinate testing of interactive media products
CUADIG511
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Design digital applications
CUADIG512
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Design e-learning resources
CUADIG513
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Design interactions
CUADIG516
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Design digital simulations
CUADIG517
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Refine digital art techniques
CUADIG518
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Investigate technologies for the creation of digital art
CUADIG519
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Source funding for projects
CUAFIM511
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Develop and execute advertising concepts
CUAGRD614
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Develop graphic designs for the built environment
CUAGRD615
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Develop graphic designs for packaging
CUAGRD616
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Develop graphic designs for branding and identity
CUAGRD617
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Develop professional illustrations
CUAILL511
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Refine illustration techniques
CUAILL512
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Enhance professional practice using creative arts industry knowledge
CUAIND512
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Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace
CUAPHI523
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Apply visual communication theory to photo imaging practice
CUAPHI531
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Explore and apply photo lighting techniques
CUAPHI533
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Plan and produce visual art photo images
CUAPHI539
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Develop sustainability of own professional practice
CUAPPR512
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Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice
CUAPPR514
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Establish and maintain safe creative practice
CUAPPR515
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Originate a body of independent creative work
CUAPPR611
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Engage in the business of creative practice
CUAPPR613
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Publicly present a body of own creative work
CUAPPR614
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Evolve ideas for professional creative work
CUAPPR615
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Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level
CUAPPR616
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Extend cultural research expertise
CUARES612
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Write scripts
CUAWRT601
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Build dynamic websites
ICTWEB513
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Develop complex web page layouts
ICTWEB519
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Develop complex cascading style sheets
ICTWEB520
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Develop website information architecture
ICTWEB522
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Research and apply emerging web technology trends
ICTWEB527
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