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Creative & Design

Graphic Designer / Industrial Design

VCE recommended

Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, brochures, magazines and reports.

SUBJECTS TO TAKE

Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.

Year 11

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Visual Communication and Design
  • Any other Visual Arts or Design Subject
  • Certificate 3 VET Course
  • Religion and Society

Year 12

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Visual Communication and Design
  • Any other Visual Arts Subject
  • Free Choice Subject

Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.

AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS

Programs available within Salesian.

Specialist program (SBAT)

Industry Pathways Program — Animation

VET options

  • Certificate 3 in Information, Digital Media and Technology
  • Certificate 3 in Screen and Media

AFTER SCHOOL

University courses and alternative routes in.

University courses

  • Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)
  • Bachelor of Design (Animation and Interactive Media)

Alternative pathways into university

  • Associate Degree in Design (Graphic Design)
  • Diploma of Graphic Design
  • Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design

RELATED CAREERS

Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.

IllustratorCreative DirectorService DesignerCommunication DesignerAdvertisingWeb DesignMarketing