Bachelor of Design (Web Design)

YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE

• Start design studio work in trimester 1.
• Work with a range of talented students and staff, build professional networks, and collaborate on real-world projects.
• Experience a course designed in collaboration with industry partners, develop the skills the creative industries want.
• Develop advanced skills in industry-standard software packages, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Acrobat.
• Build high-level visual thinking and design knowledge – learn the skills the creative industries demand.
• Learn how to produce advanced designs for web, digital publishing and print.
• Learn marketing skills relevant to the current industry such as search engine optimisation and development of social media campaigns.
• Become part of an exceptional creative, multi-disciplinary team: be encouraged to take creative risks, work collaboratively, and develop artistic independence.

The Web Design degree program is broken up into discrete stages, each designed to promote different skills.

Stage I – Foundational Skills Development
In Stage I, students will undertake a number of foundational design units which will give students the essential technical skills and knowledge not only relevant to the chosen discipline area, but also give students the skills required to collaborate with other creative media students and professionals in later stages of the Design course.

• Fundamentals of drawing
• Principles of design
• Design and layout
• Interaction design
• Web design
• Critical and creative thinking

Stage II – Interdisciplinary Projects, Media and Cultural Studies
In Stage II we show students how their Web Design work contributes to and interacts with broader culture and media practice. This knowledge will enable students to work with a variety of other disciplines and artists and expand their potential on the global stage.

Students will complete a number of real-world projects with students not only in their own discipline, but also in all other SAE disciplines.

Stage II has two studio modules with projects based on the bringing the students web design learning together. Students will further explore the elements of interaction design, learning about designing and shaping interactive digital products for use. They will also explore interface design for web and communication devices, learning about making the user experience as simple and easy as possible. Students will work with other designers to visually support usability. Students will also work on design for content management systems, focusing on various aspects such as user control for designers, content editors and front-end programming.

Stage III
Stage III is the final part. Here students will undertake an interdisciplinary project of their choice to be the final and most ambitious portfolio project that they will undertake.

Students will also finalise their studies by undertaking an elective module and completing a compulsory internship.

Minimum Age
International students seeking admission to SAE must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.

Academic requirements
Applicants must have successfully completed secondary studies (high school) and meet English language requirements as outlined below.

English language requirements
International students need to provide additional evidence of language skills including one of the following:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a band score of at least 6, or equivalent, OR
• Completion of Year 12 English at an Australian secondary school or college, or equivalent