The following qualifications provide credit into the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computer-Based Design, Bachelor of Arts (Design and Communication) or the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Design and Marketing). Students may also be eligible for credit towards other degree programs.

Design College Australia

Graduates of Design College Australia will receive credit as follows:

A student who has successfully completed the Advanced Diploma in Visual Communication or Advanced Diploma in Visual Communication (Graphic Design) will receive 12 courses credit towards the USC's Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Design and Communication) or Bachelor of Computer-Based Design as follows:

• COR199 Core Course
• DES101 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
• DES102 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
• DES103 Introduction to International Relations: An Australian Perspective
• DES105 International Justice and Human Rights
• DES106 International Security
• DES211 Politics and Security in East Asia
• DES212 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• DES213 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
• DES216 International Human Rights Law
• DES221 Politics of the USA
• DES299 Advanced Design elective

A student who has successfully completed the Advanced Diploma in Visual Communication or Advanced Diploma in Visual Communication (Graphic Design) will receive 10 courses credit towards the USC combined program Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Design and Marketing) as follows:

• COR199 Core Course
• DES101 Forces of Change in International Politics
• DES105 International Community Development and Global Justice
• DES106 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
• DES211 Public International Law
• DES212 International Relations Theory and Practice
• DES213 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• DES216 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
• DES221 International Human Rights Law
• DES299 Advanced Design elective

QANTM Diploma of Multimedia

QANTM Diploma of Multimedia graduates receive credit for:

• DES105 Politics and the Media
• DES221 Internship in Politics and Industry
• DES222 International Community Development and Global Justice
• 2 introductory Arts electives
• 2 advanced Design courses
• 1 core course

TAFE Diploma of Graphic Design

Graduates of the TAFE Diploma of Graphic Design receive credit for:

• DES101 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
• DES105 Public International Law
• DES211 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
• DES212 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
• DES221 Digital Photographic Practice
• DES222 Introduction to Design
• 1 introductory Arts elective
• 1 core course

TAFE Diploma of Multi-media

Graduates of the TAFE Diploma of Multi-media receive credit for:

• DES101 Typography
• DES105 Graphic Design A
• 2 advanced Arts electives
• 2 advanced Design courses
• 1 introductory Arts elective
• 1 core course

TAFE Diploma of Visual Arts

Graduates of the TAFE Diploma of Visual Arts receive credit for:

• DES101 Graphic Design B
• DES105 Graphic Design C
• 4 advanced Arts electives
• 1 introductory Arts elective
• 1 core course

More information

For enquiries contact a program adviser in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.