General knowledge about Visual Communication.

The program objectives are to enhance students' Visual Communication knowledge and competency within a professional context;familiarise students with the professional Graphic Design/Visual Communication industry;refine and extend students' creative problem solving skills through projects directly related to industry;learn and practise correct occupational health and safety procedures applicable to sole owner/operator design businesses and group workplace environments.

To qualify for admission, applicants must demonstrate the potential to successfully undertake the Master of Visual Communication.Successful applicants will be expected to have completed an undergraduate degree in visual communication or visual art, or in a cognate discipline, with credit or above results in their final year of major, a person, who possesses such other qualifications and professional experience deemed by the Faculty to provide an adequate preparation for study equivalent to that provided for by an undergraduate degree, may be admitted to the course.Upon admission into the course students may apply for credit for previous study,the documentation required of all candidates, regardless of prior experience a folio of recent artwork (actual work or digital reproduction),a project proposal for which the school is able to provide supervision, curriculum vitae (including education and employment experience), certified copies of educational qualifications (transcripts).

Students who have graduated with a BFA(Hons) award at this University may, at the discretion of the Faculty, be awarded up to 50% (equal to one-third of the total award) towards the MVC. Credit may be given, at the discretion of the Faculty, for achievements by students in other awards and professional practice areas at equivalent level.Students who have passed appropriate units towards the Master of Fine Art and Design, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma in Art, Design and Environment, and Master of Art, Design and Environment will be entitled to transfer to the Master of Visual Communication with full equivalent credit.

The career outcomes for graduates of the Master of Visual Communication include specialisations in Graphic Design, Electronic/Multimedia Design, Print Media, Packaging Design, Product Design, Computer Games, Advertising, Illustration Design, and aspects of Film, Television, Music and Theatre Design.

Minimum 1 .5 yrs ,maximum 3 yrs