The Graduate Diploma in Design equips you with an understanding of the role of design in today’s business landscape and the ability to apply design thinking in practice. You’ll learn how to use design as a framework for solving complex problems and have an opportunity to apply design methods in practical projects that are based on real-world scenarios. Through a combination of core units, advanced core units and electives you will acquire broad skills in communication, information literacy, inventiveness and critical thinking. You can choose to focus on Design Innovation or on Strategic Design in your Major Project. Depending on your focus , you will learn about the principles of design-led innovation, developing strategies for innovation and devising practices that lead to a strategic advantage in the market. Careers & future study Career pathways & prospects Future study options Master of Design (Design Innovation) (Strategic Design) Master of Design (Design Innovation) Master of Design (Strategic Design) Graduate opportunities Graduates of the Diploma in Design will be prepared to perform roles in organisations that incorporate design skills, design innovation and strategic design into their ways of doing business. These roles include strategic designer, design manager, product manager, and customer experience designer and innovation strategist.