The Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) is designed to equip students to become imaginative and advanced communication designers and researchers. Through strong links with industry, the course offers students the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to seek employment in advanced areas of communication design. Students develop high-end strategic and critical thinking skills informed by the latest research and practice. They learn how to create powerful, innovative and refined design solutions to meet the needs of the communication design industry. The degree offers students mentoring by experts via industry-focused workshops. Students have the opportunity to build networks through an embedded industry placement and participation in industry projects. Alternatively they can apply to work in the Design Factory Melbourne in their final year of study. Course structure Successful completion of the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) requires students to complete units of study to the value of 400 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated. Course learning outcomes On successful completion of the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours), graduates will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of cognitive skills to critically review, analyse, consolidate (apply) and synthesise knowledge in the field of Communication Design and apply this with initiative in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship demonstrate technical and practical skills, and a broad understanding of Communication Design knowledge with depth in, conceptualisation, visualisation, application, usability and sustainability demonstrate knowledge and creative skills to exercise grounded judgment in design thinking to identify and solve communication problems collaboratively and/or independently, in diverse contexts apply communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent understanding of Communication Design to diverse audiences and stakeholders, explaining the role and significance of the communication design project apply knowledge of production skills to evaluate environmental considerations and apply principles of sustainability to the development of responsible and accountable design solutions exercise organisational and leadership skills, and the ability to plan and execute a project and research with groups that may include academics, industry professionals and students foster and develop professional networks and to synthesise the nexus between research and design practice apply cognitive skills to exercise critical thinking in developing new understandings of professional communication design problems and research principles, and be able to adapt these in diverse contexts. Career opportunities Graduates may find employment in design consultancy, advertising, publishing, merchandising and government instrumentalities.