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This program enhances your grasp of design's impact in modern business and enables practical application of design thinking. You'll master using design as a tool to tackle intricate challenges while working on real-world case studies.
Ideal for graduates looking to sharpen their creative, innovative, and analytical abilities, the curriculum spans fundamental and specialized courses.
By blending required courses with electives, you'll build expertise in communication, research, creativity, and problem-solving.
Specialize in either Design Innovation or Strategic Design for your Major Project. Your chosen path will explore design-driven innovation concepts, craft innovation strategies, and develop competitive market practices.
The Graduate Diploma serves as a springboard to the more rigorous academic and hands-on requirements of the Master of Design program.
Admission to this course requires:
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.
Graduate Diploma students may apply to upgrade to the Masters at the completion of their program (with a weighted average mark of at least 70).
IELTS score: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band