Graduate Diploma in Design (Contemporary Art)

This qualification provides you with advanced practical and theoretical skills and knowledge related to individual specialisations, and also ensures you have the necessary business management and marketing skills needed to succeed after graduation.

With access to facilities such as state-of-the-art studio spaces and workshops, you will learn first-hand how to turn your creative ideas into reality. You will also explore theoretical, technical and conceptual skills linked to your chosen specialisation, and learn from national and international artists, writers and researchers.

Our teaching staff are professional designers, so the curriculum is industry-relevant and mostly practical in nature. You will also work alongside world-class researchers in contemporary art1 so you can be assured that by studying this graduate diploma at UniSA you will take away industry-relevant skills and knowledge.

1 Results in Studies in Creative Arts and Writing - 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

This qualification provides graduates with advanced practical and theoretical skills and knowledge, advanced research skills and valuable business and financial management skills. A key focus is on research, as it relates to your chosen specialisation. You will also study marketing and business, covering areas such as:

• grant sourcing and applications
• industry associations and professional recognition
• communication skills and marketing strategies
• copyright, trademarks, intellectual property and taxation

You'll explore online art and design practice and online marketing, business management and self-employment practices related to the art and design industries, and develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand critical research methodologies.

Contemporary artists are highly creative, highly motivated, disciplined and committed. To succeed in this creative profession you need to be willing to take risks, push boundaries and experiment with materials, textures and subjects matter. If you think you've got what it takes, the job prospects for artists in Australia are looking great, with strong growth expected through to November 20201. Careers to consider:

• artist/designer: ceramicist, painter, illustrator, sculptor, jeweller, textile artist, printmaker, photographer, furniture designer, digital media
• arts administrator: responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operations of an arts organisation
• art historian: an authority on art history; you may work for a museum, library, art gallery or historical centre
• art critic: specialise in analysing, interpreting and evaluating art

1Australian Government Department of Employment, Occupational Employment Projections 2015