该文凭的目的是在入门级发展视觉传达或图形设计所需的技术和思维能力。所教授的核心技能包括创意构思，绘图，设计策略，图形，品牌和传播以及摄影。作为本课程的一部分，学生将对如何使用Adobe Creative Suite软件进行创意工作使用计算机进行介绍。除工作室课程外，学生还将完成上下文学习课程。这是主要的学术学科，包括沟通技巧，创作实践的历史和社会学背景，对当代职业道德的认识和双语文化问题。
Start your career in design with a solid foundation of core skills. This diploma aims to develop the technical and thinking skills needed to work in visual communication or graphic design at an introductory level.<br>Core skills taught include creative idea generation, drawing, design strategies, graphics, branding and communication and photography. As part of this, youll be introduced to using Adobe Creative Suite software.<br>As well as studio courses, youll complete a contextual studies course. This is the main academic subject, and includes communication skills, a background in the history and sociology of creative practices and insights into contemporary professional ethics and bi-cultural issues.