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- Build business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
- Develop both practical and theoretical skills in multiple visual communication design specialisations including graphic design, typography, image making, information design, experience design, motion design, branding and interaction design.
- Visual communication skills combined with business acumen provides a range of unique career opportunities including business analyst for graphic industries, visual communicators in advertising and marketing agencies, digital content designer for a range of business applications.
Highlights
- Build business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
- Develop both practical and theoretical skills in multiple visual communication design specialisations including graphic design, typography, image making, information design, experience design, motion design, branding and interaction design.
- Visual communication skills combined with business acumen provides a range of unique career opportunities including business analyst for graphic industries, visual communicators in advertising and marketing agencies, digital content designer for a range of business applications.
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Bachelor of Business
Our business degree equips you to confidently enter the modern business world. It combines key business research and contemporary business best practice, and sets demanding standards to create your future career options.
Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. You can study accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or public relations.
Business acumen combined with visual communication skills provides a range of unique career opportunities including business analyst for graphic industries, visual communicators in advertising and marketing agencies, or digital content designer for a range of business applications.
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
This course prepares you to work as a visual communication designer across traditional and new interactive media forms.
You will develop both practical and theoretical skills in multiple visual communication design specialisations including graphic design, typography, image making, information design, experience design, motion design, branding and interaction design.
Build your expertise in professional studio settings with a focus on both contemporary and emerging design practices, through real-world design projects, a culture of designing for public exhibition, ongoing industry engagement, and a strong foundation of creative experimentation and critical thinking.
Graduate industry-ready for multiple future-focused and innovative career paths in communication design fields and related industries.
You will develop skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, technical proficiencies and professional practice that will ensure you can contribute to the field of visual communication in innovative and socially responsible ways.
Careers and outcomes
Visual communication skills combined with business acumen provides a range of unique career opportunities including business analyst for graphic industries, visual communicators in advertising and marketing agencies, or digital content designer for a range of business applications.
Possible careers
- Accountant
- Advertising professional
- Economist
- Financial advisor/analyst
- Human resource manager
- International business specialist
- Manager
- Marketing officer/manager
- Multimedia designer
- Public relations officer/consultant
- Web designer
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Business, 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Design, and 24 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake both degree components concurrently.
Business component
You must complete:
- business core units (84 credit points)
- a business major (96 credit points), choosing from:
- accounting
- advertising
- economics
- finance
- financial planning
- human resource management
- international business
- management
- marketing
- public relations.
Design component
- Core Introductory units - 72 credit points
- A Design major - 108 credit points from one of the following disciplines: Fashion, Industrial Design, Interaction Design or Visual Communication.
QUT You: 24 credit points
Study overseas
Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.
Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Business, 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Design, and 24 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake both degree components concurrently.
Business component
You must complete:
- business core units (84 credit points)
- a business major (96 credit points), choosing from:
- accounting
- advertising
- economics
- finance
- financial planning
- human resource management
- international business
- management
- marketing
- public relations.
Design component
- Core Introductory units - 72 credit points
- A Design major - 108 credit points from one of the following disciplines: Fashion, Industrial Design, Interaction Design or Visual Communication.
QUT You: 24 credit points
Study overseas
Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.
Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $13,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $36,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $13,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $34,500 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Corporate Partners in Excellence (CPIE) Scholarship - commencing students
A scholarship for future undergraduate students in business, seeking a competitive edge to launch their career.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
Faculty of Business and Law Excellence Scholarship
A scholarship for future undergraduate students who want to study business, property economics or law.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
Laurie Cowled Indigenous Scholarship for Business Students
A scholarship for future and current Indigenous female students enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate studies in business.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Indigenous Australian; Struggling financially; Women
QUT Elite Sport Scholarship
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding sporting achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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