Graduate Diploma in Strategic Design

Strategic design allows you to translate your creative skills into strategic thinking and prudential decision making. This includes the consideration of ethical decision points when weighing up commercial and sustainability aspects, and developing intermediary skills to facilitate a mutually beneficial outcome for stakeholders while recognising competitors in the market. The Graduate Diploma is designed to solve innovation challenges for industry, government, and communities.

Yes, graduates qualify for membership at the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the professional body for Australian designers. Members have exclusive access to a range of services, products and discounts to advance their careers.

QUT's design courses are embedded with real-world briefs direct from industry. Students regularly work with organisations and brands including Adobe, BMW Group, and Brisbane City Council. The BMW Group + QUT Design Academy also serves as the School of Design's R&D hub in future mobility, focusing on innovation through student internships, applied research, and special projects.

The Graduate Diploma prepares graduates to address the increasing market demand for people with strategic design capabilities to work as leaders. Graduates are equipped to drive meaningful change and lead the creation of holistic and sustainable solutions that address complex challenges in contexts including social services, health, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure.

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