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Design

Build. Photograph. Draw. Film. Design. Whatever your method, put your imagination to work when you take the first step to creating your dream career with our design courses.

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Design

Build. Photograph. Draw. Film. Design. Whatever your method, put your imagination to work when you take the first step to creating your dream career with our design courses.

Apply now

Our design programs

Good design is beyond aesthetics. It can change the way we see things in the world.

That is why the programs offered at our School of Design and Arts cover different design disciplines to allow you to harness your imagination and influence and change the way we live. From Graphic Design to Multimedia Design, our design courses are tailored to provide graduates with high levels of industry engagement and essential skills, so that you’re ready for today’s ever-changing design scene.

Design helps us see the world in ways we could never imagine. A design course could lead to a future in advertising, animation, web design, graphic design and beyond.

ICONS and External Advisory Committee

School of Design and Arts ICONS are personalities highly regarded by their peers and admired by those who aspire to join the Design and Arts industries. Through the ICON program, our ICONS will share with our students their experience in the industry. Our ICONS will:

  • Deliver special lectures to our students and academics
  • Provide feedback on our course content and delivery
  • Partake in social engagement activities with students and academics

To ensure that world-class quality education here in Swinburne, each of our programs are advised by a group of internationally acclaimed academicians. The membership of the External Advisory Committee comprises of persons in industry, commerce, other academic institutions, government schools. They advise on employment potential, course content, course structure and academic standards.

Title and Name of External Examiner /
Course Advisory Panel

Affiliation/Representative

Role

Mr Asri Ahmad Co-founder of Graphic Design Association Malaysia Course Advisory Panel
Mr Derek Sim Freelance Designer Course Advisory Panel

 

Student Testimonials

Rahf is shaping a foundation to start her Design career

Do you need to go to university to be a designer? For Rahf, studying design at Swinburne gives her the understanding of the theories, creative methods & technical skills used in the design industry today.

#CatchingUpWithAlumni: Suan Goh (Malaysia)

In this #CatchingUpWithAlumni feature, we get the chance to hear from featured alumna Suan Goh, who shares about her experiences and skills gained while studying Multimedia Design at Swinburne Sarawak and also some words of encouragement for current students.


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Partnerships and collaborations

Learning facilities

School achievements

Happenings in The Design School

Design team organized class excursion: “A stroll through Kuching Historic Architecture” in collaboration with Sarawak Museum

On 28 October 2017, a group of Bachelor of Design students, taking DDD10001 20th Century Design unit went for class excursion: “A stroll through Kuching Historic Architecture” in collaboration with friends of Sarawak Museum.

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Design students participated in Cardboard City Challenge on World Architecture Day 2017

Design students from Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus participated in the Cardboard City Challenge on World Architecture Day 2017 which was held at Borneo 744 from Oct 3 to Oct 8.

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Swinburne design team collaborate with MCMC for a two-day “Skrip ke Skrin” workshop

On 3 & 4 October 2017, we were honoured to partner and collaborate with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to organise a two-day “Skrip ke Skrin” workshop at Swinburne University.

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Three Swinburne students win videography awards in Sarawak Youth Talent 2021

27 August 21

KUCHING – Three students from the Faculty of Business, Design and Arts of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus have taken home top prizes in the recent Sarawak Youth Talent (SYT) 2021 storytelling poster and videography competition.With 239 universities, colleges …

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