Higher Diploma in Commercial Design
The Higher Diploma in Commercial Design Programme is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to perform design-related roles in a wide range of work settings at paraprofessional level within the creative industries. Students must complete 63 units which normally require two years of full-time study.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Generic Skills Courses | 15 units |
| II) | Discipline Required Courses | 33 units |
| III) | Specialisation Courses | 15 units |
| 63 units |
Requirements
| I. | Generic Skills Courses | 15 units |
| HDGS0301 English for Business | 3 units | |
| HDGS0303 Practical Chinese Writing | 3 units | |
| HDGS0305 Personal Growth and Development | 3 units | |
| HDGS0306 Writing Academic English | 3 units | |
| HDGS0307 Business Statistics | 3 units | |
| II. | Discipline Required Courses | 33 units |
| HDCD1108 Visual Culture | 1 unit | |
| HDCD1210 Styling Design | 2 units | |
| HDCD1301 Drawing Practice | 3 units | |
| HDCD1302 Creative Illustration | 3 units | |
| HDCD1303 History of Western Art and Design | 3 units | |
| HDCD1304 Design Concepts and Colour Management | 3 units | |
| HDCD1305 Digital Graphics and Imaging | 3 units | |
| HDCD1306 Creative Thinking in Graphic Design | 3 units | |
| HDCD1307 Commercial Photography | 3 units | |
| HDCD1309 Popular Culture in Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| HDCD1611 Integrated Portfolio | 6 units | |
| III. | Specialisation Courses | 15 units |
| HDCD2301 Visual Merchandising Design | 3 units | |
| HDCD2302 Visual Merchandising Drawing and Planning | 3 units | |
| HDCD2303 Jewellery Design | 3 units | |
| HDCD2304 Jewellery Design with Jewel CAD | 3 units | |
| HDCD2305 Accessories Design and Application | 3 units | |
| 63 units |
