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
	* Non-Chinese speaking students can take CCLC1200 Elementary Chinese as an alternative Chinese Language course to meet the respective graduation requirements concerning the fulfilment of University Core and Generic Skills requirements.

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 JewelCAD	3 units
	HDCD2305 Accessories Design and Application	3 units
		63 units