BACHELOR OF DESIGN GRAPHIC DESIGN (HONS)
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Saito Academy of Graphic Design started in 1988 when Mr Tetsuo Saito aimed to teach Japanese language and culture but launched Malaysia’s first Diploma in Graphic Design. The Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design Hons) teaches visual communication, branding, typography, layout and digital media through an internationally oriented curriculum. The traveling-studio model offers collaborative projects and international workshops so graduates can work anywhere.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as a graphic designer, art director, brand designer, UX/UI designer, typographer, motion graphics designer, packaging designer, visual communicator, or freelance creative, in agencies, studios, in-house teams, or as independent practitioners and consultants.
Graphic design is a constantly evolving, multifaceted field. Today’s Graphic Designers are constantly challenged to keep abreast with the changing communications environment where they work, applying their creative abilities to produce dynamic and eye-catching solutions to clients’ problems. If you have a passion for
innovative problem solving through visual ideas, consider Graphic Design as a profession.
The internationally-oriented curriculum will push forward their conceptual boundaries with exposure to global design practice through the travelling studio mode. They will carry out projects in collaboration with universities overseas. Workshops with international staff will enable students to pick up the finer points of design culture from different parts of the world. With this wide scope of knowledge and skills, graduates will be able to work anywhere in the world.
