News from RMIT University

• RMIT Year 12 Selection Task Guide

Year 12 students applying for courses requiring a selection task as part of entry to an RMIT course next year are encouraged to read through the RMIT Year 12 Selection Task Guide for 2026 PDF and note which courses require a selection task and the deadline they need to be submitted by.

• How to become a Graphic Designer at RMIT

Graphic designers are visual problem solvers with highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills and knowledge in visual communication.  If you've ever looked at a poster, website, or advertisement and thought, "I'd love to be the one creating this, then a career as a graphic designer might be the job for you. From branding and packaging to digital media and beyond, a graphic designer conceptualises, designs, and delivers the visual elements that make up our world.  RMIT offers two graphic design undergraduate courses:

1. The Diploma of Graphic Design – a 1-year course that gives students access to industry standard software, and students gain in-depth knowledge of the design process to work in areas of visual and graphic design. Graduates may find work in areas such as advertising and promotion, art direction, branding and corporate identity, instructional design, packaging, signage and web design.  Alternatively, students might continue on to further study.
2. Bachelor of Graphic Design – this 3-year course focuses on the shaping of visual communication across all aspects of contemporary society, from commercial, entertainment and education, to environmental, cultural and civic sectors.  Students gain a solid grounding in the techniques and theoretical foundations of graphic design. In the second and third years of the program, students will extend these foundations into specific areas of practice by undertaking Major and Minor pathways of specialist study in Illustration, Typography, Experience Design and Branding.  Graduates can expect to work within graphic design consultancies, multi-disciplined consultancies, publishing houses, new media/multimedia studios and advertising agencies. 

Students are encouraged to browse How to become a Graphic Designer at RMIT to learn more.

• Bachelor of Science (Geospatial Sciences major)

The Geospatial Science major in the Bachelor of Science at RMIT equips you with the applied skills and knowledge required for discovering relationships between places, people and the environment, while gaining valuable real-world and industry experience.

With the Bachelor of Science at RMIT students get to enjoy a cross-disciplinary, flexible and personalised degree that allows them to pursue a range of diverse interest areas across science. 

In the geospatial sciences major, students will meet many passionate and dedicated professionals who share their knowledge through invited lecturers, capstone project supervisions, internships and fieldwork.  Students can undertake one-of-a-kind work placement locally, interstate and overseas, building a global network and boosting career opportunities.  RMIT also partners with key players operating in the global geospatial market including Google, ESRI Australia, Trimble, Leica, and Hexagon.

Graduates of geospatial science can work for a diverse range of exciting industry and government organisations, including conservation, planning, mapping, demographic marketing, emergency services, statutory authorities, government, manufacturing, finance, insurance, agriculture, forestry, transportation, weather monitoring, climate change modelling.  

Find out more at Bachelor of Science (Geospatial Sciences major).