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Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication
This distinctive degree explores diverse forms of visual communication across design, culture and media. Visual communication students acquire in depth understanding of the histories, practices and meanings of the visual world. In turn, obtaining the visual knowledge and skills required to negotiate rapidly changing technology, visual media and culture while becoming skilled in apprehending the unprecedented pace at which visual images, visual technologies and information data are produced.
Students immerse themselves in a practice-oriented, studio-based culture, studying a range of interdisciplinary subjects encompassing typography, interaction and image-making. With access to a dedicated, fully-equipped studio space that brings the learning experience even closer to the realities of commercial practice. Taught by experts in visual communication, students learn everything from the history and theory of visual culture and technology to producing cutting edge creative work in digital media, interaction design, photography, editorial design, information visualisation, web design, wayfinding, mobile apps, code, machine learning, motion graphics, the internet of things and 3D technologies such as VR/AR and 3D printing. Exploring both traditional and experimental research methods students learn to produce conceptually rigorous and socially responsive work. They graduate with the capacity to work across and between disciplines, to articulate design practices and processes, and to apply them to complex problems. Graduates develop industry experience through the degree's emphasis on addressing real-world issues in collaborative and team-based work.
Course aims
The degree has a hands-on, studio-based culture that is supported by a strong historical and theoretical component. Academics encourage both innovation and experimentation in research and practice to help students make work that is conceptually rigorous and ethically responsive.
Offering a variety of interdisciplinary subjects, graduates are able to move into their professional lives with the diverse knowledge and skills required to work collaboratively and across disciplines. All students work with industry clients on real-world projects and undertake work experience during their degree.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTS
All UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Study plan
A typical program is shown below.
First year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: The Politics of Image and Text | 87631 | 12 |
| VC Design Theory: Critical Approaches to Visual Culture | 87100 | 6 |
| Thinking Through Design | 85503 | 6 |
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: The Ethics of Image and Text | 87632 | 12 |
| VC Design Project: Symbols, Systems and Visual Play | 87222 | 6 |
| Researching Design Histories | 85502 | 6 |
Second year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: Narrative, Form and Time | 87731 | 12 |
| VC Project: Contexts of Visual Communication | 87441 | 6 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Project: Typography in Context | 87443 | 6 |
| VC Design Studio: Visualising Experience | 87009 | 12 |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | |
| Designing Social Change | 85202 | 6 |
| The Bio Kitchen | 85001 | 6 |
| Global Studio A | 88015 | 6 |
Third year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: Design Practice | 87832 | 12 |
| VC Project: Visual Communication and Emergent Practices | 87011 | 6 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Project: Research Through Design | 87012 | 6 |
| VC Design Studio: Socially Responsive Design | 87010 | 12 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
Honours
The Bachelor of Design (Honours) (C09131) is available to meritorious students with an additional one year of full-time study.
Applications are submitted via the UTS Study website.
First year
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: The Politics of Image and Text | 87631 | 12 |
| VC Design Project: Symbols, Systems and Visual Play | 87222 | 6 |
| Researching Design Histories | 85502 | 6 |
Second year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: The Ethics of Image and Text | 87632 | 12 |
| VC Design Theory: Critical Approaches to Visual Culture | 87100 | 6 |
| Thinking Through Design | 85503 | 6 |
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Project: Typography in Context | 87443 | 6 |
| VC Design Studio: Visualising Experience | 87009 | 12 |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | |
| Designing Social Change | 85202 | 6 |
| The Bio Kitchen | 85001 | 6 |
| Global Studio A | 88015 | 6 |
Third year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: Narrative, Form and Time | 87731 | 12 |
| VC Project: Contexts of Visual Communication | 87441 | 6 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
| Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Project: Research Through Design | 87012 | 6 |
| VC Design Studio: Socially Responsive Design | 87010 | 12 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
Fourth year
| Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
|---|---|---|
| VC Design Studio: Design Practice | 87832 | 12 |
| VC Project: Visual Communication and Emergent Practices | 87011 | 6 |
| Select 6 credit points of options: | 6 |
Course fees
For relevant fee information, please choose from the following:
Local student
All students at UTS pay tuition fees to contribute towards the cost of their studies.
In 2024 all offers made to domestic undergraduate students will be for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP), which means that the Australian government makes a substantial contribution towards the cost of your education, and you pay the balance through student contributions.
The amount you pay depends on your area of study and the number of credit points (cp) in which you enrol. At UTS 48 credit points is considered to be one Equivalent Full Time Study Load (EFTSL).
The table to the right shows the amount a student can expect to pay for one year of full-time study (1.0 EFTSL).
Students can choose to pay their student contribution upfront, or if eligible, can defer their fees through HECS-HELP.
In addition to tuition fees, students are required to pay a Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). The purchase of textbooks and other course materials may also result in additional cost.
You can calculate your student contribution as a percentage of the amounts shown on the table. Fee rates are divided into four bands covering broad discipline areas. It is important to note that a particular subject within a course may fall within a different band.
For example, if you are enrolled in a 6-credit point Architecture subject, your contribution would be 6/48 x $9,314 = $1,164.
Student contribution amounts for 2025 commencing students
| 2025 student contribution - Area of Study | Amount for 48 cp |
|---|---|
| Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications and Society and Culture | $16,992 |
| Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science | $13,241 |
| Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual & Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science and Pathology | $9,314 |
| Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing or Foreign Languages and Agriculture | $4,627 |
International student
Tuition fees for international undergraduate students can be found using tuition fees search.
Tuition fees must be paid in advance each session and are subject to annual increase. Fees for future year(s) published in fees search, whilst unlikely to change, are estimates only. UTS makes every effort to provide up to date future year(s) fee estimates and to limit any changes, however, UTS reserves the right to vary fees for future year(s) at any time.
For this course, the cost per credit point for 2025 is $974. The total credit points are 144.
All international students should familiarise themselves with the following documents:
- Protocol on refund of fees for international students - contains the refund of fees information for international students.
- Tuition Protection Service - designed to ensure that students receive the tuition they have paid for
In addition to tuition fees, students may be required to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). Textbooks and other course materials will also result in additional costs.
UTS Alumni save 10%: alumni.uts.edu.au/advantage
For further information on costs related to your study at UTS, visit the international students' fees information page.
Careers
There are many career options in a range of fields for graduates, such as digital media, publication designer, graphic designer, interaction designer, interactive media designer, web designer, branding specialist, art director, motion graphics designer, advertising, illustrator, and exhibition designer. Graduates are also equipped with the skills to become writers, researchers, editors and critics, and to apply design thinking in a non-design industry business.
Course structure
Course structure explained
Students must complete 144 credit points made up of 108 credit points of core subjects, 24 credit points of design studies and 12 credit points of electives.
Course completion requirements
| Requirement | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| STM91427 Core Subjects (Visual Communication) | 108 |
| STM91882 Design Studies | 18 |
| STM91883 Electives Choice | 18 |
| Total | 144 |
Additional information
Course duration
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis. Students may study this program part time after consultation with the program director.
Full time, on campus
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT is conducted through the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
Students must refer to the inherent requirements for all degrees offered by Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.
Non-current school leavers are selected on the basis of academic merit or on the basis of portfolio and interview rank.
Students must refer to the portfolio eligibility for the faculty’s consideration in order to get a place.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International studentsVisa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Check to see if there are additional admission requirements for this course.
Additional information relating to this course, including the ATAR profile of domestic students who commenced this course in Autumn 2022, is located under UTS' admissions requirements, alongside information relating to the commencing student cohort who were enrolled in this course past the Autumn 2022 census date.
If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may be alternative pathways to help you gain admission.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see the UTS Inherent requirements page.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
ATAR and selection ranks
To find out further information regarding ATAR and selection ranks from previous applicants who received an offer to this course, please visit our Admissions Stats Tool
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English.
Design and Technology, Visual Arts are recommended.
Year 12 adjustment factor scheme
To see a list of courses where HSC subjects provide adjustment factors, please refer to the Year 12 adjustment factors page.
Scholarships and prizes
Scholarships
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- ARC Linkage Project in digital-twin driven prognostics for the mining industry
- Crescent Leadership Scholarship
- Ericsson Technology Scholarship
- Global Exchange Scholarship
- International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)
- Mentoring of Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
- RACE for 2030 CRC Industry PhD Scholarship
- Rosemary Johnston HDR Scholarship
- Ross Milbourne Elite Athlete Scholarship
- Telstra Enterprise Certitude Scholarship
- Thrive: Next Generation Graduates - PhD – Social Science and Policy
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Scholarship for High School Graduates
- UTS Housing Resident Networker Scholarship
- UTS Scholarship for European Undergraduate Students
- UTS Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS-Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship
- Wikipedia and Australian history and events
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Diploma to Degree Scholarship
- Scholarship for Gaokao Students from People’s Republic of China
- Undergraduate Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship – South Asia
- UTS Chinese Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS College to UTS Pathways Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship (China)
- UTS GCE A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Scholarship
- UTS Humanitarian Scholarship
- UTS MACC Undergraduate Scholarship
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
- UTS Vice-Chancellor’s International Undergraduate Scholarship
For all domestic students
- Charter Hall Property Economics Scholarship
- Elite Athlete Program
- Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program Scholarships
- Equal Access Scholarship (Institution Equity Scholarship)
- Hansen Yuncken Scholarship for Women in Construction and Engineering
- Lawrence Vidoni Memorial Scholarship
- New Colombo Plan Mobility Program
- New Colombo Plan Scholarships Program
- Richard Crookes Constructions Merit Scholarship for Women
- Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics
- Scape Accommodation Scholarship
- Tertiary Access Payment (TAP)
- The Gradwell Brungs Scholarship
- The Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship
- The Wanago Access Scholarship for Young Women
- Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
- Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
- Bruce and Carol Kendall Undergraduate Memorial Scholarship
- Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship
- Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Commencement Scholarship
- Jumbunna Honours Scholarship
- LEVO Indigenous Technology Scholarship
- The GO Foundation Indigenous Scholarship
- Transgrid Indigenous Scholarship for Engineering and Information Technology
- UTS Council Indigenous Scholarship
Prizes and awards
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- Alan Chappel Engineering Innovation Prize
- Amber Tiles Design Prize
- AMP Capital Property Economics Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Botanical Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Environmental Contribution Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Estimating Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Planning Prize
- Australian Steel Institute (ASI) Undergraduate Design Award
- Australian Wool Education Trust Grant
- Best Capstone Poster Prize
- Billbergia Construction Innovation in Architecture Prize
- Capstone Project Best Design Prize
- Care in the City Best Design Prize
- CommBank & Telstra UTS Best Venture Prize
- CSR Hebel Prize
- Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Dean's Merit List for Academic Excellence (Business)
- Dean’s Capstone Presentation Prize
- Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Liveable Spaces Prize
- Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Drawing Prize
- dwp Design Excellence Prize
- Edward Alexander Memorial Prize
- Emma Ball Interior Architecture Prize
- Engineering Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Gareth Ivory Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Garth Barnett Prize for Excellence in Design
- George J Haggarty Civil Engineering Prize
- Guy Morrison Prize for Excellence
- Henry Davis York Prize
- Hugh B Gage Award
- ICCPM Project Management Prize
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Information Technology Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Jack Greenland Environmental Studies Prize
- Jack Kaganer Prize
- King Living Foundation 1st Year Achievement Prize
- King Living Foundation Most Improved 2nd Year Prize
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Master Builders Association Construction Management Award
- Master Builders Association Site Management Award
- Max Boddy Photography Prize
- Object: Australian Design Centre Mentoring Prize
- Property Council of Australia Property Economics Prize
- Richard Crookes Construction Advanced Cost Management Prize
- RICS Construction Project Management Prize
- RICS Property Economics Prize
- Rider Levett Bucknall Award
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Design Prize
- Seidler Global Climate Studio Program Prize
- SESL Australia Prize
- SIEMENS ‘CONTROL SYSTEMS’ PRIZE
- Teachers Mutual Bank Rural Student Placement Prize
- The Carla Zampatti Foundation Design Award
- The Lawrie Fitzgerald Memorial Prize in Innovation and Creativity
- The Sanjin Mujic Memorial Award
- The Toby’s Estate Closed Loop Design Prize
- The Victor E Shalala Memorial Achievement Award
- Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond Project Management Prize
- Trevor Buchner Design Prize
- UTS Anthology Writing Prize
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Accounting
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Business
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in International Business
- Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Regional Journalism Prize
- William Edmund Kemp Memorial Prize
UTS: Handbook
See the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication in the UTS: Handbook for comprehensive course details.
Information for international students
Find out about support services, the Australian education system, accommodation and more to help you get the most out of your study at UTS.
Domestic students
Before you apply
Here are a few important things for you to check out before you apply:
- admission requirements for this course.
These can be found on the overview tab and there may also be additional entry requirements - required levels of English proficiency for the course you're interested in.
- recognition of prior learning guidelines if you've undertaken previous study that might be credited towards your course at UTS.
How to apply
Domestic applicants can apply via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) (opens an external site)
UAC code(s): 602070 (Autumn session)
Make a note of the relevant UAC code before starting the UAC application.
Intake
Autumn Session 2025
Spring Session 2025
Important dates
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UAC offers released (November Round 1)
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Closing date for change of preferences (November Round 2)
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UAC offers released (November Round 2)
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Closing date for change of preferences (December Round 1)
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UAC offers released (December Round 1)
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UTS Info Day
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Closing date for change of preferences (December Round 2)
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UAC offers released (December Round 2)
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Closing date for change of preferences (January Round 1)
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UAC offers released (January Round 1)
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Closing date for change of preferences (January Round 2)
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23
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UAC offers released (January Round 2)
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30
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Closing date for change of preferences (February Round 1)
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FEBRUARY 2025
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Autumn session orientation
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6
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UAC offers released (February Round 1)
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7
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Closing date for change of preferences (February Round 2)
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13
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UAC offers released (February Round 2)
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Autumn session commences (main calendar)
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Closing date for change of preferences (March Round 1)
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Last day to enrol for Autumn session
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UAC offers released (March Round 1)
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Autumn census date – last day to withdraw from subjects or apply for leave of absence
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Need more information?
Scholarships, prizes and awards
Scholarships
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- ARC Linkage Project in digital-twin driven prognostics for the mining industry
- Crescent Leadership Scholarship
- Ericsson Technology Scholarship
- Global Exchange Scholarship
- International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)
- Mentoring of Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
- RACE for 2030 CRC Industry PhD Scholarship
- Rosemary Johnston HDR Scholarship
- Ross Milbourne Elite Athlete Scholarship
- Telstra Enterprise Certitude Scholarship
- Thrive: Next Generation Graduates - PhD – Social Science and Policy
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Scholarship for High School Graduates
- UTS Housing Resident Networker Scholarship
- UTS Scholarship for European Undergraduate Students
- UTS Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS-Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship
- Wikipedia and Australian history and events
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Diploma to Degree Scholarship
- Scholarship for Gaokao Students from People’s Republic of China
- Undergraduate Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship – South Asia
- UTS Chinese Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS College to UTS Pathways Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship (China)
- UTS GCE A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Scholarship
- UTS Humanitarian Scholarship
- UTS MACC Undergraduate Scholarship
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
- UTS Vice-Chancellor’s International Undergraduate Scholarship
For all domestic students
- Charter Hall Property Economics Scholarship
- Elite Athlete Program
- Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program Scholarships
- Equal Access Scholarship (Institution Equity Scholarship)
- Hansen Yuncken Scholarship for Women in Construction and Engineering
- Lawrence Vidoni Memorial Scholarship
- New Colombo Plan Mobility Program
- New Colombo Plan Scholarships Program
- Richard Crookes Constructions Merit Scholarship for Women
- Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics
- Scape Accommodation Scholarship
- Tertiary Access Payment (TAP)
- The Gradwell Brungs Scholarship
- The Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship
- The Wanago Access Scholarship for Young Women
- Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
- Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
- Bruce and Carol Kendall Undergraduate Memorial Scholarship
- Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship
- Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Commencement Scholarship
- Jumbunna Honours Scholarship
- LEVO Indigenous Technology Scholarship
- The GO Foundation Indigenous Scholarship
- Transgrid Indigenous Scholarship for Engineering and Information Technology
- UTS Council Indigenous Scholarship
Prizes and awards
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- Alan Chappel Engineering Innovation Prize
- Amber Tiles Design Prize
- AMP Capital Property Economics Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Botanical Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Environmental Contribution Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Estimating Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Planning Prize
- Australian Steel Institute (ASI) Undergraduate Design Award
- Australian Wool Education Trust Grant
- Best Capstone Poster Prize
- Billbergia Construction Innovation in Architecture Prize
- Capstone Project Best Design Prize
- Care in the City Best Design Prize
- CommBank & Telstra UTS Best Venture Prize
- CSR Hebel Prize
- Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Dean's Merit List for Academic Excellence (Business)
- Dean’s Capstone Presentation Prize
- Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Liveable Spaces Prize
- Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Drawing Prize
- dwp Design Excellence Prize
- Edward Alexander Memorial Prize
- Emma Ball Interior Architecture Prize
- Engineering Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Gareth Ivory Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Garth Barnett Prize for Excellence in Design
- George J Haggarty Civil Engineering Prize
- Guy Morrison Prize for Excellence
- Henry Davis York Prize
- Hugh B Gage Award
- ICCPM Project Management Prize
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Information Technology Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Jack Greenland Environmental Studies Prize
- Jack Kaganer Prize
- King Living Foundation 1st Year Achievement Prize
- King Living Foundation Most Improved 2nd Year Prize
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Master Builders Association Construction Management Award
- Master Builders Association Site Management Award
- Max Boddy Photography Prize
- Object: Australian Design Centre Mentoring Prize
- Property Council of Australia Property Economics Prize
- Richard Crookes Construction Advanced Cost Management Prize
- RICS Construction Project Management Prize
- RICS Property Economics Prize
- Rider Levett Bucknall Award
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Design Prize
- Seidler Global Climate Studio Program Prize
- SESL Australia Prize
- SIEMENS ‘CONTROL SYSTEMS’ PRIZE
- Teachers Mutual Bank Rural Student Placement Prize
- The Carla Zampatti Foundation Design Award
- The Lawrie Fitzgerald Memorial Prize in Innovation and Creativity
- The Sanjin Mujic Memorial Award
- The Toby’s Estate Closed Loop Design Prize
- The Victor E Shalala Memorial Achievement Award
- Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond Project Management Prize
- Trevor Buchner Design Prize
- UTS Anthology Writing Prize
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Accounting
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Business
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in International Business
- Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Regional Journalism Prize
- William Edmund Kemp Memorial Prize
International students
Before you apply
Here are a few important things for you to check out before you apply:
- admission requirements for this course.
These can be found on the overview tab and there may also be additional entry requirements. - required levels of English proficiency for the course you’re interested in.
- recognition of prior learning guidelines if you’ve undertaken previous study that might be credited towards your course at UTS.
You can meet an international student advisor at one of our events worldwide to ask questions and submit an application.
Important dates
Visit the UTS Handbook for full academic dates. Visit essential information for international students for the application closing dates.
How to apply
International applicants can apply to study through UTS International.
International applicants who are currently doing:
- an Australian Year 12 qualification in or outside Australia
- an International Baccalaureate, or
- a New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
can apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) (opens external site).
Intake
Autumn Session 2025
Spring Session 2025
Need more information?
Scholarships, prizes and awards
Scholarships
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- ARC Linkage Project in digital-twin driven prognostics for the mining industry
- Crescent Leadership Scholarship
- Ericsson Technology Scholarship
- Global Exchange Scholarship
- International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)
- Mentoring of Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
- RACE for 2030 CRC Industry PhD Scholarship
- Rosemary Johnston HDR Scholarship
- Ross Milbourne Elite Athlete Scholarship
- Telstra Enterprise Certitude Scholarship
- Thrive: Next Generation Graduates - PhD – Social Science and Policy
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Scholarship for High School Graduates
- UTS Housing Resident Networker Scholarship
- UTS Scholarship for European Undergraduate Students
- UTS Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS-Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship
- Wikipedia and Australian history and events
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Diploma to Degree Scholarship
- Scholarship for Gaokao Students from People’s Republic of China
- Undergraduate Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship
- UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship – South Asia
- UTS Chinese Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
- UTS College to UTS Pathways Scholarship
- UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship (China)
- UTS GCE A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Scholarship
- UTS Humanitarian Scholarship
- UTS MACC Undergraduate Scholarship
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
- UTS Vice-Chancellor’s International Undergraduate Scholarship
For all domestic students
- Charter Hall Property Economics Scholarship
- Elite Athlete Program
- Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program Scholarships
- Equal Access Scholarship (Institution Equity Scholarship)
- Hansen Yuncken Scholarship for Women in Construction and Engineering
- Lawrence Vidoni Memorial Scholarship
- New Colombo Plan Mobility Program
- New Colombo Plan Scholarships Program
- Richard Crookes Constructions Merit Scholarship for Women
- Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics
- Scape Accommodation Scholarship
- Tertiary Access Payment (TAP)
- The Gradwell Brungs Scholarship
- The Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship
- The Wanago Access Scholarship for Young Women
- Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
- Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
- Bruce and Carol Kendall Undergraduate Memorial Scholarship
- Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship
- Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Accommodation Scholarship
- Jumbunna Commencement Scholarship
- Jumbunna Honours Scholarship
- LEVO Indigenous Technology Scholarship
- The GO Foundation Indigenous Scholarship
- Transgrid Indigenous Scholarship for Engineering and Information Technology
- UTS Council Indigenous Scholarship
Prizes and awards
For Design, Architecture and Building students
- Alan Chappel Engineering Innovation Prize
- Amber Tiles Design Prize
- AMP Capital Property Economics Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Botanical Prize
- Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Environmental Contribution Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NSW Chapter) Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Estimating Prize
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Cost Planning Prize
- Australian Steel Institute (ASI) Undergraduate Design Award
- Australian Wool Education Trust Grant
- Best Capstone Poster Prize
- Billbergia Construction Innovation in Architecture Prize
- Capstone Project Best Design Prize
- Care in the City Best Design Prize
- CommBank & Telstra UTS Best Venture Prize
- CSR Hebel Prize
- Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Dean's Merit List for Academic Excellence (Business)
- Dean’s Capstone Presentation Prize
- Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Liveable Spaces Prize
- Durbach Block Jaggers Architects Drawing Prize
- dwp Design Excellence Prize
- Edward Alexander Memorial Prize
- Emma Ball Interior Architecture Prize
- Engineering Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Francis E. Feledy Memorial Prize
- Gareth Ivory Memorial Prize in Journalism
- Garth Barnett Prize for Excellence in Design
- George J Haggarty Civil Engineering Prize
- Guy Morrison Prize for Excellence
- Henry Davis York Prize
- Hugh B Gage Award
- ICCPM Project Management Prize
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Information Technology Undergraduate Achievement Prize
- Jack Greenland Environmental Studies Prize
- Jack Kaganer Prize
- King Living Foundation 1st Year Achievement Prize
- King Living Foundation Most Improved 2nd Year Prize
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Master Builders Association Construction Management Award
- Master Builders Association Site Management Award
- Max Boddy Photography Prize
- Object: Australian Design Centre Mentoring Prize
- Property Council of Australia Property Economics Prize
- Richard Crookes Construction Advanced Cost Management Prize
- RICS Construction Project Management Prize
- RICS Property Economics Prize
- Rider Levett Bucknall Award
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Design Prize
- Seidler Global Climate Studio Program Prize
- SESL Australia Prize
- SIEMENS ‘CONTROL SYSTEMS’ PRIZE
- Teachers Mutual Bank Rural Student Placement Prize
- The Carla Zampatti Foundation Design Award
- The Lawrie Fitzgerald Memorial Prize in Innovation and Creativity
- The Sanjin Mujic Memorial Award
- The Toby’s Estate Closed Loop Design Prize
- The Victor E Shalala Memorial Achievement Award
- Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond Project Management Prize
- Trevor Buchner Design Prize
- UTS Anthology Writing Prize
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Accounting
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in Business
- UTS Insearch International Student Prize in International Business
- Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Regional Journalism Prize
- William Edmund Kemp Memorial Prize
