Show and tell tomorrow’s stories. 

Prepare for the future of image creation and visual storytelling with our photomedia and photography courses. Get set to turn your concepts into arresting images, campaigns, publications and digital products. Prepare for a career that can take you anywhere in the world.

Through photography lessons and workshops on experimental image processing, you’ll gain a rich, foundational knowledge of how lighting, art direction, commercial studio practice and cutting-edge technological processes produce truly memorable images.

Learn the craft that will set you apart. Find and frame moments and turn them into powerful images. Plus, gain the critical thinking and business skills that will help set you up for success.

Find your place, and your fellow visionaries, working in advertising and art direction, immersive environments, museum and exhibition design, installation, communication design and even set design.

Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more. 

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The Swinburne Advantage

An undergraduate degree must be about more than just knowledge – it’s also job readiness, professional experience and access to further opportunities. 

We partner with leading Australian and global organisations to offer students authentic workplace experiences. Our degrees can include placements, internships, industry-linked projects, study tours and more. This is your chance to work on real-life projects, solve day-to-day challenges in your field and gain the professional skills that put knowledge into practice. You’ll build invaluable skills and confidence, knowing you have what it takes to land a job by graduation or even before. 

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    Work Integrated Learning

    Swinburne guarantees real industry experience in all our bachelor degrees in the form of placements, internships or industry-linked projects.

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