Diploma of Visual Merchandising
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
About
The program has been designed for you to develop and extend knowledge and skills in the field of Visual Merchandising, specialising in display skills.
You will monitor and evaluate current trends with a focus on new approaches.
You will also interrogate key principles of display and design.
The aim is that on completion of the program you will be a visual merchandising practitioner who can confidently work alone or with others in teams to support an increasingly diverse and global industry.
Typical employment outcomes include employment in retail, styling, exhibition and event design.Individuals with this qualification are able to perform roles such as visual merchandiser, retail store visual merchandiser, visual merchandising stylist and event visual merchandiser.
Good visual and verbal communication skills are necessary to ensure the visual merchandiser can promote and execute their ideas successfully.
Structure
C5381 Courses
C5381 Core Units - Select ALL Eight (8) Courses
| Course Title | Nominal Hours | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produce drawings to communicate ideas (CUAACD301) | 80 | VART6469C | City Campus |
| Develop visual merchandising creative concepts (SIRRMER004) | 80 | MKTG8021C | City Campus |
| Implement visual merchandising concepts (SIRRMER005) | 80 | MKTG8022C | City Campus |
| Achieve visual merchandising targets (SIRRMER006) | 50 | MKTG8023C | City Campus |
| Design and install visual merchandising displays (SIRRMER007) | 80 | MKTG8024C | City Campus |
| Style using visual merchandising aids (SIRRMER010) | 50 | MKTG8025C | City Campus |
| Design and install merchandise signage (SIRRMER011) | 50 | MKTG8026C | City Campus |
| Contribute to workplace health and safety (SIRXWHS002) | 20 | OHTH5976C | City Campus |
C5381 Elective Units - Select Eight (8) Courses
| Course Title | Nominal Hours | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms (BSBDES302) | 50 | GRAP6355C | City Campus |
| Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms (BSBDES303) | 50 | GRAP6356C | City Campus |
| Source and apply information on the history and theory of design (BSBDES305) | 65 | GRAP6359C | City Campus |
| Produce computer-aided drawings (CUAACD302) | 50 | GRAP6354C | City Campus |
| Research and apply techniques in spatial design (CUADES403) | 50 | GRAP6360C | City Campus |
| Capture photographic images (CUAPHI302) | 50 | VART6476C | City Campus |
| Plan and style merchandise photo shoots (SIRRMER008) | 70 | MKTG8027C | City Campus |
| Plan and manage retail projects (SIRXMGT004) | 60 | BUSM8838C | City Campus |
Entry requirements
There are no minimum academic requirements.
Selection tasks
All applicants must submit a selection task.
International English language requirements
A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 5.5, with no band less than 5.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.
Learning outcomes
This nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification delivers competency-based training and assessment, designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge (competency) needed to perform effectively in the work you are training for. Competency-based assessment allows you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to complete workplace activities, safely and consistently, at the standard required in your job, in a range of situations and environments. This could involve showing an assessor how you plan and carry out tasks while explaining what you know about the task and the relevant work environment. It could also involve completing a project and reporting on the both the process and outcomes.
If you are working, your work supervisor may provide the assessor with a report on the skills and knowledge you have demonstrated.
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (e.g. through prior paid or voluntary work experience), you can be assessed and have these skills and knowledge formally recognised. This process is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). There is information on the RMIT website about how to apply for RPL
- refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit
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