Good design is beyond aesthetics. It can change the way we see things in the world.
That is why the programs offered at our School of Design and Arts cover different design disciplines to allow you to harness your imagination and influence and change the way we live. From Graphic Design to Multimedia Design, our design courses are tailored to provide graduates with high levels of industry engagement and essential skills, so that you’re ready for today’s ever-changing design scene.
Design helps us see the world in ways we could never imagine. A design course could lead to a future in advertising, animation, web design, graphic design and beyond.
School of Design and Arts ICONS are personalities highly regarded by their peers and admired by those who aspire to join the Design and Arts industries. Through the ICON program, our ICONS will share with our students their experience in the industry. Our ICONS will:
To ensure that world-class quality education here in Swinburne, each of our programs are advised by a group of internationally acclaimed academicians. The membership of the External Advisory Committee comprises of persons in industry, commerce, other academic institutions, government schools. They advise on employment potential, course content, course structure and academic standards.
Title and Name of External Examiner / |
Affiliation/Representative |
Role |
| Mr Asri Ahmad | Co-founder of Graphic Design Association Malaysia | Course Advisory Panel |
| Mr Derek Sim | Freelance Designer | Course Advisory Panel |
QS University Rankings 2021 - Rankings by Subject
Professionally accredited by the Malaysia Board of Technologists
1 of 20 Adobe Creative Campus in the world and the only one in Malaysia
Strong industry linkages with Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Microsoft, Sarawak Multimedia Authority and Sarawak Tourism BoardDo you need to go to university to be a designer? For Rahf, studying design at Swinburne gives her the understanding of the theories, creative methods & technical skills used in the design industry today.
In this #CatchingUpWithAlumni feature, we get the chance to hear from featured alumna Suan Goh, who shares about her experiences and skills gained while studying Multimedia Design at Swinburne Sarawak and also some words of encouragement for current students.
Akademi Maritim Nusantara
Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK)
Brooke Heritage Trust
Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT)
RJ Realty Sdn Bhd
Sarawak Convention Bureau
Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Bhd (SDEC)
Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (TEGAS)
Tanjung Manis Integrated Port Sdn Bhd
Yayasan Sarawak
We are the first Australian university and the only 20 worldwide to achieve the Adobe Creative Campus status. Our students have full access on all devices to Adobe Creative Cloud.
Our Design students are trained to develop and deliver a range of digital media applications including projects for web, digital film and television production, interactive digital media and handheld mobile devices.
Swinburne Sarawak has invested millions in the best design tools, graphic design suits, photography, video editing and web development software, in order for our students to gain skills and knowledge using the latest software and technology in industry.
As the future experts in the industry, our Design students uses iMac in their learning and teaching, whose hardware popular among designer for its excellent color accuracy and uniformity.
The latest addition to our design facilities, the green screen studio is used by our students to create floating effect or masking of an object’s background.
Swinburne’s former Head of School of Design and Arts, Associate Professor Dr Ida Fatimawati bt Adi Badiozaman has recently won the 2020 UN Women Malaysia Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Award for the Community and Industry Engagement Category.
Swinburne multimedia design graduate Joanne Lai Ing Jing made her first international debut in the recently concluded International Thai Film Festival 2020 (ITFF 2020) Film & Entertainment Industry Awards.
On 28 October 2017, a group of Bachelor of Design students, taking DDD10001 20th Century Design unit went for class excursion: “A stroll through Kuching Historic Architecture” in collaboration with friends of Sarawak Museum.
KUCHING – Three students from the Faculty of Business, Design and Arts of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus have taken home top prizes in the recent Sarawak Youth Talent (SYT) 2021 storytelling poster and videography competition.With 239 universities, colleges …
