In a nutshell
Enhance your career delivering excellent experiences for service users with the skills and strategies in this online Graduate Certificate in Service Design course from RMIT Online.
Suited to students with no prior academic or professional experience in service design, this qualification equips you with the foundation skills and knowledge required to work in this exciting and growing field.
Service design takes a human-centred approach to the creation and improvement of experiences by examining all aspects of a service ecosystem – its strategies, structures, people, and processes. It’s a growing field experience a rising demand for qualified service designers – and this qualification help you get there.
The Graduate Certificate in Service Design is comprised of four core courses. See our Subjects section or enquire to receive a course brochure for more info.
You’ll take on practical, project-based assessments, and complete this course with a portfolio of work demonstrating your skills in strategy development and customer experience mapping. You’ll draw on design research tools to investigate service problems, and develop the frameworks that will help draw out innovative solutions.
If you’re seeking a meaningful new career working to solve problems, this graduate certificate offers the skills, knowledge and tools to take your first step.
What you’ll need
To be eligible to study this course, applicants must:
- Have an Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent; OR
- Have a higher-level qualification in a related field from a recognised tertiary institution.
Applicants with work experience or skills in service design and delivery may also be considered for this graduate certificate.
Experience includes any public-facing interfaces such as but not limited to retail, corporate, government, welfare, not-for-profit or cultural organisations. This experience may include creative practice, community engagement, consultancy, transport, customer experience, process analysis, innovation and start-ups, human resources, organisational strategy and design or similar roles.
Subject summary
This graduate certificate is comprised of four courses:
- Service design in practice
- Design strategy, practice and principles
- Service design research
- Service futures
Why RMIT Online?

Looking for a world-class education experience that you can receive from the comfort of your own home? Turn to RMIT Online!
Check out their range of online degrees or upskill faster with a short course and prepare to excel your career. With RMIT Online, you’ll build real-world skills, work closely with their respected industry partners and get the knowledge to transform your career. Being RMIT accredited means you’ll be recognised by one of the most innovative and respected technology institutions in Australia.
Studying online doesn’t mean you have to go through the learning journey solo. When you study with RMIT Online you’ll be connected with a support team and a global network of industry experts, academics and peers, who will help you every step of the way. Whether you have a technical issue, feel bogged down and need someone to talk to or struggling with an assignment - they’ve got the right people to help get you to where you want to be.