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Design student Mackenzie O'Sullivan in the Liveworm South Bank design studio meeting room.

Liveworm is an experience available to Queensland College of Art & Design students with studios at the South Bank and Gold Coast campuses.

Liveworm Electives

Undergraduate students can participate up to three times under the 10CP electives 3593QCA Liveworm 1, 3594QCA Liveworm 2, and 3595QCA Liveworm 3. Master of Design students can participate up to two times under the 10CP electives 7581QCA Liveworm 1, and 7582QCA Liveworm 2. Each elective course requires the completion of 100 hours of in-person studio practice, an online studio knowledge quiz, and a reflective journal assignment.

Liveworm groups operate in an intensive mode of 17 hours per week over six consecutive weeks. These courses are not traditionally timetabled — all students set their own studio timetables within a Monday–Friday 8am–6pm framework (this is organised on your first day). The studio also operates year-round, meaning that some groups run during normal Trimester breaks.

Liveworm is an open elective for Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University students. Undergraduate students should complete their foundation year of study (or have equivalent credit) before attempting Liveworm as it is highly recommended that you have some experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud software package. We are also open to accepting students from other degree programs within Griffith University, please contact the course convenor if you would like to know more.

To gain permission to enrol in the Liveworm electives, you will need to first secure your place by filling in the below form. Positions are allocated via a first-come-first-served process and advertised via the Visual Communication Design Community Teams page. If you have any questions about Liveworm, please contact David Sargent, Course Convenor.

Trimester 2, 2025 groups

Group 3

Monday 2 June to Friday 4 July
Week -6 to end of Week -2
Note this group runs for five weeks (20 hours per week) across the mid year break
Group 4
Monday 7 July to Friday 15 August
Week -1 to end of mid Trimester break
Note this group starts earlier than the regular Trimester and runs over the mid Trimester break
Group 5
Monday 18 August to Friday 26 September
Week 5 to end of Week 10

South Bank Applications

    Your Name

    Your Griffith University Email

    Your Student Number

    Group Selection
    —— Group 3, South Bank now closed
    —— Group 4, South Bank now closed
    Group 5, South Bank (18 August to 26 September)

    Enrolment This will be my first time in LivewormThis will be my second time in LivewormThis will be my third time in Liveworm

    Program I am an undergraduate studentI am a postgraduate student

    I understand this is an intensive elective and requires 17 hours of in person, on campus studio work per week for six consecutive weeks. Yes

    Once your application is received you will be contacted to confirm your group placement. Once confirmed, you will be granted permission to enrol in Liveworm.

    Gold Coast Applications

      Your Name

      Your Griffith University Email

      Your Student Number

      Group Selection
      —— Group 3, Gold Coast now closed
      —— Group 4, Gold Coast now closed
      Group 5, Gold Coast (18 August to 26 September)

      Enrolment This will be my first time in LivewormThis will be my second time in LivewormThis will be my third time in Liveworm

      Program I am an undergraduate studentI am a postgraduate student

      I understand this is an intensive elective and requires 17 hours of in person, on campus studio work per week for six consecutive weeks (20 hours per week for five weeks in Group 3). Yes

      Once your application is received you will be contacted to confirm your group placement. Once confirmed, you will be granted permission to enrol in Liveworm.