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Bachelor of Design Arts (Graphic & Digital Design)
Bachelor of Design Arts (Graphic & Digital Design)

Bachelor of Design Arts (Graphic & Digital Design)

  • ID:LCI610003
  • Level:2-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

To be considered for a place at LCI Melbourne, our entry requirements are:

  • Evidence of satisfactory completion of VCE or year 12 equivalent or work experience equivalence
    PLUS
  • Submission of a creative Portfolio of 6 to 8 items
    OR
  • Completion of a pre-selection kit provided by LCI Melbourne
  • International students must age 18 or over.

After submission the portfolio or selection kit is viewed by a panel and if you are shortlisted your application will proceed to interview stage where you will meet with the LCI team to talk through your portfolio and ask questions.

English Requirements

IELTS score of 6.0 with no skills band lower than 5.5 or equivalent like TOEFL, Pearson Test of English or CAE

Course Information

The LCI Melbourne Graphic & Digital Design major specialisation will provide you with a broad range of specialisations, such as print, typography, branding, packaging, and digital design for online delivery.

Whatever design direction you take, the major specialisation allows you to create and produce conceptual and technically refined designs against objectives and outcomes outlined in client briefs.

Engaging with simulated and real design studio environments you will further enhance your professional creativity and skills. The graphic and digital design major provides detailed technical knowledge of leading digital tools; allowing you to realise your designs, advance visual literacy and cultivate a personal design ethos.

By graduating with a Bachelor of Design Arts and joining the ranks of LCI Melbourne alumni, you will be included amongst some of Australia’s leading and most innovative artists and designers.

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Graphic & Digital Design Major Study Units

  • History and Contemporary Practice
  • Editorial Design (for Print & Screen)
  • Packaging Design
  • Promotional Design
  • Portfolio Production
  • Major Portfolio
  • Graphic & Digital Design Technologies
  • Industry Practice

Delivery Mode

Trimester 1

  • Get a taste your future. Discover and explore multidisciplinary design ideas, informed by creative design principles, collaborative models of practice and enjoyable engagement.
  • Investigate and develop design ideas across the areas of spatial environments, the body and identity, visual communication and image making.

Trimester 2-4

  • Evolve your preferences and dive into fashion designing course in our unique design labs, complemented by additional design workshops and specialist electives.
  • You can focus on your fashion design major or blend to suit your preferred career trajectory.
  • You will explore critical thinking, expand your problem solving and understand cultural influences to inform masterful design solutions.

Trimester 5-6

  • By year three you will specialise and focus in an extended design lab with personalised independent design proposals.
  • You will have a combination of expert academics and mentors that will guide and inspire you to innovative outcomes to prepare you for the your professional practice and for your future job.
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

LCI Melbourne aims to produce graduates who are job ready, with both the specific skills required to gain employment in their chosen area of design and the broader underpinning attributes required to develop their career over the long term.

This commitment is reflected in the structure of the Bachelor of Design Arts, which includes a series of Professional Studies units across the degree. The Professional Studies stream culminates in LCI Melbourne's Industry Placement Program, enabling students to gain on-the-job experience and build industry contacts as part of their studies.

The majority of our academic faculty are also practicing professionals with strong industry links. This ensures that our students are provided with the most up-to-date and relevant skills and knowledge to prepare them for their future career. Students seeking further career advice can arrange one-on-one meetings with their major study coordinator.

There are a number of professional associations relevant to the careers linked to LCI Melbourne’s courses. Many of these provide career advice to prospective members. The most notable are:

  • Australian Graphic Design Association
  • Design Institute of Australia

SETTING UP YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Managed by the State Government of Victoria's Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (DSDBI), Business Victoria is an online resource to assist in starting, running and growing your own business. It includes sections on Design and Information & Communication Technology plus useful links to news, resources and careers information.

As an LCI Melbourne graduate with a major in Graphic & Digital Design you are poised to enter an exciting industry with job possibilities such as Branding and Packaging Designer, Art Director, Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Typographer, UI and UX Designer, Interactive Media Designer, Web and App Designer, Animator, and Motion Graphics Designer.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year

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