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Bachelor of Design Arts - major in Filmmaking and Photography

Study Method In-class
Locations Victoria
Provider LCI Melbourne
Start Date 9 February, 1 June, 14 September
LCI Melbourne

Course overview

Master visual storytelling by honing your digital photography skills, capturing the essence of moments in the studio and reality. Embark on a creative journey, weaving captivating narratives through moving images. Unleash your potential with digital effects and animation, breathing life and depth into your creations.

Who's It For?

The course is suitable for anyone interested in exploring their visual art practice, including recent school leavers or mature-aged students.

Job outcomes

  • Photographers

  • Directors

  • Cinematographers

  • Film or TV Producers

  • Videographers

  • Editors

  • VFX Artists

  • Animators

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What you'll learn

Your learning journey is designed to be dynamic and immersive, combining different modalities that foster creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and professional readiness. The Bachelor of Design Arts is taught through:

Exploration Units

Exploration units offer the chance to explore various art and design fields beyond your focus, enhancing skills and understanding of the creative industry. These units help develop new perspectives and problem-solving skills to expand your portfolio, increasing employability.

Design Laboratory Workshops

LCI Melbourne’s design laboratories offer the space and support to apply research, knowledge and skills. These units are where you innovate creative solutions in your chosen major. Academic mentors use lectures, tutorials and technical demonstrations to help you master concepts during designated design laboratory time.

Contextual Units

Contextual units introduce theoretical knowledge and encourage you to relate your work to real-world issues. This approach helps to develop critical thinking, creativity and effective communication skills, for success in creative industries.

Professional Practice

Professional practice units benefit emerging artists and designers by providing access to industry professionals, offering real-world experiences and fostering communication and entrepreneurial skills. These units aim to prepare you for a successful career in creative industries by enhancing business and employability skills, industry connections and readiness for diverse challenges.

Study method

  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Locations

  • Victoria

Duration study load

With three 12-week teaching periods each year, our accelerated trimester model lets you complete your degree in just two years, helping you graduate faster and begin your creative career with confidence.

Delivery

Our courses are delivered in-person at our light-filled campus in Collingwood. Each trimester is themed to build up your photography and filmmaking practice, so whether you are starting as a beginner or have dabbled in creativity, we will work with you to build up your skills.

Entry requirements

For entry into the course, students must:

  • Satisfactorily complete Australian Year 12, or an equivalent qualification.

  • Complete an Admission Consultation

ATAR scores are not used in the consideration of your application. Unscored VCE and VCE VM (or equivalent) are accepted for entry.

Students must be 18+ years of age at the commencement of the course.

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Course features

This accelerated course offers real-world, hands-on experience from day one. More than half of the units take place in a studio environment, allowing you to create alongside experienced mentors for the majority of your studies.

Work placement

In their fifth trimester, students will have the opportunity to complete a professional work placement of up to 70 hours. This Professional Placement enhances practical design education by providing real-world industry experience, with access to a range of partner opportunities to support student learning. Students have also had a range of other informal work experience opportunities, including to work with our partner Football Australia.

Assessment

Assessments vary but will include presentations, portfolios, essays and case studies. There are no formal exams as part of the course.

Materials

A list of required materials (e.g., for planning and production) is provided at the beginning of each trimester. Any additional standard or student-licensed software required will be requested by mentors.

Learners are responsible for organising and purchasing materials for final designs. Additional materials include:

  • Digital device (Mac, PC, tablet)

  • External hard drive (Mac/PC Compatible - 2T recommended)

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

  • Microsoft Office Suite (or equivalent)

  • Any standard or student-licensed software requested by mentors

  • Digital DSLR or Mirrorless Camera

  • Flash Drive

  • Flash Card

  • SD Cards

  • Tripod

Additional information

A Filmmaking and Photography degree prepares you for a wide range of creative careers in visual storytelling and media production. The program develops strong technical, conceptual, and creative skills, enabling you to excel in film, television, advertising, digital media, and content creation—or establish your own freelance practice within the dynamic screen and photography industries.

Payment options

LCI Melbourne is an Australian Government-accredited Institute of Higher Education providing Australian Domestic students with access to FEE-HELP. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay tuition fees. Alternatively, students can pay their fees upfront each trimester.

Scholarships are also available for regional students, mature-aged students, or those who have experienced financial disadvantage. Chat with an Admissions Advisor for details on how to apply for these.

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About LCI Melbourne

Previously known as the Academy of Design Australia, we have a rich history and a contemporary approach, blending the old and the new seamlessly. Founded in 2018 by LCI Education, LCI Melbourne fuses tradition with innovation.

We have considerable expertise and established networks in the art, design, fashion and business professions, both in Melbourne and globally, with our sister campuses in Barcelona, Indonesia, Morocco, Vancouver and Montreal.

LCI Melbourne is an Institute of Higher Education and is on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Course for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Our courses are nationally accredited by the Commonwealth Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

Bachelor of Design Arts

A multi-disciplinary degree that will prepare you, to discover your creative potential through innovative solutions to globally relevant design challenges. Here you will have control of your creative future by customising your degree as you progress.

During your first year with us, you will have the opportunity to explore different facets of art and design through lectures, hands-on workshops and creative labs. This will allow you to then personalise the remaining units of your degree, with the selection of a major and sub-major in Fashion & Costume Design, Filmmaking & Photography, Graphic & Digital Design, Interior Design, or Visual Arts.

LCI enables creative exploration in ways that resonate with the goals of each individual student, delivered through conceptual experimentation. Your bespoke education experience is informed by global contexts and entrepreneurial thinking.

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