LCI Melbourne

There are many reasons to choose LCI Melbourne as a study destination of choice.

Surrounded by a creative community

LCI Melbourne is based in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood, known for its creative energy and ‘cool' quotient, within a city that is globally regarded as a ‘design hot spot'. Close to leading galleries, design studios and some of the city's up and coming designers and creators, Collingwood surrounds students with instant access to contemporary ideas and inspiration. LCI Melbourne has an expansive network of industry relationships that benefit students by providing industry projects and case studies, professional guest lectures, internships, and exhibitions. It has a diverse community where all are welcome.

Personalised learning for quick career success

Staff at LCI Melbourne are mentors that seek to understand the strengths of each individual and build these through nurturing and teaching. Small class sizes mean students get to spend more time one-on-one with their teachers.

By delivering the degree in 3 trimester a year, students can graduate and enter their chosen degree in 2 years. LCI Melbourne's 3 intakes a year - February, June and September – enable students to start as soon as they like.

Global network

LCI Melbourne is part of one of the largest networks of art and design institutes, with over 20,000 students on campuses including in Vancouver, Montreal, Barcelona, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Columbia. Student gain from the 60-year history, expertise and systems of a global education provider with award winning degrees and graduates.

Student support

Students starting out at LCI Melbourne get a comprehensive orientation, covering topics ranging from time management to academic policies and procedures.

To help students maximise their learning, LCI Melbourne runs small extra curricula workshops focussed on topics such as time management, language for academic purposes and resume writing.

First-year students benefit from a mentoring program, which pairs them with more experienced students who offer support for any academic or social challenges.

LCI Melbourne continuously monitors the academic progress of students to identify those who may be experiencing problems and explores ways to offer appropriate support for those who need it.

To assist student with their housing arrangements, LCI Melbourne can provide details of the university's preferred housing provider.

Bachelor of Design Arts

LCI Melbourne's unique Bachelor of Design Arts degree is structured so students explore the fundamentals of creative practice in their first trimester before choosing a major and/or sub-major to specialise. Students have the option of choosing from the following disciplines:

• Fashion & costume design
• Filmmaking & photography
• Graphic & digital design
• Interior design
• Visual arts

The Bachelor of Design Arts is a full-time, 2-year degree delivered on-campus.

International students who wish to apply to LCI Melbourne need to submit the following:

Satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 secondary school education or international equivalent

Proof of English Proficiency - IELTS score of 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5, or equivalent TOEFL, Pearson Test of English or CAE

• Submission of a Creative Portfolio consisting of six to eight items of student work demonstrating creativity. You will be contacted for a Creative Portfolio Presentation which involves a 30-minute discussion on your creative practice and your creative ideas in sketchbook and portfolio format. Students without a folio can request a pre-selection kit from LCI Melbourne which is equivalent.

Students will also need to provide the following during their application process:

• Evidence of financial capability – the ability to support themselves throughout their time at the institute
• Certified copy of their Academic Transcripts and Educational or a letter/statement of attainment from their overseas Educational Institute
• Valid copy of passport

Students will also need to make housing and banking arrangements and arrange for their Overseas Student Health Cover.

LCI Melbourne's learning environment encourages creativity and experimentation. Its campus is designed to create a strong sense of belonging and a welcoming experience where people thrive, and creativity is liberated. Student work is on public display throughout the campus, the public art gallery regularly hosts external exhibitions, and the student lounge is always stocked with free tea and coffee to encourage conversation and exchange of ideas. If students require a quiet study or making space, there are dedicated spaces for that too.

LCI Melbourne's program was developed in consultation with external experts to ensure it reflects contemporary practice and is built on the principle of individualised learning with the support of a connected community of creatives.

LCI Melbourne's staffing team is comprised of graphic designers, fashion designers, photographers, filmmakers, interior designers and artists who are committed and passionate educators.

As practicing artists and designers, the faculty understand what it takes to forge a successful path in the creative industry and are keen to share their valuable insight with their students.

The specialist majors are taught via a design ‘laboratory' or ‘lab' which replicates the creative studio process used by professionals in creative areas. The ‘lab' is where students and mentors collaborate and the student progress their concepts to the tangible final design outcomes. The labs are designed around different themes so students might be responding to an industry brief, working on a global project or with a global brand, generating ideas to solve contemporary issues, with the final ‘lab' being self-directed and culminating in the graduate exhibition.

LCI Melbourne's warehouse campus places its students right in the heart of the vibrant creative precinct of Collingwood, in inner city Melbourne. Wrapped within a few city blocks, and intersected with numerous winding laneways, student will discover galleries, fashion houses, cafes, homeware stores, design studios, photography suppliers, and advertising and creative agencies. This precinct is home to new and emerging designers and artists which provides not only inspiration and materials to be a great artist or designer but also the networks for future employment.

LCI Melbourne's spacious campus contains a light-filled atrium, and modern learning studios and a public art gallery with a regular calendar of industry exhibitions.

The LCI Melbourne campus has a range of facilities to support students' creative learning including mac computer labs with industry software, a photographic cyclorama, personal studio spaces for visual arts, adaptable life drawing studio and interior design materials library.

LCI Melbourne is committed to producing graduates who are going to be at the forefront of the art and design profession – the next generation of designers and artists with new ideas and ways of working.

This commitment is reflected in the structure of the Bachelor of Design Arts program, which includes a professional studies stream preparing students for a career as an artist or designer. Students can elect to also take the Industry Placement subject where students gain on-the-job experience and build future work contacts.

A career as an artist or designer is varied and includes working for an established brand or a new brand, working as a design consultant or starting a new brand and company. At LCI Melbourne students are prepared for all the possibilities that a designer or artist might consider, immediately upon graduation or in the future.

LCI Melbourne's faculty are practicing professionals who are required to maintain their links with their professional networks. This means that students are exposed to up-to-date skills and knowledge to prepare them for their working futures. LCI's team of mentors regularly post a wide variety of job opportunities and creative competitions on the ‘I LOVE LCI' student communication channel, and personally encourage and support students to apply. Due to its small size and industry connections, the LCI Melbourne provides hands on help for students to seize the opportunities that are right for them.