Course Overview
Master the art of interactive interfaces, user-centred designs, and prototyping with industry-standard tools and cutting-edge techniques. With a focus on human-centred design, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), and service innovation, you’ll develop the skills to create interactive experiences for web, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and more. Connect people to products and services through compelling digital experiences, evaluating software, prototyping, and testing.
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
Potential career outcomes could include:
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Interactive Designers
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UX and UI Designers
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Service Designers
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Web Developers
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Web Designers
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Information Architects
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Game Designers, and Animators
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.
Recognition
Study Method
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual 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 creative 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.
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.
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 manual drawing) 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. Other required materials:
Digital device (Mac, PC, tablet)
External hard drive (Mac/PC Compatible - 2T recommended)
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
Microsoft Office Suite (or equivalent)
Fontself
Additional Information
An Interactive Design degree equips you with the skills to create engaging digital experiences and innovative design solutions.
The course focuses on user-centered design, technical proficiency, and creative problem-solving, preparing you to work across web, mobile, gaming, and emerging digital platforms—or build your own freelance practice in the fast-evolving interactive media industry.
Subjects
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 ArtsA 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.Bachelor of Business and InnovationThis course is designed to equip aspiring creative professionals with the essential skills, attitudes and knowledge to harness the commercial potential within creative industries, or to ensure the best commercial use of their own creative talents. The course emphasises a blend of business and management studies, grounded in contemporary industry practices with a focus on the creative economy. It also provides the opportunity for you to build and develop your own business while you study, applying what you learn in real time to your own creative venture.Diploma of Fashion Design Ignite your passion for fashion and make your mark as a design professional. Cultivate your creativity, technical expertise, and vision with the support of experienced mentors. Bring your concepts to life as you develop a fashion collection, mastering fabric handling, manufacturing, branding, and distribution.Diploma of Graphic Design Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of graphic design where you'll master digital design, typography, branding, and packaging. From ideation to prototyping, develop your skills and create impactful designs using cutting-edge software. Find your unique creative voice and thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary graphic design.
