Art & Design Course in Melbourne, Australia

Australian Academy of Design:
The Academy is located in the city of Melbourne, the cultural capital of Australia. The Academy is in the new Docklands area, a major redevelopment on the waterfront of Melbourne. The mission of the Academy is: to educate adaptable and creative thinkers, capable of becoming highly successful as fine art, graphic design and multimedia professionals, through unique, quality university education courses and programs of excellence. Our courses and programs are carefully developed with the input of leading researchers in visual education and the support and contributions of outstanding fine arts, graphic design, multimedia and web design professionals.

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The creative career education program at the Academy leads to nationally accredited award courses including the following:

Bachelor of Design Arts (Advertising)
Bachelor of Design Arts (Fashion Design)
Bachelor of Design Arts (Graphic Design)
Bachelor of Design Arts (Photo Media)
Bachelor of Design Arts (Visual Arts)

Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology (please note: students may exit with a Certificate IV after successfully completing the first year)

The degree courses currently offered at the Academy are government-accredited. The Academy’s Bachelor of Design Arts course with majors in Advertising, Graphic Design, Photo Media and Visual Arts is unique to the Academy and offers students the opportunity to take double-major combinations eg: Advertising/Graphic Design, Graphic Design/Photo Media

The Diploma of Fashion Design course was introduced in 2008, Students who complete this course can obtain credit through a Pathway to the Bachelor of Design Arts.

Short Courses
Short courses are offered in the following:

- Introductory Advertising
- Introductory Graphic Design
- Introductory Photo Media
- Introductory Visual Arts                                  

- Intermediate Advertising*
- Intermediate Graphic Design*
- Intermediate Photo Media*
- Intermediate Visual Arts*

- Advanced Advertising*
- Advanced Graphic Design*
- Advanced Photo Media*
- Advanced Visual Arts*

* Available only to applicants who have completed pre-requisites. All short courses at the Academy are credit bearing. Courses are taught 3 hours per week over 15 weeks.