06 Oct 2019

Let me guess - you were that kid in class who got into trouble for drawing, storyboarding a film or designing clothes when you should have been taking notes or listening to the teacher. Maybe you spent most of your exam sketching on the booklet instead of actually answering the questions or spent all your ‘study periods working on your folio over memorising your essay.

Which is fair enough; most of the time your creative outlet is going to be heaps more interesting than equations or English techniques (sorry Mrs. Smith).

And, despite what you might have been told, your creative skills can be turned into a legit career.

A good place to start is with a creative degree, which is where our mates over at LCI Melbourne come in.

They offer a three-year, Bachelor of Design Arts degree. It’s super unique in that you get to try a range of different fields – like filmmaking, photography, graphic and digital design, visual arts, fashion design, creative advertising and interior design. In your final year you get the chance to pick your major, which means you’ve had heaps of time to try your hand at different things and figure out what you actually like before committing to it.

It’s basically like a choose-your-own-adventure degree, with no pressure to make any massive decisions about your career path until later down the track when you've had a chance to figure out what you actually love, thrive at and want to commit to. There’s six possible majors: Communication Design, Fashion & Costume Design, Filmmaking & Photography, Graphic & Digital Design, Interior Design and Visual Arts and within each one are tonnes of creative career paths – everything from being a film director, to commercial illustrator, set designer, animator and social media coordinator. There are limitless opportunities for you.

On top of all that, LCI Melbourne isn’t a regular uni. Their campus is a massive vibe; it’s a converted warehouse, completely decked out with equipment to get you creating to the best of your ability. You’ll also have the opportunity to study part of your degree abroad with their partner campuses in the LCI Education Network or other international partners in locations like Canada, Asia, Africa and Europe.

Annnnnnd, because LCI Melbourne knows your ATAR isn’t the be all and end all, you can apply without it through their portfolio/interview entry. Once you’re in, you won’t be just another number, instead, you’ll have small classes and high-quality teachers lookin’ out for ya and making sure you’re heading toward success.

LCI Melbourne is the ultimate experience for anyone wanting to pursue a wild, creative life so, what are you waiting for? Suss it all out here and register your interest.