Melbourne Polytechnic Courses

• All applicants are required to attend an interview and folio presentation.
• Your folio needs to provide evidence of technical skills demonstrating examples of graphic design work that responds to various design challenges. Use of typography that supports a design solution and an ability to use graphic design industry software, such as the Adobe Creative suite.
• Skills may have been acquired through personal or work experience, or formal study.
• Successful completion of VCE/equivalent or mature age
• Non-VCE applicants must be at least 17 years old
• VCE students selected on the basis of interview and folio
• Non-VCE and direct applicants selected on the basis of interview and folio

The Diploma of Agriculture AHC50116 is not open for direct enrolment. Applicants are required to enrol into the Certificate IV in Agriculture AHC40116 as a dual qualification pathway into the Diploma program. The Certificate IV in Agriculture AHC40116 is included in the Victorian government's Free TAFE initiative.

2023 Year 1-: Students will complete the Certificate IV in Agriculture which includes four of the 10 units required for the Diploma of Agriculture.
2024 Year 2-. Students will complete the remaining 6 units for the Diploma of Agriculture qualification.

Attend an interview.

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

• Year 12 VCE or equivalent, with a study score of at least 20 in English
• Presentation of a folio and attendance at an interview

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

• Successful completion of a VET Diploma in Visual Arts.
• A Diploma in Visual Arts - Illustration Stream, an Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design or an Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Design enable admission into 2nd Year of the Bachelor of Illustration.
• Presentation of a folio and attendance at an interview.

Applicants with higher education

• A complete or incomplete higher education qualification.
• Presentation of a folio and attendance at an interview.

Applicants with work and life experience

• Relevant creative arts industry or life experience.
• Recognised and appropriate prior learning.
• Presentation of a folio and attendance at an interview.

As well as the specific entry requirements above, Melbourne Polytechnic admits students on the basis of the following categories:

If you have already studied higher education: Y ou may meet the admissions criteria for higher education at Melbourne Polytechnic if your highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree.

If you have studied a VET course: You may meet the admissions criteria for higher education at Melbourne Polytechnic if your highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a vocational education and training (VET) course.

If you have recent secondary education: You may meet the admissions criteria for higher education at Melbourne Polytechnic if you are a recent secondary education student whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the past two years.

If you have work and life experience: You may meet the admissions criteria for higher education at Melbourne Polytechnic if you have work and life experience and left secondary education more than two years ago and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

Read more about higher education admissions criteria.

• open to graduates of Diploma of Visual Arts or equivalent
• apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic (Visual Arts)
• selection is by interview with folio of recent creative work
• Attend an interview. If you are interested in the February 2022 Intake, please book an interview before February.

• All applicants selected by interview/folio presentation conducted via Zoom.
• Interviews will resume in September for courses starting in 2022.

Book your interview here.