Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development
Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development
The creative arts industry continues to grow in Australia, offering a broad range of opportunities for visual artists. This course is designed to prepare students to make a smooth transition into a professional practice, working in an industry-related role or in a freelance capacity. It will help you apply your…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The creative arts industry continues to grow in Australia, offering a broad range of opportunities for visual artists. This course is designed to prepare students to make a smooth transition into a professional practice, working in an industry-related role or in a freelance capacity. It will help you apply your current skills and knowledge to the development of a self-directed project/product such as a solo exhibition, industry portfolio or published work.
Design, develop, exhibit
As a student in our Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, you will have access to your own studio on campus, as well as mentors who will provide critical and constructive feedback, technical advice and assistance with the design and development of your individual work.
This course focuses on building your employability options, current industry knowledge, ability to realise project goals and establish an ongoing practice. We build upon the skills you attained at Diploma level, and our past graduates have produced targeted folios (to approach industry clients), secured publishing deals, established unique online stores, attended international trade fairs and created substantial bodies of work for exhibition.
You will be involved in exhibitions, industry forums and workshops that provide opportunities to extend the audience for your work and develop connections with industry.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Where will this take me
On completion of this course you may pursue careers such as:
- Art Curator
- Freelance Artist
- Illustrator
- Junior Printmaker
- Printmaker
- Creative Artist
- Community Artist
- Arts Practitioner
- Painter
- Gallery Assistant
- Digital Artist
- Arts Administrator
Pathways
Once you successfully complete the Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development, you can continue onto further studies to complete a degree in your specialist field. You can also articulate directly into second year of our Bachelor of Illustration
REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent, and a literacy and numeracy test.
Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band below 5.0. TOEFL iBT: 46 overall; Writing: 19; Speaking: 16; Reading: 10; Listening: 9; Pearson Global Scale of English: – PTE Academic: 42 overall communicative skills: 36, Cambridge English Scale (- Cambridge: First (FCE), – Cambridge: Advanced (CAE), – Cambridge: Proficiency (CPE)): 162 overall individual bands: 154, Melbourne Polytechnic: ELICOS: 2+ ISLPR overall individual bands: min ISLPR 2.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Melbourne Polytechnic has been offering vocational education since 1912 in Melbourne. It also provides TAFE, certificate programs, diploma programs and higher education programs for international students. The institution welcomes international students from over 70 countries, across its seven campuses. Melbourne Polytechnic’s strong partnerships with leading organisations and industry-relevant degrees benefit students, and help them gain hands-on learning experience. Its services are of great use to students; starting from bookstores and libraries to restaurants and shops, students can access a range of amenities. In addition, the institution helps students find suitable accommodation options, including both on-campus and off-campus housing.
