International student information

Victoria University's School of Creative Industries has been offering training programs to international students for many years in these areas:

• Visual Art
• Screen and Media - Specialising in Digital Media
• Screen and Media - Specialising in Games Development
• Theatre Arts/Performance
  

Length of Programs

Programs range from 1- 2 years.

Starting Date

All programs begin the second week in February. Classes conclude early November.

Fees

Please refer to the International Courses Guide for current course fees.

Pathways

Credit pathways exist for Visual Arts into Victoria University’s Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Location

City Flinders Street campus

• Visual Art
• Graphic Design
• Digital Media
• Games Development
  

St Albans campus

• Digital Media
• Graphic Design

Footscray Nicholson campus

• Theatre Arts/Performance

City Flinders Street Campus

Our spectacular new Flinders Street facility is located directly opposite Flinders Street train station in the heart of Melbourne, adjoining the vibrant café culture of Flinders Lane and Degraves Street.  Direct train, bus and tram services run to Flinders Street station from all parts of Melbourne. The equipment and facilities at Flinders Street are superb, as are the views from our classrooms on the 16th, 17th and 18th floors.

Address: Floor 17, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne

Find out more about the Flinders St campus here.

St Albans Campus

Our St Albans training takes place in the award winning $6.5 million online learning centre, part of VU's extensive 32-hectare St Albans campus in Melbourne's West, with the St Albans train station only minutes away and extensive free onsite parking. The trip by car takes 20 minutes from the city centre.

Address: McKechnie Street, St Albans
Melways Ref: Map 25, J3

Footscray Nicholson Campus

Our Theatre Arts and Performance training takes place in the newly refurbished Theatre and Studios at the Footscray Nicholson campus in Melbourne's West. The campus is a five-minute walk from the Footscray Train Station which is only two stops from Flinders St. The trip by car takes 10 minutes from the city centre.

Address: Nicholson Street, Footscray

All students also have access to extensive libraries on campus and other facilities on the University's eight campuses.

Application Pre-requisites

Entry into courses offered by the School of Creative Industries is dependant upon the applicant satisfying the following requirements:

English language proficiency:

• IELTS - 5.5 (no band below 5) or
• TOEFL paper-based - 525 (TWE 4) or
• TOEFL computer based - 197 (ER 4).

Academic requirement:

• Successful completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 12.

Visual Art, Graphic Art/Design, Digital Media and Games Development:

• presentation of a folio of art work.

Theatre Arts/Performance:

• presentation of evidence of previous performance experience (eg: in High School performances or similar)

Application Procedure

Plese go to www.vu.edu.au/international for the application forms.

For further info please contact:.

Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Digital Media & Games Development

Telephone: +61 3 9919 1588                                                        
Email: ci@vu.edu.au

Theatre Arts/Performance
Telephone: +61 3 9919 8950
Email: perform@vu.edu.au