Melbourne Polytechnic Courses

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

You must attend an information session.

• Apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic
• VCE applicants selected by ATAR or interview/folio presentation
• Non-VCE applicants selected by interview/folio presentation
• Attend an interview. Interviews for Visual Arts courses run throughout the year.

All Applicants

All applicants are required to attend an interview.

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

Successful completion of Year 12 VCE or equivalent with no specified minimum ATAR score and a study score of at least 20 in any English.

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Successful completion of a VET diploma.

Applicants with higher education

A complete or incomplete higher education qualification.

Applicants with work and life experience

Relevant industry or life experience.

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.

This direct entry course is open to post-Year 11 students and/or mature aged applicants. It is possible to undertake this course if it is deemed that the applicant has had sufficient relevant vocational experience to enable them to cope with the course. It is recommended that applicants have some previous IT experience.

The minimum hardware and operating system requirements to satisfactorily complete all the units from the course are as follows:

• Multicore 64-bit CPU (minimum 2 cores) with virtualisation support enabled
• 8GB RAM is minimum but 16GB RAM is the recommended amount of physical memory installed
• At least 256GB of Solid-State Disk (SSD) is highly recommended.
• Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise or Education 64-bit operating system

IMPORTANT NOTE: All of our teaching resources are based on Windows and software that runs on a Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise or Education operating system.

• successfully completion of Year 12 VCE studies, or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics
• mature age students with relevant experience may also apply
• applicants without the necessary study prerequisite may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communication
• All applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Engineering Technology (22478VIC)

• successfully completion of Year 12 VCE studies, or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics
• mature age students with relevant experience may also apply
• applicants without the necessary study prerequisite may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communication
• All applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Engineering Technology (22478VIC)

• Certificate IV in Visual Arts or demonstrated equivalent skills or knowledge
• apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic
• all applicants selected by interview/folio presentation
• Attend an interview. Interviews for Visual Arts courses will resume in September for courses starting in 2022.

Applicants must have successfully completed Year 12 of VCE studies or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics.

Mature age students (non-VCE) with relevant experience may also apply.

Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite studies may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communications.

• Certificate IV in Visual Arts or equivalent skills and knowledge
• apply through VTAC or direct to Melbourne Polytechnic
• all applicants selected by interview/folio presentation
• Attend an interview. If you are interested in our February 2022 Intake, please book an interview before February.

• Applicants must have successfully completed Year 12 of VCE studies or equivalent, including units in English and Mathematics.
• Mature age students (non-VCE) with relevant experience may also apply.
• Students who do not have the necessary prerequisite studies may be required to undertake additional bridging units of study in mathematics and communications.