Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media)

From the mobile phone to the game console, digital technology has revolutionised the way we communicate, learn and play.

It’s an area of the economy that’s growing in importance and one which is predicted to see job growth into the foreseeable future.

The University of Canberra’s Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media) is a specialist course that focuses on the essential practical knowledge needed to create complex interactive media.You’ll gain up-to-date skills using industry-standard technologies in virtual and augmented reality, digital photography, digital audio, interactive fiction, video and animation to create digital media stories and experiences for the 21st century.

You’ll graduate with the expertise needed to find work in this flourishing creative industry and, more importantly, the knowledge that you can adapt to whatever the future holds.Work Integrated Learning is at the very centre of the Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media).

You’ll learn from industry-active professionals and world-class scholars and will work and study in real-world situations through project work, internships, professional experience and mentorships.You’ll complete units designed to help you develop the professional skills essential for employment in the creative industries, and will have the opportunity to participate in international work and study experiences as part of your degree.

Previous digital media students have undertaken internships across a range of different organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including 372 Digital, the Australian Paralympics Committee, National Farmers’ Federation, Rowdy Digital, Vizeum Australia, Woodlands and Wetlands Trust and Cre8ive design agency.Standard entry to this course is by selection rank, but a portfolio entry is also possible.High-achieving students may be eligible for enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts and Design (Honours).

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Media) (72 credit points) Required - 48 credit points as follows

• CM0001 Core Major in Arts (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 10333 - Professional Orientation (Arts) - 3 cp, Level 1 11017 - Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - 3 cp, Level 2 11018 - Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - 3 cp, Level 3 11108 - Big Stories: Culture, Memory and Power - 3 cp, Level 1 11109 - It Must Be True: Knowledge, Culture and Creativity - 3 cp, Level 1 11110 - Reading Culture, Curating Culture - 3 cp, Level 1 11111 - The Grand Experiment - 3 cp, Level 1 11112 - Professional Evidence (Arts) - 3 cp, Level 3
• SM0003 Specialist Major in Digital Media (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 11013 - Pixels and Polygons - 3 cp, Level 1 11130 - Media Worlds - 3 cp, Level 1 11131 - Space, Time and Form - 3 cp, Level 2 11132 - Engineering Reality - 3 cp, Level 2 11133 - Character Design and Animation - 3 cp, Level 2 11134 - Sound Design - 3 cp, Level 2 11135 - Real Time Environments - 3 cp, Level 3 11136 - Illuminated Bits - 3 cp, Level 3

Open Electives - 24 credit points as follows

• Must pass 24 credit points from anywhere in the University, as a breadth major, a breadth minor and/or as individual units.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Credit Arrangements

Credit arrangements (if available) for this course can be found on the University's Credit Search website.