Bachelor of Media Arts

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | School of Communication

Program Code: MBMA

Program Level: Undergraduate

SATAC code: 444191

Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) for 2009 Entry: 68.50 (Internal)

Home Campus: Magill

Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

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Program director/s

Dr Adrian Guthrie (MBMA)
Mr Frank Kurzel (MBMA)

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Announcement
Students interested in:
Communication and Media Management see Bachelor of Arts
Communication, Media and Culture see Bachelor of Communication (Media and Culture)
Journalism see Bachelor of Journalism
Public Relations see Bachelor of Public Relations
Writing and Creative Communication see Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Creative Communication)

Aim

This program aims to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to design and communicate using new and traditional communication technologies and forms and an understanding of the cultural significance of new communication technologies.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have one of the following qualifications:

Qualified for the SACE:

recorded achievement in five SACE subjects taken at Stage 2 level; and
included at least four Stage 2 subjects which are approved Higher Education Selection Subjects (HESS); and
obtained a competitive TER;

Completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Completed an award from TAFE or from another registered training organisation at AQF Certificate IV or above and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;

Completed the University Foundation Studies program.

English language entry requirements

For international applicants for whom English is a second language, the minimum English language requirements are:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading and Writing subscores and minimum overall score of 6.0 obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA; or

Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years; or

Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years; or

Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which:

English is an official language; or
English is commonly used, as determined by the University.

Content/structure

The Bachelor of Media Arts is equivalent to three years of full-time study or 108 units. The program includes studies in foundation courses, a major of 36 units or 8 courses, a sub-major of 27 units or 6 courses, a 4.5 unit course in Indigenous Australian studies and electives of 22.5 units or 5 courses.

Honours

A separate one year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program is available and may be undertaken by students who complete a professional major with a credit or higher grade point average.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 17,500 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
FIRST YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Communication: Rhetoric and Reasoning L (Foundation)	COMM 1047	4.5	0.125
Computers: Communication and Society (Foundation)	INFT 1003	4.5	0.125
Major 1 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Sub-major 1 (see Note 2)		4.5
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Global Societies (Foundation)	POLI 1014	4.5	0.125
Media Literacies (Foundation)	HUMS 1013	4.5	0.125
Major 2 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Sub-major 2 (see Note 2)		4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Major 3 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Major 4 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Sub-major 3 (see Note 2)		4.5
Elective 1 (see Note 3)		4.5
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Major 5 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Major 6 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 2)		4.5
Sub-major 4 (see Note 2)		4.5
Elective 2 (see Note 3)		4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Major 7 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Sub-major 5 (see Note 2)		4.5
Elective 3 (see Note 3)		4.5
Elective 4 (see Note 3)		4.5
or
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians (see Note 4)	COMM 2060	4.5	0.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Major 8 (see Rules 1 and 2 and Notes 1 and 5)		4.5
Sub-major 6 (see Note 2)		4.5
Elective 5 (see Note 3)		4.5
Elective 6 (see Note 3)		4.5
or
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians (see Note 4)	COMM 2060	4.5	0.125

Rules

The Bachelor of Media Arts is equivalent to three years of full-time study or 108 units. The program includes studies in foundation courses, a major, a sub- major, a course in Indigenous Australian studies and electives.
In order to complete a Bachelor of Media Arts with a specialisation, students must complete 4 foundation courses; 8 major courses from the media arts major in the area of specialisation; 6 sub-major courses; 5 elective courses and 1 course in Indigenous Australian Studies.

Notes

A major is a stream of related courses which comprises 36 units or eight courses, requiring two courses at level one, four courses at level two and two courses at level 3. Majors can be taken in any one of the media arts disciplines listed at Note 5 below. Students are advised to check course prerequisites and corequisites prior to selection of courses.
A sub-major is a stream of related courses which comprises 27 units or six courses, requiring two courses at level 1 and four courses at levels 2 and 3. Sub-majors can be taken in a wide range of disciplines and are unlimited. Students should note that not all sub-majors are available on each campus, however, students may enrol in a sub-major on any campus. Courses making up each sub-major are detailed in Majors and Minors. For further information on the majors available please see Media Arts Majors.
The elective courses may be selected from the list available at: Majors and Minors. Students choose one elective area, in which they study five courses, totalling 22.5 units credit. Some electives may not be available to students studying an accelerated program, due to sequencing. It is recommended that students consider Animation, Web design, Drama or English as a Foreign Language as their elective area.

Students completing the Interactive Multimedia Major, Digital Design Major or Web Development Major may select the following 9 unit course at Level 3: GRAP 3009 Graphic Communication for Design
All students, other than International students and students who have elected to complete either a sub-major or elective in Indigenous Studies, must complete the course COMM 2060 Communication, Culture & Indigenous Australians. International students and students who have selected to complete either a sub-major or elective in Indigenous Studies will study four Electives at Level 3, two each in Study Period 2 and Study Period 5.
The Media Arts Majors are:
Interactive Multimedia major
Digital Design Major
Web Development Major
Animation Major
Film and Television Major
Drama Major
Music Media Major
Performing Arts Major

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1015 Introduction to Film and Television Production
Second Year: Level 2
INFT 4004 Digital Design Publishing
COMM 1042 Documentary Production, Forms & Techniques
or
INFT 2003 2D Computer Animation
INFT 2005 Design for Interactive Media
PERF 2009 Music Sound Studio
Third Year: Level 3
INFT 2001 Creating Interactive Multimedia
INFT 2002 Electronic Publishing on the Internet

DIGITAL DESIGN MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1007 Desktop Publishing for Publication
Second Year: Level 2
INFT 4004 Digital Design Publishing
INFT 3017 Advanced Desktop Publishing for Publication
INFT 2057 Website Graphics Design
GRAP 2015 Print to Web Digital Publishing
Third Year: Level 3
INFT 3008 Advanced Print to Web Digital Publishing
and either
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
or
INFT 2002 Electronic Publishing on the Internet

WEB DEVELOPMENT MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
GRAP 2015 Print to Web Digital Publishing
Second Year: Level 2
INFT 2057 Website Graphics Design
INFT 2004 Data Driven Websites
INFT 2005 Design for Interactive Media
INFT 2002 Electronic Publishing on the Internet
Third Year: Level 3
Select two of the following:
INFT 3018 Web Technologies
INFT 3012 Accessible Interactive Media
INFT 4003 Advanced Electronic and Multimedia Publishing
INFT 3008 Advanced Print to Web Publishing
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1

ANIMATION MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1015 Introduction to Film and Television Production
Second Year: Level 2
INFT 2003 2D Animation
INFT 3011 3D Computer Animation
INFT 2059 Intermediate 3D Computer Animation
Select one of the following:
INFT 1009 Multimedia Desktop Video
PERF 2009 Music Sound Studio
COMM 2043 From Mickey to Manga
Third Year: Level 3
Select two of the following:
INFT 3013 Advanced 3D Animation
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
COMM 2063 Games: Industry, Culture & Aesthetics

FILM AND TELEVISION MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1015 Introduction to Film and Television Production
Second Year: Level 2
COMM 1042 Documentary Production, Forms & Techniques
COMM 2016 Drama Production, Forms and Techniques
Select one of the following:
PERF 2004 Electronic Arts: Sound
COMM 2021 Scriptwriting for Media
Select one of the following:
PERF 2009 Music Sound Studio
COMM 2020 Scriptwriting for Live Performance
Third Year: Level 3
Students must complete:
COMM 2017 Experimental Production, Forms and Techniques
Followed by one of the following:
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
COMM 3018 Advanced Production Project 2
PERF 3005 Media Performance Issues

DRAMA MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
PERF 1008 Performance
PERF 1005 Light, Space and Sound
Second Year: Level 2
Select 4 of the following:
PERF 2007 Australian Performance
PERF 2008 World Puppetry
PERF 2004 Electronic Arts: Sound
PERF 1007 Festival, Celebration and Identity
COMM 2021 Scriptwriting for Media
PERF 2011 Asian Performance
PERF 2005 European Performance
PERF 2006 Electronic Arts: Visual Theatre
COMM 2020 Scriptwriting for Live Performance
Third Year: Level 3
Select 1 of the following:
PERF 3002 Directing Performance
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
Select 1 of the following:
PERF 3003 Performing Arts Practicum
COMM 3018 Advanced Production Project 2
PERF 3005 Media Performance Issues

MUSIC MEDIA MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
PERF 1003 Music Theatre 1
or
PERF 1009 World Music
PERF 1004 Music Theatre 2
or
PERF 2003 History of Jazz Music
Second Year: Level 2
Select four of the following
PERF 2001 Music Theatre 3
PERF 2004 Electronic Arts: Sound
PERF 2002 Music Theatre 4
PERF 2009 Music Sound Studio
PERF 2012 Progressive Rock
COMM 2020 Scriptwriting for Live Performance
Third Year: Level 3
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
or
PERF 3002 Directing Performance
COMM 3018 Advanced Production Project 2
or
PERF 3003 Performing Arts Practicum

PERFORMING ARTS MAJOR
First Year: Level 1
Select one of the following:
PERF 1001 Effective Communication
PERF 1007 Festival, Celebration and Identity
PERF 1008 Performance
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1015 Introduction to Film and Television Production
PERF 1003 Music Theatre 1
PERF 1009 World Music
Select one of the following:
PERF 1004 Music Theatre 2
PERF 2003 History of Jazz Music
PERF 1001 Effective Communication
PERF 1005 Light, Space and Sound
INFT 1014 Introduction to Digital Media
INFT 1015 Introduction to Film and Television Production
Second Year: Level 2
Select four of the following:
PERF 2004 Electronic Arts: Sound
COMM 2021 Scriptwriting for Media
PERF 2007 Australian Performance
COMM 1042 Documentary Production, Forms and Techniques
PERF 2001 Music Theatre 3
PERF 2012 Progressive Rock
PERF 2008 World Puppetry
PERF 2011 Asian Performance
PERF 2005 European Performance
PERF 2006 Electronic Arts: Visual Theatre
COMM 2020 Scriptwriting for Live Performance
PERF 2009 Music Sound Studio
COM 2016 Drama Production, Forms and Techniques
PERF 2002 Music Theatre 4
Third Year: Level 3
Select two of the following:
PERF 3002 Directing Performance
COMM 3017 Advanced Production Project 1
PERF 3003 Performing Arts Practicum
COMM 3018 Advanced Production Project 2
PERF 3005 Media Performance Issues

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