Digital Media

If you are interested in working creatively with digital media and exploring the connections between information technology and the creative arts, then our new Digital Media stream is for you.

The Digital Media course will equip students with the basic professional skills of digital media production and a broad knowledge of digital and screen media. They will develop a range of practical, critical and collaborative skills, complemented by the skills and knowledge acquired by students completing a major in the closely related 'theory' subjects. Graduating students will have a portfolio of their creative achievements that will allow them to gain employment in the arts and communication industries. They will also have the opportunity to form emergent production companies capable of project development.

Additional application requirements: Applicants for the Digital Media students will be required to provide a selection of examples of their use of digital technology to produce creative outcomes. This portfolio should demonstrate a strong interest in aesthetic creativity in this area rather than simply technical accomplishment.

Course aims

• equipping students with basic professional skills in digital media production, including the operation of software and hardware;
• equipping students with a practical understanding of collaborative teamwork required in the creative industries;
• enabling students to plan, develop and complete a digital media product, including production and post-production stages;
• developing in students an understanding of screen and digital media through their historical developments, social and cultural applications, and the function of formal and aesthetic properties in various forms;
• providing students with experience in the creative process within the activities described above;
• producing graduates capable of the application of logical thought, analysis, and research skills in ways that will enhance both the creative and practical processes required by digital media production;
• producing graduates who will be able to think flexibly, collaborate with others on group projects and solve problems creatively.

Applicants interested in this area can also take the major sequence in Digital Media within the Bachelor of Arts.