Light. Its essential nature and characteristics are the focus of your study in this course. Light is a core ingredient behind high-end technology such as lasers, optical medical diagnostic tools, live performance event lighting machines, and computers. Light is a design tool unmatched in its flexibility and relative ease of application, and can reveal and enhance our experience of natural and built environments. You will design with light, without the need of sophisticated apparatus, complex equations or a detailed understanding of science. You will consider both the theoretical and practical aspects of light design, and the specific lighting requirements of virtual and real environments.

Your learning in this fully online course will be based on demonstrations and experiential observations that seek to understand the effect of light sources on your perception of space. Learning exercise and assessment tasks will include both individual and joint activities to encourage collaborative learning, and will be supported by online resources. Your activities will include problem solving, critical thinking and establishing a design process.

Your design decisions for a lighting design solution will be examined and related to an environment design project from design initiation through to documentation. This culminates in the production of a lighting design report. Access to a digital camera or a film camera & scanner is a requirement.

NOTE: This course is conducted via the Omnium system (omnium.edu.au). Students will receive log in instructions via their UNSW email account prior to the commencement of the course.