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Media (Media Production) - 3428

Program Summary

   
 
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 3 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 144
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Media (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Media (Minor)
 
  

Program Description

The Bachelor of Media (Media Production) [UNSW BMedia (MP)] is designed to provide you with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities relevant to career pathways in a wide range of media production and communication industries that rely on digital media. Students specialise in Media Production in a program which emphasises computer-based interactive and multimedia skills, focussing on established and emerging media forms and media innovation. The degree is both ideas driven and vocationally relevant in its orientation and all students are given significant practical experience in the thoughtful and creative applications of established and emerging computer-based media technologies. Students are also immersed in the culture and philosophy of media studies through their courses in the media core that provides theoretical contexts of contemporary media.

Level I and Level II cover interactive and digital media production and contextual media studies. As students proceed into Level III, the program expands and deepens knowledge and understanding in the technical, analytical and conceptual application of media technology to the design of various Media Production environments, as well as focussing on emerging trends and innovations in contemporary media practices. Some of the technologies currently addressed include: web and graphic design, animation; multimedia; and interactive virtual environments.

The UNSW BMedia (MP) can be completed full-time in Single mode (normally 3 years), in Dual Mode (the equivalent of two years full-time study) or part-time. The basic requirements of the program are simple. The BMedia (MP) has a depth component and a breadth component. Students enrolled in Single mode do both the depth and breadth component while students enrolled in Dual Mode only complete the depth component.

The Depth component (Blue Zone) is:

  1. The completion of a Media Core (30 UOC - 5 courses)
  2. The completion of a Prescribed Media Elective (6 UOC - 1 course)
  3. The completion of a Media Production Core (42 UOC- 7 courses)
  4. The completion of Prescribed Media Production Electives (18 UOC - 3 courses)

The Breadth component (for students completing the program in Single mode) (Green Zone) is:

  1. Free Electives (36 UOC - 6 courses) which can be taken either within or outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  2. General Education (12 UOC - 2 courses) which must be taken outside of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The UNSW BMedia (MP) aims to prepare graduates for a leadership role e in the thoughtful application of Media Production technologies informed by a solid understanding of media theory. In this program students are not simply skilled up in the use of computers and media applications, but are encouraged to become media innovators who are able to tackle complex issues by drawing on their integrated practical and theoretical expertise.

Students become immersed in the current culture of contemporary media production. They are encouraged to test out emerging ideas and developments and look for novel ways to approach the design of the media such as, web sites, games and other areas of the expanding contemporary media industry. Graduates will have expertise in a wide range of interactive and animation tools, but more importantly, they will be able to interpret and reflect on emerging media practices, enabling them to take leading creative roles in the rapidly changing media industries.

The Graduate Attributes for this Program are as follows:

  1. The skills involved in practice-based research
  2. An in-depth engagement with the practices of media production and the ability to apply these to suit a range of media platforms.
  3. The capacity for analytical and critical thinking and for creative problem-solving within a media production context
  4. The ability to independently learn media production skills and to critically reflect on their value and purpose as tools of practice
  5. The skills to appropriately locate, evaluate and use relevant information to develop media production content and learn new practice
  6. techniques.
  7. The capacity for enterprise, initiative and creativity
  8. An appreciation of the cultural diversity of media audiences,
  9. media forms and media delivery contexts
  10. A capacity to contribute to, and work within, the international community
  11. The skills required to create, discuss and evaluate creative work in collaboration with others.
  12. The capacity to keep abreast of changes in the audiences, platforms, tools and practices of media production.
  13. A respect for ethical practice and social responsibility
  14. The skills of communicating effectively through media production and the ability to tailor this community

Career Opportunities

This program enables students to develop skills and knowledge for professional work in some of the media industries most rapidly evolving areas such as, web design and production, gaming and interactive virtual environments, and other areas of media production, design and distribution.

Program Structure

The basic requirements for the degree are:

Single mode (144 UOC) made up of:

  1. A Media Core (30 UOC )
  2. Prescribed Media Elective (6 UOC)
  3. A Media Production Core (42 UOC)
  4. Prescribed Media Production Electives (18 UOC)
  5. Free Electives (36 UOC)
  6. General Education (12 UOC))
Dual Mode (96 UOC) made up of:
  1. A Media Core (30 UOC )
  2. Prescribed Media Elective (6 UOC)
  3. A Media Production Core (42 UOC)
  4. Prescribed Media Production Electives (18 UOC)

Core Courses

Media Core

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Media Production Core

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

Prescribed Electives

Media

Media Production

Level 1
Courses offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences:
Level 2 & 3
Courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
Courses offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences:

Free Electives

Students completing the program in Single mode have a 36 UOC free elective breadth requirement. Students may complete any courses for which they are eligible to enrol either within or outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The free electives component of the program affords students the opportunity to complement their media studies with a range of interests. The program suggests that areas of study in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are especially relevant.

General Education

Students completing the program in Single mode complete 12 UOC of General Education. Students must complete any two courses for which they are eligible to enrol outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Award with Distinction

High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

Honours

High achieving BMedia (MP) students (in Single or Dual Mode) may apply for entry to Honours. Honours is an additional year of study (two years part-time) which allows a student to further explore their interests in Media Production. It involves seminars and the completion or a research project or thesis. Those students who are considering Honours should submit an expression of interest at the beginning of Level 3 and complete a formal application at the end of Level 3. Both should be submitted to the Honours Convenor of the School of the Arts and Media. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the depth component of the program and is subject to resources and the approval of the Head of the School of the Arts and Media. Honours is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3). If requirements for these classes are not met the Pass degree will be awarded if the student is not already a Graduate of the program.

Sample Program

Bachelor of Media (Media Production) - Sample Program - Single Mode (Example Only)
 
Below is a guide to help you enrol in your program. To be full-time students must enrol in 24 uoc each semester.
 
Level 1
Semester 1 (S1)
ARTS1090 Media, Culture & Everyday Life
(6 uoc)
MDIA1000 Time, Space and Experience
(6 uoc)
SOMA2602
Sound Media 1
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
Semester 2 (S2)
ARTS1091 Media, Society, Politics
(6 uoc)
Prescribed Media Production Major Elective
(6 uoc)
Gen Ed
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
 
Level 2
Semester 1 (S1)
ARTS2090
Publics and Publishing
(6 uoc)
MDIA2000 Animating Media
(6 uoc)
SOMA1603
Digital Video 1
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
Semester 2 (S2)
Prescribed Media Elective
ARTS2091 Mobile Cultures
OR
ARTS2092 Global Media
(6 uoc)
MDIA2001 Bodies and Interfaces
(6 uoc)
Prescribed Media Production Major Elective
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
 
Level 3
Semester 1 (S1)
ARTS3091
Advanced Media Issues
(6 uoc)
MDIA3001
Serious Games
(6 uoc)
Gen Ed
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
Semester 2 (S2)
MDIA3005
Social Innovation and Engagement
(6 uoc)
MDIA3004
Festivals and Exhibitions
(6 uoc)
Prescribed Media Production Major Elective
(6 uoc)
Free Elective
(6 uoc)
 
 

Academic Rules

Single Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
  1. enrol in the Bachelor of Media (Media Production) and complete 144 units of credit;
  2. complete the requirements for the cores
  3. complete the requirements for prescribed electives
  4. complete 36 UOC of Free Electives
  5. complete 12 UOC of General Education
  6. complete at least 30 units of credit of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses
  7. complete at least 96 units of credit overall before enrolling in Level III courses

Dual Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
  1. enrol in the Bachelor of Media (Media Production) and complete 96 units of credit;
  2. complete the requirements for the cores
  3. complete the requirements for prescribed electives
  4. complete at least 30 units of credit of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses
  5. complete at least 48 units of credit overall before enrolling in Level III courses

Honours

To qualify for the award of the degree with Honours, a Single or Dual award student must:
  1. be a Graduand or Graduate of the Bachelor of Media (Media Production)
  2. hold a WAM of 70 or higher in the depth component of the program
  3. complete the List A and List B seminar coursework requirement for their area of study (18 UOC)
  4. complete a research project or thesis (30 UOC)

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Important Information

The Academic Rules for the UNSW BMedia (MP) and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

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