Program

Media Arts (Honours) - 4816

Program Summary

Faculty: College of Fine Arts

Contact: http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 4 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 192

UAC Code: 421006

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

The Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours) [BMA (Hons)] is the equivalent of four years full-time study, designed to meet industry demand for creative practitioners and content developers who possess multiple skills and breadth of knowledge in media arts including video making, sound, web design, digital imaging, 3D modelling, animation, and critical and creative thinking within the domain of digital media. The BMA (Hons) offers students strong fundamentals combined with creative development and flexibility to explore a digital media major, and undertake a significant research project and industry experience internship in their final year.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The Bachelor of Media Arts (Hons) aims to produce creative content developers with sound technical skills and the ability to work creatively and collaboratively across diverse media and to be able to undertake research and experimentation in digital media.

Graduates will be key players in the arts, digital media, entertainment and internet-based media with strengths in creative design and technical innovation.

Program Structure

The BMA (Hons) consists of a Media Arts core that provides a depth of engagement with Media Arts studies (144 UOC) and an Elective and General Education component (48UOC) that provides breadth of experience.

The program structure is:

Year 1

Students must complete the following core courses:
The breadth component of Year 1:

1. Prescribed elective (6UOC) of either:
2. Prescribed elective (6UOC) of either:
Year 2

Students must complete the following core courses:
  • Media Studios (12UOC)
  • Media, Design or Fine Arts Studios (12UOC)
  • Art History and Theory (12UOC)
The breadth component of Year 2:
  • General Education (6UOC)
  • Elective (6UOC)
Year 3

Students must complete the following core courses:
  • Media Studios (12UOC)
  • Media, Design or Fine Arts Studios (12UOC)
The breadth component of Year 3:
  • Elective (6UOC)
  • General Education (6UOC)
Year 4

Students must complete the following core courses:
  • Honours Seminar (12UOC)
The breadth component of Year 4:
  • Electives (12 UOC)
Students can choose from the following COFA Studios:

Media Arts
Animation and Visual Effects, Cross Media Arts or Video Sound Image

Design
Graphics Media, Object Design, Spatial Design, Jewellery, Ceramics or Textiles

Fine Arts
Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture Installation & Performance or Textiles

Honours

Honours is awarded on the basis of meritorious performance across the whole program, and performance in the Honours Research Project, which is comprised of Honours Studio Practice (75%) and Seminar (25%).

Students will be considered for the award of honours according to the following scale, which includes the Marks from the all Major courses, weighted according to stage (later stages with a higher weighting), and results from the Honours research project.
  • Honours Class 1: If WAM greater than or equal to 75.0 and Honours Research Project mark greater than or equal to 85
  • Honours Class 2 Division 1: else WAM greater than or equal to 70.0 and Project mark greater than or equal to 75
  • Honours Class 2 Division 2: else WAM greater than or equal to 65.0 and Project mark greater than or equal to 65
  • Honours Class 3: else WAM greater than or equal to 50.0 and Project mark greater than or equal to 50

Academic Rules

Complete 192 UOC consisting of:
  • Media Arts core (144UOC)
  • Electives (36UOC)
  • General Education (12UOC)
Complete at least 30 UOC of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II or Level III courses

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 BMA (Hons) 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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