Faculty of Creative Arts

Media Arts

UAC Code: 754608

Media Arts explores the creative potential of traditional and contemporary forms of media - from photography and film through to electronic, networked and programmable media. This major is closely linked to the Visual Arts and Graphic Design majors. Students have the opportunity to pursue dedicated study in these other fields alongside their study in Media Arts. The overall aim is to encourage a dialogue between traditional forms of art and graphic design and emerging forms of new media practice.

First year involves core creative and critical literacy subjects, as well as introductory subjects in media production, web authoring and creative computing. The approach is studio-based, with a focus on developing skills in conceptually informed and technically literate experimental practice.

Second year maintains a strand of core Visual Arts practical and theoretical study and includes specialised study in physical computing and experimental film-making and animation. Students develop greater independence in their project work and exhibit their major projects in an installation context.

The final year has strong individual project emphasis, complemented by continuing core Visual Arts study. Students develop advanced skills in project research, planning, development and installation, culminating in the public exhibition of their work within the Graduate Show.

Specific Entry Requirements

Acceptance is based on application to be submitted by the advertised deadline, interview (normally held in late November) and UAI results.

The application must include photographs of up to four of the applicant's most recent artworks. If selected for an interview, applicants must bring a portfolio of their work. Original work is required.

Note: Media Arts subjects may be taken as electives by students majoring in Visual Arts or Graphic Design.

Major Study Program

Subjects

 

Session

Credit Points

100-Level

MEDA101

Introduction to Media Arts

Autumn

6

VISA101

Visual Investigations A

Autumn

6

MEDA102

Computational Media

Spring

6

VISA102

Visual Investigations B

Spring

6

Plus 12 credit points of theory:

VISA121

Introduction to Critical Theory in Art and Design

Autumn

6

VISA122

Ideas in Practice: Perspectives on Modernism

Spring

6

200-Level

MEDA201

Time, Space and Data

Autumn

6

VISA201

Visual Investigations C

Autumn

6

MEDA202

System, Play and Interaction

Spring

6

Plus 12 credit points of theory:

VISA221

Ideas in Practice: Perspectives on Australian Visual Arts and Design

Autumn

6

VISA222

The Artist in Contemporary Culture

Spring

6

or

DESN222

Design Theory

Spring

 

300-Level

MEDA301

Media Arts Workshop

Autumn

6

VISA301

Visual Investigations E

Autumn

6

MEDA302

Media Arts Project

Spring

6

VISA302

Visual Investigations F

Spring

6

Plus 12 credit points of theory:

DESN321

New Media Theory

Autumn

6

VISA322

Representation and Space in the Post Colonial World

Spring

6

or

DESN322

Advanced Graphic Design Theory

Spring

6

Minor Study Program

A minor in Media Arts consists of 36 credit points of subjects from the course structure. They include:

Subjects

 

Session

Credit Points

100-Level

MEDA101

Introduction to Media Arts

Autumn

6

MEDA102

Computational Media

Spring

6

200-Level

MEDA201

Time, Space and Data

Autumn

6

MEDA202

System, Play and Interaction

Spring

6

300-Level

MEDA301

Media Arts Workshop

Autumn

6

MEDA302

Media Arts Project

Spring

6

Students must take subjects in sequence, beginning Autumn session with MEDA101.

Subjects taken as part of a minor cannot be cross-counted into any other major or minor.

Minors do not appear on the testamur but do appear on the transcript.