Overview

The Bachelor of Digital Design (Digital Media) is a specialist course that focuses on the essential practical knowledge needed to create complex interactive media. Graduates will gain up-to-date skills using industry-standard technologies in virtual and augmented reality, digital photography, digital audio, interactive fiction, video and animation to create digital media stories and experiences for the 21st century. Graduates will be able to identify and anticipate emerging technological trends; critically analyse digital and interactive media works and production processes; create advanced digital media artefacts and work effectively in production environments which mirror those found in digital and interactive media workplaces.

Admission requirements 

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification

We also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and anticipate emerging technological trends and adapt their knowledge and skills to a changeable industrial context.
• Systematically and critically analyse and evaluate digital and interactive media works and production processes, and to effectively and efficiently communicate that evaluation.
• Converse in the concepts, theories and knowledge related to digital and interactive media and apply this knowledge to augment technical production processes.
• Create advanced digital media artefacts and systems that combine multiple media forms through the application of advanced technical skills and knowledge.
  
• Work effectively in production environments typical of those found in digital and interactive media workplaces.

UC graduates are professional: Employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills; use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems; work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict; and take pride in their professional and personal integrity. UC graduates are global citizens: Think globally about issues in their profession; adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries; understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures; communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings; make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives; and behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives. UC graduates are lifelong learners: Reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development; be self-aware; and evaluate and adopt new technology.