2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide

Multimedia Design
Course title
Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design)
Duration
Three years full-time.
An honours year is also available.
Location
Prahran.
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian
Year 12 or equivalent.
2001 VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study
score of at least 25 in English. Applicants are
advised to undertake an art-related study, such as
Art or Graphic Communication in Units 3 and 4 to
assist in the development of a folio.
Application procedure
VTAC code: 36001
2000 ENTER: Individual offer.
All applicants must participate in a pre-selection
program and, if selected, attend an interview/folio
presentation in December. For further details, refer
to the VTAC Guide 2001.
Course overview
This course aims to produce graduates with a
broad understanding of communication design,
media studies and programming as applied to the
world wide web and computer interactive
mediums. Graduates will have highly developed
and relevant skills in communication design for
electronic mediums, typography, animation, 3D
modelling, audio and video specialisation
requirements as applied to electronic mediums.
Major studies
Multimedia design, three dimensional design,
communication design, typographic design, image
making, and media studies.
Career opportunities
Design consultancies, information technology
companies, media and entertainment studios,
advertising agencies and government
instrumentalities.
Professional recognition
Membership of the Australian Graphic Design
Association, Membership of Multimedia Industry
Network and Associate Membership of the Design
Institute of Australia.
Information sessions
Sunday 27 August between 11.00am and 3.00pm.
Attendance is recommended.
Further information
National School of Design
Tel: (03) 9214 6755
Email: lstandley@swin.edu.au
Website: www.swin.edu.au/design
Multimedia Software
Development
Course title
Bachelor of Multimedia (Multimedia Software
Development)
Duration
Three years full-time.
An optional and additional year of Industry Based
Learning (IBL) is also available.
Location
Hawthorn.
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian
Year 12 or equivalent.
2001 VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – English
and Mathematical Methods or Specialist
Mathematics, or Further Mathematics.
Application procedure
VTAC code: 34091
2000 ENTER: 84.30
Course overview
This course would serve the needs of those
wishing to pursue a multimedia oriented career. It
includes major studies in software development
using an object-oriented approach and multimedia
design. It includes Java and C++ programming. It
also aims to develop an indepth understanding of
the broad range of creative and design aspects of
multimedia and internet technologies.
Major studies
Design for multimedia, the internet and WWW,
computer systems, software development,
introduction to software engineering, learning and
instructional design, 3D animation and special
effects, computer authoring, data communications,
multimedia systems.
Career opportunities
For example Java-based Web site development,
the next generation of multimedia and Web design
tools, and e-commerce secure systems
development.
Professional recognition
Accredited at professional level towards
membership of the Australian Computer Society.
Information sessions
Sunday 27 August between 11.00am and 3.00pm
and Wednesday 13 December between 4.00pm
and 8.00pm. Attendance at one of these sessions
is recommended.
Further information
School of Information Technology
Tel: (03) 9214 5505
Email: itinfo@swin.edu.au
Website: www.it.swin.edu.au
Networks and Computing
Course title
Bachelor of Multimedia (Networks and Computing)
Duration
Three years full-time.
An optional and additional year of Industry Based
Learning (IBL) is also available.
Location
Hawthorn.
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian
Year 12 or equivalent.
2001 VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – English
and Mathematical Methods or Specialist
Mathematics.
Application procedure
VTAC code: 34111
2000 ENTER: 85.60
Course overview
This course develops an in-depth understanding of
the broad range of development aspects of
multimedia systems and the technologies
underpinning them, with a particular emphasis on
the internet and computer communications.
Major studies
Design for multimedia, the internet and WWW,
engineering mathematics, software development,
electronic systems, learning and instructional
design, electronics, 3D animation and special
effects, computer authoring, network
administration, multimedia systems,
telecommunications technologies, computer
communications and LAN’s, internetworking, and
IP technologies.
Career opportunities
For example, Java-based web site development,
and management of corporate LANs, intranets and
other Internet access facilities.
Information sessions
Sunday 27 August between 11.00am and 3.00pm
and Wednesday 13 December between 4.00pm
and 8.00pm. Attendance at one of these sessions
is recommended.
Further information
School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical
Engineering
Tel: (03) 9214 8859
Email: lyoung@swin.edu.au
Website:
www.swin.edu.au/bioscieleceng/multimedia
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