undergraduate

Course Structure
Requires the completion of 24 units / 360 credit points.
This course has three components:
• Foundation Program - 4 Core Units and 4 Electives
• Major Program - 8 Units
• Supplementary Program - 8 Units comprising of:
- Second Major - 8 Units; or
- Minor + Electives - 4 Minor Units and 4 Electives; or
- Elective Program - 8 Units
Over the course of the degree, you may not undertake more
than 10 units / 150 credit points at the 1000 Level and at least
4 units / 60 credit points must be at the 3000 Level.
Core Units
Credit Points
CCA1102 Representation and Interpretation 15
CCA1103 Creativity: Theory, Practice and History 15
CCA1108 Communications and Digital Technology 15
CCA3111 Preparation for Professional Life 15
Careers
Photographer, Designer, Graphic Designer, Retail Spatial
Designer, Interior Designer, Display and Event Designer,
Game Designer, Animator, Web Designer, Web Developer,
Desktop Publisher, CD Producer, DVD Producer, Digital
Media Manager, Sound Recording Specialist, Sound Designer,
Live Music Engineer, Sound Mixer, Audio Specialist, Film
Director, Television Director, Film Producer, Television
Producer, Cinematographer, Videographer, Film Editor, Film
Critic, Scriptwriter, Script Editor, Script Producer, Production
Manager, Production Coordinator.
Major Areas of Study
Animation
Allows students to combine theory and practice in studying
animation across a diverse range of applications.
Units are offered in Drawing, Design, 2D and 3D Animation,
Scriptwriting, Visual Effects and Advanced Animation Techniques.
Provides opportunities for developing creative expression,
vocational skills within the animation and related industries, and
critical understanding and appreciation of the media. it trains
students to think critically, to work collaboratively, to use new
technologies and to develop a portfolio of their own work.
Required Units
Credit Points
Six units selected from the following list:
DES2206 Design Practices: Animation 15
FAV1101 Introduction to Digital Video 15
FAV3116 Animation and Filmosophy 15
FAV3231 Digital Video 2 15
FAV3240 Advanced Digital Video 15
GDT2102 3D Visualisation 15
IMM3205 3D Animation 15
VIS1303 Introduction to Drawing 15
Two units selected from the following list:
DES2104 Vector Illustration 15
FAV1111 Film and Cinema Studies 15
FAV2102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
IMM1121 Digital Photomedia 15
IMM2123 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 15
Environmental and Spatial Design
Deals with the design of interior and exterior environments and
spaces, applying sustainable practices to the design of retail and
commercial spaces, or the design of products and environments
that promote usability.
Design is seen as part of a whole system and the major focuses
on sustainable design practices that consider environmental,
social, cultural and economic needs.
Required Units
Credit Points
Six units selected from the following list:
DES2206 Design Practices: Animation 15
FAV1101 Introduction to Digital Video 15
FAV3116 Animation and Filmosophy 15
FAV3231 Digital Video 2 15
FAV3240 Advanced Digital Video 15
GDT2102 3D Visualisation 15
IMM3205 3D Animation 15
VIS1303 Introduction to Drawing 15
Two units selected from the following list:
DES2104 Vector Illustration 15
FAV1111 Film and Cinema Studies 15
FAV2102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
IMM1121 Digital Photomedia 15
IMM2123 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 15
The most important thing I’ve taken from studying
fashion at ECU is learning how to develop my creative
concepts and turn them into a design.
LIZ BROWN
ECU Contemporary Fashion student
Film and Video
Allows students to combine theory and practice in studying film,
cinema, television and new media.
Provides opportunities for developing creative expression,
vocational skills within the film and video industries, and critical
understanding and appreciation of these media.
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