Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Students must complete 120 credit points to complete the course.
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
VIS5111 Studio 1 30
VIS5112 Contemporary Visual Art Criticism 30
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
VIS5211 Studio 2 30
VIS5212 Studio Analysis 30
MASTER IN TWO DIMENSIONAL AND
DIGITAL DESIGN
Course Code U60
Course Code V48
The Master in Two Dimensional and Digital Design is designed to
provide a programme of study for postgraduate students and
industry practitioners who seek to develop skills in the discipline
of design, using the digital media as both a production and as a
creative tool.
The Master in Two Dimensional and Digital Design is designed to
provide graduates with advanced technical and conceptual skills
in Graphic Design in order to further their career prospects.
It offers students the opportunity to realise an advanced
application of their skills in the production of a major piece of
sustained work.
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of communication
theories and their application in visual culture through the new
media technologies.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This programme is vocationally oriented towards the design
industry. A degree or previous industry experience is required for
entry. It is normal that an applicant will have a minimum of five
years appropriate professional experience if they do not hold an
undergraduate degree.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Master in Two Dimensional and Digital Design is composed
of 180 credit points.
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
CMM4208 Communications and Digital Technology ** 15
IMM4123 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 15
VIS4101 Visual Communication Studies 15
VIS4102 Design Thinking 15
** In place of CMM4208, students with a sound understanding of
basic digital technologies may choose 15 credit points from the
following:
IMM4121 Digital Photomedia 15
IMM4122 Publishing on the World Wide Web 15
IMM4224 Three Dimensional Modelling and Animation 15
VIS4103 Visual Solutions and Presentation 15
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
CMM4137 Project Preparation 15
Plus 45 credit points (3 units) selected from :
IMM4125 Interface and Information Design 15
IMM4226 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 2 15
VIS4204 Analytical and Critical Report 15
VIS4205 Typography Project 15
VIS4206 Image/Text Project 15
VIS4207 Pictorial Project 15
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
CMM5111 Convergences 20
Or
VIS5101 Visual Arts Studio 1 20
Plus
CMM5222 Communications Project 1 20
CMM5223 Communications Project 2 20
MASTER OF ARTS (VISUAL ARTS)
Course Code Q65
Course Code H53
INTRODUCTION
The Master's programme builds on the philosophy of the Post
Graduate Diploma and provides a coursework degree for artists of
high standing who have been led either by formal study,
professional achievement or both, to the point where a period of
intensive studio study, and a rigorous exploration of related
theoretical issues, will extend their practice to the highest
expectations of artistic achievement in an academic context.
Candidates for the Master's degree are expected to present original
work which demonstrates a substantial development in relation to
the candidate's prior practice, and which demonstrates intellectual
and critical rigour of a high standard. The course is designed to
prepare graduates to make a significant contribution to the visual
arts. Success in the arts' industry requires practitioners to possess
advanced abilities, not just in studio practice, but in writing,
research and argument, and it has become incumbent upon the
higher education sector to provide and foster professional
development accordingly.
OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, graduates should be able to:
1. Demonstrate advanced techniques and skills
appropriate to their personal artistic development;
2. Demonstrate individual research skills through studio
practice and research;
3. Analyse and critically respond to problems of art
practice;
4. Relate current theoretical standpoints in art theory to
their own work and artistic development;
5. Demonstrate their role as articulate professionals in
their specific area of the visual arts;
6. Contribute to the professional context of their specific
area of the visual arts within the broad area of
educational and social contexts.
ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2007 139