Undergraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

Majors:
y Animation
y Environmental and Spatial Design
y Film and Video
y Game Design and Culture
y Graphic Design
y Interactive Media
y Photomedia
y Screen Studies
Admission Requirements:
Environmental and Spatial Design Major: Students will be required
to have a folio interview or audition.
Graphic Design Major: Students will be required to have a folio
interview or audition.
Screen Studies Major: Only offered to ECU’s WA Screen
Academy students. This major is available to applicants with an
Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media or equivalent. Students
with a Diploma of Screen and Media may apply but must
complete a transitional semester to qualify for entry into the
screen studies program.
CourSe StruCture
Requires the completion of 24 units / 360 credit points.
y Core Units – 4 units
y Elective Units – 4 units
y Major Program – 8 units
Supplementary Program – 8 units – which could consist of:
y Second Major – 8 units
y Minor – 4 units plus Electives – 4 units
y Electives – 8 units
core units Credit Points
CCA1102 Representation and Interpretation 15
CCA1103 Creativity: Theory, Practice and History 15
CCA1108 Communications and Digital Technology 15
Plus, students must complete the following core capstone unit in
their final semester of study:
CCA3111 Preparation for Professional Life 15
MAJoRS
animation
campus: Mount Lawley
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. Students have the
opportunity to specialise within these areas.
The major 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.
Students may select Level Two units in the second semester
of enrolment.
Required units
Select six units from the following list:
Credit Points
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
Select two units 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
careers: 2D and 3D Animator, Visual Effects Artist, Visual Effects
Supervisor, Motion Graphics Artist, 3D Model Builder, Director,
Writer, Film Critic.
environmental and spatial design
campus: Mount Lawley
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 a collaborative discipline and
students work both in teams and individually to find and solve design
problems. They learn and develop skills that suit them for work in
both the professional design industry and within organisations that
employ design thinking. 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
TDD2102 3D Design Practices: Materiality 15
TDD2204 3D Design Practices: Narrative Design 15
TDD3205 3D Design Practices: Spatial Design 15
TDD3206 3D Design Practices: Production 15
TDD2203 3D Design Practices: CAD for Designers 15
Select three units from the following list:
TDD2101 3D Design Practices: Drawing in Space 15
TDD3204 3D Design Practices: Modelling 15
TDD3203 Advanced CAD for Designers 15
TDD3210 Glass Design 15
TDD3207 3D Design Practices: Project 15
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