Undergraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

It is recommended that students intending to study the
Environmental and Spatial Design major consider electives from
the following list:
DEF1102 Design Foundations: Design History 15
DEF1106 Collaborative Design 15
VIS1303 Introduction to Drawing 15
careers: Retail Spatial Designer, Interior Designer, Display and
Event Designer.
Film and Video
campus: Mount Lawley
Allows students to combine theory and practice in studying film,
cinema, television and new media. Units are offered in video
production, film theory and scriptwriting. Students have the
opportunity to specialise in these areas. This major provides
opportunities for developing creative expression, vocational skills
within the film and video industries, and critical understanding and
appreciation of these 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
Select eight units from the following list:
Credit Points
FAV1101 Introduction to Digital Video 15
FAV2101 Introduction to Video Production 15
FAV2201 Video Production: Drama and Documentary 15
FAV3301 Advanced Video Production 1 15
FAV3401 Advanced Video Production 2 15
FAV1111 Film and Cinema Studies* 15
SCR2116 Australian Screen Studies* 15
CMM2107 Documentary, Film and Television* 15
FAV3116 Animation and Filmosophy* 15
FAV3205 Screen Evolution* 15
FAV2102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
FAV2203 Scriptwriting: Television Drama 15
FAV3204 Scriptwriting: Adaptation, Editing and
Commissioned Content 15
FAV3206 Scriptwriting: Feature Films 15
* At least 2 units must be theory units.
Students may also undertake an intensive 16-unit program
of study in Film and Video by completing 10 units from the
list above, 4 units from the Specialist Elective Areas below
and SCR3150 Screen Academy Advanced Production Project
(30 credit points). Students who select this option will substitute
it for their supplementary program of study.
Performance and Direction
PAM1103 Introduction to Music Technology 15
PAM2103 Theory of Directing 15
PAM3104 Stage Combat 15
Factual Programming, current Affairs and Documentary
CMM1104 Writing for the Media 15
JOU2107 Political Journalism 15
BRO2025 Broadcasting Skills 15
cinematography and lighting
PHO1105 Photo Work 15
IMM1121 Digital Photomedia 15
PHO2103 Studio Work 15
Film business and Producing
MAN1100 Management I 15
JOU2103 Media Law and Ethics 15
PAD3102 Event Management 15
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Animation, Motion graphics and Special Effects
PHO2221 Advanced Digital Photomedia 15
GDT2102 3D Visualisation 15
IMM3205 3D Animation 15
FAV3231 Digital Video 2 15
Sound Design
MTQ1110 Desktop Music Production 15
MTQ1118 Digital Audio and Sampling Techniques 15
MTQ2112 Sound Mixing 15
Production Design and Art Direction
PAM1002 Technical Theatre 1 15
TDD2102 3D Design Practices: Materiality 15
FAS1104 Textiles and Form 15
VIS1303 Introduction to Drawing 15
Film Theory
MST3151 Media and Identity 15
MST2150 Media in Asia 15
CMM3129 Contemporary Issues in Culture 15
careers: Film Director, Film Editor, Film Producer, Film Critic,
Television Producer, Cinematographer, Scriptwriter, Media
Teacher, Media Support Officer.
game design and Culture
campus: Mount Lawley
Prepares students for the emerging growth industries of
information and entertainment afforded by ubiquitous digital
technologies. This major explores creative gaming technologies
through a critical and cultural perspective, and with a focus on
the creative visual design of digital media experiences for end
users. Students will study the social and cultural impact of games,
the psychological and social principles of game design, and the
development of digital and analogue visual media for games.
The major has been designed with a view to complement other
courses such as interactive multimedia, design, film and video, and
games programming.
Required units Credit Points
GDT2103 Visual and Conceptual Game Design 15
GDT2102 3D Visualisation 15
GDT3101 Game Culture 15
GDT3103 Serious Gaming 15
GDT3106 Game Level Design 15
Select three units from the following list:
VIS1303 Introduction to Drawing 15
GDT2105 Writing for Games 15
IMM2123 Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1 15
IMM3205 3D Animation 15
GDT3104 Game Studies 15
GDT3204 Games Project 15
careers: Digital Media Manager, Game Concept Artist, Game
Evaluator, Educational Game Designer, Game Level Designer,
Game Researcher.
graphic design
campus: Mount Lawley
Graphic design represents information visually to enhance
communication for a particular audience or market. Clear visual
communication is of crucial importance in today’s global
economy, portraying complex data in ways that are easily
accessible. This major prepares students for a rapidly changing
and divergent industry that encompasses fields as diverse
as illustration, animation, packaging design and information