Creative Media Subject regulations
Creative Media focuses on creative arts knowledge and skills, and how they can be utilised and applied within communication roles. It develops creative knowledge skills by emphasising the power of clear, engaging, persuasive, and powerful storytelling, messaging and meaning making across a variety of settings. It will blend applications of text, image, sound in still, auditory, moving and interactive spaces. Creative Media includes papers in design thinking, professional and creative writing, the grammar of moving image, semiotics of sound, creative communication, audience reception and user patterns.
Creative Media is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Communication (BC). Creative Media may also be included as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.
To complete Creative Media as a single major for the BC, students must gain 135 points from papers listed for Creative Media, including 105 points above 100 level, and 60 points above 200 level. Students must complete ARTSC112, MEDIA100, DSIGN252 or LINGS204, MEDIA207, MEDIA220, MEDIA320, and 45 points chosen from the 300 level papers listed for Creative Media.
To complete Creative Media as part of a double major for the BC, or other undergraduate degree, students must gain 120 points from papers listed for Creative Media including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level. Students must complete ARTSC112, MEDIA100, DSIGN252 or LINGS204, MEDIA207, MEDIA220, MEDIA320, and 30 points chosen from the 300 level papers listed for Creative Media.
To complete a minor in Creative Media, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the Creative Media major, including at least 30 points above 100 level.
Other qualifications
Prescriptions for:
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GradCert(CM) and GradDip(CM) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Creative Media at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.
Creative Media papers
Code and paper title | Points | |
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ARTSC112
Music, Sound and Human Communication
Every day we communicate using complex linguistic and musical systems. This paper will explore the role of sound and music in human communication and... |
15 | 24B (Online) |
MEDIA100
Understanding Visual Culture
Our lives are dominated by still and moving images and visual technologies. This paper will constitute an important first step in learning to... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
Code and paper title | Points | |
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DSIGN252
Cultural Perspectives for Design
The paper provides students with an understanding of culture-specific perspectives on design issues and the ability to apply these in diverse... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
LINGS204
Language of Social Media
This paper introduces students to the study of language in the genre of social media, using linguistics theory and concepts. |
15 | 24G (Online) |
MEDIA207
Transmedia Storytelling
This paper explores transmedia storytelling in a variety of contexts. Students will engage with narratives that are spread across multiple media... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
MEDIA220
Creative Media Production
This paper will engage students with a client-based approach to media production. Students will be asked to produce creative projects adhering to... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) |
Code and paper title | Points | |
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MEDIA305
Interactive Media Design
Create your own interactive projects that expand your creative practice. Students will engage with contemporary arts practices to devise audio-visual... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
MEDIA310
Human Interest Storytelling
This paper will explore creative non-fiction audio-visual storytelling in a variety of contexts. Students will produce a portfolio of practical... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) |
MEDIA320
Lens-based Project
This paper provides an opportunity for students to develop and carry out a small scale creative media project with relative independence. Students... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
MEDIA330
Podcasting
Podcasting has become an increasingly popular way of telling stories, exploring issues and educating. This paper will explore this relatively new... |
15 | 24B (Hamilton) |
THSTS302
Arts, Creativity and Wellbeing
This paper integrates practice and theory, exploring embodied experiences of the relationships between arts, creativity and wellbeing. Contemporary... |
15 | 24A (Hamilton) |
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ARTSC112 Music, Sound and Human Communication
Every day we communicate using complex linguistic and musical systems. This paper will explore the role of sound and music in human communication and...
Points 15MEDIA100 Understanding Visual CultureOur lives are dominated by still and moving images and visual technologies. This paper will constitute an important first step in learning to...
Points 15 -
DSIGN252 Cultural Perspectives for Design
The paper provides students with an understanding of culture-specific perspectives on design issues and the ability to apply these in diverse...
Points 15LINGS204 Language of Social MediaThis paper introduces students to the study of language in the genre of social media, using linguistics theory and concepts.
Points 15MEDIA207 Transmedia StorytellingThis paper explores transmedia storytelling in a variety of contexts. Students will engage with narratives that are spread across multiple media...
Points 15MEDIA220 Creative Media ProductionThis paper will engage students with a client-based approach to media production. Students will be asked to produce creative projects adhering to...
Points 15 -
MEDIA305 Interactive Media Design
Create your own interactive projects that expand your creative practice. Students will engage with contemporary arts practices to devise audio-visual...
Points 15MEDIA310 Human Interest StorytellingThis paper will explore creative non-fiction audio-visual storytelling in a variety of contexts. Students will produce a portfolio of practical...
Points 15MEDIA320 Lens-based ProjectThis paper provides an opportunity for students to develop and carry out a small scale creative media project with relative independence. Students...
Points 15MEDIA330 PodcastingPodcasting has become an increasingly popular way of telling stories, exploring issues and educating. This paper will explore this relatively new...
Points 15THSTS302 Arts, Creativity and WellbeingThis paper integrates practice and theory, exploring embodied experiences of the relationships between arts, creativity and wellbeing. Contemporary...
Points 15
2024 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 16 Aug 2024 01:00am