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U60 / V48 Master in Two Dimensional and Digital Design

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 - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Master in Two Dimensional and Digital Design is composed of 180 credit points.
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
DES2203 Design Practices: Publication 15
DES4101 Design Practices: Identity 15
VIS4101 Visual Communication Studies 15
VIS4102 Design Thinking 15
 
Note: Students may, in consultation with their coordinator, substitute a core unit with one from the following:
 
DES2104 Vector Illustration 15
IMM4121 Digital Photomedia 15
IMM4224 Three Dimensional Modelling and Animation 15
VIS4103 Visual Solutions and Presentation 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
CMM4137 Project Preparation 15
 
Select 45 credit points selected from:
DES3102 Illustration 15
DES4208 Design Practices: Project 15
VIS4204 Analytical and Critical Report 15
VIS4205 Typography Project 15
VIS4206 Image/Text Project 15
VIS4207 Pictorial Project 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
CMM5222 Communications Project 1 20 
CMM5223 Communications Project 2 20 
 
Select 20 credit points from:
CMM5111 Convergences 20 
VIS5101 Visual Arts Studio 1 20 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009