Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design)

The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design) requires 4 years of full-time study. The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

• Admission requirements
• Specialisation aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Additionally, applicants will have to demonstrate their creative abilities through the submission of a portfolio, written statement, curriculum vitae and referee details. Short-listed applicants may be required to take part in an in-depth interview with a panel.

Specialisation aims

The specialisation aims to:

• equip students with professional skills in digital media production, including the operation of software and hardware
• equip students with the experience of collaborative teamwork as required in the creative industries
• enable students to plan, develop and complete a digital media product
• develop in students an understanding of screen and digital media through their historical developments, social and cultural applications, and the function of formal and aesthetic properties in various forms
• provide students with experience in the creative process within the activities described above

Learning outcomes

On completion of the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design) students will be able to:

• apply the advanced creative, cognitive and technical skills required by professional practitioners in the creative industries to produce and promote original creative work
• prioritise high-level knowledge of the processes involved in producing creative work and communicate a clear exposition of knowledge and ideas
  
• work collaboratively with a range of professionals and participate effectively in a creative team
• model appropriate, high level knowledge of research principles and methods, including the ethical considerations of research and artistic activity in the creative industries
• independently design, plan and execute research activities and artistic projects using critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems
  
• consider employment structures in their chosen field and have demonstrated the ability to identify some of the employment opportunities available in the creative industries

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University’s Policy on Student Progress.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Students achieving a credit level average or better at the end of the third year will be eligible to continue to the fourth year honours degree program. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design) on completion of 108 units according to the first three years of the program.

Students who have completed 108 units according to the first three years of the program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design).

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising:

 CREA1001  Introduction to the Creative Arts  (4.5 units)
 VEED1003  Essential Multimedia  (4.5 units)
 VEED1400  Digital Fundamentals 1  (4.5 units)
 VEED1401  Digital Fundamentals 2  (4.5 units)
 VEED1402  Core Studio 1  (4.5 units)
 VEED1403  Digital Principles 1  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 Topics

plus 4.5 units of SCME or VEED topics at level 1

plus 4.5 units of COMP, CREA, INNO, SCME, VEED, VISA topics at level 1

Core - Year 2 topics

27 units comprising:

 VEED2108  Multimedia Production Part 1  (4.5 units)
 VEED2109  Multimedia Production Part 2 (4.5 units)
 VEED2400  Digital Fundamentals 3  (4.5 units)
 VEED2401  Digital Fundamentals 4  (4.5 units)
 VEED2402  Core Studio 2  (4.5 units)
 VEED2403  Digital Principles 2  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

plus 4.5 units of COMP, CREA, INNO, SCME, VEED, VISA topics at level 2

Elective - Year 2 topics

plus 4.5 units of Elective topics*

Core - Year 3 topics

31.5 units comprising:

 VEED3301  Digital Entertainment Production 1  (4.5 units)
 VEED3302  Digital Entertainment Production 2  (4.5 units)
 VEED3400  Research and Development 1  (4.5 units)
 VEED3401  Creative Practice  (4.5 units)
 VEED3410  Research and Development 2  (4.5 units)
 VEED3420  Creative Production 3  (4.5 units)
 VEED3421  Creative Production 4  (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 3 topics

plus 4.5 units of Elective topics*

*Elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided entry and course requirements.

Core - Year 4 topics

27 units comprising:

 CREA7001  Exegesis  (4.5 units)
 CREA7100  Understanding Research Methods in the Creative Arts  (4.5 units)#
 CREA7010A  Creative Arts Honours Major Work  (4.5/18 units)
 CREA7010B  Creative Arts Honours Major Work  (4.5/18 units)
 CREA7010C  Creative Arts Honours Major Work  (4.5/18 units)
 CREA7010D  Creative Arts Honours Major Work  (4.5/18 units)

Option  - Year 4 topics

Plus 9 units from the following topics

 CREA7002  Professional Practice for the Creative Arts  (4.5 units)
 CREA7400  Entertainment Design Honours Project  (4.5 units)
 ENGL7702  Reading Literature, Reading the World  (4.5 units)
 HASS7000  Industry or Community Placement in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  (4.5 units)
 HASS7001  Research Communication in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  (4.5 units)
 HASS7002  Honours Special Project in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  (4.5 units)
 HIST7056  Critical Theory: Past and Present  (4.5 units)
 HIST7057  Making History: Current Directions in Historiography  (4.5 units)
 PHIL7340  Creativity and the Imagination  (4.5 units)
 SOCI7031  Research Design: Principles and Practices  (4.5 units)

Or up to 4.5 units of honours appropriate topics with the approval of the Honours co-ordinator

#With Honours co-ordinator approval students can replace CREA7100 Understanding Research Methods in the Creative Arts with HASS7003 Understanding Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences (4.5 units)