C06038v2 Graduate Diploma in Media Arts and Production

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Media Arts and Production is part of an articulated program in Media Arts and Production which includes film, video, multimedia, sound, radio, performance and installation, and the interplay among these media forms.

Course aims

This course aims to provide students with core skills in either film and video, new media or sound production; expertise in their core area or another area of media arts and production; a capacity to think creatively and critically about, and contribute to, developments within the media industries; an awareness of industry practices in media production; the capacity to develop and critically revise their own work; and project management skills in the context of a media project.

Career options

Career options include cinematographer, documentary maker filmmaker, film producer, new media producer, screenwriter and sound designer.

Admission requirements

Academic qualifications considered for admission include a bachelor's degree, master's degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate in the same field of study.

Recognition of prior learning

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma and who are admitted to a more advanced-level course in the program are eligible for recognition of prior learning for completed subjects in the more advanced course.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-year full time, or equivalent part-time basis.

Course structure

Students complete 48 credit points of study in one of three streams: Film and Video, New Media, or Sound.

In the Film and Video stream students complete a total of six subjects which includes 16 credit points of core Media Production subjects in Film and Video, 16 credit points of additional Media Production subjects, and 16 credit points of 400-level Media Arts subjects.

In the New Media stream, students complete a total of six subjects which includes a minimum of 24 credit points of core Media Production subjects in New Media, one New Media Arts subject and one other 400-level Media Arts subject and one subject from a list of relevant electives.

In the Sound stream, students complete a total of six subjects which includes a minimum of 24 credit points of core Media Production subjects in Sound, one 400-level Media Arts subject related to Sound, one other 400-level Media Arts subject and one subject from a list of relevant electives.

Full-time students undertake 24 credit points per semester. Part-time students should undertake 16 credit points per semester.

Course completion requirements

Course program

Example programs in each of the three possible streams are shown below. Check the UTS online timetable when selecting subjects from option lists as not all subjects are offered in the proposed semester.

Note: the Film and Video stream full-time and part-time programs shown are for Autumn-commencing students. Students commencing in Spring semester undertake the same sequence of subjects as Autumn-commencing students.

Example programs for the New Media and Sound streams are shown for full-time programs only. Students wishing to undertake part-time study in these programs should use the full-time typical programs as a guide to the sequence when selecting two subjects per semester.

Articulation with UTS courses

Other information

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