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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS:

BACHELOR OF ARTS (Visual) Digital Media Major

The Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Digital Media major develops students’ creative practice through studies in digital media focused on animation, interactivity, computer music and digital video. It teaches digital media in the context of the visual arts, and is designed for students who wish to develop careers in the arts industry or in film and television, visual effects and digital animation, digital sound production, and multimedia and online design.

View the handbook Study@ANUonline
at "http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/3010XBAVIS;overview.html

 

Admission Requirements

These are only a guide for admission. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.
Entry Requirement            Entry Level

UAI / ENTER / TER                        0

QLD Band                                    0

International Baccalaureate           0

Prerequisites

ACT or NSW HSC or equivalent
Interview and portfolio


Applications


Applications for the Bachelor of Arts (Visual) are welcome from both Australian and international applicants.  Australian applicants must apply through the University Admissions Centre (UAC). HYPERLINK "www.uac.edu.au. In addition to this, you must also register for an Admission Interview by contacting the Faculty of Arts Admission Officer (02) 6125 2898.  Interviews will be held in the second half of November each year, at which applicants must present a portfolio of their work.  Guidelines for the portfolio are listed below.  Successful applicants will be notified by the CNMA.

International applicants should apply directly to the ANU – see HYPERLINK "http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms


Interview & Portfolio Information


We are looking for imaginative and intelligent students, artistically talented, gifted with ideas, able to think out of the box and highly creative.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate their creative strengths, knowledge and ability to study in New Media Arts. The portfolio should consist of material demonstrating artistic ability and creative intelligence.

HYPERLINK
"http://cass.anu.edu.au/students/interview.php


The guidelines for presentation of a portfolio are flexible. Works do not need to be constrained to a digital format, and may consist of any or several of the following:

DVD – Video
Executable Data CD
Audio CD
Online
Portfolio of visual work 
Evidence of written work 

BACHELOR OF ARTS (NEW MEDIA ARTS)

The Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts) is designed to prepare graduates for careers in the burgeoning field of new media arts and performance.
What is unique about this program is the breadth and integrated nature of its offerings: from Interactive Multimedia to Documentary Film; from Directing for the Camera to New Music. While the degree is founded upon a marriage of the arts with design, application and performance, the degree also rests upon a firm technological base. Throughout, the BA(NMA) emphasizes creativity and professional application. The degree cross-cuts many disciplines which are often segregated in separate faculties in tertiary institutions.

BA(NMA) Majors:

  • Digital Humanities
  • Cinemedia
  • New Media Performance
  • IT in New Media Arts

View the handbook Study@ANUonline
http://info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/_Arts/Undergraduate/Programs/_3030XBANMA.asp

Admission Requirements
These are only a guide for admission. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Entry Requirement Entry Level
UAI / ENTER / TER                75
QLD Band                            12
International Baccalaureate    24

Applications

Applications for the Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts) are welcome from both Australian and international applicants. Australian applicants must apply through the University Admissions Centre (UAC) http://www.uac.edu.au

International applicants should apply directly to the ANU. http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms


GRADUATE PROGRAMS:

MASTER OF VISUAL EFFECTS (MVFX)

The Master of Visual Effects is a new creative flagship program aimed at professionals and graduates wishing to advance their creative media experience in the visual effects arena. The MVFX is a one year program designed for people developing their professional experience in the broadcast and production industries, creative design arts and media research.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have completed an appropriate three year undergraduate qualification at a high level of achievement, to have demonstrated significant achievement in their area of expertise. They should be able to demonstrate intellectual creativity through evidence of a practice portfolio or showreel, and documentation of written analytical skills.

In exceptional circumstances professional experience and standing in the field may be taken as equivalent qualification for admission to the course. There is no provision for advanced standing.

All applications must be accompanied by evidence of meeting the admission requirements, and by a portfolio of work.

Applications:

http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms
http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/fees
http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission

MASTER OF NEW MEDIA ARTS (MNMA)

This program of concentrated study provides a one year program, by coursework and individual practice in Computer Music or Interactive Digital Media. over two semesters full-time (or equivalent part-time), in the use of new digital sound and/or image technologies for artistic, commercial or scientific perceptualisation purposes. Whilst developing technical facility, the underlying principle of the program is the development of aesthetic sensibilities in the artistic use of computers.
Students will also study the core courses of Formal Structures for New Media, and New Media, Innovation & Research.

Further information:
http://info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/_Arts/Postgraduate/Programs/_7007XMNMA.asp

Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have completed an appropriate three year undergraduate qualification at a high level of achievement, to have demonstrated significant achievement in their field of practice, and to possess high level creative, analytical and critical skills.

In exceptional circumstances professional experience and standing in the field may be taken as equivalent qualification for admission to the course. There is no provision for advanced standing.

All applications must be accompanied by evidence of meeting the admission requirements, and by a portfolio of work.

The guidelines for presentation of a portfolio are flexible. Works do not need to be constrained to a digital format, and may consist of any or several of the following:

  • DVD – Video
  • Executable Data CD
  • Audio CD
  • Online
  • Portfolio of visual work 
  • Evidence of written work 

Applications:

http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms
http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/fees
http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission



MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

Master of Philosophy by Research two to four years fulltime (or equivalent part time)

The aim of this program is to provide an opportunity for candidates to undertake research and development on some aspect of the electronic arts at a postgraduate level. The program is designed for highly motivated individuals who wish to develop further their creative and technical expertise in computer music and related digital audio signal processing, computer animation, digital video and other electronic imaging, interactive multimedia or some mixed media combination of these fields for artistic, technical or scientific perceptualisation purposes.


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


PhD applicants are required to carry out independent research which must make a substantial intellectual contribution and which demonstrates a capacity to relate
the research to the broader framework of the discipline. The outcomes of the research may be presented in the form of a written thesis or its equivalent, of a scope and size that could normally be expected to be completed in three years of fulltime study. It may include artistic work relevant to the field of study, as well as a written dissertation, and may incorporate video, compositions, documented live presentations and sound recordings, multimedia or other forms of visual or sonic art as appropriate to the research. This will be evaluated at the standard internationally recognised for the PhD degree in the relevant discipline(s). The Graduate School also encourages and facilitates cross-disciplinary research through student membership of more than one program. All students have a panel of three supervisors/advisers.

Prerequisites:

Applicants seeking admission to the PhD must hold at least a degree of Bachelor with first or upper second class Honours of an Australian university in an appropriate discipline related to the proposed course of study; or such other qualification as the Prescribed Authority determines, being a qualification that is equivalent or superior to such a degree.

Postgraduate Research Admission Requirements:

Application is made on the “Postgraduate Research Course and/or Scholarship Application” and must be accompanied by evidence of meeting the admission requirements. An admission panel will assess the application.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the Convener of the Graduate Program, Martyn Jolly, to discuss their application
(6125 5815 or Martyn.Jolly@anu.edu.au).

Further information for prospective research students can be found at:
http://www.anu.edu.au/graduate/prospective/research.php

 

   
     
     
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