Specialisation

Key Program - Media Arts Production

Western Sydney University Key Program Code: M1613MAP.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : NO


Students taking the major in Media Arts Production will gain excellent production skills and knowledge, using in-house cameras and sound recording equipment, television studio facilities, editing suites and project-based work with employers. Students can make short films, television magazine programs, web based and new media oriented productions as part of multi-platform projects. This unit set is only available to students completing the four-year Bachelor of Communication degree.


Key Program Structure

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

101040 Approaches to Communication
101057 Writing as Communication
101055 Screen Media
100706 Advertising: An Introduction

Spring session

100947 Design Thinking
101041 Communication Research
100212 Public Relations Theory and Practice
100556 Introduction to Journalism

Year 2

Autumn session

101243 Communication Law and Ethics
101054 Screen and Sound Concepts
101178 Video Camera and Image Formation

And one elective

Spring session

101720 New Media Contexts
100229 Principles of Nonlinear Editing
101175 Postproduction Sound

And one elective

Year 3

Autumn session

101719 Media Analysis
101174 Media Arts Workshop
100560 Post Production and Digital Effects

And one elective

Spring session

101053 Researching Media Audiences

Choose two of

100502 Video Project
101173 Internship
101412 Scriptwriting

And one elective

Professional Strand

Year 4

Autumn session

100938 Communication and Creative Industries

And one elective

Spring session

101172 Communication and Design Reflective Exegesis

And one elective

1H session

101024 Communication Design Professional Brief
100602 Communication Design Major Project

2H session

101024 Communication Design Professional Brief
100602 Communication Design Major Project

Embedded Honours Program

Year 4

Autumn session

101416 Creativity: Theory and Practice
101417 Project Seminar and Proposal

Spring Session

101418 Major Research Project

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

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