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Be drawn in by a field which combines project management, technical expertise and creative storytelling. Work in an exciting fast-evolving industry, perhaps as an animator, 3D artist, motion graphics designer, visual effects artist or educator. 

Bachelor of Arts (Animation and Game Design)

Make the games you love to play! Build a solid IT foundation and get creative with this game design specialisation. Experience gaming through a different lens, where core IT knowledge sets the platform for your artistic skills including 3D animation.

Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) in Games Design and Development

Design products and applications using current and emerging technologies in web design, 3D animation, illustration and rendering. Find work in the interactive, mobile, game, user experience (UX) and experiential design fields.

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Experience and Interaction Design)

Network with technology; browse and design a digital career online. Curate virtual realities. Design digital platforms and assets. Zoom in on digital media production and management. Create stories and connect with creatives. Create a designer portfolio.

Bachelor of Digital Media

One of the most flexible design degrees on offer. Majors include digital culture, game design, interactive media, and visual communication. With so much choice, you can tailor your degree to your goals. Design your future as a creative professional.

Bachelor of Design

Learn from industry experts, develop real world skills, and build a portfolio. In this course you’ll explore how to conduct user research and prototype solutions. Become the valued digital specialist who connects the business to their customer.

Graduate Certificate in User Experience Design

Thrive in both print and online production processes within today’s exciting creative industry. You’ll work on design fundamentals including photography, typography and layout. Get ready to define clients’ brands and communicate their messages.

Bachelor of Design with a Major in Communication Design

One of the most flexible communications degrees on offer. Majors include music, screen media, theatre, and visual communication. With so much choice, you can tailor your degree to your career goals. Become a creative professional and work in media.

Bachelor of Communication

Explore emerging web technologies. Expand your research skills to test and evaluate user experiences. Gain insights into UX design from experts. Bring it all together to solve industry-inspired projects, working on teams and independently.

Graduate Certificate in UX and Web Design

Learn the fundamentals of good digital design. You’ll cover current UX practices and methodologies, and explore the psychology behind people’s digital interactions. Gain real insight from creative experts and work on industry briefs.

Diploma of UX & Web Design

Animation and Motion Graphics Design

Engineering Design and Innovation

Digital Design 1

Game Design Introduction

Digital Graphics and Imaging

Art and Design Fundamentals

UX Design 1

Introduction to 3D Graphics and Animation

Introduction to Games Art and Design

Design for Digital Technologies

Step inside the digital design production process and get to know the key principles and technologies. Review case studies to find out how experts approach design problems. Pitch your ideas and refine them until they’re ready to be brought to life.

Learn video for business. Direct, produce and edit a short video to add to your portfolio using your smartphone. Gain skills in storyboards, script writing, shooting, sound and editing.

Introduction to Video Production

Shape your relationship with art and design principles. Explore colour dimensions and textures. Find creative solutions to problems as they come up. Get to know the practical and conceptual tools you’ll rely on in a career in arts and design.

Dig deeper into the key tenets of design theory and practice. Zero in on how good design aids the user’s experience. Unpack the universal elements that make a design more appealing. Engage with modern software and design a digital media work.

Learn techniques behind your favourite animations. Become a puppeteer to the moving image as you craft an animated sequence – learning how storyboarding, planning and resourcing comes into play. Build skills to communicate a story.

Focus on improving experiences and engagement for end-users. Adopt a design first approach to create meaningful, useful and functional interfaces. Apply user-centred design to develop interactive systems considering people’s abilities and limits.

User-Centred Design

Amass the concepts, skills and tool-set to create a page on the world wide web. Analyse site design processes and principles. Take account of accessibility, usability and navigation. Deliver your own fully-functioning interactive website.

Web Design 1

Put the user experience first as you grasp the main principles of user-interface design. Dig into the psychology of user experience. Spot current trends in UX design. Find inspiration in new technologies when drafting your design solutions.

UX Design 2

Draw on theoretical and technical fundamentals to build 3d models in a digital environment. Grapple with texturing and lighting. Fire up Photoshop and play with techniques to improve your work. Create a video file using your finished designs.

Introduction to 3D Modelling and Rendering

Take the first step from gamer to game designer. Evaluate the look and structure of games, and develop your own concepts. Study limitations of tech through time, and make connections between games of today, and non-digitised games of yesteryear.

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