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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

Visualise and communicate your talent for designer concepts. Create a digital footprint networking with technology. Critique the complex interaction between people and the internet. Network and browse the human dimensions of online communities.

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Experience and Interaction Design) (Digital and Social Media)

Use new and existing technology to deliver digital content and services. You’ll explore video production, web technologies, and more. Graduate with an innovative portfolio. Apply your new skills, including SEO and UX, to exciting roles in digital media.

Graduate Certificate in Digital Content Creation

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

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

If you’re curious about design and technology thrills you, take your first step towards the creative industry here. See how design influences products, services, and experiences. Communicate visually. Get ready for work or further study.

Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Design

Visualise an artistic journey through the past to see the present and find the future of art and design. Draw on techniques using paper and screen. Illustrate how creativity shapes society and culture. Get interactive with experience design.

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Experience and Interaction Design) (Visual Culture)

Design for Digital Technologies

Introduction to the GLAM sector

Digital Design 1

Design Thinking

Animation and Motion Graphics Design

User-Centred Design

Introduction to Games Art and Design

Design Aesthetics

Introduction to 3D Graphics and Animation

Animation Design

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

Become a movie maker. Get confident preparing, shooting and editing videos. Learn the basics in Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie. Cover sound production and copyright principles. See how Photoshop can help you add inspiring graphics.

Introduction to Digital Media

Passionate about spaces that inspire? Discover the principles and philosophies behind the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) industry. Consider how digital media is transforming the profession.

Build a toolkit of skills using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Understand the ‘big three’ concepts of visual communication: reader-centeredness, usability and persuasiveness. Cover editing, page layout, visual strategies and target audience. 

Digital Graphics and Imaging

Games Design and Prototyping

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.

Art and Design Fundamentals

Pulling together your 3d skills, adding advanced rendering and lighting, you’ll work on meeting a  brief for a 3d project. Working to industry standards, you’ll experience an authentic work environment, and be held to professional real-world conduct.

Industry Project Development

Apply your animation and game design skills to a collaborative project with like-minded creatives. Tell a story, consider culture, and work in a team. Join up with illustrators, writers and filmmakers to produce an engaging narrative-based outcome.

Visual Narrative Studio

Showcase your creativity and develop your skills in character design, modelling, sculpting, rigging and animation. Learn pipeline and project management approaches used in game asset production. Create characters for games you love to play.

Animation and Game Texture Design

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.

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