Bachelor of Digital Media

This is an innovative degree that will provide you with the technical skills and capabilities for a career in the creative media industries.

You will learn about:

1. digital humanities, and you’ll develop skills in video and documentary production
2. the creative process, digital forms of interactive text and image making, web design, multimedia and digital design
3. historical and cultural views of contemporary media scapes within the digital environment
4. how the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum) sector has been radically transformed by technological innovation

Study Digital Media On Demand and take full control over your study.  Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around yoru life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This UniSA Online degree brings together the latest thinking in design, media and technology. If you are a creative type, deadline-driven, and you enjoy seeing a project through from conceptualisation to completion, a career in digital media could be for you.

Keeping on top of digital trends is important in this dynamic and innovative field. Your studies will cover the most current practices using the latest technologies and digital media that are leading and informing the way we communicate.

As you develop technical knowledge, you’ll get hands-on experience in a range of digital platforms, working through creative processes used in the industry.

Recommended study pattern

Please note: The program structure is subject to change at any time. (Information correct as at October 2023)

Year 1

• Introduction to Digital Media (INFT 1028)
• Introduction to Video Production (INFT 1029)
• Intercultural Communication (LANG 1064)
• Introduction to Social Media (COMM 1073)
• Digital Graphics and Imaging (GRAP 1027)
• Introduction to the GLAM sector - Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (HUMS 1058)
• Digital Media Project 1 (GRAP 1028)
•  Elective 1

Year 2

• Animation Design (GRAP 2035)
• Archives and the Digital World (HUMS 2041)
• Writing for Digital Media (COMM 2088)
• Elective 2
• Design for Digital Technologies (COMM 2087)
• Innovative Curatorial Studies (HUMS 2042)
• Elective 3
• Digital Media Project 2 (GRAP 2036)

Year 3

• Web Design (GRAP 3015)
• Digital Documentary (COMM 3070)
• Narrating Objects, Art and Archives (HUMS 3052)
• Elective 4
• Digital Mediascapes (COMM 3077)
• Integrated Communication Planning (COMM 3072)
• Elective 5
• Digital Media Project 3 (GRAP 3014)

Award requirements

Completion of 24 units including 5 electives.

Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.

Indicative total fee $39,750

The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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This UniSA Online degree is currently available for Commonwealth supported students.

Applicants are required to fulfil at least one of the following requirements with a competitive result and meet any other academic requirements for the program:

• successfully completed equivalent to a minimum of half a year of full-time study of a higher education program at a recognised higher education provider
• completed an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate IV level or above
• passed a UniSA Online literacy and numeracy test and have relevant work experience
• completed a secondary education qualification equivalent to SACE, such as an interstate year 12 or international qualification
• completed a UniSA Foundation Studies Program or equivalent
• qualified for Special Entry

Students who do not meet these criteria can start studying now by enrolling in the subjects below. Students will be eligible to apply upon successful completion of four subjects and all subjects will be credited towards the degree.

• GRAP1027 Digital Graphics and Imaging
• LANG1064 Intercultural Communication
• INFT1028 Introduction to Digital Media
• COMM1073 Introduction to Social Media
• HUMS1058 Introduction to the GLAM sector
• INFT1029 Introduction to Video Production

UniSA Online offers four start dates throughout the year so you can apply as soon as you’re ready. As part of your application, UniSA Online will share information about the next available study period for this program.

If you have previous work experience, or have studied before, you could fast-track your studies by reducing the time it takes to complete your degree.