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Graduate Certificate in New Media

UTS course code: C11069
Testamur title: Graduate Certificate in New Media
Abbreviation: GradCertNewMedia
Course fee: $220 per cp (local)1
Total credit points: 24

Footnote:
1. This course is not offered to international students.

Course aims
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Course program

Course aims

Students completing the Graduate Certificate in New Media will have:

  • specific core skills in new media production which are applicable across a range of existing and emerging formats, including the Internet, broadband, DVD, CD-ROM, interactive television and other convergent forms
  • some knowledge of aesthetics and new media industry issues, within the landscape of media production in general
  • awareness of industry practices in new media production, and
  • had the opportunity, as practitioners in a particular media industry, to apply existing skills to a new or related media.

Admission requirements

To gain entry to this course an applicant must demonstrate a satisfactory level of education, background and capability. It is expected that applicants will have an undergraduate degree and/or professional or creative experience in a media production field and that they will have demonstrated a satisfactory level of interest and knowledge in the areas of multimedia/new media.

Course duration

The Graduate Certificate in New Media is offered part time over two semesters.

Course structure

Students complete two core subjects:

50157 New Media Fundamentals 8cp
57043 New Media Aesthetics 8cp
and one of the following New Media electives
50177 Interactive Content 8cp
50158 Netcultures and Practices 8cp

Course program

Typical part-time program commencing in Autumn semester

Autumn semester
50157 New Media Fundamentals 8cp
57043 New Media Aesthetics 8cp

Spring semester
50177 Interactive Content 8cp
or
50158 Netcultures and Practices 8cp

Typical part-time program commencing in Spring semester

Spring semester
50157 New Media Fundamentals 8cp

Autumn semester
57043 New Media Aesthetics 8cp
50177 Interactive Content1 8cp

Footnote:
1 Students wishing to do 50158 Netcultures and Practices instead of 50177 Interactive Context must enrol in 50158 in Spring semester.