BCIDM Bachelor of Creative Industries (Digital Media) - Flinders University

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Overview

The Bachelor of Creative Industries (Digital Media) requires 3 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course specialisation is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.The course articulates with the 18 unit Undergraduate Certificate in Digital and Entertainment Design.

Student guidance

Program of study overview

To qualify for the Bachelor of Creative Industries (Digital Media), a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 108 units for the degree.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

Upon completion of 18 or 36 or 72 units a student may choose to exit with an Undergraduate Certificate in Digital and Entertainment Design, the Diploma in Creative Industries or the Associate Degree in Creative Industries respectively, subject to meeting the program of study for that award.

Program of study notes

Program of study
108 Units

Year 136 Units

Core27 Units

Elective9 Units

Select 9 units from the following (see Note 1):

Marketing Principles

Ideas: Imitation and Originality

Story: Who, What, When, Where

Introduction to Theatre Practice

Independent Theatre Production

Indigenous Studies: An Introduction

Race and Representation: Indigenous Identities

Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities

Film Form and Analysis

Art and Design Practice 1

Introduction to Events

Year 236 Units

Core27 Units

Elective9 Units

Select 9 units from the following (see Note 1):

Understanding Knowledge in a Changing World

Creative Cities: Ecologies of Social Transformation

Music and Emotion: Understanding the Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Music

Writing for Performance

Narrative and Storytelling

Understanding the Music Industry

Editing and the Industry

Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies

Indigenous Australian Art

Innovation for Social Impact: Doing Good While Doing Well

The Hollywood Industry

Television Studies

Truth and Lies: Documentary Media

Australian/Indigenous Media

Gender, Media, and Technology

Interaction Design

Year 336 Units

Core27 Units

Elective9 Units

Select 9 units from the following (see Note 1):

The Music That Moves Us: Perspectives on Music in Creative Arts

Cultural Policy and the Arts

Colonial Intimacies and the Economy: Mathematics of Genocide

Decolonising Institutions: Indigenous Critical Creative Praxis

Going Live. Entrepreneurial Strategies, Resources and Activities

Sociology of Art, Media and Culture

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

English Language requirements

Aims

The course specialisation aims to:

Develop the creativity, strategic thinking, business capability and practical skills required for success in the creative and cultural industries sector and specifically in the design and development of digital media
Promote the ability to work adaptively with new media and disruptive technologies in a fast-changing technologically driven industry environment
Provide experience in working collaboratively, as part of an interdisciplinary creative teame

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

1.

Apply theories of creative production and cultural value to analyse digital media

2.

Critically evaluate digital media projects in terms of their feasibility, sustainability and cultural and societal outcomes

3.

Develop and deliver creative industries projects to work independently and collaboratively

4.

Determine a range of partnership opportunities and funding sources for funding industries projects and events

5.

Interpret and critically evaluate contemporary policy for the creative arts and industries

6.

Combine skills in creative development, project management and marketing and apply them while delivering digital media projects

Associations

Course/Course specialisation association

Course/Exit award association

Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association