The aim of this unit of study is to introduce students to the conceptual and technical means necessary to develop a film and digital image project. Studio Project Major 1 will be supported by weekly seminars, readings, film and video screenings and consultations with an academic adviser. Students will work in small groups, or individually, to produce a studio project to be completed for assessment at the end of the semester. The submission of professional standard, pre-production documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project is a requirement. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

The aim of this unit of study is to consolidate and expand on the conceptual and technical areas explored in the Studio Project Major 1 program. Students will work in small groups, or individually, to complete a major studio-based project at an advanced level, for assessment at the end of the semester. The program will be supported by weekly seminars, readings, film and video screenings and consultations with an academic adviser. The submission of test scenes and professional standard, pre-production documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project are a requirement. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

This unit of study is designed to give students proficiency in the use of equipment and facilities they will use in the production of studio-based works. The program will be supported by an intensive series of workshops. The workshops will consist of technical demonstrations, studio and location exercises and group workshop activities. The workshop program will provide an overview of the following: working with digital video and audio equipment, using Final Cut Pro in the editing process, an introduction to ProTools and soundtrack design and working with 16mm film in the studio and on location. A technical officer and member of academic staff will be responsible for the delivery of the program. The completion of all workshop exercises and projects is a requirement.

Studio Practice Seminar 2 is designed to consolidate proficiency and skills in the use of equipment and facilities that students have used in the production of studio-based works in Studio Practice Seminar 1. The program will be supported by an intensive workshop program. The workshops will consist of technical demonstrations, studio and location exercises and group workshop activities. These will include advanced video and audio recording techniques, digital editing techniques, elements of digital studio sound recording and mixing and advanced filmmaking techniques using the 16 mm camera. A technical officer and member of academic staff will be responsible for the delivery of the program. The completion of all workshop exercises and projects is a requirement for Studio Practice Seminar 2.

This unit provides students with a strong basis in the processes associated with the design, development and implementation of an interactive website. Students are provided both with an historical and conceptual framework in which to conceive of and develop their own online projects. They will learn a range of approaches to interactive authoring for the web, including models of visual communication and the principles of effective screen design. Students will also learn the principles of user-interface design and navigational architecture for web-based work. Within this unit students are encouraged to critically engage with the implementation of media and interactivity in the online environment. Students work individually to produce a set of professional standard production documents, as well as writing a research paper that examines the conceptual issues associated with online, interactive development and implementation.

This unit provides students with a strong basis in the processes associated with the design, development and implementation of desktop-based, interactive applications (CD-ROM, information kiosk, interactive screen-based installation work etc). Students are provided both with an historical and conceptual framework in which to conceive of and develop their own projects. They will learn a range of approaches to interactive authoring including models of visual communication and the principles of effective screen design for multimedia. Students will also learn the principles of user-interface design and navigational architecture. Within this unit students are encouraged to critically engage with the implementation of media and interactivity in relation to the multimedia experience. Students work individually to produce a set of professional standard pre-production documents as well as a final dossier that documents the development and implementation of their major project.

This unit provides students with the technical skills to design, develop and publish an interactive website or interactive, desktop-based application (CD-ROM, information kiosk, interactive screen-based installation work etc). This is done through the lecture-based presentation of technical examples that are supported by in-class exercises. Students are taught current web authoring tools such as Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks, and are introduced to the possibilities of scripting for interactivity using Actionscript and Javascript. This series of workshops also covers the specifics of media preparation, with lectures dedicated to digital sound and video production for online delivery. Students apply the knowledge gained in this unit to the design and development of their major project.

This unit provides students with further technical skills related to the design and development of websites and interactive, desktop-based applications (CD-ROM, information kiosk, interactive screen-based installation work, etc). This is done through the lecture-based presentation of technical examples that are supported by in-class exercises. Students are taught current multimedia authoring tools such as Macromedia Flash and are taught to extend the possibilities of scripting for interactivity using Actionscript. This series of workshops also covers the specifics of media preparation, with lectures dedicated to digital sound and video production. Students apply the knowledge gained in this unit to the design and development of their major project.

The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of New Media forms. The concept of New Media is explored in relation to interactivity, narrative, networked space and, more specifically, the Internet. The unit provides both an historical overview and critical perspective to a range of approaches and forms that have emerged in direct relationship to the possibilities of digital technology and networked space. A range of digital, interactive and internet-based art and design projects will be examined and discussed in relation to key concepts surrounding new media. This unit will allow students to conceptualise and situate their practice both in terms of media-specific debates and the broader context of contemporary art and media discourses.The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of New Media forms. The concept of New Media is explored in relation to interactivity, narrative, networked space and, more specifically, the Internet. The unit provides both an historical overview and critical perspective to a range of approaches and forms that have emerged in direct relationship to the possibilities of digital technology and networked space. A range of digital, interactive and internet-based art and design projects will be examined and discussed in relation to key concepts surrounding new media. This unit will allow students to conceptualise and situate their practice both in terms of media-specific debates and the broader context of contemporary art and media discourses.

The Studio Project Major unit concentrates on the student's project proposal. The project will be developed and completed over the period of the course. The work is supervised through individual tutorials by the course coordinator and a staff member from the studio major. The students are assisted in the development of their studio project through dialogue and supportive critical feedback.

The Studio Project Major unit concentrates on the student's project proposal. The project will be developed and completed over the period of the course. The work is supervised through individual tutorials by the course coordinator and a staff member from the studio major. The students are assisted in the development of their studio project through dialogue and supportive critical feedback.

Art Practice Group Seminar concentrates on the practical, theoretical and material context of contemporary art and the relationship with student's individual studio practice. Students meet as a group with the MSA coordinator on a weekly basis in a group tutorial situation.

Art Practice Group Seminar concentrates on the practical, theoretical and material context of contemporary art and the relationship with student's individual studio practice. Students meet as a group with the MSA coordinator on a weekly basis in a group tutorial situation.

This unit gives a broad overview of contemporary art and the theories that underpin it with an emphasis on Australian practice. The unit is structured around themes relevant to 21st century practice including: beauty; nature; history; body/relations; politics and space(s).

This unit provides an introduction to art theory, with close readings of key figures and texts. Perspectives include: formalism, semiotics, Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis, reception theory, phenomenology, structuralism and postmodernism.