Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts
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Errata
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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| 3. |
DESA9008: Semester 2 (S2C) offering is not available in 2022 |
07/02/2022 |
| 4. |
MARC6102: Available in Semester 2 (S2C) 2022 |
07/02/2022 |
| 5. |
IDEA9102 IDEA Studio 1 and IDEA9202 IDEA Studio 2 prerequisites have been updated to P: IDEA9103 and IDEA9106 |
01/07/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Interaction Design and Electronic Arts |
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Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts |
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) minimum 18 credit points of core foundational units of study | |||
| (b) minimum 18 credit points of core advanced units of study | |||
| (c) minimum 12 credit point capstone unit of study | |||
| (d) maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study | |||
Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (Specialisation) |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) minimum 18 credit points of core foundational unit of study | |||
| (b) minimum 18 credit points of core advanced units of study | |||
| (c) minimum 12 credit point capstone unit of study | |||
| (d) minimum 24 credit points of core specialisation units in either: | |||
| (i) Audio and Acoustics | |||
| (ii) Illumination Design | |||
| (e) maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Interaction Design and Electronic Arts |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of Core Foundational units | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points Core Advanced units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points elective units. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Interaction Design and Electronic Arts |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) minimum 18 credit points of core foundational units of study | |||
| (b) maximum 6 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Core Foundational units |
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| Core Foundational units must be taken in the first semester of study | |||
| IDEA9103 Design Programming |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9105 Interface Design |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Core Advanced units |
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| IDEA9101 IDEA Laboratory 1 |
6 | P IDEA9103 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| IDEA9102 IDEA Studio 1 |
12 | P IDEA9106 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| IDEA9201 IDEA Laboratory 2 |
6 | P IDEA9103 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| IDEA9202 IDEA Studio 2 |
12 | P IDEA9106 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
Capstone (Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts only) |
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| IDEA9301 Graduation Studio |
12 | P 48 credit points including (18 credit points from IDEA9103 and IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (18 credit points from IDEA9101 or IDEA9102 or IDEA9201 or IDEA9202) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Research |
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| The following units may replace the capstone unit with the permission of the Program Director. | |||
| IDEA9302 IDEA Research Project |
12 | P 48 credit points including (18 credit points from IDEA9103 and IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (18 credit points from IDEA9101 or IDEA9102 or IDEA9201 or IDEA9202) Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is available to MIDEA students only. Students must seek permission to enrol from the Program Director before the start of the teaching semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IDEA9303 IDEA Dissertation |
12 | P 48 credit points including (18 credit points from IDEA9103 and IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (18 credit points from IDEA9101 or IDEA9102 or IDEA9201 or IDEA9202) C IDEA9302 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is available to MIDEA students only. Students must seek permission to enrol from the Program Director before the start of the teaching semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IDEA9311 IDEA Research Internship |
12 | P 48 credit points including (18 credit points from IDEA9103 and IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (18 credit points from IDEA9101 or IDEA9102 or IDEA9201 or IDEA9202) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek permission to enrol from the Program Director before the start of the teaching semester. Internship must end before end of semester. Advanced standing will not be granted for this unit of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| Electives may be chosen from the list below, or from any postgraduate units in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, or, with the permission of the Associate Dean, from any other postgraduate course in the University subject to availability and permission from the relevant Unit of Study Coordinator. | |||
Foundational |
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| ARIN6904 Games and Mixed Realities |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Communities |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Recommended |
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| MARC6102 3D Computer Design Modelling This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission via Sydney Student. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESC9117 Sound Design for New Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DESC9133 Architectural Acoustics Practice |
6 | A DESC9138 |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9154 Lighting Design Software |
6 | A DESC9166, fundamental knowledge of lighting |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9164 Lighting Technologies |
6 | N DESC9063 |
Semester 2 |
| DESA9008 Object Design (Material and Light) |
6 | A DESA1555 N AWSS2020 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESC9153 Graduate Internship |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Masters students only. Graduate Diploma students with permission of the Program Coordinator. Advanced Standing will not be granted for this unit of study. |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| COMP5047 Pervasive Computing |
6 | A ELEC1601 and (COMP2129 or COMP2017 or COMP9017). Background in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical materials |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5216 Mobile Computing |
6 | A COMP5214 OR COMP9103 OR COMP9003. Software Development in JAVA, or similar introductory software development units |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5347 Web Application Development |
6 | A Experience with software development as covered in SOFT2412 or COMP9103 or COMP9003 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) |
Semester 1 |
| COMP5427 Usability Engineering |
6 | A Skills with modelling as covered in ISYS2110 or ISYS2120 or COMP9110 or COMP9201 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) |
Semester 1 |
| COMP5415 Multimedia Design and Authoring |
6 | A Experience with software development as covered in SOFT2412 or COMP9103 or COMP9003 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) |
Semester 2 |
| COMP9007 Algorithms This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | A This unit of study assumes that students have general knowledge of mathematics (especially Discrete Math) and problem solving. Having moderate knowledge about Data structures can also help students to better understand the concepts of Algorithms taught in this course. N COMP5211 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP9001 Introduction to Programming |
6 | N INFO1110 OR INFO1910 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR ENGG1810 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP9003 Object-Oriented Programming |
6 | A COMP9001 OR INFO1110 OR INFO1910 N INFO1113 or INFO1103 or COMP9103 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP9120 Database Management Systems |
6 | A Some exposure to programming and some familiarity with data model concepts N INFO2120 OR INFO2820 OR INFO2005 OR INFO2905 OR COMP5138 OR ISYS2120. Students who have previously studied an introductory database subject as part of their undergraduate degree should not enrol in this foundational unit, as it covers the same foundational content |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP9110 System Analysis and Modelling |
6 | A Experience with a data model as in COMP9129 or COMP9103 or COMP9003 or COMP9220 or COMP9120 or COMP5212 or COMP5214 or COMP5028 or COMP5138 N ELEC3610 OR ELEC5743 OR INFO2110 OR INFO5001 OR ISYS2110 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP9121 Design of Networks and Distributed Systems |
6 | N COMP5116 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP9601 Computer and Network Organisation |
6 | N COMP5213 |
Semester 1 |
| MFDI9303 Digital Effects for Film and Video |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CMPN5006 Recording Portfolio |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Specialisations |
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Audio and Acoustics |
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| DESC9090 Audio Systems and Measurement |
6 | A DESC9138 |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9011 Audio Production |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DESC9115 Digital Audio Systems |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DESC9117 Sound Design for New Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DESC9138 Architectural and Audio Acoustics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Illumination Design |
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| DESC9164 Lighting Technologies |
6 | N DESC9063 |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9166 Photometry and Colorimetry |
6 | N DESC9072 |
Semester 1 |
| DESC9167 Light and Vision |
6 | N DESC9085 |
Semester 1 |
| DESC9198 Subjective Analysis in Lighting Design |
6 | A Fundamental knowledge of lighting |
Semester 2 |