The aim of this unit of study is to introduce students to the conceptual and technical means necessary to develop a Documentary Photography project - both in book form and for exhibition. Students are required to put forward a proposal for a year-long, self-initiated documentary photography project outlining the two components. This unit will be supported by regular seminars, readings and video screenings and consultations with an academic adviser. The submission of work in progress and documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project are a requirement. Students, in consultation with an academic adviser, will work individually to produce a studio project to be completed for assessment at the end of the semester.
By the end of this unit of study students will be able to engage in documentary practice in a developing manner. They will be expected to explore their interests in documentary image making through the production of imagery through self-initiated projects.

The aim of this unit of study is to consolidate and expand conceptually, aesthetically and technically a documentary photography project initiated in the Documentary Photo Project Major 1 unit of study. Students will work individually to complete a major studio-based project at an advanced level - as a book, exhibition prints and digital portfolio - for assessment at the end of semester. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser. The unit will be supported by regular seminars, readings and video screenings and consultations with an academic adviser. The submission of work in progress and documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project are requirements.
By the end of this unit of study students will be able to engage in documentary practice in an advanced manner. They will be expected to explore their interests in documentary image making through the production of imagery based on individual projects.

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 unit will be supported by a series of workshops. The workshops will consist of technical demonstrations, studio and location exercises and group workshop activities. The unit will provide an overview of the following: working with digital still equipment, using Photoshop in the production process, an introduction to scanning film and large format ink jet printers and working with electronic flash in the studio and on location. The completion of all workshop exercises and projects is a requirement. This unit of study aims to enable students to develop technical skills in digital image making, photoshop, inkjet printing and studio lighting. The key focus of this unit is for students to develop technical skills and to utilise these in their project work from the Major unit of study. This unit will flow into Documentary Photo Practice Seminar 2.
By the end of this unit students will have a cross-section of technical skills related to documentary image making and be able to utilise these in their project work from the Major unit of study.

This unit of study 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 Documentary Photo Practice Seminar 1. This unit will be supported by a workshop program consisting of technical demonstrations, studio and location exercises and group workshop activities. These will include advanced Photoshop techniques, digital file preparation and ink jet printing techniques and advanced camera techniques using medium format digital cameras. The completion of all workshop exercises and projects is a requirement for Documentary Photo Practice Seminar 2. This unit of study aims to enable students to consolidate technical skills in digital image making, Photoshop, inkjet printing and studio lighting. The key focus of this unit is for students to develop advanced technical skills and to utilise these in their project work from the Major unit of study. This unit will flow from the Documentary Photo Practice Seminar 1 in the first semester.
By the end of this unit students will have a working knowledge of technical skills related to documentary image making and be able to utilise these in their project work from the Major unit of study.

This unit will consider various attempts on the part of photography's critics and theorists to define the medium of documentary image making. Topics are selected to provide a window into both documentary history and photo-criticism. This unit flows directly into the History and Theory of Documentary Image Making 2. The key focus of this unit is to enable students to discuss and analyse issues relating to historic and contemporary documentary image making.
The outcome of this unit is an ability on the student's part to write a reflective paper dealing with issues pertinent to documentary image making.

This unit will approach documentary image making through the work of selected historical and contemporary practitioners, in order to understand documentary photography's key place in contemporary culture. This unit flows directly from History of Documentary Image Making 1. The key focus of this unit is to enable students to discuss and analyse issues relating to historic and contemporary documentary image making.
The outcome of this unit is an ability on the student's part to present a seminar and to write a reflective paper dealing with issues pertinent to documentary image making and their own documentary practice.

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.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Photomedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Photomedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Digital Imagery provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal, in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Digital Imagery provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal, in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Printmedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Printmedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Painting provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of each semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Painting provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of each semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Ceramics provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Ceramics provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Sculpture provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Sculpture.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Sculpture provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Sculpture.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Glass.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Glass.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Film and Digital Art provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Film and Digital Art.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Film and Digital Art provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. The aim of this unit is to introduce to students and to develop critical, conceptual and technical skills in Film and Digital Art.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Jewellery and Object provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

This 6-credit-point postgraduate coursework elective unit in Jewellery and Object provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester students will follow either a project-based curriculum, or develop an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual, creative and technical aspects of a student's elective work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects and/or individual work. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

The aim of this unit of study is to equip students with a conceptual understanding and technical expertise in the use of digital effects for film and video projects. Students will be introduced to the use of software programs such as Adobe After Effects to explain how moving images can be transformed over time in combination with text, masks, animation, filters, effects and sound. Students will learn how to author in After Effects through an intensive series of tutorials film/video screenings and practical studio workshops. This will culminate in the production of a studio project with students applying digital effects to existing film or video footage that they are using to complete their major studio project. The project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

The aim of this unit of study is to give students a comprehensive understanding of how to work in the digital post-production environment to complete a film or video project. Students will be introduced to the use of Final Cut Pro to explain how film and video media can be imported as clips to be edited into sequences on a timeline. Students will learn how to manage projects, use transitions and effects, work with audio and complete projects for export to digital videotape or DVD. Students will also be introduced to the Media 100 editing system later in the program. Each student will complete a short project using Final Cut Pro. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to history, theory and practice of documentary filmmaking in the context of contemporary trends and new directions. The Documentary Digital Video unit of study will be supported by weekly seminars, readings and film and video screenings. The unit has been designed flexibly to give students the option to either complete a short documentary film project or develop a detailed script with additional production documents written to a professional standard highlighting the planning and budgeting aspects of a proposed documentary film. The studio project or script is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

The aim of this unit of study is to encourage students to imaginatively explore the potential of working with film as a tactile, creative medium. The program will explore key processes and issues related to the production and exhibition of experimental film works. It will include group discussion, readings and screenings of relevant historical and contemporary film works. Some of the practical techniques that will be explored are: drawing, scratching and painting on emulsion, drawing an optical soundtrack, creating installed film work and film-loops, montage editing utilising found footage and coloured leader and Flatbed editing techniques. Each student will produce one self-initiated film project of 3 to 5 minutes in length. The project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

This course is intended to be a broad introduction to the theory & practice of audio production and sound design for moving pictures in both analogue and digital forms. Through viewing and discussing critical excerpts, the course will offer a grounding in the history, theory and criticism of sound design and its applicability to current film and television production practice. The course will look at the tools and techniques available to the sound designer, as well as examine the various underlying strategies, processes, and sound design philosophies. It will introduce conventional and non-conventional production models across a range of media production and in particular look closely at key film sound theorist Michel Chion's audiovisual contract for cinema and in so doing develop an understanding of critical film sound theory and an apprehension of key concepts including: synchronous and asynchronous sound, synchresis; on-screen, off-screen, and non-diegetic sound; the sound stage, point of view, causal semantic and reduced listening, internal and external logic, audiovisual rhythm and counterpoint. Applications of those principles will be explored in creative practice from sound capture and creation to construction using field/location and studio recording and post-production techniques. The sound designer's role in the process of creation of meaning will be examined in cultural as well as technical contexts of compositional practices. The course will aim at developing a conceptual design language and individual aesthetic as well as encourage the invention of original sounds.

The aim of this unit of study is to provide students with an historical and theoretical introduction to new media in specific relation to narrative structure(s) and interactivity. The unit will consider contemporary new media practice in terms of its ability to question and reinvent the dominant narrative form of single screen cinema and the shifting role of the viewer. A number of key writings concerned with both emergence of new media and its historical precedents will be examined. In support of this, a diverse range of related materials, ranging from pre-cinematic animation to contemporary database cinema experiments, will also be considered. Historical strategies and forms such as repetition, spatial montage and immersive environments will be examined in relation to contemporary media art practices. Related materials and artworks will include cd-rom, video, film, sound and installation.

The aim of this unit of study is to give students a comprehensive understanding of techniques and approaches for creating animated sequences for use in interactive media and video. Through a combination of film/video screenings, tutorials and practical studio workshops, students will be provided with an understanding of the creative potential of animation. A range of digital and camera-based techniques will be explored, including the use of software programs such as Flash. Students will learn techniques such as rotoscoping, frame-by-frame animation and stop-frame animation. During the semester each student will complete a short animation project that will be developed, along with supporting paper-based designs, in consultation with an academic advisor.

Research Methodology in Art Practice (RMAP) investigates traditional research skills, literature reviews and statistical testing/analysis as well as emergent and interdisciplinary methodologies drawn from intuitive reflective practice in the studio. RMAP explores the pursuit of knowledge and realization of singular perspectives through practice-led visual arts research, emphasizing the interaction between creative practice and the discursive component.

Applicants for this unit of study must submit a portfoio of recent photograhic images dealing with documentary themes. This elective is not an introductory unit, and is suitable for photographers who have had experience in digital processes such as Photoshop and Indesign. Students are required to present a proposal for a semester-long, self-initiated documentary photography project.
The aim of this unit of study is to introduce students to the conceptual and visual means necessary to develop a documentary photography project in book form. Students will work individually to produce a studio project to be completed for assessment at the end of the semester. The submission of work in progress and documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project is a requirment. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

Applicants for this unit of study must submit a portfoio of recent photograhic images dealing with documentary themes. Successful completion of the Documentary Photography Elective 1 is a requirement of entry into this unit of study. This elective is not an introductory unit, and is suitable for photographers who have had experience in digital processes such as Photoshop and Indesign. Students are required to present a proposal for a semester-long, self-initiated documentary photography projet.
The aim of this unit of study is to allow students to further develop conceptual and visual concerns apropos documentary photography that were explored in the earlier Documentary Photography Elective. Students will work individually to produce a studio project in book form to be completed for assessment at the end of the semester. The submission of work in progress and documents highlighting the planning and production stages of the project is a requirment. The studio project is to be developed in consultation with an academic adviser.

This unit of study provides students who have an intermediate ActionScript level with a diverse exposure to web 2.0 concepts for Flash and Flex. Students will learn how to use ActionScript 3.0 and Object Orientated Programming concepts while working in a team to create a Rich Internet Application (RIA).
Its outcome is to create a Flash RIA with a Content Management System (CMS) working with rich media such as images, sound and video. Each student will be assigned a component of the project, which they will have to develop by the end of class to complete the project. This will demonstrate how to work in a team on a large project by splitting off elements and delegating tasks.
This unit is an ActionScript based course and will focus on the development aspects of Flash including project management and ActionSctipt development (coding with ActionScript). It covers basic PHP, although PHP is not the main component. It will also use ActionScript Message Format (AMF) with PHP via the AMFPHP framework, which is a fast, secure and rapid development tool for working with PHP.
The unit of study introduces how to use open source Frameworks and Application Programming Interfaces (API's) like YouTube, Flickr and Twitter while utilizing other web 2.0 concepts and resources with the aim of understanding how to use available open source resources and APIs rather than building your own from scratch. It will demonstrate how to develop rich web 2.0 websites and in particular the glue required to combine different Web 2.0 languages, frameworks, APIs, resources and environments into one Flash project as extensible and component based application development. It covers the process from planning technologies and the project through to development and deployment.

Taking its cue from the etymology of the word Cinematography (writing with movement), this unit of study addresses the idea of performance. This includes the persona (mask) of the actor, but is not restricted to the organic human body. The vitality of 'non-organic' performance of cinematic elements and forces will receive equal attention. Conceptual tools for the analysis of a range of films will be drawn from an interdisciplinary field including theories of culture, fashion, gender, theatre, and neuroscience and philosophy.

The relation of film to industrial modernity is an ongoing issue for film theorists. With the advent of digital image processes and production the relation of art and industry has re-emerged with a new set of problems. How do we conceptualise the new forms? What theoretical and aesthetic language(s) do we draw on? And how best to rethink film in the face of rapid technological, formal and cultural change? These issues will be investigated via an examination of the history of film theory's attempts to formulate concepts adequate to the age of industrial modernity.

This unit examines the theory, practice and criticism of documentary filmmaking from its inception to the present. It will focus on key movements and filmmakers as a means of tracking and assessing critical changes to the status and value of the 'truth claims' of the documentary. The unit will move towards a critical assessment of the slow erosion of the distinction between the documentary image and the fiction image in its place in new media.

This unit examines different approaches to the editing of the moving image. Different styles of editing from the early days of cinema to contemporary media practice will be studied. There will be regular screening of films with an analysis of key sequences. The impact of different technologies and forms, such as television and the digital image, will be considered. The range of methodologies that film and media studies have developed for interpreting the effects of editing will be studied.

This is a unit in writing film, television and/or theatre scripts taught by an established script writer. Students are required to produce their own work or works throughout the semester. These works will provide the basis for discussion in class.

Is the network the distinctive mode of organisation for the 21st century? The Internet is the paradigmatic mode of decentralised many-to-many communication that interconnects with the century-old telecommunications and broadcasting networks. Geopolitical networks have displaced left/right Cold War oppositions. Social and professional networks extend influence beyond traditional institutional and family allegiances. Network models have challenged rationalist rule-governed models of thought and practice. The interdisciplinary critical analysis of current research, theory and debates will allow students to understand and evaluate the significance of networks in the contemporary world.

The Internet is playing an increasingly important role in all aspects of social and economic life. This unit of study gives students an understanding of the underlying standards and regulations that impose constraints and open up opportunities for individuals and organisations to make strategic use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet provides a case study of how politics manifest not only in public rhetoric and policy, but also in the design of information architectures and interactive systems.

Contemporary life puts us into constant contact with digital technologies. These technologies are implicated in many
changes in everyday practices, cultural forms, meanings and identities. Exploring Digital Cultures critically investigates
the inter-relationship of culture and technology in today's digitally networked environment. It introduces students to key
themes and thinkers in this interdisciplinary area and gives them essential concepts and skills for researching and analysing
how digital media are remediating and transforming culture.

This unit of study introduces software development methods, where the main emphasis is on careful adherence to a process. It includes design methodology, quality assurance, group work, version control, and documentation. It will suit students who do not come from a programming background, but who want to learn the basics of computer software.
Objectives: This unit of study covers systems analysis, a design methodology, quality assurance, group collaboration, version control, software delivery and system documentation.

The study of algorithms is a fundamental aspect of computing. This unit of study covers data structures, algorithms, and gives an overview of the main ways of thinking used in IT from simple list manipulation and data format conversion, up to shortest paths and cycle detection in graphs. The objective of the unit are to teach basic concepts in data structure, algorithm, dynamic programming and program analysis. Students will gain essential knowledge in computer science.

This unit of study provides an overview of hardware and system software infrastructure including: compilers, operating systems, device drivers, network protocols, etc. It also includes user-level Unix skills and network usability. The objectives are to ensure that on completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of compilers, operating systems, device drivers, network protocols, Unix skills and network usability.

This unit gives an introduction to C and UNIX, and provides an introduction to parallel programming of modern multi-core architectures using C. The unit also introduces a CUDA, which is an extension of C for massively data-parallel architectures such as GPGPUs.
In this unit of study elementary methods for developing robust, efficient and re-usable parallel software will be covered. The unit is taught in C, in a Unix environment. Specific coding topics include memory management, the pragmatic aspects of implementing data structures such as lists and managing concurrent threads. In the lab, debugging tools and techniques are discusse. Emphasis is placed on using common Unix tools to manage aspects of the software construction process, such as make. The subject is taught from a practical and theoretical viewpoint and it includes a considerable amount of programming practice, using existing tools.

This unit will provide a comprehensive introduction to the field of information systems from an organisational perspective. The critical role of information and knowledge management will be emphasised from both conceptual and practical standpoints. Methods and techniques for analysing systems and eliciting user requirements will be discussed. Key topics covered will include:
* Basic Information Systems Concepts
* Systems approach and systems thinking
* E-Business and E-Commerce
* Data and Knowledge Management
* Systems Analysis and Development Methodologies
* Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Information technologies
* Web 2.0 and Social Computing
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Develop a good understanding of important information concepts,
2. Deep understanding of the systems approach and its applicability.
3. Develop skills to perform systems analysis in contemporary systems environments
4. Understanding of major conceptual and technological developments in Information Systems

Digital media has become indispensable our heterogeneous computing and communication environment. This unit provides an overview of creating, processing, manipulating, and compressing digital media which mainly include image, audio and video. It introduces principles and current techniques such as multimedia data acquisition, analysis, processing and compression and management. It also elaborates different multimedia coding standards, various multimedia systems and cutting-edge multimedia applications such as web media.

In this unit students will gain understanding of the fundamental architecture and protocols used in the TCP/IP protocol stack that is the foundation of the Internet. Furthermore, the unit will provide students with the insight needed to begin to design and analyse protocols in the context of their intended use.
Objectives: On completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of the principles and practice of the layered model of communications architecture, the TCP/IP protocol stack and its component protocols, and various common techniques and tools for protocol analysis.

This unit introduces essential object-oriented design methods and language mechanisms, especially the principles of modelling through Rational Unified Process and agile processes using Unified Modeling Language (UML) and C++, both of which are industry standard. Students work in small groups to experience the process of object-oriented analysis, object-oriented design, implementation and testing by building a real-world application. C++ is used as the implementation language and a special emphasis is placed on those features of C++ that are important for solving real-world problems. Advanced software engineering features, including exceptions and name spaces are thoroughly covered. Note: The lectures of this unit are co-taught with the corresponding INFO3220.

Computer-Aided Project Management builds a bridge from the genesis of project management principles through today's software, developing a postmodern project management system paradigm for the twenty-first century. Adopting a unique systems perspective that emphasises project coding--an essential skill in project database management--this course demonstrates what fundamental project management principles are, what they do, and how they work in the software environment. Addressing all phases of a project it illustrates and expands theories through the use of realistic case studies which are based on actual project experience and extensive exercises running on PCs. An important feature of systems project management, the use of "scope" and "quality," is also discussed.
By the end of this unit of study, students should be able to:
- Understand application-based introduction to effective systems and methods for project planning and control
- Understand essential knowledge to manage successfully and to create, use, and communicate PC-, Server-, Web-, and Internet-based project management information.
- Understand the use of structures such as PDS (Project Definition Structure), WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure), and Masterformat project coding for areas, functions, elements, phases, stages, packages, purchase orders, contracts, and human resources planning and scheduling by CPM (Critical Path Method) and PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) communicating with Gantt and bar charts and graphics such as S curves relating estimating and cost control from order-of-magnitude numbers to appropriation grade budgets.