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Unit of study table

Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts

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Requirements for award

Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts

Students must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) minimum 12 credit point capstone unit of study
(c) minimum 12 credit points of selective units of study
(d) maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study

Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (Specialisation)

Students must complete 96 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) minimum 12 credit point capstone unit of study
(c) minimum 24 credit points of core specialisation units in either:

(i) Audio and Acoustics

(ii) Illumination Design

(d) minimum 12 credit points of selective units of study.
(e) maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Interaction Design and Electronic Arts

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) minimum 12 credit points of selective units of study
(c) maximum 12 credit points of elective units.

Graduate Certificate in Interaction Design and Electronic Arts

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study
(b) minimum 6 credit points of selective units of study
(c) maximum 6 credit points of elective units of study.

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

IDEA9105
Interface Design
6  
IDEA9106
Design Thinking
6  
IDEA9202
Experience Design Studio
12 P IDEA9106 and IDEA9105
Students may incur materials costs in this unit.

Capstone (Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts only)

IDEA9301
Graduation Studio
12 P 48 credit points including (12 credit points from IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (12 credit points from IDEA9202) and (any 12 credit points of the following units IDEA9103 or IDEA9201 or DESN9001 or DESN9003 or DESN9002 or DESN9004)

Research

The following units may replace the Graduation Studio capstone unit with the permission of the Program Director.
IDEA9302
IDEA Research Project
12

P 48 credit points including (12 credit points from IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (12 credit points from IDEA9202) and (any 12 credit points of the following units IDEA9103 or IDEA9201 or DESN9001 or DESN9003 or DESN9002 or DESN9004)

IDEA9303
IDEA Dissertation
12

P 48 credit points including (12 credit points from IDEA9105 and IDEA9106) and (12 credit points from IDEA9202) and (any 12 credit points of the following units IDEA9103 or IDEA9201 or DESN9001 or DESN9003 or DESN9002 or DESN9004)

C IDEA9302

Selective units of study

IDEA9103
Creative Coding
6  
IDEA9201
Experience Design Laboratory
6

Students may incur materials costs in this unit.

DESN9001
Designing Within Planetary Boundaries
6  
DESN9003
Strategic Design
6 A IDEA9106
DESN9002
Design for Emerging Technologies
6  
DESN9004
Design Innovation
6 A IDEA9106

Specialisations

Audio and Acoustics
DESC9090
Audio Systems and Measurement
6  
DESC9011
Audio Production
6  
DESC9115
Digital Audio Systems
6  
DESC9117
Sound Design for New Media
6  
DESC9138
Architectural and Audio Acoustics
6  
Illumination Design
DESC9164
Lighting Technologies
6 N DESC9063
DESC9166
Photometry and Colorimetry
6
N DESC9072
DESC9167
Light and Vision
6 N DESC9085
DESC9198
Subjective Analysis in Lighting Design
6 A Fundamental knowledge of lighting

Electives

Students may request to complete units from outside of this table as electives with the permission of the relevant delegate(s).
Design Electives
DESN5006
Design, Technology, and Society
6  
DESN5007
Communication by Design
6  
DESN5008
Digital Design Anthropology
6  
DESC9117
Sound Design for New Media
6  
DESC9133
Architectural Acoustics Practice
6 A DESC9138
DESC9152
Practice of Lighting Design
6 A DESC9164
P
At least 12 credit points of core advanced units of study in Illumination Design
DESC9154
Lighting Design Communication and Evaluation
6 A DESC9166, fundamental knowledge of lighting
DESC9164
Lighting Technologies
6 N DESC9063
DESC9153
Industry Placement
6 Masters students only. Graduate Diploma students with permission of the Program Coordinator. Advanced Standing will not be granted for this unit of study.
MARC5210
Interactive Informed Environments
6  
MARC5330
Regenerative Design Technologies
6 N DESC9148

General Electives

COMP5427
Usability Engineering
6 N COMP4427
COMP9001
Introduction to Programming
6 N INFO1110 or INFO1910 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or ENGG1810
INFC7000
Inventing the Future
6 A Students are expected to be experienced in their own discipline at a postgraduate level
CMPN5006
Recording Portfolio
6