Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts
Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core Foundational units |
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| IDEA9103 Design Programming |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| IDEA9105 Interface Design |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Late |
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Core Advanced units |
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| Students have a choice of either IDEA9101 and IDEA9102 or IDEA9201 /IDEA9202 for advanced core units | |||
| IDEA9101 IDEA Laboratory 1 |
6 | P IDEA9103 C IDEA9102 Students may incur materials costs in this unit |
Semester 1a |
| IDEA9102 IDEA Studio 1 |
12 | P IDEA9106 C IDEA9101 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 1b |
| IDEA9201 IDEA Laboratory 2 |
6 | P IDEA9103 C IDEA9202 Students may incur materials costs in this unit |
Semester 2a |
| IDEA9202 IDEA Studio 2 |
12 | P IDEA9106 C IDEA9201 Students may incur materials costs in this unit. |
Semester 2 Semester 2b |
Capstone |
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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 and IDEA9102 and IDEA9201 and IDEA9202) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| Electives may be chosen from the recommended set below or, with the permission of the Progam Director, from any postgraduate couse in the University. | |||
Research |
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| IDEA9302, IDEA9303 or IDEA9311 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 and IDEA9102 and IDEA9201 and 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 | C IDEA9302 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 and IDEA9102 and IDEA9201 and IDEA9202) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek permission to enrol from the IDEA 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 |
Recommended electives |
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| MARC6102 3D Computer Design Modelling |
6 |
Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Student Administration Centre (SAC). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESC9117 Sound Design for New Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DESC9154 Lighting Design Software |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DESC9164 Lighting Technologies |
6 | N DESC9063 |
Semester 2 |
| DESA9008 Object Design |
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 July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ARIN6902 Internet Governance |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Late |
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| ARIN6904 Mobile Media and Games |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6905 New Media Audiences |
6 | N ARIN6903 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP5047 Pervasive Computing |
6 | A Background in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical materials. Ability to conduct a literature search. Ability to write reports of work done. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5114 Digital Media Fundamentals This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| COMP5211 Algorithms This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
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 structure can also help students to better understand the concepts of Algorithms will be taught in this course. Some knowledge of computer programming is required. |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5214 Software Development in Java This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| COMP5216 Mobile Computing |
6 | A COMP5214 Software Development in JAVA, or similar introductory software development units. |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5347 Web Application Development |
6 | A INFO9220 or COMP5028. The course assumes basic knowledge on OO design and UML diagrams. |
Semester 1 |
| COMP5427 Usability Engineering |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| COMP5415 Multimedia Design and Authoring |
6 | A COMP5114 or COMP9419. |
Semester 2 |
| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MMDE6001 History and Theory of New Media 1 This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MMDE6101 Animation for Interactive Media & Video This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Special permission is required for cross-faculty enrolments. Please contact unit of study co-oridinator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CMPN5006 Recording Portfolio |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Audio and Acoustics specialisation |
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| DESC9090 Audio Systems and Measurement |
6 | A DESC9138 |
Semester 2 |
| DESC9011 Audio Production |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Departmental Permission will be required to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| DESC9115 Digital Audio Systems |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DESC9117 Sound Design for New Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Illumination Design specialisation |
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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 | Semester 2 |
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| 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 July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 2 |