DART8067 New Media, Innovation and Research I
| Offered By | School of Art |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Digital Art |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course is one of the compulsory core units in the Master of New Media Arts Degree. It introduces students to trends in new media arts, and to critically examine the history and aesthetics of the digital arts and the roles they play in the arts, the sciences and society at large. The course will focus on students’ own creative practice and examine their own research issues through developing a research paper, participation in weekly seminars, presentations and e-journal publications. In addition, The New Media Lecture Series will form part of this program exploring the innovation and research of professional practicing new media artists. |
| Indicative Assessment | Research Presentation (40%), 3500 word Essay (40%), Research e-journal (20%) |
| Workload |
3 hour seminar per week |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Digital Arts |
| Preliminary Reading |
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| Programs | Master of New Media Arts and Master of Visual Effects |
| Academic Contact | Martyn Jolly |
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