Bachelor of Multimedia Studies (BMMS) - BMMStud

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should contact us.

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Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usqassist@usq.edu.au or submit a question via USQAssist.

Program aims

The programs aims to produce graduates who have a mastery of a range of multimedia skills, supported by extensive contextual studies in communication/media theory and policy, and professional skills in a preferred area of public relations, business, commerce, visual arts, further education and training, or management.

This program especially caters for students who have completed the TAFE Diploma of Multimedia Studies and the TAFE Diploma of Graphic Design.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the program, students should be able to demonstrate competency in the following multimedia skills:

• Create 2D animations using typographic and graphic elements;

• Create, source and edit appropriate industry sound and voice elements;

• Capture still and real time video and manipulate images;

• Create, and edit, bitmapped and vector images;

• Manage a computer-based digital imaging system;

• Design computer interface components of a multimedia application; and

• Manipulate basic elements and principles of art and design within a multimedia context.

• have a knowledge of communication/media theory and policy as it relates to traditional media;

• demonstrate competency in using computers, an understanding of Australia and its region, and a knowledge of the basic principles of communication and scholarship; and

• have developed professional or artistic skills in at least one discipline selected from mass communication, business, commerce, education, languages, or creative arts.

Admission requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies will require either:

• successful completion of the Diploma of Multimedia by a recognised national provider such as TAFE or QANTM

• or completion of the Diploma of Graphic Design from TAFE.

Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Multimedia (or Diploma of Graphic Design), the student will apply through QTAC for entry into the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies. (Students may apply to QTAC in September of the year in which the Diploma is likely to be completed.)

In November/December of the year preceding commencement of the USQ program, the student must submit a portfolio of work indicating their level of achievement. This portfolio must be delivered to, and collected from USQ Faculty of Arts by the student. the portfolio must comprise evidence of:

• capture, manipulation and composition of Bitmap images

• design covering the areas of colour harmony, balance, construction etc.

• consistent client/audience-focussed screen design and layout

• interactive design with a coherent navigational system

• audio, graphic, textual and video elements at a standard acceptable to industry production values

• storyboarding, design, and management of a multimedia project/production.

It should be submitted as interactive CD with Mac or PC compliance.

On the basis of this portfolio and successful completion of the Diploma, the USQ Multimedia Coordinator will determine admission to the program and the courses required to complete the program.

Program fees

Student contribution amount

For domestic students who are offered Commonwealth supported places, the Government pays some money directly to the University, but students are also required to make a contribution. This contribution is called the ‘student contribution’. For more information about student contribution amounts, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ fees.

Tuition fee

Domestic fee-paying places are funded entirely through the tuition/direct fees paid by the student. Tuition/direct fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. For more information about Tuition Fees, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ Fees.

International fees

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the International Fee Schedule provided by USQ International.

Program structure

The Bachelor of Multimedia Studies is a full-time two or three year program (depending on entry level) that may be completed over six years of part-time study. Maximum time for completion is nine years.

Students may complete the program by completing two years of full-time study (or equivalent part-time/external study) after completion of a one-year Diploma of Multimedia from TAFE or a similar provider. Students who hold a Diploma of Graphic Design or various other Diplomas are also eligible for admission.

Students who have completed the Diploma of Multimedia or Diploma of Graphic Design will be granted an eight-unit exemption from the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies and will be required to complete 16 units over two years, as follows:

Students who take Multimedia Project Management as their first or second option/minor study are required to take only four units of the major in Communication and Media Studies. However, such students must take an additional option/minor study from any one discipline.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Core courses

All students must complete the three University core courses CMS1000, and CSC1402 /CIS1000, except that students who already hold a Diploma of Multimedia will be exempted from CSC1402 CIS1000 . Students should take one of the following first level courses as the 'Alternative Arts core course' :

Major studies

First major study/program core

All students must either hold a Diploma of Multimedia or complete the Diploma of Multimedia (from TAFE) simultaneously with the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies (or hold a Diploma of Graphic Design). Students may elect to take more advanced level multimedia courses after completion of the Diploma by taking option study Multimedia Project Management.

Second major study

A second major study is a specified group of courses from the same discipline with a value of six units, of which two must be at third year level. All students are required to complete the Communication and Media Studies major or a four-unit option from this discipline. A list of preferred majors/options appears at the end of this section.

Majors and option studies

Minor or option studies

Option Studies are designed to enable students to widen their knowledge and perspectives. Courses must be taken over two levels and should be from the same discipline. A list of options appears at the end of this section. Some students may be required to take one to four Multimedia courses as an option study.

Elective courses

Elective Studies are designed to enable students to further increase their knowledge and widen their perspectives. Choice of an elective will depend on the availability of the course(s), timetabling constraints, quotas, and other restrictions such as auditions and interviews in certain areas of the Arts, as well as approval by the Student Adviser and confirmation by the Program Coordinator.

Courses available for elective study are generally those found in Option Studies and are listed in the Option Studies section of this Handbook.

IT requirements

Access to high-level computers is necessary. On-campus students will access appropriately equipped laboratories, but should consider acquisition of their own computer. External students should be able to access a computer with the following minimum standards:

• Pentium or equivalent, 128Mb Ram, 20Gb 7200 RPM Hard disk, SVGA with at least 32Mb video RAM, Windows 2000*, mouse, sound card, CD-RW drive, modem; or

• Apple Mac or equivalent, 12Mb Ram, 20Gb 7200 RPM Hard Disk, 15 inch Monitor, Mac RO 9.2 or later, CD-RW drive, modem.

• Preferred browser standards are the latest versions of Internet Explorer or Netscape.

* Note: Students with Windows 95 might be able to operate in this program for a short period until an upgrade is acquired

All students should have access to email and the Internet via a computer running the latest versions of Internet web browsers such at Netscape Commander or Internet Explorer.

The University is installing a wireless network for students' computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity. A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.

Please see the following URL for up-to-date advice on computing requirements http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm.

Articulation

Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Multimedia Studies, but who do not wish to complete the full program, may be eligible for the award of Associate Degree in Multimedia Studies, providing that they have completed:

• the requirements for the award of the Diploma of Multimedia from TAFE

• core courses CMS1000 , Alternative Arts core course andCSC1402

• four units from the Communication and Media Studies major or Multimedia courses

• two units from any other discipline.

Exemptions

See Program Structure

Recommended enrolment pattern

See above under Program Structure.