Overview

Overview

> Shake up the digital-media landscape and be at the forefront of this rapidly moving global industry with VU's Master of Digital Media.

> Advance your career options as a digital media professional or learn how to implement digital transformations in your current industry.

> VU’s Master of Digital Media is designed for a future-focused professional with an entrepreneurial spirit.

> This course, informed by an advisory panel of prominent practitioners from industry and government, offers key insights into the very latest industry practices and processes.

> Through our flexible and regularly updated curriculum, you’ll learn the skills to excel in:

*user experience (UX) design

*game production

*search engine optimisation

*content production and strategy

*visualisations of data

*social network and web analytics

*design research.

You’ll also graduate with an impressive portfolio of UX and human-centred design research method examples.

On completion you’ll be ready to work as a digital media strategist, web designer or cross-media practitioner – making you indispensable in this global, progressive sector.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*Plan and execute substantial digital media projects, including visual and audio design elements, motion graphics and animation, for a range of professional contexts

*Propose and critique processes for digital media transformation

*Analyse and interpret a range of data sources to assess and critically review projects and understand a context

*Apply digital media industry project management processes with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability

*Advocate and adjudicate solutions for working with others, as a leader or a team, to implement co-design and co-creation tools

*Communicate the potential and shortcomings of technology to justify and interpret practical and theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to a range of audiences.

Course structure

To attain the Master of Digital Media students will be required to complete 192 credit points consisting of:

Option A 156 credit points of Core Studies 36 credit points of Elective Studies. OR Option B 168 credit points of Core Studies24 credit points of Elective Studies.

Careers

This course prepares students for work in a diverse range of fields and could lead to a career in:

*digital media 'all rounder'

*UX (user experience) practitioner

*digital media producer

*digital marketing manager

*e-learning designer

*mobile and web designer

*digital media strategist

*social media strategy and analyst

*cross-media practitioner.