Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTV20004 | Cinematography and Lighting: Broadcast Video This unit affords students a broad understanding and command of the principles of broadcast video technology, enabling students to identify and put into practice broadcast video production theory and gain industry relevant experience in the… | Film and Television | 2 |
| FTV20005 | The Australian Screen This unit encourages independent learning and research through the examination of texts drawn from film, television and new media forms. The unit emphasises individual development and the use of peer collaboration to identify and articulate… | Design | 2 |
| FTV20010 | Scriptwriting and Directing: Non-Fiction Production This unit introduces students to the major principles of professional screenwriting and directing for non-fiction film and television. Students will develop independent and collaborative skills in writing and directing short documentary fil… | Film and Television | 2 |
| FTV20011 | Scriptwriting and Directing: Short Film Production This unit applies theoretical frameworks to the major principles of professional screenwriting and directing for film and television. In working in a major crew role on the production of a short narrative film, students will develop an unde… | Film and Television | 2 |
| FTV20018 | Integrated Professional Placement A - Film and Television This is a shellcode - refer to BUS20010 for detail | Games and Animation | 2 |
| FTV20019 | Integrated Professional Placement B - Film and Television This is a shellcode - refer to BUS20011 for detail. | Games and Animation | 2 |
| FTV30004 | Film and Television Research Project: Development This Unit investigates and critically reviews methods and techniques that are used in the development, pre-production and production of film and television projects. It aims to further develop a sophisticated understanding of the pre-produc… | Film and Television | 3 |
| FTV30005 | Hollywood Cinema This unit introduces students to the distinctive film-making practices of the Hollywood Cinema. The unit will examine a number of representative texts from an aesthetic and historical perspective. Students will be encouraged to evaluate sem… | Film and Television | 3 |
| FTV30006 | Virtual Reality Storytelling This unit will advance and consolidate students’ understanding of techniques and parameters essential to virtual reality. Students will apply storytelling knowledge to the creation and mastering of virtual reality media assets, employing an… | Design | 3 |
| FTV30007 | Short Form Screen Production (Music Video and TVC) This unit introduces students to the major principles of short form screen production. Students will collaborate in the production of a music video or a television commercial and upon completion they will have further developed a specialisa… | Film and Television | 3 |
| FTV30013 | Major Project: Directing and Collaborative Screen Development ​This Unit provides students with further opportunity to expand their creative and collaborative filmmaking skills through the development of a Major Film Project. Students will be encouraged to further develop and nurture projects within… | Film and Television | 3 |
| FTV30014 | Major Project: Screen Writing This unit introduces students to the advanced principles of short form screen writing. Students will participate in writing and pitching a short form narrative or non-narrative film. In working on individual and group projects students will… | Film and Television | 3 |
| FTV40003 | Screen Research and Writing This unit prepares students to undertake rigorous academic writing for film and television, focusing on the structures, conventions and language appropriate for an academic audience. Building on the research project proposed in FTV40005 Mov… | Film and Television | 4 |
| FTV40005 | Movies and Research Methods This unit fosters critical research and analysis skills in relation to screen media. It promotes the investigation of diverse research methodologies and the employment of these methodologies in the development of an individualised research… | Film and Television | 4 |
| FTV40010 | Major Project: Production This unit explores the development of creative screen ideas and investigates the methods and techniques that are used in the development and production of Film and Television projects. Through creative practice students will further develop… | Film and Television | 4 |
| FTV40011 | Major Project: Post-Production and Distribution This unit will further enhance editing skills and develop a sophisticated understanding of the postproduction process. This will apply across all areas of specialisation including editing, sound design and colour grading, with an emphasis o… | Film and Television | 4 |
| GAM10002 | Principles of Game Design This unit introduces key concepts in game design. It aims to develop a practical understanding of the design process particular to games building on interactive game structures established earlier in the course. It introduces key aspects of… | Games and Animation | 1 |
| GAM20001 | Introduction to Games Production • To give students an overview of key concepts and production techniques in game development • To provide an introduction to the production of digital games using popular production management tools, file repositories, game engines, lev… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| GAM20003 | Digital Game Prototyping Lab The lab is a space for the design and development of game projects. Research and presentation methods, group work and communication techniques, planning and production are fundamental to the design process. Each lab builds on knowledge from… | Games and Animation | 2 |
| GAM20004 | Writing for Interactive Narratives This unit cultivates a reflective comprehension of the relationship between narrative, culture and media (particularly games), and provides students with the understanding and tools for developing interactive narratives of their own. | Design | 2 |
| GAM20007 | Integrated Professional Placement A - Games and Interactivity This is a shellcode - refer to BUS20010 for detail | Games and Animation | 2 |
| GAM20008 | Integrated Professional Placement B - Games and Interactivity This is a shellcode - refer to BUS20011 for detail. | Games and Animation | 2 |
| GAM30002 | Games & Interactivity Project 1 This project unit is for students in the final stage of the Games and Interactivity Program. The unit is one of a pair of two 'capstone' units, GAM30002 and GAM30003, intended to integrate and develop the skills and knowledge acquired/refin… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| GAM30003 | Games & Interactivity Project 2 This project unit is for students in the final stage of the Games and Interactivity Program, synthesising learning from all previous units in the degree, and applying this knowledge to achievable and defined outcomes. Projects commenced in… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| GAM30004 | User-Centred Design & Evaluation User-Centred Design & Evaluation provides a comprehensive understanding of the design of interactive multimedia, with particular emphasis on accessible, ubiquitous, engaging and immersive interfaces. Students will examine a range of interac… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| GAM30006 | Experimental Game Design This unit focuses upon experimentation and innovation with fundamental concepts of game design and play across multiple media. Research and presentation methods, group work and communication, planning and production are essential to the des… | Games and Animation | 3 |
| GEN2041 | Foundations of genetics In this unit, you’ll explore fundamental genetic principles common to all complex lifeforms, exploring the key concepts and methods that underpin the foundations of genetics. The unit encompasses a broad array of topics including: inheritan… | Science | 2 |
| GEN2052 | Genomics and population genetics The structure, function, variation and evolution of DNA and of genomes are examined at both the individual and population levels in a range of organisms, including humans. Topics include: genome structure and approaches to genome analysis;… | Science | 2 |
| GEN3010 | Bioinformatics for Genomic Analysis Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates biology, statistics, and computing to analyse and interpret complex biological information. In this unit, you will apply bioinformatics approaches to real-world genomic datasets t… | Science | 3 |
| GEN3030 | Molecular, cellular and developmental genetics The ability to monitor and manipulate gene activity in experimental models is critical to advance our understanding of how genes control phenotypes. This unit will explore in depth the latest techniques for studying gene expression and func… | Science | 3 |