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Bachelor of Creative Industries (Digital Media)
Study Creative Industries (Digital Media) at Flinders
Learn from digital media industry leaders and fast track your creative career.
This degree will help you build towards a successful career in the creative industries. You’ll gain hands-on knowledge in areas such as production, post-production and technical developments in exciting fields including post-production, digital visual effects, animation, games development and interactive media. Taught by leading experts, this degree offers regular access to industry experts and practising artists, and the opportunity to connect with industry from day one. You’ll graduate with a portfolio of creative achievements that will help you to gain employment in games, entertainment and digital media roles.
Why study Creative Industries (Digital Media) at Flinders
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- No. 1 in SA for teaching quality in Creative Arts (The Good Universities Guide 2021 (undergraduate) public SA-founded universities only)
- You’ll gain a broad skillset in the growing digital media industry, particularly in VFX, screen, production, project management, post-production and technical developments
- Study practice-based courses linked directly to industry skills
- Taught by industry-leading teaching staff with global industry connections
- You’ll gain experience in the space where VFX and screen crossover
- Learn alongside students from other Bachelor of Creative Industries streams, enabling cross-collaboration, creative discussions and a network of creative collaborators. Build a world-class portfolio to gain employment in the industry or to be used for applications into another degree such as the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design).
Your career
This degree will open the doors to a range of career opportunities in games, entertainment and digital media, and the broader creative industries. You’ll graduate with portable skills and knowledge applicable to a wide range of roles.
Potential occupations include:
- concept artist
- production manager
- production artist
- illustrator
- graphic designer
- illustration
- web and software development
- marketing and communications
- digital content producer
Potential employers include:
- Warner Brothers
- Defiant
- Monkeystack
- League of Geeks
- Big Ant Studios
- MPC
- Mighty Kingdom
- Ubisoft
- Gameloft
- Ready at Dawn
- Rising Sun Pictures
- Deviation Games
What you will study
First year A typical first year may include: |
An introduction to the creative arts Topics in communication; media and society; screen production; essential multimedia Development of creative and communication skills, with hands-on experience in screen production and multimedia design An exploration and analysis of media in social and historical contexts. |
Second year A typical second year may include: |
Topics in innovation and creative enterprise Topics in multimedia production, digital graphic design, CGI foundations, studio practice The opportunity to build upon your digital media skills in graphic design, multimedia production, CGI and studio practice An introduction to theories of reconciliation and indigenous knowledges, cultural value and innovation in creative enterprise. |
Third year A typical third year may include: |
Topics in digital games, VFX histories and theories, project design and development, cultural leadership and applied creative practice The opportunity to apply your knowledge to the development of digital media projects including visual effects and games, working both independently and collaboratively Development of skills in cultural leadership, strategic thinking and business planning in the development Delivery of an interdisciplinary creative project. |
Practical experience
Practical experience is embedded in each year of the course. You’ll study screen production, graphic design and multimedia skills, using a variety of technologies and applications. In your third year, you’ll apply these skills to the development of your own significant project.
Study abroad
There are opportunities to take your studies overseas with a student exchange program.
Innovation and
enterprise topics
At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.
Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.
These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.
How to apply
Choose your preferred course.
Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.
Choose other courses to include in your preferences.
Visit SATAC and submit your application online.
Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).
For applicants using their SACE (Year 12) results (or equivalent), entry is subject to achieving a minimum selection rank of 60.
When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are the Bachelor of Media Arts and the Bachelor of Arts.
How to apply
Select your course.
Check entry requirements.
Check your eligibility for credit.
Obtain certified documents.
Submit your application and documents.
If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.
This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.
If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.
Course enquiries
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