Diploma in New Media Art -
Full-time
The teaching process leads students from acquiring the necessary knowledge, skills and techniques to creating an industry standard portfolio. Students will develop an awareness of basic perception, graphic design skills and theories to classical and computer graphics animation, digital imaging, video techniques as
well as interactive web and media design.
The Diploma focuses on students' professional development as individuals, fully utilizing their creative potential. To maximize the teaching process, the programme requires close cooperation between students
and lecturers as well as amongst the students themselves in order to simulate an industry team situation.
Project based studying is a very important part of the course. This means that steps are taken to boost imagination and creativity through industry simulated projects. These include presentations, discussions,
brainstorming and final production.
Students will be taught by professionals from art education and industry. Classes will be conducted in two studios, sound space and multi-purpose gallery with all the necessary facilities to conduct the course.
This thirty two week programme is created to bring students closer to a profession in New Media while saving them time and expense.
| Duration of Course: |
| Terms: |
4 (8 weeks per term) |
| Weeks: |
32 (excluding breaks) |
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| Hours of Study: |
| Per Week: |
21 hours - Terms 1 - 3 |
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15 hours - Term 4 |
| Total: |
624 Hours |
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This course commences with a minimum of eight students |
| Subject Offered: |
| History of Electronic Art I, II & III |
| Drawing |
| Design Fundamentals 1 |
| Digital Imaging Principles & Processing |
| Moving Image: Video - Interface and Technology |
| Moving Image: Video - Concept Studies |
| Perceptive Skills I & II |
| Principles of Animation |
| Storyboarding |
| Moving Image: Animation - Interface and Technology |
| Moving Image: Animation - Concept Studies |
| Interactive Media: Interface & Technology |
| Interactive Media: Concept Studies |
| Integrated Media Project Development |
| Integrated Media Project Production |
| Portfolio Development |
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Entry Requirement
- 3 ‘O’ levels or equivalent
- English ‘O’ level D-7 or equivalent
- Minimum age 18 years
- Special cases:
- Applicants who do not meet the entry requirement but show talent will be interviewed and attended to on a case by case basis.
- Applicants with no formal education and no industry practice but show exceptional talent will be interviewed and given a test. This will be attended to on a case by case basis.
- Those sixteen to seventeen of age who show exceptional talent may apply with a portfolio and will be attended to on a case by case basis.
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