Graduate Certificate in Digital Media

Name: Graduate Certificate in Digital Media
Price: <a href='#fees-and-scholarships'> Commonwealth supported place </a> AUD

VU course code: ATDM | CRICOS: 083300A | Level of study: Postgraduate

Duration

0.5 years full time or longer for part time

Delivery mode

In Person

Fees

Commonwealth supported place

Location

City Tower

Next start date

24 February 2025

Application closes

16 February 2025

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Overview

Enhance your career options as a digital media practitioner and become a leader in a global industry with the Graduate Certificate in Digital Media.

This course specialises in delivering the latest in industry practices and processes. Informed by our course advisory panel of industry practitioners from industry and government, our curriculum is flexible and regularly updated.

You'll study developments such as app development, search engine optimisation, content strategy and social network analytics.

Based in studio facilities at our City campus, timetables are designed for the busy professional.

In the second year of study, students undertake a research project (both practical and written components are assessed), with the option to link your research project to an industry problem.

This graduate certificate is the first of three courses that make up the Master of Digital Media. Successful completion of this course will lead you to admission into our Graduate Diploma in Digital Media.

An admission requirement for this course is a bachelor degree in any discipline.

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

Create digital media projects, including visual and audio design elements, motion graphics and animation, for a range of professional contexts

Report and argue processes for digital media transformation

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

Collaborate with others, as a leader or a team, to implement co-design and co-creation tools
: Students studying Digital Media now have the chance to bring their children, of all ages, to class.
The Kids in Class program offers students four kid-friendly tutorials for every unit they study. The remainder of units can be completed online, with the option to attend tutorials in person. Participating units:
Web Technologies
Analysing the Web and Social Networks
Design Management
Contact Natasha Dwyer for more information - [email protected].
: As a postgraduate student you might want to take up one of many opportunities to further develop your academic language and study skills. VU’s Learning Hubs are welcoming spaces where you can improve your study and employability skills.
We offer maths, writing, careers and English-language advice and show you effective ways to study and manage your time.
Our programs include:
workshops
drop-in sessions
peer mentoring
maths and writing resources
resume and career guidance.
We also have accessibility support services and counselling services available for all students.
: Our campus libraries have photocopying, computing and printing facilities as well as electronic and print resources.
You'll also have access to a rich collection of online resources at any time of the day or night, including:
databases
e-learning content for courses
student email
student software packages
social networking tools.
On campus, we make sure that all of our students have access to digital resources. We offer:
excellent WiFi networks
more than 4000 computers (PCs and Apple Macs) across our campuses
a central IT helpdesk for technical help.

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

For PhD applicants, we offer a related ‘Integrated PhD’ which allows you to establish relevant skills before beginning your research.

You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

To attain the Graduate Certificate in Digital Media students will be required to complete 48 credit points of Core studies.

Units

Fees & scholarships

University fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer (including our generous scholarship program).