Web and Digital Media

Courses

The Web & Digital Media stream at Victoria University uses online technologies and industry standard tools including Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Flash to teach you how to design, create and manage dynamic websites and social identities, build interactive and engaging media, utilise a variety of web environments such as blogs, wikis, forums and content management systems.

The program includes tuition in web design, web development for both screen and mobile devices, development of non-screen based interactive applications, creation of dynamic web content, animation, audio design, creative writing and other important vocational and creative skills.

Our Web and Mobile Media courses emphasises practical work and project management with a strong focus on the latest development trends, usability and design. You will gain advanced software skills and have some great real-world learning experiences. Within a workshop based course structure students create several major projects providing a strong portfolio with enhanced employment potential.

What are the career opportunities?

Web & Digital Media developers are involved in a wide range of new media roles from creative arts practice, advertising, promotions, corporate relations, public affairs and small business. Graduates have taken career paths that have involved both freelance and studio based employment within a wide range of industries.

As a graduate Web & Digital Media student you will be able to:

• Design websites for business and personal use
• Build and manage dynamic websites
• Develop and maintain online social media identities for business
• Make effective use of online marketing and statistics
• Integrate skills developed in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Flash to create a variety of multimedia products for eLearning.
• Experiment with mediums for a variety of artistic outcomes

This course is aimed at artists, designers and creative people like yourself seeking to gain skills in creating engaging digital content for the web.  

As the Internet becomes a vital part of our everyday life it is important to understand how to harness online possibilities and use them to promote yourself and your work. This course will enable you to develop content such as:

• Websites
• Mobile media applications
• Interactive projects
• Business identities
• Social media

Qualifications

Diploma of Interactive Digital Media

The Diploma of Interactive Digital Media at VU consists of 16 approved industry standard units of competency selected from the Screen and Media Training Package CUF07.

Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Web and Digital Media

The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Web & Digital Media consists of 28 approved industry standard units of competency selected from the Screen and Media Training Package CUF07.

Pathways

The following pathways from the Advance Diploma of Screen and Media have been developed:

• Bachelor of Creative Arts Industries (You may get over a year of credit)
• Bachelor of Communication (You may get over a year of credit)
• Bachelor of Interactive Media (You may get one and a half years of credit)

How to Apply

There are two main ways to apply for courses at Victoria University:

• through the Victoria Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
• or by applying directly to VU (Direct Application acceptance date TBA)

Applying through VTAC

VTAC is the organisation that processes course applications on behalf of universities in Victoria.

VTAC applications for Semester 1 2012 open on Monday 1 August 2011. For information about courses available and how to apply, please see the VTAC website.

Early Round Interviews

1. Must apply through VTAC
2. Interview Application (download below) must be completed and received by Friday 30 September 2011
3. Bring your folio to your interview.

Round One Interviews

1. Must apply through VTAC
   
2. Interview Application (download below) must be completed and received by Friday 18 November 2011.
3. Bring your folio to your interview.

Download Interview Application form for 2012 Filesize: 90kb

You may either email the completed form to ci@vu.edu.au, fax to (03) 9919 1540 or phone the Creative Industries on (03) 9919 1583.

Applying directly to VU

Note: Direct application acceptance date TBA - please contact (03) 9919 1583 for more details.

When you're ready to apply, you need to:

1. Read the Advice to applicants (PDF, 57 KB) (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
2. Complete and submit a TAFE direct entry application form (PDF, 88 KB) by the relevant closing date (TBA) 
3. Interview Application (download below) must be completed and submitted along with application form.
4. Bring your folio to your interview.

If you are a currently enrolled VU student and wish to transfer to another course at VU, please see transferring within VU.

Download Interview Application form for 2012 Filesize: 90kb

You may either email the completed form to ci@vu.edu.au, fax to (03) 9919 1540 or phone the Creative Industries on (03) 9919 1583.

Folio Requirements

Download the following PDF for folio requirements related to your course.

Download the Folio Requirements for 2012 Filesize: 80kb

Course length

Diploma of Interactive Digital Media

The program runs for 12 months full-time.

The Diploma of Interactive Digital Media is the qualification you will leave with if you decide to exit the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media –  Web & Digital Media course at the end of 12 months.

Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media - Web & Digital Media

The program runs for 18 months, full-time, culminating in an individual major project that students are able to use as part of their job portfolio.

Campuses

The course is delivered at both our Flinders Street and St Albans campuses.

Flinder Street

Our Flinders Street facility is located on the 16th, 17th and 18th floor of the Flinders Street campus in the heart of Melbourne, with spectacular views over the city and Southbank.

The café and cultural delights of Flinders Lane and Degraves Street are minutes away, and the Flinders Street train station is across the road. It’s an inspiring, exciting and convenient place to study.

St Albans

Those who study at our St Albans facility benefit from being part of an award-winning $6.5 million online learning centre. This centre forms a prominent part of VU's extensive 32-hectare St Albans campus in Melbourne's West. The St Albans train station is minutes away, or if you’re driving extensive parking is at the door.

Our Mac and PC computer labs at both campuses are modern and up to date, with projectors in every lab and plenty of room.

Awards

Our students in Digital Media and Gamed Development have been recognised in the ATOM and AIMIA awards almost every year since 1999.

Recent finalists include:

ATOM Awards 2011

• Andrew Formosa - Winner Best Tertiary Multimedia/Games

ATOM Awards 2010

• Layton Hawkes - Winner Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Layton Hawkes - Best Interactive / Video Game

AIMIA Awards 2010

• Luke Milkovic - Finalist Best Student Project

AIMIA Awards 2008

• Matt Hood - Finalist Best Student-Developed Content
• Michael Wszelaki - Finalist Best Student-Developed Content

ATOM Awards 2007

• Karl Ervine - Winner Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Jimmy Lee - Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Michael Wszelaki : Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia

AIMIA Awards 2007

• Nino Aniceto - Winner Best Student-Developed Content
• Susan Hinton - Finalist Best Student-Developed Content

ATOM Awards 2006

• Nut Sathipattiphan- Finalist Best Interactive Game
• Susan Hinton- Finalist Best Interactive Game & Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Nino Aniceto : Winner Best Interactive Game & Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Tracey Quick - Finalist Best Interactive Game
• Matt Ward - Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia
• James Oliver - Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia

AIMIA Awards 2006

• Rodney Zandbergs: Winner Best Student-Developed Content
• Matt Ward: Finalist Best Student-Developed Content

ATOM Awards 2005

• Quang Nhut Tran - Finalist Best Interactive Game
• Rod Zandbergs - Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Ruth Fleishman - Winner Best Interactive Game

AIMIA Awards 2005

• John Scarpa - Winner Best Student-Developed Content
• Jennie Swain - Winner Best Health Work

ATOM Awards 2004

• Ilma Jasper -Winner Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Melissa Maher - Finalist Best Tertiary Multimedia
• Stephen Linquist - Winner Best Multimedia Learning Reference
• Jennie Swain - Winner Best Multimedia

Contact us 

For more information please contact our Education Manager, Alan Morgans

Email: alan.morgans@vu.edu.au

Phone: +61 3 9919 1587 

Mailing address: PO Box 14428, Melbourne VIC 8001