YEAR 10 ELECTIVE DESCRIPTIONS

Vce Vet Creative Digital Media

CUA31020 Certificate III in Screen and Media, COSAMP (41549)

Overview

VCE VET Creative Digital Media program provides participants with skills and knowledge in a range of competencies to enhance their opportunities for employment in the multimedia industry or, as preparation for further studies in Digital and Interactive Media. The course offers an opportunity for young men to develop skills in design communication, animation, and web development with a view to gaining a nationally recognised qualification to make a more informed choice of vocation and career paths. In this course students will learn practical skills in 2D animation and 3D visualisation, sound editing and digital visual effects.

Course code and title

CUA31020 - Certificate III in Screen and Media

Course Outcomes

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

• Have an understanding of the basics of the interactive digital media industry

• Acquire versatile skills in digital media, games design and website development

• Have transferable skills and knowledge into other industries and further study

• Develop an understanding of a broad range of digital media areas such as interactive content, radio presentation, multimedia, basic vision and sound editing.

Training & Employment outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students may continue further study at either Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree in Interactive Digital Media. Employment may be gained in:

• Animation

• Digital Media Designer/Web designer

• Digital Media Developer

• Digital Media Programmer

• Digital Media Development Technician

Contribution to the VCE or VCE Vocational Major (VM)

VCE: Students who complete CUA31020 Certificate III in Screen and Media, will be eligible for up to four units credit towards their VCE: two units at Unit 1–2 and a Unit 3–4 sequence. Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for VCE VET Interactive Digital Media must undertake scored assessment for the purpose of achieving a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the primary four or as a fifth or sixth study.

Course Delivery

Certificate III in Media is delivered in partnership with COSAMP (41549). The units are delivered at the college over 3 years – Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12. Units of Competence include:

• Apply critical thinking techniques

• Develop and apply creative industry knowledge

• Maintain interactive content

• Evaluate the nature of design in a specific industry context

• Create 2D digital animations

• Author interactive sequences

Upon satisfactory completion of all units of this course, a student may attain a national qualification.