Education
The motivation behind the education program is industry’s
need for graduates with a broader understanding of digital content
creation and analysis. In terms of the games industry, for instance,
this means that graduates need the artistic and narrative skills to
develop the game-play, but also the computing skills to understand
what is possible and to make it happen.
The education program is aimed at providing a partial solution
to the State’s skills shortage. Offering a range of courses
that are appealing to prospective students is expected to attract
a large number of applicants. The resulting competition to enrol
will ensure the quality of those selected. The skill set of
the graduates produced will put them in an enviable position not only
with respect to the creation and development of new media industries,
but also in terms of updating traditional businesses within the State.
A range of degrees aimed at local and overseas students under the
auspices of the Centre. The interdisciplinary degree structure
will allow students access to a wider range of subjects, and allow
the Universities and TAFE access to previously inaccessible cohorts
of students. The structure of the degree programs offered depends
on the form of the agreements negotiated between participating institutions. It
is envisaged that these agreements will initially facilitate a combined
masters program, with other programs following later.
A proposed agreement is being developed between the Adelaide Campus
of the Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Unit and the Centre
for Visual Technologies and Digital Design. The interrelation
of the two bodies will help South Australia capitalise on the opportunity
which the local campus of ETC represents. A number of possible
modes of collaboration have been discussed, but allowing students
enrolled in ETC and Centre-based degrees to choose electives across
the participating campuses is seen as particularly appealing. The
possibility of having students enrolled in the Centre participate
in ETC project groups has also been suggested by the Adelaide head
of ETC during discussions. The education program component of the
proposed Centre would also provide a pathway for local undergraduate
students into the ETU Masters degree.
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