Shake up the digital media landscape and be at the forefront of this rapidly-moving, global industry. Advance your career options as a digital media professional or learn how to implement innovative digital transformations in your current industry. VU’s Master of Digital Media is designed for a future-focused professional with an entrepreneurial spirit. This course, informed by an advisory panel of prominent practitioners from industry and government, offers key insights into the very latest industry practices and processes. Through our flexible and regularly updated curriculum, you’ll learn the skills to excel in: user experience (UX) design game production search engine optimisation content production & strategy visualisations of data social network & web analytics design research. You’ll also graduate with an impressive portfolio of UX and human-centred design research methodology examples. Upon completion you’ll be ready to work as a digital media strategist, web designer or cross-media practitioner - making you absolutely indispensable in this global, progressive sector. Careers in digital media This course prepares students for work in a diverse range of fields and could lead to a career in: digital media 'all rounder' UX (user experience) practitioner digital media producer digital marketing manager e-learning designer mobile and web designer digital media strategist social media strategy and analyst cross-media practitioner. Course structure To attain the Master of Digital Media students will be required to complete 192 credit points in total consisting of: Option A 180 credit points of Core Studies 12 credit points of Elective Studies. OR Option B 156 credit points of Core Studies 36 credit points of Elective Studies. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Plan and execute a research project that requires high level and independent judgement that may be developed into a larger research initiative; 2. Communicate complex knowledge to a variety of audiences, using known and yet to be developed tools in several contexts; 3. Analyse and critique different theoretical positions within the field; 4. Critically and creatively apply domain knowledge across a range of contexts; 5. Exhibit effective problem solving in the management and delivery of digital media projects; 6. Critically apply creative skills to scope complex problems, concepts and theories in a wide range of industry settings 7. Analyse and critique understandings of different cultures, values and dispositions by developing designs for niche audiences.