Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Which one should I pick?

Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design) Vs Bachelor of Multimedia (Multimedia Software Development)

Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design)
About the course
Course Description:

The Multimedia Design program prepares students to work with design for digital film production, the World Wide Web and computer interactive media. The study of time-based sequence design provides students with expertise in animation, 3D modeling, digital video, audio media, and communication design for electronic media. Graduates leave the program with highly developed and relevant skills for work in such diverse industries as post-production houses (including the film and television industry), digital video, animation, web design consultancies, and video game design houses.

Students will normally be enrolled in a Recommended Study Sequence and must successfully complete a minimum of 300 credit points, 50 credit points per semester for full-time students.

To qualify for the award, a student must complete, or have been granted an exemption for the units of study listed below. Students initially enter into the three year bachelor program. At the end of that program students may exit with an undergraduate bachelor degree.

Employment Outcomes Career opportunities:

Multimedia Design graduates pursue a diverse range of careers in digital film and video production, website design, video game and interactive media and more.

Students leave the program with highly developed skills that cut across a range of media and disciplines, supporting the shape and direction of employment opportunities in a particularly exciting, new industry.


Bachelor of Multimedia (Multimedia Software Development)

About the course
Course Description:

The Multimedia Software Development course would serve the needs of those wishing to pursue a multimedia oriented career, particularly related to the production, development and design of multimedia applications in their respective chosen discipline. It includes major studies in software development using an object-oriented approach and multimedia design using authoring tools. It also aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the broad range of creative and design aspects of multimedia and internet technologies.

The course provides students with a solid knowledge and practical base in Internet programming, design for multimedia, authoring multimedia and the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). The course can be regarded as an Information Technology program due to the focus on software development and programming, database design and development, and data communications and networking. In addition, it can be regarded as an electronic media development program, due to the coverage of graphics and animation and video technology. It also has a design focus with coverage of usability and design issues.

Employment Outcomes Career opportunities:

Graduates of this course will be well equipped to meet the predicted growth in industry demand for professionals in multimedia and web design. They will have extensive skills in software development using an object-oriented approach, Java programming, and multimedia design. They also will have developed experience in a broad range of creative and design aspects of multimedia and Internet technologies.


What made me indecisive:

I really enjoy Multimedia class in Foundation and I found out Programming isn't my cup of tea.


Design

Pros: The careers interest me because they included digital film and video production, website design, video game and interactive media.

Cons: I heard most of the assignments has something to do with drawing, as using a pencil on paper.



Multimedia

Pros: The subjects has some that I'm interested in, such as Design for Multimedia, 3D Animation and Special Effects, Digital Video and Audio, Multimedia Project6.


Cons: Programming...

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