There is increasing demand in the creative industries for designers and artists, skilled in producing rich interactive experiences, with both strong ICT skills and specialist art skills. The BICT-BVC combined degree will allow students to combined their technical and creative skills. Students will learn to merge the creative and imaginative with the technical to develop sophisticated and innovative digital products. The degree provides students with an opportunity to gain qualifications that will provide more breadth and offer wider opportunities for employment.
The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT) aims to give students the opportunity to explore a broad range of aspects of ICT, and to graduate them with knowledge and skills in a variety of key areas of ICT for a lifelong career. The degree offers units across the complete spectrum of ICT, ranging from non-technical areas such as the nature of information and organisational needs for ICT, through the hardware, software, network and creative technologies which are used to satisfy these needs, to the communication, design, development and management skills needed to create, implement and integrate ICT components. The degree produces ICT professionals who are confident and articulate team players, and who are attuned to the needs, methods and attitudes of business and society. The BICT aims to provide ICT graduates with the skills and knowledge to take on appropriate professional positions in industry upon graduation and grow into leadership positions, achieve entrepreneurial ambition, or pursue research and graduate studies in ICT.
I'm an iOS developer, so I spend most of my time writing iPhone and iPad apps. Art Processors designed and developed the app and infrastructure at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, and are widely regarded as being the world leader in providing mobile visitor experiences for cultural sites. Studying computing at UTas provided me with the skills to step straight into an amazing job and expect to be treated as a professional.
The Bachelor of Visual Communication (BVC) equips students with the necessary technical, conceptual and research skills to produce innovative and effective graphic design and visual communications for an identified audience. The degree offers students a broad visual arts education in a wide range of studio disciplines. This course requires a commitment to learning through making, supported by a substantial program in art theory. All practical studio disciplines are informed by rigorous, challenging and ongoing discussion, critical reflection and peer feedback. Course code: P3C, CRICOS code: 079991C
The learning outcomes for the combined degree will be an aggregation of those specified in the new BICT as well as the current BVC.
Graduates of the BICT-BVC should expect to have the same career outcomes as identified for the BVC and BICT. Graduates of the combined degree would be particularly qualified for a career in graphics design.
The BICT has been developed in consultation with the Australian Computer Society (ACS), and professional level accreditation will be sought after there have been some graduates. It is anticipated that graduates of the BICT-BVC will be eligible for full membership of the ACS.
The BICT-BVC uses a 4-year specialist degree model. A combined specialist degree has students complete 32 units.
The BICT component is organized into two majors (2x8 units): a major with the essential knowledge and skills required to be an ICT Professional. You have a choice of two accompanying majors:
All graduates will have a depth of knowledge in the areas of software design and development. Depending on your choice of major, you will also have a depth of understanding either in systems integration and administration or in games and creative technology design and development.
The Bachelor of Visual Communication component has the students complete a major with a linked minor and a selection of units from the art theory minor. The students have a choice of either:
Sample Program
This sample program demonstrates the ICT Professional major (orange), Games and Creative Technology major (green), Electronic Media major (yellow), Visual Communication minor (blue) and the art theory degree electives (grey).
Year 1 |
Sem 1 |
Electronic Media 1 |
Introduction to Digital Layout |
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Sem 2 |
Core Studies in Art and Design |
Visual Communication 1 |
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Year 2 |
Sem 1 |
Electronic Media 2C |
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1A |
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Sem 2 |
Games Design and Production or Virtual and Mixed Reality Technology |
Electronic Media 2D |
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1B |
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Year 3 |
Sem 1 |
From Modernism to Postmodernism |
Visual Communication 2C |
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Sem 2 |
GCT Major Elective |
BVC Elective |
Visual Communication 2D |
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Year 4 |
Sem 1 |
Electronic Media 3A |
Electronic Media 3B |
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Sem 2 |
BICT Major Elective |
Sample Program
This sample program demonstrates the ICT Professional major (orange), Software Development major (purple), Electronic Media minor (yellow), Visual Communication major (blue) and the art theory degree electives (grey).
Year 1 |
Sem 1 |
Electronic Media 1 |
Introduction to Digital Layout |
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Sem 2 |
Core Studies in Art and Design |
Visual Communication 1 |
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Year 2 |
Sem 1 |
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1A |
Visual Communication 2C |
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Sem 2 |
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1B |
Visual Communication 2D |
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Year 3 |
Sem 1 |
Electronic Media 2C |
From Modernism to Postmodernism |
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Sem 2 |
Electronic Media 2D |
BVC Elective |
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Year 4 |
Sem 1 |
Visual Communication 3A |
Visual Communication 3B |
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Sem 2 |
BICT Major Elective |
1 If students don't need to complete KIT101, then students can choose either Computational Science or ICT Impact and Emerging Technology
GCT Major Electives
BICT Major electives
BVC electives
4 years, maximum time of 9 years
The BICT is available on both the Sandy Bay campus in Hobart and the Newnham campus in Launceston. Some units will use flexible delivery strategies including packaged online learning modules or recorded lectures allowing students to complete some learning off campus. Some units will use videoconference facilities to deliver content to both campuses at the same time.
Possession of the University's basic academic entry requirements as shown on:
http://www.utas.edu.au/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements
The English Language requirements will be those that are established for most University of Tasmania undergraduate programs, as shown on:
http://www.utas.edu.au/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements
BICT pre-requisites
While no prerequisites apply for the degree, students who have not successfully completed TCE MAP5C Mathematics Applied, or, an approved equivalent unit, or, a higher level Mathematics subject, are recommended to complete KMA003 Mathematics Foundation Unit.
Similarly, students who have not successfully completed TCE Computer Science (ITC315108 or ITC315113), or an approved equivalent unit, or a higher level Computer Programming subject, must complete either KIT001 Programming Preparation or KIT101 Programming Fundamentals before commencing KIT107 Programming.
BVC pre-requisites
As described on the Bachelor of Visual Communication.
