Bachelor of Arts (Culture and Arts)

Stream: Multimedia Studies: Multimedia in Digital Visual Arts
Qualification code: 02305 - MMD NQF Exit level: 6 Total credits: 360
Admission requirements:A National Senior Certificate (Degree endorsement) with at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning. A student who does not qualify in terms of the statutory or additional requirements, may follow Unisa's alternative pathways. Permission letter from the Department of Art History,Visual Arts and Musicology is required.
Rules:Prospective students must obtain prior written permission for admission to the degree from the Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology. Prospective students are required to submit a portfolio of artwork consisting of four drawings and four paintings or photographic/digital documentation thereof together with a completed questionnaire and record of personal details. The form may be downloaded from the departmental website or obtained from the Departmental secretary (Tel: 012 429 6798). The permission form must be submitted together with the student's first application for registration. Students who intend registering for this degree, and who are required to do the access course prior to registration, are required to submit a portfolio to obtain permission to study through this department. Workshop attendance: Students are strongly advised to attend the two workshops at one of the university's approved centres. Workshops are normally conducted at least twice a year, for a period of approximately three to five days each, in the following cities: Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban. Further details are sent to the students concerned early in the year. Students and prospective students who will not be able to attend the workshops at one of the centres listed above, must consult the Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology (Tel: 012 429 6686) in connection with possible alternative arrangements before they apply for registration for any practical module. Overseas students must take note of all the compulsory requirements above.

First level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
GROUP A. Compulsory
ARH1501 - Visual Literacy
ARH1502 - Introduction to Art History
COM1501 - Fundamentals of Communication
EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions
FRM1501 - Form and Motion
MNB1501 - Business Management IA
MNB1601 - Business Management IBPre: MNB1501(MNB101)
TDM1501 - Two Dimensional Imaging

Second level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
GROUP A. Compulsory
ARH2601 - The Arts and Ideology 1
ARH2603 - Visual Culture 1
COM2602 - Integrated Organisational Communication
GAR2601 - Graphic ProcessesPre: TDM1501 (TDM101L)
MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business ManagementPre: MNB1501(MNB101),MNB1601(MNB102)
VAR2601 - Visual Arts 1Pre: TDM1501 (TDM101L) + FRM1501 (FRM1015)
VAR2602 - Visual Arts 2Pre: TDM1501 (TDM101L) + FRM1501 (FRM1015)

Third level

ModulePre/Co-requisite
GROUP A. Compulsory
ARH3701 - Art and Ideology 2
ARH3703 - Visual Culture 2
ARH3704 - Modernism and Postmodernism
ARH411R - Contemporary International Art
COM3703 - Media Studies: Content, Audiences and Production
COM3704 - New Media Technology
CST3706 - Music Technology 2: Digital Audio
PMP3701 - Professional Multimedia PracticePre:VAR2601 (VAR211D) + VAR2602 (VAR212E)
VAR3701 - Visual Arts 3Pre:VAR2601 (VAR211D) + VAR2602 (VAR212E)

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