The creative industries have seen increasing demand for appropriately qualified graduates. Demand is particularly evident in the electronic games industry where digital artists, designers and programmers, working together, produce material for a variety of platforms including PCs consoles and mobile devices. This program is designed to respond to the needs of the creative and graphics industries, and more specifically focuses on the electronic games industry. Students study in an exciting environment with practising artists, designers and programmers, and can expect to graduate with both broad and specific skills applicable to many areas.

The Bachelor of Information Technology (Games and Graphics Programming) provides you with the capabilities required for those wanting to pursue games or graphics programming careers. It does this in the context of a broader computer science and software engineering framework applicable to the IT industry in general. A key and unique feature of the program is that you undertake projects and core courses with students from RMIT's Digital Art and Games Graphics Design programs. Access to courses from these two streams, and further courses in computer science, are available by means of electives.

Duration

Three years full-time.

Pathways

Gaining credit for previous study or experience
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and credit transfer are ways that RMIT recognises applicants’ skills and knowledge gained through formal and informal education and training, work experience, and/or life experience (including volunteer work; committee responsibilities; family duties, hobbies).

Further information about gaining credit for previous study or experience

Further information about pathways

Career Prospects

Graduates will be in a position to work in the games and computer graphics industries, and, more broadly, the general IT industry.

The courses are designed to provide regular learning interaction with students of all the Games Graphics Design and Digital Art programs in a studio mode that reflects the practice of the electronic games industry. Upon completion of this degree, you will have acquired aesthetic and technical abilities within the disciplines of art, design and programming that provide for entry into industry as animators, 3D visualisers and modellers, games programmers, graphics programmers, interface designers, educators, researchers and digital artists.

Entrance Requirements

Current Year 12 prerequisite units 3 & 4—English (any) and one of Mathematical Methods (either) or Specialist Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 applicants are encouraged to apply and may be required to have relevant employment or evidence of experience and/or ability to meet the demands of the program.

Equity admissions schemes
RMIT understands that people’s backgrounds and circumstances can affect their access to education and training. RMIT’s equity admissions schemes allow applicants to explain the circumstances that have adversely affected their education, and demonstrate their capacity for future academic success.

Further information is available at equity admissions schemes

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Application Procedures

Semester one

Full-time applicants—VTAC application
Note: All applicants must comply with any extra requirements listed.

VTAC application
Applicants must apply through Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) and are advised to check detailed information on entrance requirements, application procedures and closing dates. Applicants must meet all extra requirements and selection procedures listed through VTAC.

Application closing date: Late September
Further information:
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
40 Park Street, South Melbourne
Tel. 1300 364 133
www.vtac.edu.au
Note: RMIT program codes listed on this page should not be used when applying through VTAC.

Semester two (midyear intake)

RMIT University has places available for the midyear intake in many TAFE and degree (bachelor and postgraduate) programs. From 1 May check to see if this program offers a midyear intake
Note: Applicants must confirm availability of program offered at midyear prior to applying. All applicants must comply with any extra requirements listed.

RMIT direct application
Applicants must apply directly to RMIT University using an RMIT direct application form.

Application closing date: 31 May
Further Information:
Info Corner
330 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tel. 03 9925 2260
Email: study@rmit.edu.au
www.rmit.edu.au/programs/enquiries

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Fees

Degree

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
A CSP is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Government and the student. In 2009, the fees ranged between $4,162 and $8,677 per year for a standard full-time program. The exact cost varies according to each course.

Changes to fee paying undergraduate places in 2009
The Australian Government has announced that it will phase out fee paying domestic undergraduate places from 1 January 2009 in public universities. However, the Government has announced that it will replace fee paying places with up to 11,000 new Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) by 2011. Therefore, expectations are that there will be more HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) places on offer at RMIT University in 2009.

There will be no full-fee places at RMIT University offered through VTAC (Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre) for new domestic students in undergraduate programs in 2009. There are some exceptions to the Government’s prohibition on new full-fee undergraduate places which will affect a very small number of students.

Further information is available at: www.rmit.edu.au/programs/fees/highered

Or you can go to the Federal Government’s Going To Uni web site www.goingtouni.gov.au or phone the hotline: 1800 020 108.

Scholarships

RMIT University has many scholarships and funding opportunities to offer students. Many scholarships are based on the student’s financial and living circumstances, rather than academic merit. Students from regional and farming communities are particularly encouraged to apply.

For information and application procedures please refer to:
Scholarships and Finance Office
Tel. 03 9925 2811
Email: scholarships@rmit.edu.au
www.rmit.edu.au/students/scholarships

Invergowrie Foundation Scholarships — Scholarship for Women
The Invergowrie Foundation is a public charitable trust whose primary focus is to promote and advance the education of girls and women in Victoria. RMIT University offers three scholarships sponsored by the Invergowrie Foundation for eligible Victorian female students commencing bachelor degrees offered by the University’s Science, Engineering and Technology Schools. The three scholarship categories are for women who:

are articulating from a TAFE program
are 21 years or older
gain access to RMIT through an RMIT Equity Access Scheme.

Further information: www.rmit.edu.au/set/ad/sled/scholarships/forwomen

Record spend on RMIT scholarships
RMIT University will spend more than $60 million on student scholarships over the next five years. RMIT has many scholarships and funding opportunities to offer students.

Further information is available at RMIT Scholarships

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Additional Expenses

Students are not required to have private access to a PC, but will find it extremely useful. Students are expected to purchase text books as prescribed. In many classes comprehensive printed notes are issued at a price to cover printing costs.

Program Structure

The following program structure(s) are linked to this program.

Contact Details

Program Coordinator
School of Computer Science and Information Technology
Building 14, Level 8
376–392 Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel. +61 3 9925 2348
Fax: +61 3 9662 1617

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Owning School

Comp Sci & Info Technology

Disclaimer

Although RMIT endeavours to ensure the accuracy of this information, there is no guarantee it will remain accurate all year. Applicants are advised to confirm program details with the appropriate school before making an application.