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Creative Technologies
Creative Technologies focuses on the convergence of music, computing and digital media.
It will be especially attractive to students interested in how these increasingly interact in today’s world of online communication, mobile devices and networking. Students will develop a conceptual and practical grasp of multimedia methods and approaches, including elements of animation, graphic design, studio production and digital music.
Music papers are focused on digital music and sound applications, computer science papers focus on computer graphics and interactive media systems, and media paper options include production and new integrated video-based multimedia practices.
Career Opportunities
- Retailer
- Producer
- Website Designer
- Animator
- Sound Technician
- Creative Services Manager
Potential Employers
- Creative Industries
- Educational Institutions
- Media Organisations
- Public Relations Consultancy Firms
- Production Companie
Degrees
Creative Technologies can also be taken as a second major or supporting subject within most degrees.
School subjects required
There are no specific subjects you need to study at secondary school to study Creative Technologies at Waikato.
Other subjects that may interest you
Creative Practices, Design Media, Music, Screen and Media Studies, Theatre Studies, Writing Studies.
Papers
CGRD161 Effective Visual Communication
This paper covers theories of visual communication, Modernism, Post-modernism, Deconstruction, elements and principles of graphic design, Photoshop and Illustrator skills, and effective printing and presentation.
COMP103 Introduction to Computer Science 1
This paper introduces computer programming (assuming no prior knowledge) and a variety of concepts in computer science including representation, storage and manipulation of computer-based information, algorithms for problem-solving and an introduction to information systems.
COMP123 The Computing Experience
This laboratory-based paper introduces a range of computer tools for application in the sciences, the arts and other disciplines. Students tailor the paper to their own needs by selecting sets of exercises to extend their prior knowledge.This paper is not available to students majoring in Computing Science.
CRPC101 Creative Technologies and Creative Practice
In this paper students will be introduced to the key concepts and skills base intrinsic to the BMCT degree. Particular emphasis is placed on enabling students to engage with contemporary cultural practices that involve creative technologies and creative practices. Students will emerge from this paper with an integrated overview of the key dimensions of screen, sound and communication design.
MUSI140 Music and Computers
An introduction to electro-acoustic music, the application of digital sounds and MIDI devices in a musical context.
SMST101 Digital Screens
By exploring the construction and interpretation of screen-based media, students develop their understanding of the symbolic power of moving images in contemporary society, including cinema, TV, and new digital forms.
SMST112 Video Production 1
In a fast-paced intensive learning experience that introduces the craft of video production, learners explore the use of cameras, lighting and sound, and techniques of digital video and audio editing.
200 level and beyond
200 and 300 level papers include screen media digital practices, computer graphic design, screen music composition, video production, interactive multimedia systems, digital composition, and advanced integrated screen media.
