1. Core Courses (12 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM2704 | Creative Media Studio II | 3 | | SM2706 | Critical Theory and Socially Engaged Practices | 3 | | SM2715 | Creative Coding | 3 | | SM2716 | Physical Computing and Tangible Media | 3 |
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2. Art and Science Studios (12 credit units) Choose two from the following courses. Extra course credits earned from the Art and Science Studio courses will be counted towards fulfilment of Major Electives. |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM3804 | Materials and Fabrication Studio | 6 | | SM3805 | Imaging Science Studio | 6 | | SM3806 | Special Topics in Art and Science Studio I | 6 | | SM3807 | Machine Learning and Robotics Studio | 6 | | SM3808 | Special Topics in Art and Science Studio II | 6 | | SM3809 | Software Art Studio | 6 |
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3. Major Electives (36 credit units)
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Group 1: Animation |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM2228 | Understanding Animation | 3 | | SM2231 | 3D Animation I - Basic | 3 | | SM2277 | Life Drawing | 3 | | SM2278 | Web Animation | 3 | | SM2713 | 2D Animation I - Basic | 3 | | SM2714 | Fundamentals of Animation | 3 | | SM2717 | Abstract and Experimental Animation | 3 | | SM3122 | Computer Programming for Animators | 3 | | SM3146 | 2D Animation II - Intermediate | 3 | | SM3605 | 3D Contents Production in Maya | 3 | | SM3701 | Digital Composition | 3 | | SM4123 | Procedural Animation | 3 | | SM4124 | Character Animation | 3 | | SM4125 | Computer Animation for Interactive Content | 3 | | SM4128 | Digital Lighting and Texturing | 3 |
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Group 2: Cinema and Photography |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM1013 | Introduction to Photography | 3 | | SM1201 | Studio Photography | 3 | | SM2002 | The Art of Editing | 3 | | SM2211 | Cinematography | 3 | | SM2253 | Digital Photography | 3 | | SM2266 | Graphic Communication | 3 | | SM2272 | Cinematography II | 3 | | SM2274 | History of Cinema | 3 | | SM2719 | Documentary I | 3 | | SM2720 | Black and White Photography | 3 | | SM3115 | Chinese Scriptwriting | 6 | | SM3131 | Art Direction | 3 | | SM3151 | Visualizing Literature | 3 | | SM3721 | Theories of Photography and Imaging | 3 | | SM3734 | Art Photography | 3 | | SM3735 | Alternative Process in Photography | 3 | | SM3736 | Image and Object: Beyond Photography | 3 | | SM3737 | Expanded Photography | 3 | | SM3739 | Documentary Photography | 3 | | SM4121 | Directing for Hong Kong Cinema | 6 | | SM4154 | Screen Acting Workshop | 3 | | SM4713 | Documentary II | 3 |
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Group 3: Critical Theory and Practices |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM1012B | Writing and Creativity (Chinese) | 3 | | SM3711 | Arts Administration and Cultural Management | 3 | | SM3729 | Relational Aesthetics and Participatory Media | 3 | | SM3742 | Micro-Narratives | 3 | | SM3751 | Art, Technology and Wellbeing | 3 |
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Group 4: Game and Playable Media |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM2259 | Game and Play Studies | 3 | | SM2260 | Interactive Narrative | 3 | | SM2603 | 2D Game Production | 3 | | SM2723 | Psychology of Interaction and Games: Testing and Evaluation | 3 | | SM3120 | Game Level Design | 3 | | SM3601 | Game Prototyping and Design | 3 | | SM3608 | 3D Game Production | 3 | | SM4704 | Art Game Workshop | 3 |
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Group 5: New Media |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| JC2002 | Artists in the Labs | 3 | | SM2220 | Generative Art | 3 | | SM2289 | Writing Digital Media | 3 | | SM2291 | Theories and Phenomena of Human-Computer Interaction | 3 | | SM2702 | Interdisciplinary Practices in Art, Science and the Humanities | 3 | | SM2712 | Perception, Cognition, Art, and Design | 3 | | SM2718 | Object Art Production | 3 | | SM3123 | Image Processing and Augmented Reality | 3 | | SM3603 | 3D Natural Interaction | 3 | | SM3607 | Mobile Media | 3 | | SM3610 | Hardware Hacking | 3 | | SM3611 | New Media for Installation, Events and Performance | 3 | | SM3612 | Augmented Reality | 3 | | SM3709 | Art and Technology in New Media Performance | 3 | | SM3727 | Wearables | 3 | | SM3732 | Site and Space: Installation Workshop | 3 | | SM3750 | Machine Learning for Artists | 3 | | SM3801 | Understanding Data | 3 | | SM4159 | New Media Art in the Technological Lifeworld | 3 |
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Group 6: Sound |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM2276 | Music Studio Production | 3 | | SM2722 | Sound Objects | 3 | | SM3130 | Sound Installation and Sound Spatialisation | 3 | | SM3150 | Location Sound Recording | 3 | | SM3153 | Sound Design for Cinema | 3 | | SM3722 | Live Sound Production | 3 | | SM4143 | Sonic Arts and the History of Sounds and Noises | 3 |
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Group 7: Cross-cluster |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SM1700A | Professional Internship I | 0 | | | SM1700B | Professional Internship II | 0 | | | SM1700C | Professional Internship III | 0 | | | SM1700D | Professional Internship IV | 0 | | | SM3744 | Special Topics in Creative Media (I) | 3 | * | | SM3745 | Special Topics in Creative Media (II) | 3 | * | | SM3746 | Special Topics in Creative Media (III) | 3 | * | | SM3747 | Special Topics in Creative Media (IV) | 3 | * | | SM3748 | Special Topics in Creative Media (V) | 3 | * | | SM3749 | Special Topics in Creative Media (VI) | 3 | * | | SM4709 | Internship and Practicum | 3 | | | SM4711 | Industry Internship | 3 | |
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* Enrollment of SM3744, SM3745, SM3746, SM3747, SM3748 and SM3749 are subject to approval which will only be granted if the topic is essentially different from the completed Special Topics course(s), if any. |
Additional Information
Bachelor of Arts and Science in New Media students are required to complete at least one Art and Science Studio before taking SM4712C Graduation Thesis/Project. |
