Graduate Diploma
Deakin's Graduate Diploma of Virtual and Augmented Reality provides a comprehensive curriculum that targets the key areas of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive digital environment that can replicate lifelike physical environments or portray a fictional artificial world, and makes the user feel they are immersed in that environment in real-life. Augmented reality (AR) is created by enhancing real life objects/environments with a digital overlay.
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are on track to be the next big computing environment due to the rapid uptake and development of the area. Virtual and augmented realities are integrated into a number of industries such as the healthcare, tourism advertising, entertainment, construction, gaming, education and space industries. This course enables graduates, regardless of their prior background, to integrate VR and AR experiences into their current business roles, and advance their business to the forefront of this incredibly exciting and innovative field that is VR/AR.
Graduates find employment as designers and developers of VR and AR experiences. These include specialist roles such as VR experience designers, VR/AR programmers, augmented reality app designers, 3D designers, FX technical artists and gameplay engineers. This course will also prepare graduates working in industry to integrate VR and AR into existing work practices, thus becoming innovation managers, VR evangelists, VR team leads, AR product managers and VR/AR innovators.
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Virtual and Augmented Reality, students must attain 8 credit points. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 8 credit points, which must include the following:
Exit option with a Graduate Certificate of Virtual and Augmented Reality is possible after completion of the 4 core coursework units.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.