Courses Offered for Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media Design and Immersive Technology (BA-MDIT)

Minimum Graduation Requirement: 125 Credits

Year 1
University Requirements (14 Credits) 
CHI 101-2 First Year Chinese I & II (Including Practical Chinese Writing)
ENG 111-2 English Usage I & II

General Education (GE) courses (6 Credits)
(need to complete two GE courses)

GE courses offered from other contributing departments-TBA

Departmental Core Requirements (12 Credits)
MDIT 110 Principles of Interaction Design
JOUR 100 Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication
JOUR 130 Digital Photojournalism
JOUR 260 Computer Graphic Design and Publishing
Free Electives (6 Credits) - recommend to choose from the list below
JOUR 170 Visual Communication
JOUR 190 Media Aesthetics
PRA 130 Principles of Advertising and Marketing
BUS 100 Introduction to Business
BUS 130 Principles of Marketing
ECON 100 Introduction to Economics
Total Credits 38
University Requirements (6 Credits)
ENG 211-2 English Writing

General Education (GE) courses (6 Credits)
(need to complete two GE courses)

GE courses offered from other contributing departments-TBA

Departmental Core Requirements (15 Credits)
MDIT 210 Human Centered UX/UI Design
MDIT 220 Understanding VR/AR (Unity 1 and Unreal 1)
JOUR 203 Communication Research Method 
JOUR 204 Mass Communication Law
JOUR 220 Mass Communication Theories
MDIT Electives (3 Credits) - choose from the list below
JOUR 201 Audio-Visual Production
FIN 245 Introduction to Corporate Finance
Free Electives (3 Credits) - recommend to choose from the list below
JOUR 230 Technological Change and Human Communication
JOUR 250 Introduction to Mass Media in China 
PRA 200 Public Relations and the Media
ADS 210 Digital Humanities: Theories and Methods
Total Credits 33
Departmental Core Requirements (12 Credits)
MDIT 310 Asset Creation for VR/AR
MDIT 320 VR/AR Application Development (Unreal 2)
MDIT 330 Entrepreneurship and New Product Development for the Information Industry
JOUR 302 Media Ethics
MDIT Electives (9 credits) - choose from the list below
JOUR 301 Intermediate Audio-Visual Production
JOUR 335 Visualization Analysis & Design
JOUR 342 Data Journalism and AR-enhanced News
JOUR 390 Computer Animation in Journalism & Communication 
JOUR 395 Social Media and Networked Communication
BUS 385 Internet of Things
Free Electives (9 credits) - recommend to choose from the list below
IDP 301 Creative Media Project
JOUR 205 Storytelling
JOUR 321 Digital Photography and Post-Production
PRA 320 Public Relations Disciplines in the Digital World
PRA 330 Advertising Strategies and Design
BUS 318 Game Theory in Business Decision
BUS 340 Internet and Social Media Marketing    
BUS 380 Digital Game Marketing
BUS 383 e-Business Management
Total Credits 30
Departmental Core Requirements (12 Credits)
MDIT 403 Professional Internship (*6 credit)
MDIT 404 Capstone Project
BUS 483 Digital Entrepreneurship
MDIT Electives (9 Credits) - choose from the list below
MDIT 410 Sound Production
MDIT 420 Game Engines for Game Development
JOUR 431 Script Writing
JOUR 460 Digitization and Interactive Multimedia
BUS 480 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Free Electives (3 Credits) - recommend to choose from the list below
JOUR 440 Entertainment & Pop Culture Production
BUS 403 Creativity, Innovation and Change                                                
BUS 417 International Business
FINT 400 Artificial Intelligence
Total Credits 24

 

Note : The above programme information is for 2022-23 cohort (Year 1) and 2023-24 cohort (Year 1 & 2).