1. Core Courses (18 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| SM1701 | New Media Art | 3 | | SM2105 | Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media | 3 | | SM2704 | Creative Media Studio II | 6 | | SM2706 | Critical Theory and Socially Engaged Practices | 3 | | SM2716 | Physical Computing and Tangible Media | 3 |
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2. Major Electives with Two-Tier Structure (30 credit units) - Tier 1 - Courses of Levels 1 and 2
- Tier 2 - Courses of Levels 3 and 4
Students are required to complete at least 15 credit units of Tier 2 Major Electives before graduation. They should have met the pre-requisite(s) of individual courses for progression purpose. |
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 | | SM3138 | Creative City and Urban Critique | 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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| SM2220 | Generative Art | 3 | | SM2289 | Writing Digital Media | 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 | | SM3743 | Law and Creativity | 3 | | SM3750 | Machine Learning for Artists | 3 | | 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 | | 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 Spatialization | 3 | | SM3150 | Location Sound Recording | 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. |
