Course General Description

The BA Honours in Design (Digital Media) is a one year full-time or two-year part-time post-graduate degree. In this Honours programme students undertake a number of modules: Design Theory (10 Credits) In this semester module students are expected to engage with and respond to a number of theoretical concepts relevant to the discourse of digital media design. Research Methodology (10 Credits) In this semester module students are introduced to a range of research methods and methodologies relevant to planning and writing academic research an academic research report. Digital Media Design IV (40 Credits) In this practice-based semester module students develop a range of design projects relevant to their chosen digital design specialisation. Design Project (30 Credits) In the Design Project module students are expected to creatively and appropriately respond to a complex problem relevant to their specialist field of digital media design practice. Research Essay (30 Credits) In this module students are expected design, undertake and document an academic research study relevant to an aspect of digital media design.

School General Description

Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualising the potential that higher education holds for the continent's development. UJ has transformed into a diverse, inclusive, transformational and collegial institution, with a student population of over 50 000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries. This makes UJ one of the largest contact universities in South Africa (SA) from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. The vision of the UJ is to be an international University of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future". The mission can be described as follows: "inspiring its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge". These are underpinned by four values, namely: imagination, conversation, regeneration and ethical foundation. The six strategic objectives provide a focused means for realising the Vision, Mission and Values of the University as set out above. They further represent a re-working of the original UJ Strategic Thrusts 2020 in the context of a wider positioning of the University as "The Pan-African" Centre for Critical Intellectual Inquiry, with the primary goal of achieving global excellence and stature. "