Creative Arts, Film and Media Technologies (CAFMT)

School of Innovative Technologies and Engineering (SITE)

Head of Department
Dr(Miss). Nassirah LALOO

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Departments

Creative Arts, Film and Media Technologies

The Department of Creative Arts, Film and Media Technologies is a dynamic department driven by creativity and innovation, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as short courses.

The department provides a resourceful backdrop for the creative industry, comprising sectors such as graphics design, film production, digital, interactive and emerging technologies, 2D and 3D animation, and traditional and modern media and communication. Our flagship programmes are BA (Hons) Graphics Design and MA Graphics Design. We take pride in being the first institution in Mauritius to have established Graphics Design as a programme for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the late 2000s. Over the years, the department has collaborated with various industry leaders and mounted programmes to offer industry-standard courses, ensuring a market-oriented career. The graphics design curriculum offers prospects in an ever-changing industry. The modules comprise theoretical and hands-on skills and knowledge, resourcefully preparing students to face the field’s challenges. Similarly, our BA (Hons) Film and Video Production, designed with the collaboration of the Board of Investment (BOI), the Mauritius Film Development Corporation (MFDC), and the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), provides students with new opportunities to explore the full potential of digital cinema and offers professional practice preparing learners for a career in the film industry.

The department is now working towards an exciting future-oriented vision, integrating emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) into its programme of study. This vision makes the department a solid platform enabling our students to a career combining various forms of arts, designs, communications and technologies. Our programmes’ curriculums embark students on thrilling journeys, inspiring and challenging them to push boundaries to craft powerful strategies and engage smartly with the community in various contexts. Local and international students take equal opportunities to discover current industrial practices and applications of theories. We emphasized developing students’ interpersonal skills, creative and critical thinking skills, multitasking and cross-disciplinary skills.

The Department of Creative Arts, Film and Media Technologies is a community of dedicated academics who are student-centred. We promote research, inclusive teaching and learning approaches that empower students’ employability and entrepreneurship abilities. We aim to shape students’ aptitude to adapt and lead in a fast-moving and ever-changing world.

Undergraduate Programmes

Free
All Levels

BA (Hons) Graphics Design

Programme Information The BA graphics design has been created to …

Free

BA (Hons) Graphics Design

29 Lessons
150 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Use applications of diverse fields of graphics design, video editing, 3D animation, and audio amongst others.
Application of different design techniques and acquired skills on projects.
Creating of a visually engaging and competitive professional portfolio.
Meet the expectations of the professional environment in relation to their intended careers.
Applications of diverse fields of graphics design, video editing, 3D animation, and audio amongst others.
Apply the different design techniques and acquired skills on projects.
Create a visually engaging and competitive professional portfolio.
Meet the expectations of the professional environment in relation to their intended careers.
Free
All Levels

BA (Hons) Film and Video Production

The BA (Hons) in Film and Video Production was designed …

Free

BA (Hons) Film and Video Production

29 Lessons
1500 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Understand the whole workflow of digital film production from pre to post production.
Understand and apply the principles for creative scriptwriting and storytelling.
Operate at post-production level for video editing, colour grading, application of Special Effects (sfx) and sound design.
Produce films, short videos and documentaries.
Handle and operate the camera properly.
Understand and work with different lighting conditions.
Understand and work with compositing and keying techniques for film production.
Understand, design and plan the integration of 3D Animation and Special Effects (sfx) in the digital video workflow.

Postgraduate Programmes

Free
All Levels

MSc Immersive Media Technologies

The MSc Immersive Media Technologies is a state-of-the-art programme with …

Free

MSc Immersive Media Technologies

12 Lessons
3 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
to understand the technologies and industry standard tools used in the immersive media sector;
to understand the challenges and blend of creative and technical skills requirements of the immersive media sector;
to be better prepared to join a workforce that is positioned to meet industry’s rapidly innovative and transforming approaches through the use of immersive practices across different sectors;
to help students identify, master and develop specialist design processes;
to work closely with the industry and create strong professional relationship and profile.
Free
All Levels

MA Graphics Design

The MA Graphics Design is ideally suited to recent graduates …

Free

MA Graphics Design

13 Lessons
3 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Understand, evaluate and apply/practice the processes involved in professional practice and academic research
Examine more thoroughly areas such as design history, theory, and criticism and to identify and anticipate research issues
Exhibit behaviours and attitudes of advanced study
Intellectual curiosity that extends beyond the teacher defined parameters of coursework
Evidence of self-motivated strategies for acquainting oneself with literature, cinema, photography, illustration, typography and critical discourse in the disciplines
Evidence of a process for considering researchable questions and addressing research issues
Ability to analyze and synthesize concepts and information from a variety of sources and to apply them in the exploration of visual communication problems
Creative insight and the ability to recognize and develop significant research opportunities
Free
All Levels

MSc Multimedia Systems

Multimedia is the convergence and integration of various types of …

Free

MSc Multimedia Systems

9 Lessons
3 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Animation and Modelling
Image & video Processing
Virtual Reality Mark Up Language (VRML) & Computer
Aided Design (CAD) Systems
Advertising Industry
Multimedia databases & data retrieval including XML
Digital Broadcasting and Compression
Console & Online Game Technology
Graphics Programming
Mobile Web and Multimedia
Advanced Web Multimedia

Short Courses

Free
All Levels

Short programme in Film Editing

This module covers the fundamentals of non-linear editing, from preparatory …

Free

Short programme in Film Editing

5 Lessons
1500 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Understand the whole workflow of digital film production from pre to post production.
Understand and apply the principles for creative scriptwriting and storytelling.
Operate at post-production level for video editing, colour grading, application of Special Effects (sfx) and sound design.
Produce films, short videos and documentaries.
Handle and operate the camera properly.
Free
All Levels

Short programme in Sound for Cinematography

This course covers the fundamental elements of acquiring, designing, and …

Free

Short programme in Sound for Cinematography

9 Lessons
150 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Understand and use appropriate technical terms present in the field of audio recording and sound editing.
Demonstrate skills to set up microphone properly and to capture recording for different media.
Understand, use and recommend the use of supportive gears to acquire sound as required.
Show an understanding of the specificity of audio propagation, understand common problem associated
with sound propagation and demonstrate ability to propose solution to solve common problems.
Demonstrate skills to record, edit and mix sound tracks to film / video using multi-tracking audio hardware.
Understand and propose appropriate audio export file formats.
Free
All Levels

Short programme in Camera & Lighting

This course offers students a comprehensive understanding of the different …

Free

Short programme in Camera & Lighting

10 Lessons
150 hours
All Levels
What you'll learn
Understand and use appropriate technical terms to refer to specific type of shots required.
Demonstrate skills to perform specific shots.
Understand, use and recommend the use of different supportive gears to achieve shots as required.
Demonstrate appropriate skills to vary required settings to operate camera for proper exposure, depth of field and focus.
Make use of appropriate microphone and audio hardware to acquire sound.
Free
All Levels

Short programme in ICT for Online Teaching and Learning

Online and blended learning have been the shift by most …

Free

Short programme in ICT for Online Teaching and Learning

10 Lessons
All Levels
What you'll learn
Hands-on experience working with LMS is provided to allow participants to operate an LMS environment with confidence.
This course shall also allow the attendees to discover the time-saving features and advantages of an LMS.