Unit Set Information
Lighting
VET Stream
Effective from 01-JAN-2023 : Code VSAAAX
This specialisation provides training in lighting design and technology for the live production industry. Students develop skills and knowledge in lighting design, lighting operation, vision systems, digital media, project management. Areas of study include electrics, design theory, vision systems and digital media, CAD, project management, budgeting, and lighting console operation.
Disclaimer
This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
This VET Stream can be studied in the following courses:
Mode of Delivery
On Campus at Mount Lawley
Unit Set Coordinator
Mr Jonathon Phillip DAVEY
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
Students may be required to attend and/or support evening and weekend performances and rehearsals. These may be at locations external to WAAPA, ECU.
Employment Opportunities
Graduates are employed in a professional capacity as lighting technicians and programmers in the live production industry, including theatre, film, architectural, corporate, events and concerts.
VET Stream Structure
Year 1 - Semester 1
Work & Collaborate in Professional Projects | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUAIND611 | Work professionally in the creative arts industry |
| CUAPPR612 | Collaborate in professional creative projects |
Develop & Manage a Budget | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| FNSORG501 | Develop and manage a budget |
Year 1 - Semester 2
WHS Management Systems | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| BSBWHS605 | Develop, implement and maintain WHS management systems |
Year 1 - VET Full
Lighting Technology 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUADES611 | Manage design realisation |
| BSBCRT611 | Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving |
Lighting Design 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUADES512 | Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief |
| CUAACD534 | Research and apply light and colour |
Lighting department meeting | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUAPPM512 | Realise productions |
Lighting Production 2 | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUAPPM513 | Incorporate creative and technical needs into management processes |
| CUAPPM514 | Manage bump in and bump out of shows |
CAD/Spotlight | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUAACD611 | Extend professional expertise with drawing and other visual representation tools |
Vision Design | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUADIG518 | Refine digital art techniques |
Vision Systems | Unit Code | Unit Title |
| CUAVSS502 | Implement vision system designs |
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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