Credit Points: 6
Trimester 3

This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of advanced concepts in evaluating sound in audio and musical recordings, and further develops the ideas presented in the Art of Music Production unit (ASP205). The history of sound recording technologies from the early 20th Century will be investigated and how they have affected recording in the present day. Sound production techniques, and the producer or engineer’s contribution to the sound of the era will be explored along with the development of different mediums and tools used to record, reproduce or master sound and how the application of these tools influenced the sound. This unit will further develop student’s critical listening skills. 

Prerequisites: ASP205 (The Art of Music Production), ASP206 (Introduction to Mixing Techniques)

Corequisite: ASP304 (Studio 3)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 4

This unit provides students with an insight to the strategies for future employment, across job seeking skills as well as business planning and communications. This unit will introduce students to the fundamentals of how to present professionally, as it applies to their professional practice. The unit will cover marketing and personal communication skills with a commercial focus incorporating different digital platforms and strategies. 

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 3

This unit covers a range of approaches and techniques required to create and capture various sound sources for screen and moving image. Techniques will include how to effectively combine and merge different sound sources to various visual media. Students will be introduced to the processes of Foley and ADR and develop specific workflow practices that will enable them to work effectively with other creative disciplines. The unit also covers various online platform delivery and format requirements. 

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 4

In this unit students learn cutting edge sound manipulation techniques and delivery mediums for Virtual reality (VR), Augmented reality (AR) and Mixed reality (MR). Students will create an immersive audio work and learn how to publish to a variety of platforms. This entails building an understanding of the range of immersive audio techniques, and associated methods of encoding and decoding spatial audio.   

Prerequisite: ASP302 (Sound for Screen)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 3

This unit introduces students to basic electrical circuits and the properties of fundamental electronic components.  Their effect on audio circuits will also be discussed. Principles of inter-connecting analogue audio devices will be explored. This deepens understanding of the recording and mixing process and the limitations of various pieces of equipment involved in the process. Soldering and lead construction techniques will also be covered. This will give students valuable repair and fault-finding skills which can be used in their professional practice. 

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 4

This unit provides students with an opportunity to specialise and build upon their growing skill-sets in audio engineering and sound production. The student will develop their creative and technical knowledge further in a high-end studio environment.   

Prerequisite: ASP304 (Studio 3)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 3

This unit develops students’ knowledge and technical skills in recording, mixing and editing, and requires them to apply these skills to an interdisciplinary production activity. In this unit, students will experience working with an industry professional producer and will develop artist communication skills in the recording studio. Students will put into practice all the knowledge they have gained from previous units into a variety of production projects. 

Prerequisites: ASP208 (Studio 2)

Corequisite: ASP301 (Applied Music production)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 5

This unit considers acoustic design for various environments and situations where sound control is required. Acoustic problems such as standing waves, flutter echo, excess reverberation and strategies for controlling these are explored and discussed, particularly from the aspect of working in non-ideal spaces, such as the bedroom studio. This will allow students to evaluate commercial studio designs and performance spaces from a knowledgeable point of view and be able to adapt that knowledge to non-traditional spaces. 

Prerequisite: ASP202 (Introduction to Sound)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 6

Students will investigate sonic arts and related aesthetics, and apply the insight gained to creative works. This unit will provide students with a contextual framework that can help to inform their own creativity through an investigation of media, art forms and situations where complex sound design and concepts are applied. 

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 5

This unit offers students the opportunity to develop the specialised knowledge required for recording acoustic ensembles of various sizes on location using advanced stereo recording techniques. Students will continue to expand their critical listening skills required to evaluate and analyse recordings to effectively identify and articulate their sonic qualities. Students will contextualise this knowledge to plan and budget for location recordings based on a variety of hypothetical scenarios which may include choirs, solo acoustic instruments, and more. Additionally, students will investigate specialised mixing techniques, explore advanced reverb concepts and advanced digital audio editing methods.   

Prerequisite: ASP308 (Studio 4)

Credit Points: 12
Trimester 6

In this unit, students will deliver their Major Project. Students will focus on the delivery and realisation of their creative project and learn how to identify and manage unexpected situations in a timely fashion and employ appropriate strategies to solve problems. Students will discuss their project and share their ongoing progress with their peers throughout the trimester. Students will be mentored throughout the trimester and will conclude with a presentation of their project to an industry panel. 

Prerequisite: ASP404 (Major Project - Design)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 5

In this unit, students will have the opportunity to design and plan their major project for ASP408 Major Project - Delivery. Students can choose to design their project from a creative practice approach, or conduct applied research, while also examining comparable projects in their industry and conducting research related to their specialized field. Under the guidance of their lecturer, they will synthesize a major project and develop crucial skills in project management, problem-solving, decision-making, and planning that can be applied to their professional practice. 

Prerequisite: ASP308 (Studio 4)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester  6

Credit Points: 6
Trimester  5

This unit will provide students with an interactive way to develop both an understanding of financial literacy and a positive relationship with the management of money.  It will provide an understanding of the impact of paying close attention to budget, cash flow, business activity statement, ratio analysis worksheets; as well as, the vocabulary to articulate different scenarios that exist in entertainment finance.  

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 7

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 7

This unit allow students to select a business idea that they are genuinely interested in and realistically might want to pursue. They will learn about key considerations and components while developing their business plan. This unit will provide a clear understanding of the financial options available to them as businesspeople. It will discuss the most appropriate way to make the most appropriate financial situation to start their business as all funding opportunities will be explored and evaluated. This unit will also address the scenario where start-ups might not have access to finance. Hence, students will look at ways to get started with shoestring budgets and strategies to build the business so that the traditional funding methods can become an option.

Prerequisite: EBM301 (Finance for Entertainment) 

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 7

This unit allows students to expand their knowledge of event management into design, plan and execute touring strategies for entertainment products. Students will create a strategic tour plan that is delivered as an industry standard manual. This unit will focus on fundamental concepts of tour management that can be applied to diverse entertainment businesses. Students in this unit will apply their critical thinking, initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making through the creative tour planning process.  

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 7

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 8

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 9

This unit will allow students to develop their Major Project through the realisation and completion stage of project management. They will create a complete portfolio of deliverables as outlined in their approved final project plan in EBM401, develop an industry focused presentation in relation to their project, as well as document and critically reflect on the production and post-production of their project. Through this process the students will also consider how the development of a project management plan is of benefit to the end production of their project in the post-production stage.  

In this unit students will be given most of their class time to work on their project deliverables, with lecture content tailored to the types of projects being executed to support the students in their project execution. Engagement in class time will contribute towards both project peer work and evidence of deliverables as part of their overall unit assessment work. 

Prerequisite: EBM401 (Major Project 1)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 8

This unit enable students to gain advanced marketing theory and techniques in a manner of applying strategic public relations (PR) into an entertainment business context. It provides insights on contemporary public relations, with particular focus on public relations campaign development. This unit provides students with an understanding of best practice approaches - an important platform for strategic, innovative and highly effective campaign design. The aim is to build in students an understanding of how to develop an effective PR campaign - firstly by providing the opportunity to analyse PR campaigns, and then by developing a PR campaign for a client or an organisation. 

Prerequisite: EBM205 (Entertainment Marketing)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 9

This unit will enable students to have a broad coherent theoretical and technical knowledge with depth in contracts and negotiation. This unit will enable students an understanding of common contracts and deals which will be useful throughout their professional career. Students will practice their negotiation skills to close deals and achieve better outcomes for their artists, content, events, or projects while incorporating appropriate ethical considerations.  

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 8

This unit provide students with advanced talent development and management in the contexts of multi-talent rosters, talent with established careers and talent with third party relationships. 

This unit provides the opportunity for students to create and coordinate a multi-talent roster for a mock talent management business. Students will undertake a range of practical preparation to further understand the role of entertainment managers. 

Prerequisite: EBM303 (Talent Management 1)

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 9

Trimester 8

• Independent Music Producer Techniques - ASP411
• Cool Hunting - EBM408
• International Tour Planning - EBM409 
• Internship COL401 
• E-Portfolio - COL402

Credit Points: 6
Trimester 9

Credit Points: 6

Credit Points: 6

This unit expands on EBM306 Tour Management. This unit introduces students to the opportunities and challenges of establishing and exporting Australian creative products and services into global markets. Students will learn how to successfully penetrate international markets using available economic support and creative ideas while scoping opportunities throughout the world. This unit also helps students investigate the differences between a manager who plans a tour and a tour manager who goes on tour and coordinates the execution of the tour. 

Credit Points: 6

*by application only

COL401 Internship aims to provide students with an internship opportunity that has sound educational value and provides students the chance to initiate and/or develop relationships with professionals in their discipline. COL401 allows students to prepare or consolidate their know-how to work as a professional and increase their technical and creative skills base. It also allows students to explore potential areas of employment. 

In this unit the National Society for Experiential Education’s definition of “internship” is used. This is internship is a carefully monitored volunteering or working experience where an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what they are learning throughout the experience. For this reason, beside the time students spend during their internship, they will also spend self-study time. They will reflect upon their awareness of applying theory to practice during their internship, practicing their ability to evaluate situations, critical thinking, and effective communication of their decision-making. 

Students will also elaborate a professional plan where they explain their aspiring professional development goals and the activities that would assist them to achieve these under the guidance of their Internship Coordinator/Supervisor.  

Credit Points: 6

(by application only)

This subject is a special project based on research, experiences and learning undertaken in conjunction with the overseas academic partners and JMC Academy.  Students will be immersed in two weeks of educational experiences prior to JMC Academy trimester start, hosted by the overseas academic partners. They will cover a range of topics, skills and knowledge taught by industry experts and educators in the students’ area of study (Entertainment Business Management, Music, Design, Film and Television, Audio Engineering, Animation and Game Design). 

On completion of the two weeks of study, students will continue with a 12 week special project on campus at JMC Academy in Australia. 

Individual projects are based on a specific project topic of the student’s choice made in consultation with their term supervisor. That is then developed over the length of the subject. Students will be supervised and will work in conjunction with their supervisor to complete their project (Academic or Practical).

Credit Points: 6

Context 

At JMC Academy, students undertake a rigorous academic program of practice-based learning, into which is embedded a range of work-integrated learning activities. To complement their on-campus learning, students are also encouraged to generate their own creative work. This unit of study has been designed to formally recognise that work. Students will have access to an e-portfolio as a presentation mode for the assessable items. The unit is placed during the final study periods of the bachelor’s degree, enabling students to collect and display their best and most recent examples of their engagement with their discipline outside of their formal study.

How it works 

Students are introduced to this unit during Trimester 1 and then again in successive study periods. Students must be invited by their Head of Department to enrol in this unit; a student will only be enrolled in this unit if the Head of Department is confident that the student can meet all learning outcomes. The e-portfolio JMC students will be given access to an e-portfolio platform at no cost as part of the Microsoft365 subscription. The platform provides students with a place to curate and display their extra-curricular activities for assessment in this unit. It is not the professional portfolio students could use COL401 Internship aims to provide students with an internship opportunity that has sound educational value and provides students the chance to initiate and/or develop relationships with professionals in their discipline. COL401 allows students to prepare or consolidate their know-how to work as a professional and increase their technical and creative skills base. It also allows students to explore potential areas of employment.