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PARENTS GUIDE BRISBANE BYRON BAY SYDNEY MELBOURNE ADELAIDE PERTH 1 PARENTS GUIDE CONTENTS WELCOME 4 WHY SAE 5 WHY CREATIVE MEDIA | PURSUING POTENTIAL 6 WHAT A PRIVATE EDUCATION AT SAE CAN OFFER 7 OUR DISCIPLINES 8 OUR CAMPUSES 9 OUR COURSE STRUCTURE 10 OUR QUALIFICATIONS 11 YEARS 10 TO 12 EXPERIENCE SAE 12 STUDENT WORK PLACEMENT 13 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 13 SAE STUDENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT 14 FEES AND PAYMENTS FAQS 16 HOW TO APPLY 17 BOOK A TOUR 18 SAE EVENTS 19 2 PARENTS GUIDE 3 PARENTS GUIDE WELCOME It’s my pleasure to welcome you and your child to SAE Creative Media Institute. SAE was established in Sydney in 1976 and is now providing creative media education to students in almost 50 locations around the world. As one of the world’s leading creative media educators, SAE provides courses in a range of disciplines such as audio, film, animation, games, design and web and mobile as well as a postgraduate offering - The Master of Creative Industries. THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SAE offers a rewarding and enjoyable ARE EXPERIENCING A RAPID study experience, preparing students GROWTH TRAJECTORY IN for the workplace through practical AUSTRALIA. THE AUSTRALIAN learning environments. Our specialist GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT educators recognise the dynamic OF COMMUNICATION REPORTS nature of creative industries, ensuring THAT BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL students are immersed in learning YEARS OF 2008-09 AND 2016- experiences that evolve alongside 17, CULTURAL AND CREATIVE industry trends and developments. ACTIVITY IN AUSTRALIA GREW We also believe part of our role is TO $111.7 BILLION, THIS IS AN to motivate, inspire and support our INCREASE OF 30 PER CENT. students to discover their creative potential and help them on their way With growth comes exciting new to an incredible future. prospects on the creative media landscape, never before have we seen SAE is proud to be part of the kind of change that technology empowering today’s learners to solve Lee Aitken is bringing to the way we work, live, future problems through the lens of Executive General Manager study and play. imaginative and innovative thinking of SAE Global and I am excited to introduce you The creative industries sit at the heart and your child to Australia’s leading of this revolution, presenting exciting creative education provider, SAE opportunities for anyone aspiring to a Institute. career in creative media. 4 PARENTS GUIDE WHY SAE? SAE has been setting the global benchmark for higher education and VET qualifications in creative media since 1976. With almost 50 campuses in over 20 countries, we ensure our students receive an outstanding industry-focused and internationally recognised education. We are committed to providing innovative, real-world learning that challenges, develops and inspires. We proudly offer government accredited Certificates, Diplomas, and Bachelor degrees across six disciplines – Animation, Audio, Design, Film, Games, Virtual Reality and Web & Mobile. GLOBALLY CONNECTED CREATIVE SPECIALISTS PRACTICAL PROJECT- BASED LEARNING Our global reach and expertise means Quality teaching provided we are able to keep our finger on the by industry professionals Students use leading edge tools pulse of worldwide industry trends, with extensive experience. specific to their craft alongside guaranteeing graduates are ahead educators who offer practical and of the curve. technical experiences, grounded in theory and critical analysis. INDUSTRY RECOGNISED CAREER READY GRADUATES FAST-TRACKED SAE curriculums are designed in Practical, work-ready learning With accredited fast-tracked learning conjunction with industry leaders opportunities and the compulsory pathways, graduates can be on the and are focused on the important employability skills module ensures way to their dream job sooner. requirements students need to be job students leave SAE with the desirable ready when they graduate. attributes employers look for. REAL-WORLD FACILITIES FLEXIBLE PAYMENT SUPPORTS STUDENTS’ OPTIONS STUDY EXPERIENCE Creative campuses with cutting edge equipment and software offer Payment plans, access to FEE-HELP SAE outperforms Australia’s top students inspiring workspaces to or VET Student Loans are some of the five ranked universities in Teaching develop practical skills. payment options that may be Quality, Learner Engagement, Skills available to you. Development and Student Support* *1Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching, Student Experience Survey 2018 5 PARENTS GUIDE WHY CREATIVE MEDIA? PURSUING POTENTIAL Having a creative child means having a child with unlimited potential and the creative media industries is a rapidly growing field, full of possibilities for passionate and talented individuals to make their mark. GROWTH AND EARNING And those employed in the creative At SAE we don’t just want our POTENTIAL OF CREATIVE industries don’t just experience more graduates to be book smart, we INDUSTRIES job satisfaction and happiness, they want them to step into their chosen also earn more than 30% than the fields as innovators who push the Creative media is becoming average Australian wage4. boundaries of creativity. We tailor increasingly integral to the success of our courses to include hands-on Australia’s economy and as a result SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE IN AN and practical learning opportunities, careers in the creative industries have EXPANDING FIELD delivered by industry professionals, grown almost three times as much as Completing a higher education degree ensuring they are as ready as they the rest of the workforce in Australia1. in creative media means students can be to step into their first creative The creative economies are gain the skills required to prosper in role. They will also be able to start experiencing growth at twice the the emerging creative sector. Higher their working journey with a fully rate of other industries, a trend that education not only grows students’ formed and professional portfolio that is expected to continue2, these communication skills, as well as will enable them to showcase their industries also contribute more than critical thinking and analysis, it also professional work, even before they $90 billion to our economy annually helps broaden creativity, leading land that first job. in turnover, add more than $45 billion to new ideas and skills that they to GDP and generate annual exports will carry with them as they join the of $3.2 billion3. As the creative sector workforce. 1. https://theconversation.com/an-explod- ing-creative-economy-shows-innovation-poli- continues to grow, so too does the cy-shouldnt-focus-only-on-stem-93732 need to educate the next generation 2. http://theconversation.com/an-explod- ing-creative-economy-shows-innovation-poli- of creatives. cy-shouldnt-focus-only-on-stem-93732 3. https://www.sgsep.com.au/assets/Valuing-Australi- as-Creative-Industries-Final-Report.pdf 4. https://www.workforce.com/2017/08/30/creat- ing-happiness-creative-workers-claim-happi- est-work/ 6 PARENTS GUIDE WHAT A PRIVATE EDUCATION AT SAE CAN OFFER SAE is world renowned for being closely integrated with industry, which in turn offers students better preparation for the workplace, up-to-date, relevant training and innovative, practical learning. As the industry changes, so does SAE. With our finger on the pulse of what is happening within the creative field, SAE is able to tailor course structures and outcomes, preparing the most capable and employable graduates.As is required for all public and private education providers offering tertiary courses, SAE Institute is Australian Government accredited, subject to regulation by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and is registered with the Commonwealth Register of Institution and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). SMALLER CLASSES EVERYTHING THEY NEED IS SUPPLIED ensures that students receive more of the tutor’s with no outlay for expensive equipment required attention that they need and deserve. They will for their studies, students also have access to have the ability to feel comfortable in an intimate discounts on industry standard software and cohort and have their voices and ideas heard. there are no pricey textbooks to buy. SENSE OF COMMUNITY SIMULATED STUDIO ENVIRONMENT cross collaborations between classes of allows students to be educated on the same different disciplines is an important part of the equipment, using the same skills that they will learning experience at SAE. Our students tell us utilise on the job after graduation. that this creates new opportunities for creative enrichment and fosters a welcoming sense of community, meaning students are supported not only by staff but also their fellow cohort. 7 PARENTS GUIDE ANIMATION With SAE animation courses, students learn computer and 3D modelling, character OUR animation and visual effects on industry-leading DISCIPLINES hardware and software. AUDIO CREATIVE DESIGN INDUSTRIES Study internationally Study design at one of recognised courses in Understand the our world-class campuses audio engineering, studio multidisciplinary world around Australia. Using production, mastering and of Creative industries industry standard music production at SAE and study a cross section software, SAE students Institute’s world-class of Animation, Design, get hands-on experience facilities around Australia. Film, Games and Music as they learn Graphic with SAE. Design & Web Design. FILM GAMES WEB & MOBILE Study film-making and Study games Study Web & Mobile and cinematography at SAE programming and design, apply your knowledge