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Please refer to the Bachelor of Screen Production course for 2022.

The Bachelor of Screen Production prepares you to work in emerging markets that leverage traditional screen and media production skills in new contexts.

You'll focus on the critical study and production of content for the rapidly-growing media landscape including digital platforms and devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers, handheld game devices, digital signage and online video.

This is a growing industry with increased demand for skilled workers who are able to create, manage and distribute screen and media content.

Build up your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs, which are a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees and can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects. In this degree, in the units Screen Production Capstone: Project Development, and Production and Post Production (FTV30017 and FTV30018), you’ll team up with other students to research, and apply pre-production strategies for the development of a fully resolved screen-based media project.

Start dates

Hawthorn campus

Semester 1 - 1 March 2021
Semester 2 - 2 August 2021

View application and start dates

Duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Full-time, Part-time

VTAC codes

3400211111 (CSP)
3400211113 (IFP)

Student work

Screen Production Showreel 2022

From extended reality (VR, AR, volumetric capture) to screenwriting for web series, and video and audio production, see some of the creative projects produced by students in Swinburne’s Bachelor of Screen Production. This course offers the skills and knowledge required for the fast-evolving and dynamic digital content industries.

Course details

- Course structure and work integrated learning.

Course structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Screen Production requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
View course rules and special requirements

Core studies

12 units (150 credit points)

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Digital Video and Audio	DIG10004	12.5
Introduction to Digital Imaging	DIG10007	12.5
Sound Design and Acquisition	FTV10005	12.5
Experimental Screen Production	FTV10009	12.5
Digital Narratives *	DIG20001	12.5
Postproduction and Editing	FTV10007	12.5
Episodic Narratives for Online Platforms *	FTV20021	12.5
Screen Franchising and Innovation	MDA20007	12.5
Breaking the Screen *	FTV30001	12.5
Production for Digital Platforms *	FTV30006	12.5
Screen Production Capstone: Project Development	FTV30017	12.5
Screen Production Capstone: Production and Post-Production	FTV30018	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

Other studies

11 units (150 credit points)

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 150 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

– Work Integrated Learning + Co-major + Advanced minor + Minors + Elective units + Signature Series

Work Integrated Learning

Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning program provides additional opportunities for you to gain valuable skills and real industry experience in the form of placements, internships or study tours - all while earning credit towards your degree.

Choose a Work Integrated Learning option:

You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 12 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement co-major has four 25 credit point units.

Professional Placement in Film and Television

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Work Experience in Industry A	WEI20001	25
Integrated Professional Placement A - Film and Television	FTV20018	25
Work Experience in Industry B	WEI20002	25
Integrated Professional Placement B - Film and Television	FTV20019	25

You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 6 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement minor has two 25 credit point units.

Professional Placement in Film and Television

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Work Experience in Industry A	WEI20001	25
Integrated Professional Placement A - Film and Television	FTV20018	25

A Professional Internship is all about gaining valuable real-world skills in your area of study all while earning credit points towards your degree. Plus, it looks great on your CV as it shows you’ve had real industry experience before you’ve even graduated!

You might choose to complete your internship part-time over a semester or in a more intensive block during Summer or Winter terms.

Travel overseas, discover other cultures, enrich your professional experience and enhance your CV all while gaining credit towards your course.

Co-major (100 credit points)

A co-major is a major in a field of study outside this course. You can choose one in addition to a first major. Co-majors will not be named on your testamur certificate however will be shown on your transcript of results.

Advanced minor (50 credit points)

Advanced minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points in a field of study which builds upon your first major. Advanced minors can only be taken in conjunction with specific majors - more information will be available soon.

Minors (50 credit points)

Minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points and may be chosen from any field of study.
The following minors are suggested for this course. Please also refer to the full list of available minors.

Elective units

Any of the following units may be undertaken.

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Introduction to Animation	ANI10001	12.5
History of Animation	ANI10003	12.5
Typography for Screen and Motion	DDM10006	12.5
Digital Content Management	DIG10003	12.5
Genre and the Moving Image	FTV10006	12.5
Screen Studies, Movies, Television, and Ourselves	MDA10003	12.5
Innovation Cultures: Perspectives On Science & Technology	MDA10006	12.5
Digital Video Camera Techniques	DDM20003	12.5
Search, Social Media and Video Marketing	DIG20010	12.5
The Australian Screen	FTV20005	12.5
Media, Ethics and Law	JOU20006	12.5
Digital Video Compositing	DDD30021	12.5
Breaking the Screen	FTV30001	12.5
Hollywood Cinema	FTV30005	12.5
Pre-Visualisation for Screen	FTV30015	12.5
Sound Design for Screen	FTV30016	12.5
Radio, Audio and Podcasting	MDA30009	12.5
New Media in Everyday Life	MDA30014	12.5
Screen Technology and Culture	MDA30016	12.5

Signature Series

A Swinburne education prepares you for life. That’s why we’ve developed the Swinburne Signature Series. It’s a suite of study opportunities that embody Swinburne’s ethos – of confidence, clarity and adventure. These opportunities give our students something extra; whether that’s a new perspective on the world through a Study Tour unit, an expanded sense of possibilities through our Innovation Minor, or a deeper understanding and respect for culture through our Indigenous Minor. Like Swinburne University itself, our Signature Series will grow and adapt to reflect the evolving issues of the day.

Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
See the course planner for an example degree structure

Course learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

critically analyse, interpret and synthesise current media theories and practices to inform the development of screen-based media content
research, identify, and evaluate emergent screen production technologies, and theoretical and socio-cultural issues that shape screen production technologies, industries and cultures
demonstrate the ability to communicate ideas effectively through oral and written presentation, and implement research strategies to inform the creation of reports, essays and media content
work independently and collaborate effectively in teams to produce media for a variety of platforms and demonstrate responsibility and accountability in communication and conduct
apply media production principles and strategies to demonstrate professional competencies, and an enhanced knowledge of a range of screen-based media production content
evaluate and apply screen-based media workflows, organisational and project management strategies, in relation to the production of a completed major media project
apply cognitive and technical skills to produce narrative structures for linear and interactive screen-based media content
perceive organisational, social, legal and ethical issues, and address these within the development, production and distribution of screen-based media content.

Fees

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How to enter this course

- Entry requirements, pathways, credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.

Entry requirements

2023 Guaranteed Entry ATAR: 60

Or, via 2021 Early Entry Program – range of criteria with school recommendation. Head here for more info on this program and the VTAC code associated with this entry pathway.

In addition:

Successful completion of one of the following:

the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or its equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification.
completion or partial completion of an approved tertiary qualification (including Certificates IV (completed), Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Associate Degrees and Degrees)
applicants without a formal qualification may be considered for entry upon completion of the STAT test.

Course prerequisites
VCE Units 3 and 4 – a minimum study score of 25 in any English (except EAL) or 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent. For applicants of the 2021 Early Entry Program, a minimum study score of 20 in any English or 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent.

Meeting the minimum entry requirements for the course does not guarantee offer of a place. See Admissions at Swinburne for general information about the admission process.

Pathways

Pathways allow students to progress from one qualification to another where the first course is recognised as an entry requirement and/or provides advanced standing to the second.

Successful completion of Bachelor of Screen Production allows you to progress to this course	Maximum amount of credit available
Master of Media and Communication	4 units

This information should be used as a guide for those who have completed a course and are seeking credit into another course. For those yet to commence their course, during the time taken to complete, this information may change. Credit available may vary depending on the major selected within any given degree. Progression to professional degrees may be subject to additional criteria or academic performance.

Learn more about pathways.

Credit transfer

Credit is granted in recognition of previous study and/or experience and allows students to gain advanced standing towards their course. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about credit.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about RPL.

How to apply

This course is closed for new enrolments.

View the Course Admission Information, which includes the ATAR and Student profiles for this course. Swinburne’s general admissions information is also available here.