Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Television)
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Television) |
| Campus | Burwood (Melbourne) (No longer offered, current students only) |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 077370D Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | A351 |
The final intake to this course version was in 2017. Students who commenced after 2018 should refer to the current version Students should contact a student advisor for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Explore the professional technologies, creative practices and insightful theories of screen production within a dynamic setting strongly linked to the creative arts and communications industry. Apply to study a Film and Television course.
The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Television) at Deakin University provides a hands-on education using state of the art technology within an inspiring creative arts environment. Deakin Film & Television students have the flexibility to be multi-skilled and to create their own specialist skill-sets within the broad and dynamic fields of screen production and screen culture. The course includes units in studio and location production, film analysis, creativity and the business of freelance work alongside overseas study tours and opportunities for internships with leading production companies.
Film and television are multidisciplinary creative forms, so this course also provides access to the theory and practice of other creative arts including photography, animation and motion capture, drama, dance, visual arts and visual communication design. You can further tailor your own set of skills and knowledge by taking elective units from across the University.
The major discipline of film and television focuses on the development of the creative and analytic skills required for successful, professional and artistic practice. The degree comprises study in many areas including narrative genre and structure, documentary and experimental forms, team and project management, visual language, digital cinematography and editing, sound design, high definition broadcast TV studio production, scriptwriting and short filmmaking.
In Deakin Film and Television, you will be exposed to a range of historical, theoretical and critical approaches to the production, reception and analysis of global screen culture.
The course will prepare you for the changing opportunities and challenges of the media and creative industries by allowing cross-discipline collaboration, multi-skilling, internships, international study, and study in professional practice and entrepreneurship. The program draws upon the expertise of its academic staff (who are active in screen production themselves) together with special guests from industry.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to:
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| Communication | Effectively communicate the intent, design approaches and ideas in creative work through written, oral and digital form to a range of audiences. |
| Digital literacy | Evaluate requirements for, make recommendations in relation to, and use high level digital film and television production technologies to create film and television products to be distributed through a range of digital platforms. |
| Critical thinking | Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes for making film and television productions, through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice. |
| Problem solving | Apply narrative, aesthetic, technical, logistical, organisational, critical and Interpersonal skills and knowledge to produce film and television productions. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate initiative and reliability, an ability to self-evaluate and manage time and resources to fulfil the obligation of working in a collaborative environment and to identify, evaluate and research project needs and solutions. |
| Teamwork | Demonstrate the ability to work in different capacities in a range of production team models in film and television production. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate an awareness of cultural and social diversity and issues of globalisation in the making of film and television productions. |
| Approved by Faculty Board October 2015 | |
Course rules
For students commencing from 2015:
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Television) a student must complete 24 credit points including:
- 15 credit points of compulsory core units
- 9 credit points of electives
- no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- no more than 10 credit points at level 1
- 4 credit points at level 3
Students who commenced 2013-2014 should follow the course rules and structure shown in the handbook for their year of commencement.
Course structure
Electives
Students are encouraged to consider taking units from the following recommended electives:
| ACC317 | Communication and Creative Arts Internship A |
| ACC318 | Communication and Creative Arts Internship B |
| ACF320 | The Australian Moving Image (Formerly AAM319) |
Course structure
Level 2
| ACC200 | Freelancing in the Arts |
| ACF201 | Short Fiction Film (Formerly ACM213) |
| ACF202 | Documentary Production (Formerly ACM217) |
| ACF205 | Television Studio Production (Formerly ACM237) |
| ACF206 | Contemporary Topics in Screen Cultures (Formerly ALC216) |
3 Electives
Course structure
Level 3
ACF301 Independant Production Practice (Formerly ACM318) - Unit no longer available for enrolment (alternate unit from 2020 ACF209)
ACF302 Developing a Project: Ideas to Scripts (Formerly ACC307) - Unit no longer available for enrolment
| ACF303 | Narrative Film and Television Project (2 credit points) |
4 Electives
Course structure
Level 1
| ACC100 | Communication in Everyday Life |
ACC101 Creativity and Dangerous Ideas (No longer available for enrolment)
| ACF103 | Writing with the Camera (Formerly ACM112) |
| ACF104 | Screening History (Formerly ALC106) |
ACF105 Sound, Light Motion - Unit no longer available for enrolment
2 Electives
Other Course Information
Assessment
Assessment within the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Television) varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, seminar exercises and tests.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
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