Master of Film and Television
2020 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2020 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Film and Television |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2020. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Cloud Campus | No |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 0100300 Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Deakin course code | A706 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9. |
New course commencing 2020 | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
The Masters of Film and Television provides the opportunity to become a media professional by developing your production skills within emerging media forms and opportunities.
This two-year program offers a variety of entry points depending on your previous qualifications and experience.
From first year you will be developing your capacity to undertake a range of media production and work towards completing a major folio project. This includes the development of the significant soft skills required for success in media industries such as teamwork and collaboration, problem-solving and a high level of personal organisation. Students will also gain knowledge and experience in how to present their folio and achievements, toward gaining employment.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be well placed for a successful career in media production from film making advertising, sports media, and broadcast television to the production of online content
Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Compulsory learning experiences
International students studying through the Cloud Campus may not be granted a visitor visa to complete mandatory onsite components of the course.
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning and collaborative research training arrangements.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Acquire advanced and integrated understandings of contemporary production practices and contexts of Film and Television making. Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake a film or television project or to devise a new, cross disciplinary hybrid. Reflect on practice, situating it within the emerging media forms and opportunities. |
| Communication | Use specialist Film and Television technologies and skills to interpret and communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences in academic and non-academic contexts. Formulate ideas and engage in discussion of the creative decision-making processes and relevant contemporary ideas in fil or television production. Develop and communicate research ideas and proposals using written, oral and digital communication. |
| Digital literacy | Develop high level skills in the use of digital technologies to produce, document, present, publish and research in Film and Television. |
| Critical thinking | Use expert and specialist knowledge in Film and Television to design and evaluate proposals for projects. Evaluate and interpret complex ideas through Film and Television practice. |
| Problem solving | Identify evaluate and resolve theoretical and methodological challenges in designing and executing Film and Television productions. |
| Self-management | Acquire the knowledge, skills and initiative to participate in the production of film or television. Use advanced skills and knowledge to lead production in Film and Television projects. |
| Teamwork | Acquire advanced interpersonal skills and experience in collaborating with colleagues, technicians and others to successfully complete film or television projects. |
| Global citizenship | Identify, interrogate and communicate the relevance of the ideas and issues in Film and Television practice for communities and cultures and in a global context. |
| Approved by Faculty Board March 2019 | |
Course rules
To qualify for the Masters of Film and Television, a student must successfully complete 16 credit points of study comprising:
- 12 credit points of core units
- 4 credit points of electives from the Master of Communication, Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or Master of Creative Arts
- AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Course structure
Year 1
| ACF700 | Writing with the Camera |
| ACF710 | Screen Production: Advanced Techniques |
| ACF706 | Story Telling On Screen |
| ACF701 | Television Studio Production |
| ACF703 | Fractured TV: Audiences, Formats, Technology and Regulation |
| ACA712 | Transgressive Acts in Cinema, Art, Performance |
Plus 2 electives
Course structure
Year 2
| ACF705 | Documentary Production Practice |
| ACF711 | Screen Visual Effects |
| ACF707 | Screen Internship |
| ACF709 | Screen Research Project Design & Script |
| ACF708 | Screen Production Research Project (2 credit points) |
Plus 2 electives
Other course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Assessment methods
Assessment will take place at the unit level and has been designed to ensure successful attainment of all 8 Course Learning Outcomes and corresponding Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes over the duration of the course. In particular, assessment of the core units focuses the application of skills and knowledge to produce work that reflects industry practices and standards.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
Completion of this course requires students to apply the knowledge and skills they have obtained in the production of a film or television work that can be recognised across industry as professional. Students will also prepare for an internship through a Unit that requires them to investigate work opportunities in their field and then undertake 1 credit point of internship. Students can also undertake ACF703. Form and work in post-industrial media which requires students to investigate and research work and career opportunities.
Research and research-related study
This course requires students to execute a substantial piece of research across three credit points of capstone project.