Master of Film and Television
2024 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2024 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Film and Television |
| Deakin course code | A706 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Burwood (Melbourne) For students who commenced prior to 2023 only |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 0100300 Burwood (Melbourne) |
The final intake into this course version was in 2021. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course information. For students who commenced prior to 2023, please refer to handbook archive for course structure information. | |
Course sub-headings
Fees and charges
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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
- DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit)