Master of Film and Television (074AA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should have:

• advanced their capacity for independent investigation in the field of screenwriting and/or direction;
• extended their creative abilities and technical skills;
• acquired the capacity to create a significant innovative project in a chosen area, eg, scriptwriting, and
• advanced their ability to contribute to the broad culture of society.

Generic skills

On completion of the Master of Film and Television by Research, graduates should be able to:

• exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of the film, television and/or allied industries, including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics at an advanced level as they relate to these industries;
• exhibit a capacity to design, conduct and present original research outcomes;
• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate advanced skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, and oral and written communication;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional filmmaker in the 21st century;
• demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
• critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across communities;
• understand and appreciate how filmmaking connects with the broader society and contributes to its social and economic development, and
• understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.

Graduate attributes