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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) (B-FASCWRI) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
- Notes
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: VCA and MCM website
- Email: vcamcm-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Mr Andrew O'Keefe
Course structure
The course structure for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) is outlined below.
Subject options
First Year Subjects
Students choose one VCA Elective (see list below):
Students are encouraged to take Semester 2 or Summer/Winter intensive subjects
PLUS
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV10012 | Screenwriting Practices 1A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV10013 | Industry Perspectives | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV10014 | Pictures, Sounds, Words | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV10015 | Screenwriting Practices 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV10009 | Screen Culture and Aesthetics 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Second Year Subjects
Students choose one VCA Elective (see list below):
Students are encouraged to take Semester 2 or Summer/Winter intensive subjects
PLUS
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV20012 | Screenwriting Practices 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV20017 | Screenwriting Practices 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV20011 | Gaming and the Writer | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV20010 | Screen Culture and Aesthetics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV20018 | Writing for the Youth Screen Market | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Third Year Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV30011 | Screen Culture and Aesthetics 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV30014 | Screenwriting Practices 3 | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
50 |
FLTV30015 | Screen Adaptation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV30016 | Attachment or Research Project | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV30017 | Screenwriting Business | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 1 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options on the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10215 | Alexander Technique for Daily Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR10019 | Clear Speech and Communication |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DRAM10025 | Contemporary Performance Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV10021 | Interactive Art Media 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR10007 | The Actors Process | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AIND10003 | Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FINA10035 | Still Life: Nature Morte | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA10036 | Life Drawing: The Body | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AIND10003 | Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
AIND10004 | Art and Indigenous Voice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DNCE10027 | Dancing the Dance 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10199 | Do You Hear The People Sing? | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
UNIB10011 | The Secret Life of the Body 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DRAM10026 | Up Close and Personal with MTC |
June (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
CCDP10001 | Games & Playfulness | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 2 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options on the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
MUSI20194 | Alexander Technique for Performance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR20043 | Design and the Moving Image | June (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20168 | Glee Singing |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR20022 | Improvisation: Text, Space and Action | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20169 | Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA20033 | Introduction to Printmaking Processes |
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20186 | Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20187 | Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA20026 | Painting Techniques |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR20042 | Puppets as Storytellers | January (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR20023 | The Artist's Toolbox |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DNCE20031 | Dancing the Dance 2 | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FINA20035 | Drawing with Anatomy |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AIND20011 | Indigenous Art and Changing the Nation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CCDP20001 | Street Art |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20206 | The Business of Music | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA20036 | Under Camera Animation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 3 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options on the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DRAM30020 | Acting for Camera | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR30042 | Hashtag Cyberstar |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR30039 | Understanding Masks | July (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30237 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020