Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) (B-FAANIM) // Course structure
You’re currently viewing the 2018 version of this course
About this course
Coordinator
Mr. Andrew O’Keefe
Undergraduate Coordinator
VCA School of Film and Television
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees
- Email: vcamcm-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Course structure
The course structure for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) is outlined below.
Subject options
First Year Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV10016 | Animation Studio 1A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| FLTV10017 | Animation Research 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV10018 | Writing Animation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV10019 | Animation Studio 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| FLTV10020 | Animation Lab 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Plus a VCA elective (see list below)
Second Year Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV20013 | Animation Laboratory 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV20014 | Animation Research 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV20015 | Animation Studio 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| FLTV20016 | Animation Studio 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| FLTV20019 | Writing Animation 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Plus a VCA elective (see list below)
Third Year Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV30018 | Animation Lab 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV30019 | Animation Research 3 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV30020 | Animation Studio 3 | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
50 |
| FLTV30021 | Collaborative Production | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Plus a VCA elective (see list below)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIND10003 | Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts |
Winter 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 |
| DRAM10025 | Contemporary Performance Analysis | No longer available | |
| FINA10035 | Still Life: Nature Morte | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FINA10036 | Life Drawing: The Body | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV10021 | Interactive Art Media 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
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 |
| MUSI10215 | Alexander Technique for Daily Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| THTR10007 | The Actors Process | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR10019 | Clear Speech and Communication |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10199 | Music Theatre: From Chorus To Ensemble | 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 2018 | 12.5 |
| CCDP10002 | The Electronic Arts: Vision and Sound |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| CCDP10003 | Video Games: Remaking Reality |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DNCE20031 | Dancing the Dance 2 | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20026 | Painting Techniques |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| FINA20033 | Introduction to Printmaking Processes |
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20035 | Drawing with Anatomy |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20044 | Art and the Botanical |
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FINA20045 | Introduction to Screenprinting |
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20168 | Glee Singing: The Power Of Pop Music |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20169 | Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20186 | Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20187 | Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20194 | Alexander Technique for Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20206 | The Business of Music | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20022 | Improvisation: Text, Space and Action | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR20023 | The Artist's Toolbox |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| THTR20043 | Design and the Moving Image | June (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20042 | Puppets as Storytellers | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUST20007 | Bollywood: a cross-disciplinary study |
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (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 |
| MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30237 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30039 | Understanding Masks | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30042 | Hashtag Cyberstar |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020