Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) (B-FAPROD)
Bachelors DegreeYear: 2018 Delivered: On Campus (Southbank)
About this course
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
Coordinator
Leon Salom
Overview
| Award title | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2018 — Southbank |
| CRICOS code | 093586K |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Undergraduate Coursework |
| AQF level | 7 |
| Credit points | 300 credit points |
| Duration | 36 months full-time |
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a new three-year degree which offers immersive and experiential practice-based studio studies in seven areas of specialisation (Visual Art, Film and Television, Contemporary Music, Music Theatre, Theatre Practice, Dance and Production). It features an intense and student-centred approach to skills training, to create self-confident and autonomous arts practitioners with the capacity to build sustainable careers in an international context. Each specialisation features regular opportunities for exhibition, production and performance, and culminates in a capstone experience, which prepares students for professional work and further research. Critical studies build knowledge of the context of a student’s core discipline along with academic literacy, and complementary studies offer a choice of electives in the visual and performing arts, or from other areas of study within the University of Melbourne. The degree is designed to have international currency and to assist the VCA to raise its international profile.
Entry requirements
1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria:
- successful completion of the VCE (or an equivalent qualification) with a study score of at least 25 in Units 3 and 4 English/English Language/Literature, or a study score of at least 30 in Units 3 and 4 ESL. Minimum ATAR is not applicable.
- performance in an audition, test, interview, workshop, portfolio or folio presentation.
2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Overview, Objectives and Generic Skills sections of this entry.
It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Intended learning outcomes
The BFA is designed to train highly skilled arts practitioners who can work independently or in ensemble in a wide range of careers and performance or production opportunities. They will be well-trained and knowledgeable in their own and related fields, and committed to continuous learning and production in their discipline; they will also have a local and international perspective on their own arts practice. As well as excellence in practising their own art form, BFA graduates will have good academic literacy skills in expression, argument and research and be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies.
Generic skills
Artistically excellent:
- demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional artist/practitioner in the 21 Century
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of artistic practices and scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in artistic practice, writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
Knowledgeable across disciplines:
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
Leaders in communities:
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
Attuned to cultural diversity:
- value different cultures and their cultural forms of practice
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
Active global citizens:
- understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
- have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics.
Graduate attributes
Course structure
The course structure for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) is outlined below:
Subject options
First Year
Semester 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR10008 | Introduction to Production Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR10022 | Artefacts and Performance 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR10021 | Creative Collaborations 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR10020 | Performing Arts Practice 1A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 2
One of the following according to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR10013 | Design Realisation 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR10018 | Stage Management Techniques 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR10014 | Performance Technology 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
AND
One of the following according to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR10015 | Performing Arts Practice 1B (DR) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR10016 | Performing Arts Practice 1B (PT) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR10017 | Performing Arts Practice 1B (SM) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
PLUS a VCA elective - see list below.
Second Year
Semester 1
One of the following according to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR20029 | Design Realisation 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR20030 | Stage Management Techniques 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR20031 | Performance Technology 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
AND
one of the following according to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR20039 | Performing Arts Practice 2A (DR) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20040 | Performing Arts Practice 2A (PT) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20041 | Performing Arts Practice 2A (SM) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20032 | Concepts and Creativity 2 (Production) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 2
One of the following according to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR20033 | Design Realisation 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR20034 | Stage Management Techniques 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20035 | Performance Technology 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
AND
one of the following accodring to major:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR20036 | Performing Arts Practice 2B (DR) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20037 | Performing Arts Practice 2B (PT) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR20038 | Performing Arts Practice 2B (SM) | July (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
PLUS a VCA elective - see list below.
Third Year
Core:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR30021 | Concepts and Creativity 3 (Internship) | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
The following according to major:
- Design Realisation
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR30022 | Design Realisation 3A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| THTR30023 | Design Realisation 3B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
18.75 |
| THTR30028 | Performing Arts Practice 3A (DR) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30029 | Performing Arts Practice 3B (DR) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
18.75 |
- Performance Technology
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR30024 | Performance Technology 3A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30025 | Performance Technology 3B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30026 | Performing Arts Practice 3 (PT) | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
50 |
- Stage Management
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| THTR30027 | Performing Arts Practice 3 (SM) | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
50 |
| THTR30030 | Professional Pathway Investigation A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| THTR30031 | Professional Pathway Investigation B | Semester 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No longer available |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV10021 | Interactive Art Media 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| FLTV10023 | Introduction to Screenwriting Practices |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FLTV10010 | Making Movies 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 |
| THTR10007 | The Actors Process | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| AIND10003 | Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts |
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| CCDP10001 | Games & Playfulness | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DRAM10025 | Contemporary Performance Analysis | No longer available | |
| DRAM10026 | Up Close and Personal with MTC |
June (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20194 | Alexander Technique for Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
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: The Power Of Pop Music |
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)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| FLTV20005 | Making Movies 2 | Semester 1 (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 |
| 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 |
| THTR20042 | Puppets as Storytellers | Summer Term (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 | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FINA20035 | Drawing with Anatomy |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
January (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 |
| 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 |
| MUST20007 | Bollywood: a cross-disciplinary study |
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
| FLTV30013 | Making Movies 3 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30237 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | 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 |
| FLTV30022 | Making Movies 3 Practical Production | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Majors, minors & specialisations
Students are selected into their major study as part of the interview process. The majors are Design Realisation, Stage Management and Performance Technology. First semester is an integrated study of production processes for all students. Semester 2 students progress to their chosen major and will not be able to change majors as the study in the majors is sequential. Semester 4 and 5 builds the student’s skill base and enables them to explore different areas within their major. Semester 5 and 6 continues extending their skill base preparing them for their graduating projects and enables them to complete an industry internship.
Note to students regarding subject enrolment:
If you are unable to enrol into your subjects via your Student Portal, please submit an online Subject Change Application for Student Centre review.
The Subject Change Application should only be used if you are unable to make the subject changes online via your Student Portal.
Last updated: 9 November 2024