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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) (B-FASCWRI) // Course structure
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- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
- Notes
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 | No longer available | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
FINA20044 | Art and the Botanical |
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
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 |
DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
THTR30042 | Hashtag Cyberstar |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (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 |
MUSI30237 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020