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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design and Production) (B-FADPRO) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
- Notes
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
Course structure
300 points, including:
- 206.25 points of common core subjects
- 62.5 points of major-specific core subjects
- 31.25 points of electives
Students apply for either the 'Design' or 'Technical' major and are selected into their major as part of the interview process.
The course structure is outlined below. 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.
First Year
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
THTR10022 | Artefact and Performance 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS10002 | Foundations of Design and Production 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
DPSS10001 | Production Practice 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS10005 | Artefact and Performance 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS10006 | Foundations of Design and Production 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
DPSS10004 | Production Practice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Second Year
Full year subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS20001 | Production Practice 3 | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
37.5 |
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS20002 | Frontiers in Design and Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
PLUS
One of the following according to major:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS20003 | Design Studio 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
DPSS20004 | Technical Studio 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Semester 2
One of the following according to major:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS20005 | Design Studio 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS20006 | Technical Studio 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
PLUS
One of the following 6.25 credit point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS20008 | Introduction to Production Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
DPSS20007 | Interpretations of Period Style | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
PLUS a 12.5 credit point VCA elective or, with permission from the Course Coordinator, a Parkville campus breadth subject.
Third Year
Full year subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS30001 | Production Practice 4 | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
50 |
PLUS
Two of the following according to major:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS30003 | Technical Internship | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS30002 | Design Internship | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS30005 | Independent Technical Project | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS30004 | Independent Design Project | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS30006 | Professional Practice and Promotion | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 2
A 12.5 credit point VCA elective or, with permission from the Course Coordinator, a Parkville campus breadth subject.
VCA Electives
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options on the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator
Level 1 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUST10012 | 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 |
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 |
FLTV10010 | Making Movies 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (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)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
CCDP10001 | Games & Playfulness | 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 |
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 | No longer available | |
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 |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
MUST10009 | Music Theatre: From Chorus To Ensemble | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10010 | Singing 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10011 | Singing 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST10012 | Alexander Technique for Daily Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS10007 | The History of Cool: Fashion & Attitude | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Level 2 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20194 | Alexander Technique for Performance | No longer available | |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
THTR20043 | Design and the Moving Image | July (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUST20010 | 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 |
MUST20011 | Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA20033 | Introduction to Printmaking Processes |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FLTV20005 | Making Movies 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST20008 | Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST20009 | Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
FINA20026 | Painting Techniques |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (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 |
February (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)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (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)
June (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUST20008 | Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST20009 | Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUST20010 | Glee Singing: The Power Of Pop Music |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUST20011 | Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Level 3 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DRAM30020 | Acting for Camera | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV30013 | Making Movies 3 | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUST30012 | 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 | February (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUST30012 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DPSS30007 | Design and Production Global Atelier | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 24 April 2024