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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) (B-FASCWRI) // Course structure
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Course structure
The course structure for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) is outlined below.
Subject options
First Year Subjects
| 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 |
PLUS
Students choose one VCA Elective (see list below)
Second Year Subjects
| 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 |
PLUS
Students choose one VCA Elective (see list below)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (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 |
| MUST10009 | 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 |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| CCDP10001 | Games & Playfulness | No longer available | |
| 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 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| DPSS10007 | The History of Cool: Fashion & Attitude | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
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 |
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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| FINA20044 | Art and the Botanical |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FINA20045 | Introduction to Screenprinting |
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 |
| DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MUST20007 | Bollywood: a cross-disciplinary study | Semester 2 (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 |
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 |
| MUST30012 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUST30012 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020