Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production)

Course Details

If you dream of working in the vibrant, creative film, television, and media industry, the UTS Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) is your ideal degree. Practically focused and informed by industry, this program is designed to give you the hands-on production skills sought after by employers in this space, giving you the foundation you need for a rewarding and successful career. You will learn from leading practitioners in the Australian film and television industry, getting insider knowledge into real production processes. You will graduate with a comprehensive, professional-grade portfolio of work, helping you accelerate your future and land your dream role, where you will play a starring role in the entertainment and media industry of tomorrow.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: Students must complete 144 credit points consisting of 24 credit points of core subjects, a 48-credit-point major and potential 48-credit-point second major (subject to application), and 24 credit points of cross-disciplinary electives. Students who do not meet the requirements to study the second major complete 48 credit points of electives. Students undertake practice-based learning and develop a range of media projects across moving image, sound and digital media. This occurs in every subject in the Media Arts and Production major. Students attend relevant production workshops in the use of cameras and audio and related equipment, as well as video editing, sound editing and digital software and technology. Students develop a creative media production portfolio throughout the major, culminating in the media arts project produced at the end of their studies. They may choose to supplement their learning with professional placements

Career options include arts and cultural administrator, cinematographer, digital producer, director, documentary maker, editor, media artist, multimedia designer, producer, production manager, program commissioning editor, radio producer, researcher, scriptwriter, and sound designer.