Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation (Honours)
Deakin University
About
Take your screen practice to the next level with an honours year.
Build on the practical skills and depth of knowledge developed in the first three years of your degree by undertaking an advanced research project through Deakin's Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation (Honours).
Treated as an independent professional, you’ll undergo an elevated study experience to emerge as a critically engaged, highly skilled screen practitioner and researcher.The honours program opens doors to a career in the screen industry or the opportunity to delve deeper into your research with a masters degree or PhD.
By completing an additional year of specialised study, you’ll produce a significant screen production folio and gain that edge future employers are searching for in an industry-renowned for its competitiveness.Do you want to further your skills in film, television and animation?
Structure
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation (Honours) students are required to complete 8 credit points including:
- 8 x credit points of compulsory core units (7 units)
- Academic Integrity AAI018
- Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Higher education experience
If you have successfully completed your higher education program, your selection is based on the following.
Education This course uses your entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.
Prerequisites
- a Bachelor degree or major in a related discipline with a WAM (Weighted Average Mark) of at least 65% in all level 3 and level 4 units (for Deakin awards) or final year units (for awards from other providers) OR
- other evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Please read about other ways of satisfying the English language proficiency requirement.
References
Applicants are also advised to read further information and complete requirements outlined see Information and Application form. These requirements may include work experience, reasons for undertaking the course, previous academic information and your research proposal.
Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee selection. Our Admission Criteria and Selection Policy outlines the principles of selection.
Learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| outcome type | outcome description |
|---|---|
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Identify and apply reflective practice-led research within a screen practice context that incorporates non-traditional research and relevant traditional research that critically engage with histories, traditions and contemporary ideas within screen culture. |
| Communication | Articulate the relationship between practical creative processes and discipline specific and interdisciplinary ideas to inform discussions of screen based works, decision-making processes and relevant contemporary ideas in screen culture. |
| Digital literacy | Critically integrate digital strategies in screen practice inquiry and engage with and apply digital technologies that actualize an emerging professional identity. |
| Critical thinking | Investigate, evaluate and synthesize ideas within screen discourse in order to establish the relationship of a selection of ideas focused through a screen-based project. |
| Problem solving | Identify, evaluate and select the methods, techniques and processes to best investigate proposed screen based project; and engage with discovery and ambiguity characteristic of creative practice. |
| Self-management | Communicate with supervisors, technical staff and collaborators and develop a responsive approach to critical feedback in the context of practice- led research. |
| Teamwork | Contribute to the critical culture of creative practice through peer feedback, group critique and participation in industry standard forums. |
| Global citizenship | Establish ethical approaches that recognise the value of screen practice in diverse communities and cultures and transfer creative practice outcomes into real world contexts. |
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