Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts)

Credits 360 (3.0 EFTS)

Campus Mt Albert

Career opportunities

• Cinematographer

• Editor

• Production manager

• Director

• Screenwriter

• Researcher

• Camera assistant/gaffer/grip

• Sound recordist

• Editor

• Post supervisor

• Sound designer

• Production coordinator

• Content developer

Highlights

• Participate in hands-on learning through film, television and small screen projects designed to emulate the real world.

• Experience different crew models such as working in small, tight teams, as well as full industrial crews – as you would on a television or film set.

• The real world of performing and screen arts: work collaboratively with acting, dance and art department students to gain real-world, on-set experience working in the studio and on location.

• Small class sizes in specialist areas allow lecturers to mentor students.

• If you’re interested in directing, you can take a mixture of lectures, screenings and workshops.

• Specialist programmes designed to develop the necessary skills to succeed in the screen industry.

Start dates February

Duration Full-time for three years

Annual fees $10,500 (NZD) (Approximate domestic fees only. Includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee levy)

Train to be a screen professional and learn the creative, business and technical skills of development, pre-production, production and post- production. This programme is hands-on and enables students to conceptualise and produce their own film projects, as well as providing rigorous training to obtain work as a motion picture technician.

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts) is an in-depth programme of study where you will engage in a combination of creative, academic and practice-based courses designed to equip you with skills and qualities that will enable you to work in Aotearoa’s screen sector.

It is the only undergraduate degree in NZ that offers a full ‘script-to-screen’ experience.

In Year One, you will learn about the filmmaking process and industry as a whole, the relationship between specialist skills, creative and critical thinking, and storytelling. From Year Two, you will start to specialise, gaining knowledge in a particular area of the industry.

Specialisation options:

• Camera and filed sound: includes cinematography, camera assisting, lighting and grip, new media technologies, sound recording and colour grading

• Post-production: includes editing and post-production sound

• Production: includes production management, assistant directing, location management and scouting

• Screenwriting: includes screenwriting craft, writing for different mediums (short film, feature film, TV series, etc.), and best professional practices for working writers (pitching, proposal documents, working with producers)

Admission requirements

For this programme, you’ll need:

Academic

1. 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:

• 14 credits in two different approved subjects; and

• 14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved)

2. 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Māori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)

3. 14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pāngarau

4. Interviews, submissions and/or auditions will be required – we’ll tell you what we need when you apply.

English

If English is not your first language, you’ll need one or more of the following:

• Achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University Entrance

• Provide evidence that you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency such as IELTS

• Achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

If you don’t meet the English criteria above, we have a range of English Language programmes available.

There are additional English requirements for international students – you can find more information on our website.

Other options

If you don’t meet these requirements, you’ll need one of the following:

• A relevant qualification at Level 3 or above on the NZQF or equivalent

• Evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission

For more information download the programme regulations: unitec.ac.nz/screen

International Students, please visit unitec.ac.nz/international