Unit Set Structure

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MAAABM  Scriptwriting Major  

This unit set is available in the following courses:
M35 BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
K28 BACHELOR OF WRITING
K33 BACHELOR OF ARTS / BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

The major in Scriptwriting allows students to develop scripting and editing skills across a wide range of formats including short films, television drama, features, documentaries, radio programs, corporate or promotional videos, games and adaptation from other sources. Theory units provide a strong analytical, critical and historical framework to the practice of scripting. On completion of the major students will have a substantial portfolio of work and detailed knowledge of the screen industry.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
FAV2102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
FAV2203 Scriptwriting: Television Drama 15
FAV3202 Scriptwriting: Feature Films, Documentary and Radio 15
FAV3204 Scriptwriting: Adaptation, Editing and Commissioned Content 15
 
Plus 30CP selected from:
CMM2106 Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cinema 15
CMM2107 Documentary, Film and Television 15
CMM2112 Film and Cinema Studies 15
CMM3118 Case Studies in Communications 2 15
MST3135 Australian Television 15
MST3151 Media and Identity 15
 
And 30CP selected from:
CMM3104 Professional Placement 1 * 15
CMM3108 Independent Study Unit ** 15
or
Electives worth 30CP from the Faculty of Education&Arts in consultation with the Course Coordinator
 
*Placement with a production company or development agency
**Script project
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009