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Scriptwriting Area of Specialisation 
SPAAFM 
G77 MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS 
 

The Master of Professional Communications (Scriptwriting) prepares graduates for employment in scripting and editing 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. Students will gain an analytical and critical understanding of the medium and knowledge of industry practice. On completion, students will have a substantial portfolio of work and detailed knowledge of the role of the scriptwriter in screen production. In addition there is the opportunity to develop one or more projects for production in conjunction with the WA Screen Academy.

 
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.
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity
Students must study these core units:
FAV4102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
FAV4202 Scriptwriting: Feature Films, Documentary and Radio 15
FAV4203 Scriptwriting: Television Drama 15
FAV4214 Scriptwriting: Adaptation, Editing and Commissioned Content 15
 
Two theory units worth 30CP selected from:
CMM4106 Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cinema 15
CMM4107 Documentary, Film and Television 15
CMM4118 Case Studies in Communications 2 15
FAV4112 Film and Cinema Studies 15
MST4135 Australian Television 15
MST4151 Media and Identity 15
 
Plus ONE elective worth 15CP selected from:
CMM4104 Professional Placement * 15
or
An elective worth 15CP from the Faculty of Education&Arts in consultation with the Course Coordinator
 
Plus
CMM4137 Project Preparation ** 15
CMM5111 Convergences 20 
CMM5222 Communications Project 1 ** 20 
CMM5223 Communications Project 2 ** 20 
 
*Placement with a production company or development agency
**By application, these units can be script projects for production by the WA Screen Academy
 

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