Subjects overview
This program can be completed in 3 years (6 semesters)
Core Curriculum
Students must complete three (3) subjects plus the Beyond Bond Program.
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CORE11-001: Critical Thinking and Communication (10CP)
In this subject students will be introduced to critical thinking and clear expression. They will evaluate arguments, identify assumptions, judge patterns of inference, and recognise and apply various methods of reasoning. Students will learn how to clarify and visually represent their thinking to make better decisions, evaluate and use evidence, and communicate more effectively in their writing and speaking. Using these skills, students will structure and write an academic essay and deliver an oral presentation.
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CORE11-002: Collaboration, Teams and Leadership (10CP)
This subject is designed to help Bond students develop the intrapersonal and interpersonal skills to function effectively as individual contributors, team players and leaders in diverse social contexts. These collaborative skills are essential to all students’ personal and professional lives in any current or future profession. Students will gain a greater understanding of their personality, values, emotions, perceptions and related attributes, and develop an appreciation of the diversity of these characteristics in others. This perspective is required to work effectively in diverse multi-disciplinary groups and to develop the followership and leadership behaviours that are highly valued in contemporary organisations. Finally, students will develop a structured, self-directed approach to their ongoing learning as a capable individual, effective collaborator, and global citizen.
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CORE11-003: Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse (10CP)
The subject fosters a lifelong commitment to responsible discourse and action in all spheres of human interaction. Using applied case-based approach, students will gain the critical tools to effectively respond to the moral challenges in their personal, civic, professional and global contexts. After developing a critical vocabulary and problem-solving toolkit for addressing issues of responsibility and right action, students explore a broad range of real-world, contemporary problems. Through the consideration of these problems, students are encouraged to reflect on, develop and articulate a response to the problem, outline how they can act upon their judgement, and justify their decision making. The subject explores issues of responsible decision making in many cultural, professional and political contexts specifically in the areas of civil society, science, business, media, technology, culture and the law. Topics remain flexible to reflect the dynamic nature of questions of responsibility and right action in the 21st century.
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Beyond Bond Program
To keep up with the ever-changing work landscape, we aim to help our students future-proof their careers by developing broader employability skills that are actively sought out by employers. Unique to our University, Beyond Bond is a compulsory professional development program with a practical, activity-based approach that is integrated into all undergraduate degrees.
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following one hundred and fifty credit points (150CP) of subjects.
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FITV11-100: Short Screen Project and Industry Protocol (10CP)
This workshop-based subject combines the learning of essential on-set industry protocols, crew hierarchy, and how to function as an industry practitioner, with the fundamental filmmaking skills of understanding film grammar, visual storytelling and contemporary camera coverage techniques. Students learn modern camera coverage principles across a range of essential dramatic scenes. The subject culminates in the students producing a team-based 3-minute film.
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FITV11-107: Sound Production and Design (10CP)
In this highly-practical, workshop-based subject, students explore the use of professional microphones, professional sound recording devices, and working with professional sound editing, mixing and design software, such as Pro Tools. A broad range of technical and creative aspects of microphone selection and use, location recording techniques, boom operation, dialogue editing, track-laying, effects editing, foley-effects, automated dialogue replacement (ADR), and the various stages of sound design and mixing will be examined. Students actively engage with creative problem-solving through classwork and bespoke assignments.
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FITV11-110: Screenwriting Short Fiction (10CP)
This subject introduces students to the art and craft of modern professional screenwriting. Students will explore the fundamentals of constructing screenplays for various forms of film and screen narratives. They will examine key elements of script development; from developing ideas, and creating characters, through to completing short-film screenplays to professional standards, and using professional screenwriting software.
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FITV11-120: Image, Photography and Visual Design (10CP)
In this highly-practical, workshop-based subject, students learn the creative and theoretical fundamentals of DSLR photography and Adobe Photoshop image creation and manipulation. Students undertake a range of exercises involving composition, use of colour, framing, and other aspects of visual design.
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FITV11-130: Screen Style and Storytelling (10CP)
In this subject, students explore the various creative approaches to screen media through the screening and analysis of Hollywood, independent, international and alternative film, screen and digital content. Students examine the broad range of screen aesthetics by investigating the characteristics of screen storytelling, style, and major genres, and how these characteristics are shaped by social, industrial, and technological changes.
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FITV11-140: Live Television Broadcasting (10CP)
In this highly-practical, workshop-based subject, students are introduced to the operation of an advanced modern broadcast television studio, and the production of weekly live broadcast programs (such as News, Current Affairs, Magazine, Variety and Music shows). Emphasis is placed on rotating production roles, studio etiquette, studio management, teamwork and program planning.
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FITV11-150: Screen Business - Producing Screen Content (10CP)
This subject examines the film, screen and creative industries as an intersection of art, technology, business and government policy. It introduces students to the many stages of professional production, emphasising the relationship between screen products, sales agents, distributors, and streaming services. A case study approach is used through a selection of Australian, American, and international productions.
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FITV12-201: Directing Actors (10CP)
This subject explores the actor/director relationship. It introduces students to the approaches and practices of working with actors to rehearse and achieve powerful screen performances. Furthermore, it demystifies how actors approach their work, the language they use to discuss their work, and the theoretical models developed over the past century, such as Stanislavski, Brecht, and Method, upon which most actors build their performance techniques.
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FITV12-202: Cinematography Style and Design (10CP)
This highly-practical, workshop-based subject introduces students to professional digital cinematography cameras, with PL mounted lenses, and modern lighting equipment. Students analyse cinematic composition and lighting design across a range of genres, and undertake various assignments that develop their essential skills for creatively producing professional images.
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FITV12-203: Screen Editing (10CP)
This highly-practical, workshop-based subject introduces students to professional editing techniques and outlines post-production processes across various production types. Students learn professional approaches to a variety of technical and artistic aspects of editing at an industry level.
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FITV12-210: Advanced Screenwriting (10CP)
n this advanced subject, students examine screenwriting and narrative strategies for various screen forms, including short and long-form drama for film, television and other screen projects. With a major focus on character and story development, students explore how to engage audiences at an emotional level.
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FITV12-220: Advanced Cinematic Storytelling (10CP)
Expanding on the creative practice production techniques and theories acquired in previous FITV subjects, this subject develops higher level skills in advanced cinematic storytelling. Beginning with a targeted focus on cinematic language via advanced editing techniques, the principles, and methodologies of a story-centric approach to cinematic storytelling are developed to improve students command of visual narrative literacy.
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FITV12-250: Advanced Screen Business (Project Development) (10CP)
In this advanced subject, students work on a major student screen project in teams, to research and develop extensive pre-production materials, such as script development, schedule, budget, locations, casting, on-set safety etc. Students study the many factors which impact the production process, including contracts, copyright laws, business start-up, and other financial aspects. Students pitch their developed projects to a selection panel in a competitive process. Projects selected by the panel are then given the greenlight to go into production in the following semester in the subject Graduation Screen Project.
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FITV12-252: Factual and Documentary Production (10CP)
This subject combines creative practice with current theory as it explores the ever-evolving world of factual and documentary production, which is a rapidly growing area of international production. Students produce their own factual and/or documentary productions from idea generation, topic research, audience research, and scripting, through to filming, editing, and post-production.
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FITV13-300: Graduation Screen Project (10CP)
In this advanced, capstone subject students form teams to produce a significant innovative screen production, such as a short film, factual, documentary, television program or online project. They take on key crew positions including, producer, director, cinematographer, production designer, editor, sound recordist, sound designer, assistant director and production manager. At the end of the year, completed films premiere at the CentreScreen Awards Ceremony in front of a panel of industry judges. Students also learn to be job-ready through a series of guest lectures by key industry professionals. They learn about industry organisations, networking, crafting CVs, uncovering job opportunities, GST, ABNs, insurance, working as freelancers, developing networks, and building a career.
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General Electives
Students must choose sixty credit points (60CP) of undergraduate subjects from across the University.
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University Undergraduate Electives
Students may choose from all Undergraduate subjects across the University that are available as general electives.
Discipline Specialisations
Students may choose to complete one of the following discipline specialisations as their elective choice
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Broadcast Specialisation – Viz Artist focused
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Screen Studies Specialisation
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Cinematography Specialisation
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Filmmaker Specialisation (Fiction)
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Directing Specialisation (Fiction)
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Directing Specialisation (Non-Fiction)
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Production Design Specialisation
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Editing Specialisation (Fiction)
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Screenwriting Specialisation
Study plan
Take the guess work out of planning your study schedule. Your program's study plan has been carefully curated to provide a clear guide on the sequential subjects to be studied in each semester of your program. Your study plan is designed around connected subject themes to equip you with the fundamental knowledge required as you progress through your course.
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