Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)

University of Melbourne - Southbank

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Overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) is designed for those who have the desire and talent to write audience-driven stories for the screen. This degree is the premier undergraduate degree in Australia dedicated to screenwriting. It trains students in the many facets of screenwriting through lectures, classes, film screenings and practice-based exercises.

You will undertake units in cinematic writing, TV writing, adaptation and writing for games and web content, and will choose breadth subjects from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, or from the University of Melbourne’s broad undergraduate subjects.

You will attend workshops with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television) directing students, with a view to developing a wider industry perspective and forming creative partnerships.

You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources, including sound stages, animation studios, rushes viewing rooms, editing and sound mixing suites and 90 and 220-seat cinemas.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or subject equivalents.

Majors

Adaptation for cinema and TV, Cinematic writing, TV writing, Writing for games content.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include:
  • Screenwriter for film, television, games, or new media
  • Screen content developer.  

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Median rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Lowest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Melbourne website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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