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Bachelor of Film and Screen Production (Film Production)
UndergraduateUSQ-FFP-DEG2025
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Make movies, write scripts, and produce projects.
Bring stories to life, get creative, and experiment. You’ll learn industry-ready film-making skills for an arts career. Topics include editing, short film, and location production. Develop your voice. Find your style. Lights, camera, action!
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Film and Screen Production (Film Production)
About this degree
On successful completion of the program, students should be able to:
- Deploy advanced location film-based knowledge, technical proficiency, and the individual work ethic necessary for practice as a skilled, professional screen artist.
- Leverage a broad knowledge of the historical, ideological and ethical perspectives in the cinematic arts, both historically and in contemporary cultural, social contexts and industry.
- Apply a high level of critical and cultural reflexivity and reflectivity in the design, implementation and evaluation of individual and group screen related projects.
- Be flexible and innovative in their approach to practising creativity and engaging the cinematic arts in the wider community and in a range of professional industries.
- Communicate in a range of academic and industry related verbal, written and visual forms that will enable effective engagement with relevant organisations, industry bodies and professional networks.
- Actively engage with the advocacy and pursuit of ongoing research in the cinematic arts and their role in cultural growth.
- Passionate about film production? Benefit from a major focused independently on film making and its related parts, with a close alignment to both national and international developments in the industry. You will graduate with industry skills but also transferable knowledge you’re able to apply in many other industries and careers. Develop the skills required to make movies for the big screen, write scripts, work with actors, and make short films. Enjoy the flexibility of online study, while still learning all the necessary skills required in the practical area of film production.
Recommended study pattern
SCA1001 Persuasive Communication: Presenting Yourself and Your Ideas
SCA1002 Introduction to Creative and Critical Thinking
SCA2001 Cultural Responsibilities and Creative Communities
SCA2002 Arts Business: Making and Managing Your Arts Career
FSP1003 Editing Lab 1
FSP1001 Location Production 1
FSP1002 Location Production 2
FSP1005 Production Management
FSP2001 Documentary and Reality TV
FSP2004 Scriptwriting
FSP2002 Short Film
FSP2005 Cinematic Language
FSP3000 Experimental Film
FSP3001 Film Project 1
FSP3003 Advanced Producing
FSP3002 Film Project 2
8 x ElectivesAward requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Associate Degree of Creative Arts, Diploma of Creative Arts Studies.
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Indicative first year fee
$12,630
Indicative total fee $37,890
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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- QS Ranking 2024:
- 24
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 24
Entry requirements
- ATAR - 60.00 or equivalent If you don't have an ATAR, you can attend an interview and supply a portfolio and written statement. Note: It is a requirement that Queensland-based students hold a current positive notice indicating that they are deemed suitable for working with children and young people whilst studying the Bachelor of Television and Radio Production. Further information about the Blue Card or Exemption Card suitability process is available from the Blue Card Services. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
Residential School requirements to complete practical components of some courses.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Artistic Directors, Media Producers & Presenters | $93K to $120K | Down 0.7% |
Cinematographers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Film and Video Editors | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors | $93K to $120K | Down 1.8% |
Video Producers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
^ There is no data available