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    Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours

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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines15-Jul-2024
    Apply to this program

    Go to the official application for the university

    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    NZD 29,000  / year
    Next Intake 15-Jul-2024

    Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours

    About

    Study a Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours – BSA(Hons)

    The Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours replaces the Bachelor of Creative Media Production and offers exciting new opportunities for Aotearoa New Zealands emerging screen artists.

    Gain the skills and creativity to realise your vision across a wide range of screen-based specialisations. This four-year Honours qualification also has an exit point at third year for students who wish to graduate with a Bachelor of Screen Arts.

    With an emphasis on production, youll take projects through development of initial concepts and narratives to a completed and distributable work. Youll respond to briefs that combine creative studio practice, storytelling, professional practice and portfolio development, using industry-standard production facilities, studios and labs.

    In your second and third years, you will explore your chosen medium in depth, exploring both how it operates and what it means to tell your stories in your way. You will then advance your production skills with media production practices. Youll learn about media business and the creative economy, and how to evaluate and develop ideas for the marketplace.

    In your final year, you will have the chance to develop a year-long collaborative creative project. Your student-led team will work with industry mentors on a real-life client project through the key stages of planning, pre-production, production and post-production.

    Learn from industry professionals

    BSA(Hons) is taught by people who know the industry, including former staff of Weta Digital, Weta Workshop, Park Road Post, TVNZ and the BBC.

    Get the full picture

    • Visit the College of Creative Arts website

     

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Courses and specialisations

    Key terms

    Courses
    Each qualification has its own specific set of courses. Some universities call these papers. You enrol in courses after you get accepted into Massey.
    Course code
    Each course is numbered using 6 digits. The fourth number shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
    Credits
    Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
    Specialisations
    Some qualifications let you choose what subject you'd like to specialise in. Your major or endorsement is what you will take the majority of your courses in.

    Credit summary

    480 credits

    • Compulsory core courses – 180 credits
    • Compulsory course selection – 45 credits
    • Major courses – 180 credits
    • Electives – 75 credits

    Ensure that overall, you have:

    • Not more than 165 credits at 100 level
    • At least 90 credits at 200 level
    • At least 105 credits at 300 level
    • At least 120 credits at 700 level or above

    Course planning key

    Prerequisites
    Courses that need to be completed before moving onto a course at the next level. For example, a lot of 200-level courses have 100-level prerequisite courses.
    Corequisites
    Courses that must be completed at the same time as another course are known as corequisite courses.
    Restrictions
    Some courses are restricted against each other because their content is similar. This means you can only choose one of the offered courses to study and credit to your qualification.

    Schedule A: Core courses

    Compulsory courses (Choose 180 credits from)

    Code
    Course
    Credits
    Choose 180 credits from
    Course code: 289100 Introduction to Screen Arts Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the challenges and responsibilities facing a new practitioner of the production of screen arts in Aotearoa. Students will critically investigate screen practices and texts, gaining a greater understanding of their own values and processes as a creative practitioner.

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    Course code: 289150 Professional Cultures 1 Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to industry best practice for building a sustainable and healthy career in the ï¬eld of screen arts. Students will also be supported in gaining communication and interpersonal skills and develop their personal growth and engagement in learning.

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    Course code: 289200 Perspectives on Creative Practice Credits: 15 credits

    Study a range of perspectives on the nature, purpose and value of creative work, exploring theoretical positions to develop cognitive tools for the analysis of practice and research. Students are enabled to develop strategies of collaboration and communication within group environments and to employ reflective and analytical approaches.

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    Course code: 289205 Intermedia Credits: 15 credits

    Students will work collaboratively with a range of production technologies to create examples of intermedia arts practices. Students work across disciplines integrating extant technologies and developing new technologically-focused practices in order to better understand how experimental electronic arts practices can integrate new and emerging media technologies.

    Prerequisites: 75 credits from College of Creative Arts

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    Course code: 289240 Audio Production Credits: 15 credits

    Gain a knowledge and understanding of industry standard tools for audio production. Students will also gain a creative and technical understanding of audio production processes and develop their knowledge and application of aesthetics and form.

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    Course code: 289250 Professional Cultures 2 Credits: 15 credits

    Further industry best practice for building a sustainable and healthy career in the ï¬eld of screen arts. Students will continue to be supported in developing their communication and interpersonal skills and strengthen personal and growth and engagement in learning at this level.

    Prerequisites: 75 credits from College of Creative Arts including 289100 or 289120

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    Course code: 289300 Advanced Critical Practice for Screen Credits: 15 credits

    Develop an understanding of disciplinary speciï¬c theoretical and methodological frameworks relevant to creative practice. Through engagement with pertinent critical texts, students will become equipped with the intellectual tools for advanced critical exploration of their own work.

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    Course code: 289323 Screen Production Development Credits: 15 credits

    Students work in trans-disciplinary teams assisting in the production of 400 level projects. Students take on assistant production roles that support various scheduled production tasks, and reflect on the development of their own practice.

    Prerequisites: 289303

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    Course code: 289340 Studio and Location Audio Credits: 15 credits

    Gain knowledge and understanding of audio production tools in the studio and on location. Students will also be introduced to working with interactive audio platforms and environments.

    Prerequisites: 289.240 OR 289.107 OR (289.210 AND 289.211) or appraisal required

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    Course code: 289350 Professional Cultures 3 Credits: 15 credits

    Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Students will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

    Prerequisites: 1 of 289221 or 289250

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    Course code: 289702 Screen Arts Critical Frameworks Credits: 15 credits

    Students become competent in situating their work within research methodologies and principles to support their development as critically-informed creative practitioners. Students learn to frame and present their creative practice as research via the development of critical reflexive and analytical skills, and to engage in the development of a research proposal for their advanced production project.

    Corequisites: 289701

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    Course code: 289750 Professional Cultures 4 Credits: 15 credits

    Develop professional skills for working on large scale productions and showing leadership. Students will be further supported in portfolio development and preparing for employment or self-employment in the creative industries. Students will also be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

    Prerequisites: 1 of 289306 or 289350

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    45 credits from
    Code
    Course
    Credits
    Course code: 289102 Visualisation for Media Production Credits: 15 credits

    Students develop visualisation and rendering techniques to enable them to give visual form to abstract ideas and concepts. These visualisations will be applied to a range of formats including storyboarding, concept visualisation and character development.

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    Course code: 289103 Introduction to Animation Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the principles and concepts of animation. Students will gain a creative and basic technical knowledge of the tools and techniques essential to the development and production of animation.

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    Course code: 289104 Introduction to Visual Effects Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the principles and concepts of visual effects. Students will gain a creative and basic technical knowledge of the tools and techniques essential to the production of visual effects.

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    Course code: 289106 Introduction to Game Development Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the principles and concepts of game development. Students will gain a creative and basic technical knowledge of the tools and techniques essential to the development and production of games.

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    Course code: 289112 Introduction to Film Production Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the principles and concepts of film production. Students will gain a creative and basic technical knowledge of the tools and techniques essential to the development and production of film.

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    Course code: 289113 Introduction to Media Technology Credits: 15 credits

    An introduction to the principles and concepts of media technologies. Students will gain a creative and basic technical knowledge of the tools and techniques essential to the development and production of media technology.

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    Course code: 289116

    English Program Requirements

    We offer short English language courses, such as the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, IELTS tests and preparation courses and Occupational English Tests.

    Recognised English language examinations

    We recognise these English language examinations:

    • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – academic scores only
    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
    • Cambridge English Qualifications
    • NZCEL
    • Pearson Test of English (Academic)
    • LanguageCert.

    Career

    Careers and job opportunities

    The 21st century is all about media convergence and change. Games, apps, web, film, TV, video, animation, visual effects, audio, immersive and media technologies – are all evolving rapidly. The Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours sets you up for the new world. With your industry experience, critical grounding and practical know-how, you’ll hit the ground running when you graduate. You’ll have the flexibility to push the boundaries, re-inventing your craft and your media many times over the course of your career.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    NZD 29,000  / year

    How to Apply

    When you apply to study with us as a international student the first step is to apply for admission into a qualification.

    You will be admitted into your chosen qualification once you have:

    • been offered a place
    • accepted your offer, and
    • paid your fees.

    You will then be able to apply for enrolment in the courses that make up your qualification.

    View our overview of the application process

    Prepare to apply for admission

    Check the entry and English language requirements

    Entrance and English language requirements

    Choose your qualification

    Explore the qualifications Massey has to offer and choose what you would like to apply for.

    Find a course or qualification

    If your qualification has majors or endorsements (specialisations) you will be able to choose one when you apply for admission. You will be able to choose an additional major or endorsement, and minors, when you apply for courses.

    For some qualifications you will need to give us specific information when you apply such as personal statements, portfolios or completed forms.

    If you are a postgraduate research student you may also need to decide how many credits of research you would like to do. You should also contact the right department to discuss the possible research opportunities.

    List of Massey departments

    Choose where you want to study

    As an international student you will generally study full-time at one of our campuses in New Zealand. However, there are also options for distance and online study.

    Massey campus guides

    Distance and online study

    Identify documents you need to supply

    Documents you need to apply for admission

    Check application due dates

    Make sure you check the admission application due dates so you don not miss out.

    Admission application due dates

    Apply for admission

    New students apply for admission on our website.

    Returning students apply by logging in to the student portal and going to the Admissions tab.

    After you apply for admission

    Acknowledgement of application

    You can expect to get an acknowledgement from us within 1 week of submitting your application.

    Outstanding documents

    We will contact you if you have not given us all of the documents we need.

    Offer of Place

    You will get an email letting you know an Offer of Place message is in the student portal if your application is successful.

    Once you get your Offer of Place you can:

    • accept it
    • decline it
    • apply to defer your start date or change your study location.

    If you decline your offer you will be withdrawn from the qualification you applied for.

    If you want to change to a different qualification you need to make a new admission application.

    Paying your fees

    Once you have accepted your Offer of Place you need to pay your fees.

    View fee payment options

    After your fees are paid we will send you an international Receipt of Payment. You can use this letter and your admission Offer of Place as part of the documentation you need to get a visa from Immigration New Zealand. We will also send you an email with your Massey student ID number.

    Prepare for course enrolment

    You will be invited to apply for the specific courses you want to study within your qualification once:

    • you have accepted your Offer of Place
    • you have paid your fees
    • enrolments are open.

    Choose your courses

    Review your qualification structure. When you select your courses you need to make sure you meet all of the requirements for your qualification. You also need to work out which courses to study first and how many to study.

    Find a course or qualification

    Planning your courses guide

    Contact our academic advice team

    Check the due dates

    Make sure you know the due dates for adding courses. You should also check the semester dates and exam periods.

    Due dates for adding courses

    Semester and exam period dates

    Log in to the student portal

    To apply for enrolment in courses, go to the Qualifications and courses tab when you log in to the student portal

    After you apply for courses

    Offer of Enrolment

    If we approve your application to enrol in the specific courses for your qualification you will get an Offer of Enrolment message in the student portal. You need to accept this.

    Finalise your enrolment in person

    If you are a new international student studying in New Zealand you will need to show evidence of your identity and your student visa to finish your enrolment.

    Bring your visa and passport to Campus Information Service – Mōhiohio a few days before semester starts. You can also bring them to orientation. Orientation is a series of events to celebrate your start at university.

    Orientation dates and information

    Confirmation of Enrolment

    Once you accept your Offer of Enrolment, you will get a Confirmation of Enrolment message in the student portal. It will contain:

    • confirmation of the qualification you are studying and any specialisations (majors, minors or endorsements)
    • confirmation of the courses you are approved to take
    • any courses that could not be approved or that you withdrew from (the reason will be shown)
    • due dates for withdrawing from courses without financial and academic penalties
    • fees information.

    Changing your qualification or courses

    You can change your qualification or courses on the Qualification and courses tab in the student portal.

    You need to allow time for us to process your changes so you get access to your study material before you start.

    Changing and withdrawing from study

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