Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) trains world-class designers, technicians, makers and managers.

By studying Production at the Victorian College of the Arts, you'll gain the professional training and industry connections you need to pursue a rich and varied career in the design, technical, and management areas of live performance.

Starting in the studio and progressing to the production environment, you will cultivate your conceptual and technical skills in your chosen specialisations as you advance through the course.

Work in production is inherently collaborative and throughout your course you'll contribute to the creation of large-scale performances with Music Theatre, Theatre, Acting and Dance students from across the VCA. When you graduate you will have a portfolio of experience to enable you to embark on a career in the Performing Arts.

While studying Production you will be taught by academic staff and mentors experienced in their specialist areas and currently working in the industry at a high-level.

Areas of specialist study include stage management and the design and realisation of sets, costumes, lighting and sound.

Breadth subjects at each year level enable you to choose from our VCA elective subjects, or explore cross disciplinary studies from the wider University community, accessing multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills that will build on existing knowledge or present opportunities for you to investigate and develop new interests.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) is a three-year full-time degree that offers studies in the creation and production of live performance. You can specialise in the areas of Design, Stage Management, Set and Props, Costume, Lighting, Digital Media and Projection, and Sound. Theoretical knowledge and practical skills are developed through an immersive and practical curriculum in studio and production environments.

The course incorporates broad foundation training in live production processes. You can cultivate your skills in your chosen specialisations as you progress through the course, integrating conceptual and technical skills within studio-based environments.

You will have opportunities to be involved in sustained exploration and experimentation through collaborations on Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Theatre, Dance and Music Theatre productions. You will undertake design, technical and management roles, increasing in responsibility and endeavour as you advance through the course. This environment provides you with a unique opportunity to develop interdisciplinary collaboration skills with peer and professional theatre makers.

The course is delivered and supported by academic staff and mentors with contemporary industry practice. As a way of furthering your understanding of the industry and developing your own professional network, you will have the opportunity to complete an industry internship in your final year with a professional company or individual practitioner. The course promotes sustainable independent practice to optimally position you to forge strong career pathways in national and international performing arts industries.

Options include working across a wide variety of arts and entertainment environments including: technical, design or management roles for events, major festivals, theatre, dance and music theatre productions.