Bachelor
Designed for people passionate about films, filmmaking, and media production, the Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) at UTS equips students with the practical production skills and conceptual backing needed to enter the creative industries with a competitive edge. This hands-on course, designed and taught by leading practitioners in the Australian film and television industry, sees students produce a portfolio of media works encompassing short drama, documentary, animation, sound and the media arts.
This degree combines a professional degree with language and culture studies, enhancing professional training and career options by providing students with the opportunity to undertake studies at an overseas University.
Located in the creative precinct of inner-city Sydney, UTS students have access to a wide variety of industry-standard equipment and facilities. Collaborating on a range of projects, students develop life-long creative partnerships from within a cohort of like-minded practitioners, whilst experimenting with their creative vision. They not only learn contemporary facets of media production, but also classic techniques and concepts rooted in the foundation of cinema and storytelling. Using industry-based production models, this course allows students to experience and specialise in a variety of roles such as cinematography, scriptwriting, directing, producing, sound, editing, and more. UTS student productions have been screened internationally, won awards at film festivals, and have been developed further into series.
To increase career flexibility, students can add a second major from five of the other majors offered in the Bachelor of Communication, and build further skills and portfolios that equip them for a range of work options in media and communication. These courses give students practical and transferrable skills for the expanding media industries.
Graduates leave as multifaceted media practitioners with a strong understanding of both form and function. They find work in all areas of media including film, TV, broadcast, music videos and content creation for advertising, marketing, and new digital media forms such as apps and social media. Practice-based learning ensures students develop a portfolio of work to show future employers or concepts that can be taken into the media market. Careers include traditional roles such as director, producer, scriptwriter, cinematographer, documentary maker, editor, sound designer and post-production specialist, to newer roles such as multimedia designer, social media specialist, multimedia and digital content producers and many more.
Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) (144 credit points)
International Studies (96 credit points). Students select the language they will study at the time of enrolment, and either the Language, Culture and the Professional World Language pathway or the Language, Culture and Global Exchange pathway. Information relating to entry into the International Honours pathway can be found in the Information for Students section.
In the International studies component students have the following options:
1. Language, Culture & the Professional World: includes an internship and option of a short study abroad experience (2-6 weeks) overseas.
2. Language, Culture & Global Exchange: includes an internship and a 6-month global exchange at any UTS partner university.
3. International Honours: includes a full year at a relevant partner university where students complete an honours level research project.
Students undertake practice-based learning and develop a range of media projects across moving image, sound and digital media. This occurs in every subject in the Media Arts and Production major. Students attend relevant production workshops in the use of cameras and audio and related equipment, as well as video editing, sound editing and digital software and technology. Students develop a creative media production portfolio throughout the major, culminating in the media arts project produced at the end of their studies. They may choose to supplement their learning with professional placements relating to the media arts and production sector. Students may also publicly exhibit their work through regular screenings and events.
Students can also elect to undertake a professional internship in industry.