Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production

The Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law over one year of full time study, or part time equivalent. The course articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Screen and Media Production and the Master of Screen and Media Production.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Credit
• Program of study

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in one of the nominated fields of study or a closely related discipline from an approved tertiary institution. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Faculty Board may admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

As core topics must be completed sequentially there is no mid-year entry to this course.

Course aims

This course aims to provide students with:

• an understanding of video production and post-production skills
• an understanding of issues and theory in a related field of study
• research and writing skills in screen studies
• a practical understanding of professional activities in one of the nominated related fields of study. 
  

Learning outcomes

The expected learning outcomes are:

• basic skills in a range of commonly employed documentary production practices, including project research, script writing, production and post-production techniques
• basic knowledge and skills to undertake research into documentary subjects, write scripts for documentaries, and apply technical skills in the production of documentaries
• the ability to collaborate with peers on basic screen production projects
• some knowledge of issues and theory in a related field of study
• some knowledge of how the chosen field of study is applied to screen production. 

Credit

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Screen and Media Production will be eligible to receive 18 units of specified credit into the Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production.

Other qualifications will be considered for credit transfer as per the University’s credit transfer policy.

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core topics

SCME8001 Screen and Media Production 1, Production (4.5 units)
SCME8002 Screen and Media Production 2, Post Production (4.5 units)
SCME8009 Non-fiction Form and Ethics (4.5 units)
SCME8003 Screen and Media Production 3, Minor project (4.5 units)
SCME8004 Screen and Media Production 4, Research and Writing (4.5 units)

And 13.5 units from one or more of the following specialisations:

Archaeology

ARCH8015 Grants and Sponsorship Proposals (4.5 units)
ARCH8020 Research Methods in Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH8410 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia (4.5 units)
ARCH8401 Historical Archaeology of Australia (4.5 units)
ARCH8402 The Museum (4.5 units)
ARCH8404 Directed Study in Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH8405 The Archaeology of Australian Stone Artefacts (4.5 units)
ARCH8801 Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH8802 Conservation Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8803 Indigenous Australian Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8804 Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8805 Australian Rock Art Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8806 Historical Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8808 Introductory Archaeological Geophysics (4.5 units)

Cultural Heritage Management

ARCH8015 Grants and Sponsorship Proposals (4.5 units)
ARCH8018 Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units) OR
ARCH8019 Heritage Management Planning (4.5 units)
ARCH8020 Research Methods in Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH8402 The Museum (4.5 units)
ARCH8403 Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH8405 The Archaeology of Australian Stone Artifacts (4.5 units)
ARCH8802 Conservation Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8803 Indigenous Australian Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8804 Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8805 Australian Rock Art Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8806 Historical Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8808 Introductory Archaeological Geophysics (4.5 units)

Maritime Archaeology

ARCH8150 Maritime Archaeology in Australia (4.5 units)
ARCH8151 Coastal and Underwater Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH8155 Global Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology (4.5 units)

Tourism

ARCH8402 The Museum (4.5 units)
TOUR8111 Essentials of Festival and Event Design and Management (4.5 units)
TOUR8114 Tourism Research Methods (4.5 units)
TOUR8115 Essentials of Interpretation (4.5 units)
TOUR8116 Essentials of Tourism (4.5 units)
TOUR8117 Essentials of Interpretive Tour Guiding (4.5 units)
TOUR8118 Destination Image and Tourism (4.5 units)

Or any other topic by negotiation with the course coordinator or relevant topic coordinator.

* Students who wish to continue on to the Master of Screen and Media Production with a specialisation (eg Tourism) must choose their electives from that one specialisation only.