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Area of Specialisation Availability:
- Location:
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
0.5 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
G75 - CRICOS:
058037G
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Graduate Certificate of Communications
Area of Specialisation In Scriptwriting
Equips practitioners with the essential skills for writing short films, feature films, adaptations and corporate/promotional content.
Emphasis is placed upon developing compelling ideas and a range of storytelling strategies including plot, structure, characterisation, dialogue and visual storytelling. Students will gain an analytical and critical understanding of the medium and knowledge of industry practice.
Related careers
Scriptwriter, Script Assessor, Series Creator, Script Editor, Storyliner, Script Producer
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Certificate of Communications (Scriptwriting) aims to equip practitioners with the essential skills for writing short films, documentaries and radio programs as well as a range of television drama formats. Emphasis is placed upon developing compelling ideas and a range of storytelling strategies including plot, structure, characterisation, dialogue and visual storytelling. Students will gain an analytical and critical understanding of the medium and knowledge of industry practice.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV4102 | Scriptwriting: Short Films | 15 | |
| FAV4203 | Scriptwriting: Television Drama | 15 | |
| One theory unit worth 15 credit points selected from: | |||
| CMM4106 | Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cinema | 15 | |
| CMM4107 | Documentary, Film and Television | 15 | |
| SCR5116 | Australian Screen Studies | 15 | |
| FAV4112 | Film and Cinema Studies | 15 | |
| MST4135 | Australian Television | 15 | |
| FAV4205 | Screen Evolution | 15 | |
| Plus a 4th level elective worth 15 credit points offered by the Faculty of Education & Arts selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator | |||
This major can also be studied in the following courses: