Bachelor Of Screen Arts in Southern Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Bachelor Of Screen Arts in Southern Institute of Technology

Make your dream of a career in the creative sector a reality through inter-disciplinary study in film, animation and the visual arts.

The Bachelor of Screen Arts is a three year full-time programme intended for students interested in the exciting arena where creative arts meet digital technology. The programme has a core of subjects, which branches into two major strands - digital film (from script to finished product) and animation (limited only by your imagination).

The programme aims to provide solid technical skills while expanding creative skills adaptable to a rapidly changing industry.  In ten years time, the technology we use today will be obsolete, however skills in storytelling, character development, research and critical thinking, are enduring, irrespective of future technology.

A wide range of subjects are covered, including video production and editing, screenwriting, 2D and 3D animation, stop motion, motion graphics, and business and legal skills.

SIT’s screen arts students have access to industry standard cameras, computers and software (not just educational packages).

Another drawcard for our screen arts degree is the productive and supportive creative learning environment in which you will receive specialist advice and guidance from our dedicated and qualified staff. 

Invercargill’s location is ideal as students get the opportunity to work with production companies in Queenstown and Dunedin. A very high percentage of our graduates are now employed in the industry, both in New Zealand and overseas.

Career Opportunities

When you complete the programme you will have the broad range of skills necessary for an industry that increasingly asks for people with a multidisciplinary approach. Depending on the specialisation chosen, you will be able to look for work in areas as diverse as video editing, screenwriting, directing, as well as other film/television production roles or numerous roles within the 3D animation, 2D animation and motion graphics industries.  The real strength of the programme is that graduates will have had some experience in many of these areas, a quality that will become increasingly important as technologies converge.

The third year of the programme features a major project. For film students this may be a short film, while animation students will complete a major animation project of a similar scale and complexity

SIT often collaborates with industry. An example of this was the Disney film 'Pete's Dragon' and the 'Goodbye Pork Pie" remake, where SIT had several student interns working, giving them the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in the film industry.

Satisfactory Completion

In order to be awarded the Bachelor of Screen Arts the student will have been credited with all required papers and electives as specified in the schedule of papers (360 credits).

The overall programme of study for every candidate requires 360 credits for successful completion of the degree.

Every candidate is required to pass 120 credits at Year One.
Every candidate is required to pass 120 credits at Year Two.
Every candidate is required to pass 120 credits at Year Three.
Individual papers may have specific pre-requisites or other knowledge/skill requirements, which must be satisfied by all students.

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