Bachelor of Screen Arts

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.

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.