Bachelor of Stage and Screen (Television Production)

What is this course about?

CSU's Bachelor of Stage and Screen (Television Production) prepares students for entry to broadcast television and related industries.

About the course

The Bachelor of Stage and Screen (Television Production) provides students with the appropriate vocational, practical and theoretical studies to allow them to pursue careers within the television and related industries. A strong emphasis on storytelling is present throughout the course, which addresses all facets of production and operations. This course aims to graduate a confident practitioner, well versed in contemporary television production skills, and informed by a strongly developed aesthetic and cultural awareness.

The course is one of the few in Australia with a focus specifically on professional and broadcast television production. You will gain intensive hands-on experience with a range of industry standard equipment including a multi-million dollar multi-camera studio, an outside broadcast truck and an extensive range of post production suites and field equipment. Training on industry standard facilities ensures you will be job-ready upon graduation. The course prides itself on extensive industry links including relationships with all Australian free-to-air and subscription television networks, production companies and related practitioners. These relationships offer opportunities for internships, scholarships and industry work placements.

Supplementary consultations

The Bachelor of Stage and Screen (Television Production) offers you the opportunity to undertake a supplementary course consultation as part of your application process. This gives you the chance to meet with the course lecturers, to view the extensive facilities on offer, and discuss your interest, enthusiasm and talent for this career area.

Practical experience

The emphasis of the course is on learning through practical experience and training. From their first day, students are hands-on with facilities, and this continues throughout the three years. Students continually produce television material for assessment, regular screening events and online broadcast. Assessments are centered around a range of professional tasks aimed at giving students production experiences and challenges equivalent to those in industry. The course enjoys a direct relationship with the television industry through an active internship program where students take part in professional placements as part of their study. This further enhances the practical aspect of their study.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.