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Bachelor of
Film and Television (Screen Industries)
Entry requirements
Key information
VIEWING DOMESTIC
VIEWING INTERNATIONAL
Start dates
March
Delivery mode*
In person
(Bedford Park)
IELTS Overall
6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 6.0
Pearson Overall
50
CRICOS code
^Currently being updated
Duration
3 years full-time
Delivery mode
In person (on campus)
Bedford Park
Start dates
March
July
Annual fee
N/A
About these fees
^This course is currently being updated and is temporarily not available for international students. If you'd like to submit your interest for this course, click here.
Work on a TV pilot and gain fundamental skills in screen production.
Ever binge-watched a show and dreamed of your own stories on the screen? This course is a great starting point to explore possibilities in film and television. You'll dive into a range of different areas of creative arts practice, and gain skills that could take you all over the world.
Create a TV pilot
You'll learn how to plan, develop and complete a body of creative work, including a TV pilot in your final year.
Hands-on learning
Learn from passionate teachers, research experts and filmmakers, who have decades of experience in the field.
Develop a portfolio
Graduate with a portfolio of creative work to show future employers and creative collaborators.
Ranked in the top 2%
of the universities in the world
The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate)
Ranked No.1 in SA
in Creative Arts for full-time employment, student support and teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
Australia's No.1
Creative School
The Rookies Awards 2024
Film and television are fast-growing industries
In an age of streaming and viral moments, screen is everything. You’ll be studying towards an exciting career that could take you from Adelaide to LA, like one of these:
Content creator
Content creation is an exciting, varied career that could easily take a person across industries. They might find themselves focusing on the development of video content, recording podcasts, writing articles, taking photos – or a mix of all of the above.
Content creators often support marketing teams in the film and television sectors. Engagement is key, so they’re often responsible for creating and maintaining a content schedule and growing an online audience, too.
Jobs growth
11.4%
5-year projection
Salary
$78K
typical salary in Australia
Salary
$95K
typical salary in Australia
Job opportunities
583
in Australia, 2025
Source: Seek Australia, 2025
Film producer
Love to manage a creative project from start to finish? Becoming a producer might be a great career for you to explore. Producers are responsible for planning and ensuring film productions remain on-schedule, and are also involved in hiring, distribution and the commercial success of a particular project.
Their tasks can include working with creative professionals to ensure a shared creative direction is agreed upon, sourcing and approving studio hires and locations, pitching story ideas to secure financing, and more.
Film and television crew
When you watch the credits of a film or television program, you might notice the many crew positions which are listed. There are countless opportunities when a production is in full swing - whether it's helping out with the cameras, working as a gaffer or film loader, or even as an intimacy coordinator.
Advertising coordinator
Advertising coordinators are responsible for managing all things related to advertising: whether it's doing market research to ensure marketing campaigns are data-driven, or even designing or creating advertising content themselves. It's a varied, fast-paced role that could take you far within the film and television sectors, or even beyond.
Film programmer
If you love watching films, this could be the role for you. Film programmers select the films to be shown in festivals, cinemas or on television: they need to ensure that the works are of a certain quality and would be of interest to the relevant target audience.
What will you study to start your career in screen industries?
Study a variety of core topics and electives and get hands-on with screen and media production.
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
GENERAL
In your first year, you'll study core topics and your choice of one option or minor topic.
Year 1 - Core topics
Your first year might include the following topics. For exact topic information, visit the course Handbook.
GENERAL
In your second year, you'll study core topics and your choice of one option or minor topic.
Year 2 - Core topics
Your second year might include the following topics. For exact topic information, visit the course Handbook.
GENERAL
In your third year, you'll study core topics and your choice of two option or minor topics. You'll also have the opportunity to create a TV pilot.
Year 3 - Core topics
Your third year might include the following topics. For exact topic information, visit the course Handbook.
Customise your degree.
After your first year, you can focus on an area that interests you by choosing minors. This will help you work toward the career of your dreams.
MINOR
Visual Effects
The Visual Effects minor offers targeted development in concept art, animation, and digital design. Students gain industry-relevant experience and produce portfolios that meet international standards, positioning them for future opportunities in VFX, gaming, and media production. Through practice-led projects, students collaborate in studio environments equipped with advanced hardware, software, and professional-grade resources.
Year 1 - Core topics
Visual Effects and Post Production
*Topics may be subject to change.
Year 2 - Core topics
CGI Foundations
Motion Capture and Virtual Production
*Topics may be subject to change.
Year 3 - Core topics
Digital Entertainment Production 1
*Topics may be subject to change.
MINOR
Sound Production
In film and television, sound is incredibly important. Can you imagine a war movie without realistic sounds of gunfire, or a musical without emotive songs? With a minor in Sound Production, you will gain fundamental skills and music and sound production techniques. You will also have the opportunity to work on an immersive sound design project, and turn your mind to the business side of music and sound with a topic relating to enterprise and impact.
Year 1 - Core topics
Sound and Music Production Techniques 1
*Topics may be subject to change.
Year 2 - Core topics
Sound and Music Production Techniques 2
*Topics may be subject to change.
Year 3 - Core topics
Ambisonics: Spatial and Immersive Sound Design Project
Music Industry Public Project: Enterprise and Impact
*Topics may be subject to change.
MINOR
Performance
The Performance minor is a hands-on introduction to acting, writing for theatre, and leading collaborative arts projects. You'll build skills in script analysis, character research, adaptations, collaboration and community engagement. Through practical workshops and original performance-making, this minor prepares you to create your own work and understand how text, performance and audience all come together in the world of theatre.
Year 2 - Core topics
The Actor and the Text - Adaptation and Audiences
*Topics may be subject to change.
Year 3 - Core topics
Community-Engaged Arts Practice
*Topics may be subject to change.
Option topic
Your choice of any topic (4.5 units) university-wide, given entry requirements are met or a Bachelor of Film and Television (Screen Industries) minor
Boost your knowledge with an Honours in Creative Arts.
By pursuing further study in film and television, you’ll truly put theory into practice by developing a major creative work. Plus, you’ll develop strong research skills by developing a research question related to your creative product.
Ranked No.1 in SA
in Creative Arts for full-time employment, student support and teaching quality.
(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))
Five Stars
in Creative Arts for full-time employment and student support.
The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate)
Ranked in the top 2%
of the universities in the world
The World University Rankings 2023 as a percentage of the total number of universities in the world according to the International Association of Universities
Get inspired.
Discover more about Flinders University’s Bachelor of Film and Television (Screen Industries).
Study Film, TV & Screen at Flinders
Lights, camera, action! At Flinders, you'll learn from leaders in film and television.
Couch 44
Flinders alumni and students created an exciting new television series, in partnership with Channel 44.
“I got the opportunity to direct a TV pilot which has always been a dream of mine... [and] meeting friends that will move into the same industry as me is the most valuable thing I gained from this degree."
Chaase Nigel-Brownlee
Film and Television
Chaase Nigel-Brownlee
Film and Television
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Campus facilities
Flinders’ campuses are hubs of activity, with retail and food outlets, library spaces, study and chill spaces and more.
Learn from the experts.
Our incredible teaching staff are experts in their fields and well-connected to industry.
Associate Professor Tom Young
Tom's extensive experience in documentary, television commercial and client video production has given him a highly practical approach to his teaching.
Associate Professor Claire Henry
Claire is an award-winning university educator and HEA Fellow, specialising in contemporary cinema, the representation and regulation of sex and violence on screen, and genre and auteur studies.
Dr Nicholas Godfrey
Nick's research and teaching interests are comprehensive, including Hollywood cinema, film aesthetics, the history of film distribution, Australian national cinema and Asian cinema.
Associate Professor Julia Erhart
Julia is an internationally recognised feminist film scholar and expert in the fields of feminist, LGBTQ, and documentary media.
Dr Matt Hawkins
As well as being a lecturer in screen and media at Flinders University, Matt is the artistic director of the South Australian Playwrights Theatre writing, producing and directing plays, podcasts and audio series and a producer at Frankie Films creating video content for the government and private sectors.
Dr Helen Carter
Helen is an award-winning, masters-educated, cinematographer with 20 years' experience in the film and television industry.
Dr Claire Whitley
Claire Whitley is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Arts. She holds a PhD in Screen and Media, where her interests include Hollywood film comedy, media aligned with popular feminism, "unruly" femininity, and industrial responses to socio-cultural trends.
Cameron Nelson
Cameron is a lecturer in Screen. He is a writer/director whose award-winning first feature, Some Beasts, was chosen to participate at the IFP Narrative Labs, the U.S. in Progress-Wroclaw, and received an Austin Film Society post-production grant.
Connect with industry.
You will benefit from our strong connections to industry that will provide you with practical, real-world industry experience through placements.
You might also be interested in other courses.
Concerned about your ATAR? If it doesn't meet the course requirement, or if you don't receive one, we offer alternative pathways to admission. Contact us to discuss your options—we're here to help.
- Entry requirements
- Application options
If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.
This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.
If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice.
How to apply
Select your course.
Check entry requirements.
Check your eligibility for credit.
Obtain certified documents.
Submit your application and documents.
Application options.
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Contact us
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Don't meet academic requirements? Don't worry. We'll help you get there.
Preparatory courses
If you lack required English proficiency, improve through Flinders University Academy or approved ELICOS providers for direct university entry without IELTS/TOEFL tests.
Flinders University Academy
If you do not meet entry requirements for your desired degree, Flinders University Academy will provide you with a direct pathway into the destination degree of your choice.
Frequently asked questions.
Over the years, many questions have been asked by students before. For the quickest answers view our frequently asked questions or browse the full list @ Ask Flinders.
In our Film and Television (Screen Production) course, you will make short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials, and experimental works. Topics are taught by filmmakers and passionate teachers who are actively involved in the industry. We teach you how to shoot on 16mm film for your final major project.
Our Film and Television (Screen Industries) course is aimed at emerging filmmakers and offers a flexible study program, allowing you to pursue your interests and explore film style and history, major filmmakers and industries, and theoretical concepts. You will also work on student-led productions, learn technical skills and operate filmmaking equipment. We teach you how to make a TV pilot as your final major project.
Absolutely! Not only does a film degree offer a pathway into the exciting world of arts and entertainment, but it teaches you problem-solving and critical thinking skills which are applicable across a wide variety of industries. You could explore many different careers after graduating from a film degree, and your time at university will give you the chance to meet your people.
Unlike some professions which require an undergraduate (or even postgraduate) degree prior to entry, a degree is not required for aspiring directors. However - and this is really important to remember - studying film gives you an advantage by introducing you to a network of people you might have never met otherwise.
Our teachers are well-connected to the film and television industries, and your fellow students could be your future collaborators. At Flinders, you'll join a welcoming, creative community.
There are plenty of career opportunities to explore! You could become a film director, distribution manager, independent producer, cinematographer, freelance director, video editor, crew on film and tv projects, film programmer, independent creative producer, a marketing coordinator, content creator and more.
- Applications are completed via SATAC
- Visit: satac.edu.au
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.40 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 73.35 | 77.78 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 57.75 | 65.50 |
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 46 | 34% |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | <5 | <5 |
| Work and life experience | 11 | 8% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 37 | 28% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | <5 | 2 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 17 | 13% |
| International Students | 18 | 13% |
| All students | 134 | 100% |
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