The Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts), is an in-depth programme of study where you will engage in a combination of creative, academic and practice-based courses designed to equip you with skills and qualities that will enable you to work in Aotearoa’s screen sector.

It is the only undergraduate degree in NZ that offers a full ‘script-to-screen' experience

We work in an environment that is framed in Mātauranga Māori and the in the values embedded in our Te Noho Kotahitanga partnership. The whanaungatanga we embrace with other disciplines is woven throughout the school via shared noho marae and other whanau events. Partnering with Māori practitioners (Writers, Directors, etc ) strengthens this foundation for staff and students in our mahi. We are very fortunate to have the beautiful Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae and Maia centre onsite at Unitec, to provide us valued support in our practice

In Year One, you will learn about the filmmaking process and industry as a whole, the relationship between specialist skills, creative and critical thinking, and storytelling. From Year Two, you will start to specialise, gaining knowledge in a particular area of the industry.

Specialisation Options:

Camera and field sound: includes cinematography, camera assisting, lighting and grip, new media technologies, sound recording and colour grading
Post-production: includes editing and post-production sound
Production: includes production management, assistant directing, location management and scouting
Screenwriting: includes screenwriting craft, writing for different mediums (short film, feature film, TV series, etc.), and best professional practices for working writers (pitching, proposal documents, working with producers)

Director
Camera Assistant
Screenwriter
Production manager
Editor
Cinematographer
Researcher
Sound recordist
Post supervisor
Sound designer
Production Co-ordinator
Content developer
Production Assistant
Writer’s Assistant
Screen Project Researcher
Assistant Editor
Camera Operator
Boom Operator
Data Wrangler
Lighting Assistant