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Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production

Gain the skills you need to excel in screen and media, and learn about storytelling, pre- and post-production, and more alongside industry.

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Sorry, this program is not available for local students.

Please contact us for more information.

Sorry, this program is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa.

If you hold a different visa type, you may be eligible. Please contact us for more information.

Overview

On productions there may be many takes to produce the right shot, but it only takes one associate degree to give you the skills you need to build a career in screen and media content production.

This qualification will teach you valuable screen industry skills and knowledge in the key areas of concept development, storytelling, pre-production, production and post-production for single and multi-camera productions.

Throughout the curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on industry knowledge, collaboration, team building, creative application and professionalism. We offer a broad range of classes and screenings, as well as computer lab, location and studio-based exercises and productions.

With access to a range of professional equipment and facilities, you are actively encouraged to develop and produce innovative screen content to industry standard.

Details

How you will learn

Starting in first year, you will develop the skills needed to work as a screen and media producer. Through a highly practical study of production processes you'll apply theoretical knowledge and develop a range of technical skills to plan, develop and review your own work. You'll study the various stages of the production process including pre-production, production and post-production. You'll learn to use industry standard cameras and video editing software.

In the second and final year, you will further develop your professional knowledge and skills. You'll explore advanced editing techniques and the creative application of skills as you develop screen and media projects as part of a team.

Learning and teaching is delivered via a broad range of lectures, seminars, studios, workshops, presentations, group discussions and syndicate work.

Each semester your assessment will include examinations, essays, reports, presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and production assignments.

All classes are delivered in English. You will have access to the Learning Hub and other online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.

Industry connections

You’ll be actively encouraged to engage in part-time, casual or volunteer work in a range of film and television industries to develop and apply your knowledge and skills and to acquire workplace experience.

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.

International opportunities

Australian and international graduates will be encouraged to explore careers in media industries in Europe, USA and Asia.

Duration

International student visa holders can only study full-time.

Electives and program structure

Year 1

Begin building the skills you'll need as a screen and media producer. Through a highly practical study of production processes you'll apply theoretical knowledge and develop a range of technical skills to plan, develop and review your own work. You'll study the various stages of the production process including pre-production, production and post-production. You'll learn to use industry standard cameras and video editing software.

Year 2

Further develop professional knowledge and skills. You'll explore advanced editing techniques and the creative application of skills as you develop screen and media projects as part of a team.

Choose a program structure

Program code: AD017
Title Location Duration Plan code CRICOS
Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production City Campus
2 years full-time
2 years full-time
 AD017 078871G

Choose a program structure

Program code: AD017
Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production
Location
City Campus
Duration
2 years full-time
2 years full-time
Plan code
AD017
CRICOS
078871G

VTAC Code

If you are eligible to apply via VTAC, copy and paste the below code into VTAC search.

  • Plan AD017 - 3200310921

Please ensure that you have checked the admissions requirements and apply page before applying.

VTAC Code

If you are eligible to apply via VTAC, copy and paste the below code into VTAC search.

  • Plan AD017 - 3200310923

Please ensure that you have checked the admissions requirements and apply page before applying.

Career

Once you graduate, you’ll be able to apply knowledge and skills across various genres and formats of screen-based media production, bringing flexibility, initiative and creative problem-solving to your work.

You'll thrive in a changing and challenging environment, with awareness of emerging production trends, practical skills in relevant technologies, experience of diverse and collaborative projects, and an ability to gather information on audience and market expectations and trends.

Graduates continue to enter the industry as highly motivated freelance professionals in a variety of production roles.

Admissions

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent qualification).

Prerequisites

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL, or equivalent studies.

Rankings and adjustment factors 

Entry to this program is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on the assessment of their selection task.

Selection task

Semester 2, 2021

You must complete and submit the Screen and Media Production (Associate Degree) selection task.

  • The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.
  • All tasks must be submitted by 2 July 2021. Tasks will be assessed in the order they are received until this date unless places are filled prior.

Attend an interview (some applicants).

If further information is needed to make a selection decision, you will be invited via email to an interview.

  • Interviews will be conducted prior to semester commencement.
  • Some applicants will be selected based on their selection task and will not be required to attend an interview.

 

The selection task requires:

  • an example of an activity or task you have been involved in that was carried out by a group of people working as a team. This may be a media production related activity or any other activity including employment, sports team or special interest group you have been an active part of (maximum 150 words)
  • a description of an activity, task or project that you have initiated and carried out independently without being directly supervised by a teacher, employer, family member or mentor (maximum 150 words)

  • a description of a verbal presentation you have given to people and explain the purpose of this presentation and how you prepared for it. This presentation may have been for any occasion you wish to describe (maximum 150 words)

  • a statement outlining your level of ability with any film, video or audio production equipment with which you have had any experience. Please list these equipment, hardware and software items and rate your ability with each as either: novice/beginner, competent, fairly proficient, confident, very capable, professionally experienced, or professionally expert (maximum 150 words)
  • a visual communication sequence exercise.
    • You will be given a single key word for this challenge and asked to convey the meaning or an illustration of this word in a specific visual form. The key word is ‘Strategy’. The form must be four images arranged together into a single sequence to convey or illustrate the word you have been given. Aim to make your sequence understandable to a wide audience.
    • This task is a visual thinking challenge so there must be no written text, captions, signs, thought bubbles, etc. included. It must be purely visual. You can think of it as a storyboard. The aim is to create a visual story idea that will have a recognisable logic for your audience.
    • This is not a test of your ability to draw. Stick figures are acceptable. This is an opportunity to show your ability to think in pictures.

Selection criteria by applicant type

Please select the highest level of education you have or will be completing in order to find out the selection criteria that applies to you:

I am an applicant with recent secondary education (current or within the past two years)

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school) qualification.

Adjustment factors available only to applicants currently studying Year 12

School Network Access Program (SNAP)

  • The SNAP access scheme is designed to increase tertiary participation by giving priority access to RMIT diploma and degree programs to eligible applicants currently studying Year 12 at a SNAP partner school.

Adjustment factors available only to applicants currently studying Year 12 or whose highest qualification is a completed Year 12.

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance. 
  • This program has been recognised as being under-represented by female applicants. Additional adjustment factors may apply to those applying to category 1 of the Special Entry Access Scheme or RMIT access application.
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each Special Entry Access Scheme and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme.
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

  • The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

I am an applicant with Vocational Education and Training study

You must have successfully completed an Australian Certificate IV or above (or equivalent).

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice.

If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with vocational education training, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

STAT results are valid for two years prior to the commencement of study and can be used to meet Year 12 English prerequisites. You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about RMIT STAT results including minimum STAT scores required to meet prerequisites.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance. 
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each Special Entry Access Scheme and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme.
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

  • The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

I am an applicant with Higher Education study

You must have successfully completed at least two courses (subjects) in an Australian bachelor degree or four courses (subjects) in an Australian associate degree, or overseas equivalent.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with higher education study, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

STAT results are valid for two years prior to the commencement of study and can be used to meet Year 12 English prerequisites. You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about RMIT STAT results including minimum STAT scores required to meet prerequisites.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance. 
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each Special Entry Access Scheme and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme.
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

  • The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

I am an applicant with Work and Life Experience

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent qualification) and meet the stated prerequisites. You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with work or life experience, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

STAT results are valid for two years prior to the commencement of study and can be used to meet Year 12 English prerequisites. You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about RMIT STAT results including minimum STAT scores required to meet prerequisites.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance. 
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each Special Entry Access Scheme and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme.
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

  • The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

Additional information

ATAR profile

View the ATAR profile and selection rank from students offered a place into this program wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in the most relevant recent intake period

Student profile

The student profile provides insight into the likely peer group for this program.

 

*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.

RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about RMIT’s commitment to admissions transparency.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school qualification) with a minimum 60% average (check calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post-secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted. 

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Entry requirements

Prerequisites

None

Selection tasks for students completing year 12 in Australia and applying through VTAC

Semester 1, 2021

You must complete and submit the Screen and Media Production (Associate Degree) selection task.

  • VTAC applicants must register and submit the selection task.
    • All tasks must be submitted by the dates noted below for each VTAC round:
      • Main round (All applicants): 6 November 2020
      • All subsequent rounds (if places are available): 18 January 2021

Attend an interview (some applicants)

If further information is needed to make a selection decision, you will be invited via email to an interview.

  • Interviews will be held in December (VTAC main round).
  • For all subsequent rounds and direct applicants, interviews will be arranged after you have submitted your application.
  • Some applicants will be selected based on their selection task and will not be required to attend an interview. These applicants will receive an advisory email by mid December.

Advisory letters will be sent in late December (Main round).

The selection task requires:

  • an example of an activity or task you have been involved in that was carried out by a group of people working as a team. This may be a media production related activity or any other activity including employment, sports team or special interest group you have been an active part of (maximum 150 words)
  • a description of an activity, task or project that you have initiated and carried out independently without being directly supervised by a teacher, employer, family member or mentor (maximum 150 words)
  • a description of a verbal presentation you have given to people and explain the purpose of this presentation and how you prepared for it. This presentation may have been for any occasion you wish to describe (maximum 150 words)
  • a statement outlining your level of ability with any film, video or audio production equipment with which you have had any experience. Please list these equipment, hardware and software items and rate your ability with each as either: novice/beginner, competent, fairly proficient, confident, very capable, professionally experienced, or professionally expert (maximum 150 words)
  • a visual communication sequence exercise.
    • You will be given a single key word for this challenge and asked to convey the meaning or an illustration of this word in a specific visual form. The key word is ‘Strategy’. The form must be four images arranged together into a single sequence to convey or illustrate the word you have been given. Aim to make your sequence understandable to a wide audience.
    • This task is a visual thinking challenge so there must be no written text, captions, signs, thought bubbles, etc. included. It must be purely visual. You can think of it as a storyboard. The aim is to create a visual story idea that will have a recognisable logic for your audience.
    • This is not a test of your ability to draw. Stick figures are acceptable. This is an opportunity to show your ability to think in pictures.

Selection tasks for all other international students

Pre-selection kit: You are required to submit a completed pre-selection kit (PDF 93kb) along with your application.

English language requirements

To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

  • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.0 (with no individual band below 5.5)
  • TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 60 (with minimum of 10 in Reading, 9 in Listening, 16 in Speaking and 19 in Writing)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 50 (with no communication band less than 42)
  • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 169 with no less than 162 in any component.

For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.

Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.

Pathways

Further study

This course offers pathways into further study at RMIT.

Graduates of this course will be eligible for exemptions from the courses below, subject to meeting each course’s entry requirements:

Credit and recognition of prior learning

Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience. Find out if you might be eligible.

Pathway options

You can gain entry into the Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production from RMIT Foundation Studies or a range of vocational study programs.

Further study

You are guaranteed entry into one of the following RMIT programs when you successfully complete the Associate Degree in Screen and Media Production:

Alternatively, you may be eligible for entry into other RMIT undergraduate programs.

Fees

Fee summary

2022 indicative fees

In 2022, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) you will pay for a standard year of full-time study is between AU$3,985 to AU$14,630*.

Additional expenses

  • Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$315 maximum fee for 2022.
  • Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.

Annual fee adjustment

Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.

Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.

Defer your payment

You may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which can be used to defer payment of up to the full amount of your student contribution fees. You may also be eligible to apply to defer payment of your SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme.

Learn more about fees for undergraduate study.

Paying your fees and applying for refunds

For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.

Commonwealth supported places

If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government.

Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set on an annual basis by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual enrolled courses, not the overall program.

How much can I expect to pay for my Commonwealth supported place?

The Australian Government has introduced changes to university funding and student contribution fees under its Job-ready Graduates Package. 

The fees in the table below apply to students commencing their program in 2022. Fees for continuing students are available at fees for Commonwealth supported students.

Each course (subject) falls into a band. The band determines the student contribution amount for the course.

Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all courses in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in courses (subjects) from a combination of bands.

You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at Fees for Commonwealth supported students.

Maximum student contribution amount for Commonwealth supported places in 2022 for commencing students

 

Student contribution band by course (subject)

Maximum annual student contribution amount (per EFTSL) in 2022

Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture

 $3,985 per standard year
$498 per standard (12 credit point) course

Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science, Pathology

 $8,021 per standard year
$1,002 per standard (12 credit point) course
 

Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science

$11,401 per standard year
$1,425 per standard (12 credit point) course

Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture

$14,630 per standard year
$1,828 per standard (12 credit point) course

Fee assistance

HECS-HELP Loans

The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the HECS-HELP loan scheme, which allows eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) to defer payment of up to the full amount of their student contribution.

SA-HELP Loans

You may be eligible to apply to defer payment of the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) through the SA-HELP loan scheme. If you use SA-HELP, the amount will be added to your accumulated HELP debt.

How does a HELP loan work?

If your FEE-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.

You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.

For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.

Additional expenses

In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.

The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2022 is $315.

For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.

You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.

Scholarships

RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds. Learn more about RMIT Scholarships.

Fee summary

The annual tuition fee for 2022 is AU$31,680.

The total indicative tuition fee for 2022 commencement is AU$64,320.

View tuition fees for future years.

Other costs

In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:

You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.

Important fee information

Find out more details about how fees are calculated and the expected annual increase.

Applying for refunds

Find information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student.

Scholarships

RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds. Learn more about RMIT Scholarships.

Looking for answers or more general infomation?

For frequently asked questions or how to find more information regarding applications and enrolments, fees, student support services, university policies and more, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions.

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