Program Overview

Combine a Bachelor of Creative Media with a Bachelor of Communication to get the skills and ways of thinking to give you a competitive edge in your career.

Regardless of your chosen areas of study, this combined course will help to transition you from being an independent and innovative creative arts and communications student into a well-rounded professional with a strong understanding of industry. Be mentored by highly experienced creative media and communication academics who will share their industry skills and knowledge with you.

You’ll work with real clients on real campaigns as you build a wide range of skills for professional communication in the digital age, including creating and producing content, managing social media and developing public relations and communications strategies. You’ll be able to mix skills these skills with your chosen creative field and become a double threat in the job market with the ability to communicate effectively, but also produce content (whether that be audio, film, graphic design, games art or photography).

Major: Screen Production

In this course you’ll learn about scriptwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, production design, digital video editing, sound recording and sound design.

Gain hands-on experience from international award winning experienced film-makers, and use a wide range of professional production equipment and industry standard facilities. These include digital editing suites, 4K industry cameras, a broadcast quality TV studio, and a state-of-the-art sound stage.

Learn all the roles involved in creating screen productions of many kinds including drama, documentary, factual production, and/or experimental pieces.

3 reasons to study Screen Production at Murdoch

• Work with real organisations on real projects and complete internships through our Work Integrated Learning program and on-campus student creative consultancy MESH.
• Build a portfolio of creative works throughout your degree.
• Work with international award-winning film-makers who have more than 20 years combined experience.

What you’ll learn
Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Directing and producing
• Writing for the screen
• Practical film skills
• Consulting and freelancing
• Factual and documentary production