Convener
Notes for intending Film and Media Production students:
1. Applicants will not be admitted into the Film and Media Production specialisation in their first year. All intending F&MP students are advised to register for the first year of a general Bachelor of Arts degree with double majors in Film and Television Studies and Media and Writing.
NOTE: If they wish to be admitted to the stream for Digital Media and Informatics, students should also register for one of the introductory Information Systems or Computer Science courses INF1002F/S OR CSC1015F in their first year.
Intending F&MP students must thus make sure that they are registered for FAM1001F and FAM1000S and, if they wish to apply for the Digital Media and Informatics stream, either INF1002F/S or CSC1015F in their first year.
2. Final selection for this programme is made by a panel and only occurs in the second semester of the second year. Only students selected for the production stage of the programme will be admitted to one of the Foundation Production Skills courses [see Second year (b)]. Entry is competitive and applicants will be judged on the basis of their academic records and portfolios. Candidates may also be interviewed. (Further details about the selection process are available from the Centre for Film and Media Studies.) Students who are not selected for admission to one of these courses will remain registered in the general bachelor’s degree and, providing they have passed the relevant first- and second-year courses, are eligible to continue in the Film and Television Studies and/or Media and Writing majors. Students whose applications for the Production programme are successful will move into the Production programme, and their registration will be updated.
3. Students who wish to be considered for selection for the production stage of the programme must apply to the Centre for Film and Media Studies by the stipulated date in May of their second year. To be considered for admission, students are required to submit an approved portfolio containing:
(a) The applicant’s academic transcript indicating an average of at least 65% for the courses completed during the first year of study. Students must have passed at least six 1000-level semester courses in the immediate previous year of study, including:
AND, if they wish to be considered for the Digital Media and Informatics Stream:
• INF1002F/S Information Systems I OR
• CSC1015F Computer Science 1015
(b) A letter of motivation
(c) Examples of creative work
They must also have successfully completed:
- FAM2000F Writing and Editing in the Media, if applying to Multimedia Production OR
- FAM2013F Introduction to Screen Genres, if applying to Screen Production
- And if in Digital Media and Informatics stream: INF1002F/S Information Systems I OR CSC1015F Computer Science 1015
Any concessions regarding these stream-specific pre-requisites must be negotiated with the relevant stream convener.
A workshop is held in the first semester of the second year of study to give students guidance in the submission of their application.
4. The programme must include at least 10 senior semester courses.
First year: 8 semester courses
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NQF credits |
HEQSF level |
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(a) |
18 |
5 |
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(b) |
18 |
5 |
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(c) |
At least one of the following: |
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INF1002F/S Information Systems I |
18 |
5 |
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CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 |
18 |
5 |
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(c ) Five 1000-level semester courses |
5x18 |
5 |
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Note: Only students selected for the production stage of the programme will be admitted to the production courses – see notes above regarding the selection process.
Second year: 6 semester courses
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NQF credits |
HEQSF level |
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(a) At least one of the following: |
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24 |
6 |
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24 |
6 |
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(b) One of the following: |
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24 |
6 |
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24 |
6 |
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(c) At least one of the following: |
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24 |
6 |
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24 |
6 |
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(d) INF1003F Commercial Programming |
18 |
5 |
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(e) INF2009F Systems Analysis |
18 |
6 |
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(f) INF2008F Database Systems |
18 |
6 |
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(g) INF2011S Systems Design & Development |
18 |
7 |
Note: Only students selected for the production stage of the programme will be admitted to the production courses – see notes above regarding the selection process. INF2008F is a merger of Commerce Faculty courses INF2006F and INF2007F. Owing to timetable clashes between Screen Production and Information Systems courses, students are advised to select FAM2000F and FAM2017S (Multimedia Production I) if they wish to enter the Digital Media and Informatics Stream. Timetable clashes with FAM2013F can be resolved, but students will require permission to substitute FAM3005F for FAM2013F in their second year.
Third year: 6 semester courses
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NQF credits |
HEQSF level |
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(a) One of the following: |
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30 |
7 |
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30 |
7 |
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(b) One of the following Senior Research Projects: |
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30 |
7 |
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30 |
7 |
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(c) At least two of the following: |
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30 |
7 |
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30 |
7 |
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30 |
7 |
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30 |
7 |
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(d) INF3011 IT Project Management |
18 |
7 |
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(e) INF3014F Electronic Commerce |
18 |
7 |
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Any other semester course or courses as required to total six for the year, at least one of which must be a senior course if an elective course taken in second year is a 1000-level course. |
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Total NQF Credits for degree: 396 to 444 |
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