music, visual and performing arts - University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Production
Duration: 3 years full-time (part-time not
available)
4th year Honours available
Fee Type: Commonwealth supported
place and International fee
Campus: Southbank
Entry requirements: See pages 36–39.
Extra requirements: Interview,
workshop and test required. See details
below.
Note: Deferral of this course is not
possible in 2010.
Extra requirements
The Bachelor of Production selection
process involves submission of written
support material, interview, discussion
of text and presentation of work, and
participation in a workshop.
For more information visit:
www.vcam.unimelb.edu.au
Choose Production at
Melbourne
The newly established School of Performing
Arts encompasses all of the course
offerings for undergraduate and graduate
The Castle on the Sand (with Film and Television), July 2007. Photo: Tama Neill.
students within Dance, Theatre and
Production. Dedicated to rigorous creative
exploration in tandem with technique
training and skills development across each
of the disciplines, the School of Performing
Arts advances the contemporary practice
and creative heritage of live art through
intensive, hands on experience with
teachers, artists and professionals in the
field.
The Bachelor of Production educates
students in the various roles of performance
production including set, costume, lighting
and sound design, workshop, wardrobe,
stage and production management.
Students apply knowledge gained in the
studio to practical projects generated both
within the Faculty and beyond.
The course is unique in that it provides
students with the opportunity to participate
in productions staged both on the campus
(collaborations with Dance, Theatre, Music,
Film and Television and Art projects) and
beyond the campus (collaborations with
professional companies and other training
institutions). Given the breadth of projects
in the performance calendar, students
may expect to be working on a variety of
performance forms in a range of capacities
in any one year.
The Bachelor of Production develops
students’ collaborative skills and the
ability to adapt them to a wide range of
structures. Creative problem solving and
articulate communication across art forms
and personalities, in addition to developing
relationships for creating and securing
properties, costume and scenic elements
within the campus and professional sector
alike, are key aspects of the course.
Students have the opportunity for
secondments within the industry, a unique
feature of the degree which links students
with a network of professionals within their
chosen field. Visiting artists production and
design professionals frequent the School,
and are integral to the curriculum.
Support and facilities
Staff in the Bachelor of Production include
leading teachers/practitioners across the six
streams of study within the degree. Visiting
lecturers also contribute to the teaching
program.
The School of Performing Arts has
strong links with the local and national
performance community through its
position in the heart of Melbourne’s cultural
precinct. Staff are encouraged to maintain
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