music, visual and performing arts - University of Melbourne

visual/performing arts environments
> contribute to a range of visual/performing
arts environments as artistic collaborators
and leaders
> demonstrate a flexible and innovative
approach to the national and international
challenges for the professional visual/
performing artist in the 21st century
> understand their relationship with and
responsibility to their cultural environment
and society.
Creating a world of career
opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Production
have a tradition of high employment
success.
Graduates demonstrate capacities
for artistic imagination, creativity,
transformation and interpretation. They
work at various levels, both as an individual
and as a team member, in a wide variety
of visual/performing arts environments
including large-scale events such as the
Olympic Games and Commonwealth
Games opening ceremonies, major
festivals, subsidised theatre, dance and
opera companies, and commercial theatre.
Students are encouraged to make links
with other students both within Production
as well as in other artistic disciplines,
which often lead to long-term collaborative
partnerships. Most graduates become
employed in the industry on a freelance
basis, often initially in an assistant capacity,
in their field of specialisation.
Professional and international
degree recognition
Courses at the Faculty of the VCA and
Music enjoy wide recognition among the
international arts community. The Faculty
is a member of the European League of
Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), the International
Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD), and is
an international affiliate of the Association of
Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
Honours
The one-year Honours program is available
following the successful completion of
the Bachelor of Production or equivalent.
The Honours year is designed to highachieving
students the opportunity to further
develop their artistic practice as well as their
analytical, critical and research skills. As an
Honours student, you will further develop
your ability to participate effectively and
collaboratively on a production. The course
is also designed to produce students who
are able to work creatively at a senior level in
a production team, either as a designer or in
the technical crafts.
The Honours program (Production
Placement) builds on knowledge,
experience and skills developed in the
Bachelor of Production in the student’s field
of specialisation (set, costume, lighting and
sound design, or the allied crafts). Each
student will be assigned at least two major
productions drawn from the production
schedule. They will be assigned in senior
roles as either part of the creative team, or
as leaders in the technical and craft areas.
Each student will also complete an Honours
Research Thesis in an area of enquiry
pertaining to their chosen field of study. In
consultation with their supervisor; through
a number of research methods classes, the
student will develop a research question or
hypothesis, conduct a literature review in
relation to this question and then research
and submit a paper interrogating this
hypothesis.
Graduate study opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Production
have the opportunity to extend their study
through graduate, Masters (research or
coursework) and PhD programs. Graduate
study is available in various roles of
performance production including set,
costume, lighting and sound design, stage
and production management.
Production students also have access to
highly regarded international arts institutions
around the world for the purposes of
academic exchange, artistic practice and
research collaboration.
Production graduates are well placed
to apply for graduate professional entry
programs at the University of Melbourne in
a range of areas including law, teaching and
business. For more information see pages
32–33.
A Little Night Music (with Music Theatre), November 2007. Costume design: Emily Collett.
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