Screen Arts and Production at UTS
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This course will be available from Spring 2025.
The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Documentary is a chance to attain a short and targeted post-graduate qualification for students wishing to deepen, enhance or reframe their skills as a present or future drama practitioner in the screen industries. In this three-subject course, students complete one core subject focused on documentary screen storytelling and complement it with two out of six production-focused electives to round out their experience.
The Graduate Certificate in Screen Arts and Production: Documentary is a stand-alone course that can be taken full-time or part-time. It is also a pathway into the Master of Screen Arts and Production, should students wish to keep studying.
The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Documentary is taught by industry practitioners who have mentored award-wining graduates. The course has been designed to meet the demands of students already working in the industry who want to skill up in a different area or role than the one they are currently working in, or those who have just completed a generalist screen production degree, looking to position themselves competitively in the jobs market and want to specialise in documentary production.
The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Documentary aims to introduce students to a set of deeply creative, innovative, audience-focused, adaptable, entrepreneurial and production-ready skills. The subjects allow students to develop key creative practice skills and knowledge in documentary screen storytelling.
The footage featured in this video is a montage of works produced by the UTS students. Find out more about our Screen Arts and Production courses.
Typical course programs are shown below for both full-time and part-time students, commencing in both Autumn and Spring sessions.
Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Studio: Unscripted | 57684 | 12 |
Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12 | |
Elective Subjects (Screen Arts) | cbk92343 | 12 |
Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Studio: Unscripted | 57684 | 12 |
Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12 | |
Elective Subjects (Screen Arts) | cbk92343 | 12 |
Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Studio: Unscripted | 57684 | 12 |
Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12 | |
Elective Subjects (Screen Arts) | cbk92343 | 12 |
Spring session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Studio: Unscripted | 57684 | 12 |
Autumn session | Subject Code | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. |
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Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12 | |
Elective Subjects (Screen Arts) | cbk92343 | 12 |
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In most cases, UTS offers domestic students entry to postgraduate courses on a fee paying basis.
Tuition fees are charged:
Fees for future year(s) published in the online calculator, whilst unlikely to change, are estimates only. UTS makes every effort to provide up to date future year(s) fee estimates and to limit any changes, however, UTS reserves the right to vary fees for future year(s) at any time.
Tuition fees can be found in the online calculator.
A small number of postgraduate courses offer government subsidised Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). Find out whether there are CSPs available in this course by visiting our postgraduate fees page.
In addition to tuition fees, students are required to pay a Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). The purchase of textbooks and other course materials may also result in additional costs.
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Tuition fees for international postgraduate coursework students can be found using fees search.
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For this course, the cost per credit point for 2025 is $944. The total credit points are 24.
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In addition to tuition fees, students may be required to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). Textbooks and other course materials will also result in additional costs.
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The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production prepares students for advanced study and orientates them to industry roles such director, producer, multi-platform storytellers, production and post-production specialists in documentary-based screen and immersive media.
The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Documentary totals 24 credit points of study. All students are required to complete the one core subject 57684 Unscripted. Students then select two subjects from a list of choices.
Requirement | Credit Points |
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STM91917 Core Subjects (Screen Arts) | 12 |
CBK92343 Elective Subjects (Screen Arts) | 12 |
Total | 24 |
The course duration is one session of full-time or one year of part-time study. Study is on campus.
Full-time, on campus
Part-time, on campus
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have one of the following:
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Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
For applicants who need to demonstrate work experience:
For applicants who need to demonstrate their interest in the course:
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International studentsVisa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may be alternative pathways to help you gain admission.
The Screen Arts and Production courses are part of an articulated program comprising of the Graduate Certificate Screen Arts and Production: Drama, Graduate Certificate Screen Arts and Production: Documentary, Graduate Diploma in Screen Arts and Production (exit-only course), Master of Screen Arts and Production and the Master of Screen Arts and Production (Extension).
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Domestic applicants can apply via My Student Portal.
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Here are a few important things for you to check out before you apply:
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Visit the UTS Handbook for full academic dates. Visit essential information for international students for the application closing dates.
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