What will my study involve?

Entry requirements

Admission to UC with University Entrance (or equivalent) is required to enrol.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

The BDigiScreen(Hons) is open to anyone who gains entry to the University and no previous experience is required. All subjects are introductory, and your first year will cover broad experiences creating content across film, gaming, and digital media industries.

Some knowledge and passion for cinema, creative writing, sound or art design, or video game development will be especially useful.

Subjects and courses

The Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours introduces you to all stages of conception, production, and publication of digital media.

You will complete at least one major subject, and can also choose to specialise in a minor subject.

Year 1

• DISC101 Storytelling for the Digital Screen
• DISC102 Principles of Screen Production
• MUSA126 Sound Technologies
• PROD110 Product Design Principles
• PROD121 The Game Development Process
• PROD142 2D and 3D Art for Film and Games

Year 2

• DISC201 Storytelling in Action

Year 3

• DISC301 Story Development
• DISC380 Year 3 Capstone project

Year 4

• DISC401 Conception and Development in the Digital Screen
• DISC402 Production, Exhibition and Distribution
• DISC403 Digital Screen Project

Animation Cinematic Arts Game Arts

Game Development Screen Sound Screenwriting

You may also choose to complete a minor chosen from the list below.

All majors in the degree are also available as minors.

Indigenous Narrative is a minor specially designed to accompany this degree. It teaches you an understanding of the approaches to Māori and Pasifika storytelling in digital forms, including production strategies and issues of representation.

Accounting Animation Anthropology Art History and Theory Astronomy Biochemistry Biological Sciences Business Analytics Business and Sustainability Chemical Formulation Design Chemistry Chinese Cinema Studies Cinematic Arts Classics Community Music Computer Science Cultural Studies Digital Humanities Digital Product Design Economics Education English Entrepreneurship Environmental Science European and European Union Studies Finance French Game Arts Game Development Geography Geology German Health Education History Human Resource Management Human Services Indigenous Narrative Industrial Product Design

Information Systems Innovation International Business Japanese Linguistics Māori and Indigenous Studies Marketing Mathematics Media and Communication Music Nutrition Operations and Supply Chain Management Pacific Studies Performance Data Analysis Philosophy Physical Activity Physical Activity and Wellbeing Physics Political Science and International Relations Professional and Community Engagement Psychology Public Health Russian Screen Sound Screenwriting Society and Policy Sociology Spanish Sport Coaching Sport Management Sport Studies Statistics Strength and Conditioning Taxation Te Ao Hākinakina Te Reo Māori Tourism Marketing and Management Youth and Community Leadership

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