Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours

Summary

The digital screen sector is rapidly growing, in areas such as virtual production, 3D storytelling, virtual and augmented reality, and more. UC's new planned Digital Screen Campus — a creative hub with international-quality workspaces, stages, studios, and more — will provide a space for film production, game development, and cross-reality technologies to come together.

The Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours (BDigiScreen(Hons)) is a 4-year professional degree focusing on storytelling using words, still or moving images, animation, and sound. During your degree, you will work on collaborative projects with other students and with industry partners to build up a portfolio of work to give you a head-start in your career.

What will my study involve?

Build your experience in the digital media industry, with subjects ranging from filmmaking to music production to video game design.
Project work each year of the degree, beginning from your second year.
Work on real-world projects with some of Aotearoa New Zealand's greatest creative minds.
Study in UC's Digital Screen Campus, a new hub intended for industry collaboration, which will include sound stages, motion capture labs, film editing studios, live streaming setups, Virtual Screen Production theatre, and more.

Career Opportunities

Learn end-to-end digital production skills, as well as foundational skills in creative design and storytelling.
Develop a personal portfolio of digital works and practical experiences throughout your degree.
Gain industry contacts with collaborations and events on campus.
Graduates will find work as game developers, film and television producers, screenwriters, digital artists, creative directors, sound artists, animators, and more.

Major subjects

Animation
Cinematic Arts
Game Arts
Game Development
Screen Sound
Screenwriting