Program Overview

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)

Overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) trains world-class designers, technicians, makers, and managers. By studying Production at the Victorian College of the Arts, students gain the professional training and industry connections needed to pursue a rich and varied career in the design, technical, and management areas of live performance.

Course Details

• Course code: B-FAPRO
• Duration: 3 years full-time
• Location: On campus (Southbank)
• Intake: March

Entry Requirements

• Range of criteria used for selection
• Access Melbourne is available

Course Structure

The course provides professional training and industry connections, with areas of specialist study including:

• Stage management
• Design and realisation of sets, costumes, lighting, and sound
• Breadth subjects at each year level enable students to choose from VCA elective subjects or explore cross-disciplinary studies from the wider University community.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Develop extensive skills across chosen areas of specialisation, including Design, Stage Management, Set & Props, Costume, Lighting, Digital Media & Projection, and Sound
• Gain experience in the design and realisation of live performance across a broad range of performance contexts for stage
• Consolidate a working methodology as an autonomous, collaborative creator in the arts sector
• Collaborate with VCA Music Theatre, Theatre, Dance, and Acting students throughout the course.

Future Pathways

Upon completion of the course, students may choose to apply for a fourth-year Honours degree. An Honours year provides an intensive mode of study, allowing students to master their specialisation and create a pathway into advanced graduate study options in production.

Related Study Areas

• Architecture, building, planning, and design
• Design
• Film and television
• Music, visual, and performing arts
• Performing arts
• Production

Fees

• Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available.