Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts)
Want to start a career in New Zealand’s 2 Billion dollar film industry, Unitec is the place for you. Modelling the course to mirror both the NZ and International film industry, our project based degree will give you hands on experience in cinematography, editing, screenwriting, directing, production, and sound.
Step behind the camera and bring your stories to life. Unitec’s Screen Arts major in the Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts is all about capturing performances—combining technical mastery with creative collaboration.
Across your 3 years of study, you’ll choose to specialise in cinematography, editing, production, screenwriting, directing and more. No other Bachelors programme in the country, and only the best worldwide, offer the collaborative projects where you’ll work alongside our Acting and Dance students to create powerful, performance-driven content achieved through our technical training.
With world-class facilities, expert industry mentors, and hands-on projects from day one, you’ll gain the skills and experience to thrive in Aotearoa’s screen industry or to work around the world. And our Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae ensures a welcoming, inclusive environment where diverse voices and stories shine.
Industry Connections
New Zealand Film Commission
NZ On Air
Film Auckland
Ngā Aho Whakaari
SPADA (Screen Production and Development Association)
Dates will be arranged on a case-by-case basis with applicants.
Please note: Shortly after receiving your application, a team member will contact you directly to schedule a 20 minute interview at a convenient time. You’ll also be given information on how to upload digital files or provide links to examples of your work.
You can either:
1. Submit a select sample of their creative work (please be selective of the work you provide, choose 1-2 strong examples), such as:
♦ A short film you’ve contributed to
♦ Creative writing
♦ Photography
♦ Script
♦ Artwork
OR
2. Write a concise 500 word personal statement discussing some of the following:
♦ Why do you want to study film?
♦ What films have inspired you as a filmmaker?
♦ What do you think makes a great film?
♦ What genre of films most interests you?
♦ Are there any particular stories you’d like to tell through film?
Watch our award winning films our students make as part of our programme at the Unitec Film. Our students train both technically and creatively on projects that cinematically capture amazing performances and moving stories.
Facilities
Train like a pro with cutting-edge gear and purpose-built spaces designed for high-level filmmaking.
Cameras & cinematography
Shoot with the best—ARRI Alexa, Panasonic EVA-1, and Blackmagic cameras, used on real productions worldwide. Master high-end workflows and camera setups for everything from cinema to documentary.
Lighting & studio
Work with professional-grade lighting (tungsten, LED, kino-flo) in a fully equipped soundstage with a controllable grid, scissor lift access, and top-tier grip gear, including dollies and jib arms.
Post-production & sound
Edit like the industry’s best with AVID Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro on dedicated suites powered by a professional Nexus Server. Craft immersive soundscapes in our ProTools audio post suite.
Production & writing spaces
Students get access to a dedicated production office, while screenwriters hone their craft in a Writers’ Room designed to replicate a real TV writers’ hub.
Cinema classroom
See your work as it’s meant to be—on the big screen, with cinema quality projection and 5.1 surround sound.
Admission requirements
What you will need to study this programme.
Domestic students
Academic requirements
You must have completed at least one of the following:
At least 3 ‘C’ passes in the New Zealand University Bursaries Examinations; or
42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:
14 credits in two different approved subjects; and
14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved)
14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau
And meet one of the English entry requirements;
University Entrance Literacy: 8 credits at Level 2 or above in English or Māori (4 in Reading, 4 in Writing); or
For more details on the courses, please click on the course names below. Please note that our systems are updating with new course timetable information for 2026; please check back again soon.
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Course count:162
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Course count:48
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To enable students to acquire a wide range of basic skills, knowledge and practices in the development, production and technologies of screen works. The course focuses on developing professional self-management approaches for production work through practice in a specialist role as well as developing the student’s ability to identify personal areas of their own creative development.
To enable students to gain a practice-based understanding of fundamental methods, procedures, techniques, concepts, and a range of technical skills associated with screen production and technologies.
To enable students to employ fundamental theories, concepts and techniques in practice-based settings to develop their creativity and artistic growth through experiential exploration of film and television technologies and processes. This course continues to work collaboratively across a range of discipline areas and focusses on establishing habits and methodologies appropriate to the profession.
To introduce students to the basic professional practices associated with the performing and screen arts industries and their own professional development. This course focuses on building capability for students in self-management, communication and presentation, as well as academic literacies such as text analysis and academic writing.
Students will develop a broad understanding of the history, contexts, language and relevant theoretical frameworks of performing arts and screen arts. Students will acquire skills in critical and analytical literacy through engaging in research and project work focused on performing and screen arts practices in Aotearoa and beyond.
To enable students to examine and reflect upon the historical development of cinematic languages and theories in an interactive multi-disciplinary learning environment. This course focuses on placing selected movements and developments of production and performance in the context of the student?s specialist discipline. There is a focus on experiencing festival and world cinema through field trips and site visits.
To enable students to locate New Zealand films in their historical, social and political contexts and to explore the role they play in constructing or reflecting national and/or cultural identity.
To enable students to utilise a range of concepts and skills, including business and professional practices, that will enhance their ability to operate independently in the creative industries.
Students examine the relationship between authors and audiences in Aotearoa and beyond within the context of performing and screen arts history and culture. Students will investigate different modes of practice and conventions of representation and interpretation commonly associated with performing and screen arts.
To enable students to examine local and global perspectives and issues influencing the continuing evolution of media screen production and develop the ability to apply critical judgement to creative decisions. This course employs a noho marae to allow students to evaluate and develop responses to cultural/political perspectives as an emergent creative arts practitioner.
To provide students with a practical learning experience in which they can employ advanced theories, concepts and techniques in specialised screen creative practice for. This course focuses on enabling students to consolidate their ability to create and realise complex screen work in a variety of contexts. There is also a focus on the ability of students to critically evaluate their own performance.
To enable students to transition into the industry by acquiring advanced professional development skills. This course focuses on setting personal and professional goals for academic and professional achievement as well as the business and management practices associated with the performing and screen arts profession.
To enable students to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for screen directing needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions.
To enable students to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for specialised camera and sound technologies needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions. The course focuses on the further development of specialist skills and the application of individual creative development and practice.
To enable students to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for specialised editing and post-production sound technologies needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions. The course focuses on the further development of specialist skills and the application of individual creative development and practice.
To enable students to develop works for the screen and to achieve creative and technical standards that demonstrate professionalism. This course is designed to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for writing needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions.
To enable students to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for production needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions. This course is designed to extend specific skills, knowledge and practices for production needed to achieve standards that enhance creative decisions.
To enable students to engage practically in a theatre and/or screen production project in a negotiated role using a variety of individual and collaborative approaches. This course provides a practical environment for students to engage in collaborative creative projects from their own specialist perspective.
To enable students to establish a critical understanding of advanced skills, knowledge, technologies and practices for camera and sound. This course focuses on students employing professionalism in creative and collaborative practice while developing the ability to critically evaluate their own work and that of others.
To enable students to establish a critical understanding of advanced skills, knowledge, technologies and practices for editing and sound design. This course focuses on students employing professionalism in creative and collaborative practice while developing the ability to critically evaluate their own work and that of others.
To enable students to establish a critical understanding of advanced skills, knowledge and practices for screen production. This course focuses on students employing professionalism in creative and collaborative practice while developing the ability to critically evaluate their own work and that of others.
