Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
Course code: B-FASCWRI
February
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
Range of criteria used for selection
Access Melbourne is available
February
AUD $40,512 (2026 indicative first year fee)
Range of criteria used for selection
IELTS 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0)
Career outcomes
Overview
Careers
As a graduate of this specialisation, you may find employment as a screen content developer, or screenwriter – in film, television, games and new medias - among others.
At the end of three years you will be equipped to write professionally for screen media, having acquired essential skills such as generating and adapting stories for screen platforms, presenting work at a professional standard, giving and receiving constructive feedback and working in creative teams.
Graduate pathways
Once you've completed your undergraduate degree, you can go on to gain employment or begin a graduate degree and work towards a professional qualification such as law, engineering or medicine. Or you could join our graduate research community and contribute to our world-changing research.
Your graduate degree will be internationally recognised, and set you apart from those who study a traditional Australian single or double degree.
Explore the graduate pathways available once you complete your undergraduate degree here.