Regulations for The Bachelor of Screen Arts - BSA

Qualification Regulations

Part I

Part II

Admission

1. Admission to the Bachelor of Screen Arts requires that the candidate will meet the University admission requirements as specified.

Qualification requirements

2. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Screen Arts shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling 360 credits, comprising:

(a) a minimum of 285 credits as specified in the Schedule to the Qualification; and

(b) up to 75 credits from any other courses offered by the University;

and including

(c) a maximum of 165 credits at 100 level;

(d) at least 90 credits at 200 level;

(e) at least 105 credits at 300 level;

(f) completion of at least one major

Specialisations

3. Candidates must complete the requirements of at least one major as specified in Schedule B of the Qualification.

4. Single majors available are: Animation; Documentary and Factual; Emerging Creative Technologies; Film Production; Game Development; Media Technology; and Visual Effects

5. Candidates may complete a double major in Mātauranga Toi Māori and one other specialisation from Regulation 4 by completing  the requirements of the specialisations as set out in Schedule B.  Individual courses cannot be counted towards both majors. Such candidates may, however, count up to 135 credits towards both the Mātauranga Toi Māori major and the Core.

6. Candidates may include a minor from any undergraduate degree within the University for which recognised minors are specified, in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) the overall balance of credits as specified in Regulation 2 is maintained;

(b) the minor must be in a different subject area from the major(s);

(c) where the minor is from another undergraduate degree the regulations of that programme for the minor will apply;

(d) where the minor is from the Bachelor of Screen Arts, the following applies:

(i) at least 45 credits is above 100-level

(ii) at least 15 credits is at 300-level

(e) no course may be credited to both a major and a minor.

7. Minors available within the Bachelor of Screen Arts are: Animation; Game Development, the requirements for which are set out in Schedule B for the Degree.

Completion requirements

8. Any timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates will apply.

9. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes. Candidates who do not meet the requirements for graduation may, subject to the approval of Academic Board, be awarded the Certificate in Creative Arts, Diploma in Creative Arts or Diploma in Screen Arts should they meet the Qualification Requirements.

Unsatisfactory academic progress

10. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.

Transitional provisions

11. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations, candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Media Production prior to 1 January 2023 may substitute a course or courses already completed for a course or courses of the same value and at the same or lower level within the Schedule. Such candidates may be exempt from the requirement to complete a major and may be permitted to graduate under the Bachelor of Creative Media Production, until 31 December 2027.

Schedule for the Bachelor of Screen Arts