Bachelor of Screen Arts – BSA
Creative Media
A course by
Massey University
A three-year degree diving deeply into screen-based creative media: develop skills in filmmaking, animation, VFX, documentary, game development, creative technology, and immersive storytelling. Choose a major and gain experience with industry-connected mentors and cutting-edge production tools.
NZ$9,157
inc GST
Enquire about international pricing
Core skills this course teaches
Demonstrate advanced skills in creative screen arts
Produce film, animation, visual effects, games, and documentary works using industry-standard tools and technologies.
Apply critical and conceptual frameworks to creative practice
Integrate cultural, ethical, and theoretical perspectives—especially Māori and Indigenous viewpoints—into storytelling and production.
About This Course
The Bachelor of Screen Arts (BSA) immerses students in the world of creative screen storytelling across film, animation, documentary, visual effects, game development, and emerging creative technologies. With hands-on studio learning and client-based projects, students acquire conceptual, production, and critical skills needed to thrive in New Zealand's and the world's creative media industries. Choose from a range of majors and electives and be supported by professional culture courses tailored for a dynamic, convergent media workforce. Learn from industry mentors, work with state-of-the-art tools, and graduate with a strong portfolio and practical industry know-how.
Course Content
- Core and studio courses in animation, film production, game development, media technology, visual effects, and factual/documentary storytelling
- Explorations in visualisation, modelling, digital asset creation, creative coding, narrative, and drawing
- Critical studies at all levels (music industries, art and society, design perspectives, Māori visual art, creative cultures)
- Professional cultures stream supporting industry-readiness and sector navigation
- Advanced courses in 3D digital arts, audio production, studio/location audio, development labs, and capstone projects
- Elective pathways including Drawing, Pacific Positionalities, Colour & Context, Indigenous creative practice
- Majors: Animation, Documentary & Factual, Emerging Creative Technology, Film Production, Game Development, Mātauranga Toi Māori, Visual Effects
- Interdisciplinary study pathways (climate change, health/wellbeing, exhibition/curation, material innovation)
- Capstone project—industry-linked, collaborative studio work
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
AnimatorVisual Effects ArtistFilm/TV ProducerDirectorGame DeveloperCreative TechnologistDocumentary FilmmakerScreenwriterProduction DesignerStudio Technician
