Course details

Bachelor of Screen Arts - Concept Art and Design Major
NZQF Level 7

About the course

The Bachelor of Screen Arts is a three-year programme that allows you to express your creativity using the latest techniques and technology. You will engage and develop skills from day one in team work and collaboration, building critical creative problem-solving skills vital to working in the screen and animation industries. You will develop practical skills in both 2D and 3D art production to develop rich storytelling experiences for a diverse range of target audiences. You will be able to work on both solo and collaborative projects so you are exposed to a wide variety of skills and experiences which will prepare you for rewarding and creative future. The Concept Art & Design major focuses on developing your creativity and technical skills to develop complex design based projects. You will be getting experience using techniques from the creative industries. You will learn:

Concept Art for games, animation and film 2D and 3D art Storyboarding Studio and Digital Drawing  Develop skills in communications, project management, leadership, and team building. 

While technology moves rapidly the skills in critical thinking, research, development, leadership and storytelling are universally transferable and will give students a foundation which will endure the changing technologies.

Other majors in the Bachelor of Screen Arts:

Animation Film Digital Fashion Technology Digital Content Creation Game Design

About the provider

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.

We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.

We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.

We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.

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