Screenwriting (MA)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our MA in Screenwriting offers you an integrated programme in the history, theory and practice of screenwriting. It will develop your practical screenwriting skills and techniques, and you will be able to develop outlines, treatments and scripts towards a portfolio of original projects. Projects may be for film or television and the programme will encourage you to write in different genres, and expect you to rewrite draft scripts with feedback and tutor support.
One distinctive feature of the programme is the fast-track core module which will allow all students enrolling on the course, including graduates in other fields, to gain detailed knowledge of screenwriting theories, conventions and formats, and develop the ability to apply these to writing practice. Subsequent modules will deepen your writing skills and knowledge of screenwriting with assignments of increasing length designed to meet industry requirements, such as feature film script and television series writing. You will also study the discourse and practices of screenwriting.
Central to the programme is examining how the industry works, and to this end there are six autumn industry talks with guest speakers, and a four-day summer school, which focuses on the writer working in the industry, and includes pitching and storytelling workshops.
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About this course
Graduates go into careers in the creative industries, such as screenwriting, script editing and collaborating with readers/directors/producers/co-writers. Possible professions include screenwriter, creative writer, or higher education lecturer. This degree can also be useful in becoming a script writer, magazine or newspaper journalist, or English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher.
A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in any related subject; other qualifications will be considered.
Applications are encouraged from those with or without prior screenwriting experience.
As part of the application process, applicants are required to submit the following:
Part 1: the opening ten pages of script for a film or TV drama
Part 2: a four-page feature film treatment
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Subjects
- Project
- Screenwriting
- School
- Industry
- Writing
- Writing Skills
- Fast Track to Screenwriting
- MA Screenwriting
- Final Project MA Screenwriting
- Scriptwriting in Different Genres
- Scriptwriting
- Draft Script
Course programme
You take five core modules, including a final project or portfolio, and choose one option module.
CORE MODULES- Fast Track to Screenwriting
- Final Project MA Screenwriting
- History and Theory of Screenwriting
- Scriptwriting in Different Genres
- Writing a Draft Script
- Developing a Feature Film Script
- Developing a TV Series
Additional information
One year full-time or two years part-time
FEES
Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
Screenwriting (MA)