Screenwriting (Postgraduate Certificate)
Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our Postgraduate Certificate in Screenwriting offers you the opportunity to develop your practical screenwriting skills and techniques, and to apply them to writing briefs, together with developing your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of communicating ideas in script form.
A distinctive feature is a fast-track core module, which will enable graduates in other fields to gain detailed knowledge of screenwriting conventions, an understanding of common formats, and the ability to analyse a brief and evaluate one’s own writing within a commercial context. Armed with the core skills of the fast-track course, a subsequent module will develop your skills in writing a draft script in either film or television format.
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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.
In addition to our online application, you will need to complete and submit an entrance task.
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Subjects
- Drama
- Film Studies
- Film Production
- Film Theory
- Screenwriting
- Writing
- Screenplay
- Writing Skills
- Screen Design
- Dramatic creation
Course programme
You take two core modules.
CORE MODULES- Fast Track to Screenwriting
- Writing a Draft Script
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.
Additional information
Part-time home students: £2940 pa
Part-time international students: £5340 pa
Screenwriting (Postgraduate Certificate)