MA Screenwriting

Our MA Screenwriting will help you to develop a personal voice in your writing, create distinctive and high-quality work, and to take that work from concept to industry-ready screenplay. Our unique approach combines technical practice with academic theory. The program is flexible in its format and divided into three blocks; voice, writing, and pitching, allowing you to focus on the areas that interest you the most. Our aim is to bring the most out of the individual talent of each writer. Youll be encouraged to develop your own writers voice €“ that deep-seated, often hidden message that urges you not just to write, but to write about the things that move you. Writing from an emotional, often psychological space offers the freedom to the writer and greater engagement from an audience. Youll learn how to develop this voice and learn how the screenwriter is an ethnographer, paying close attention to descriptions of peoples and cultures, considering their customs, habits, and mutual differences. You will also learn how to make your screenwriting stand out, using non-traditional, decolonized, less Western-focused forms, applicable from the gallery space to the theatre.

You should usually hold a second-class honors degree (certain programs may require a 2:1) from a recognized British or overseas university.

2 years (part-time)