MA Writing for Script & Screen

Gain the writing skills, industry know-how, professional skills and experience of collaborative working that the ever-changing screen-writing industry demands.  

Develop your portfolio across different platforms or focus on the mediums and genres that interest you through live briefs, collaborative projects and independent research. 

You will: 

• Learn the fundamentals of storytelling and how these can be applied to your chosen script medium 

• Gain the professional skills needed to compete in the script writing industries, including how to write treatments, develop characters and settings, present your work in the correct format, and pitch your ideas 

• Collaborate and network with other script professionals around the world  

• Gain the research skills, and critical and theoretical approaches needed to underpin your practice  

• Gain an understanding of current trends and developments in the screen industries.  

An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification.