Master of Fine Arts - Writing for Film, Television and Digital Media

The MFA program in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media will fine-tune students' ability to deliver compelling stories, characters, and scripts that grab the reader’s attention. The MFA is an intensive program that concentrates exclusively on writing, pitching, and the business side of being a professional writer. Complete a portfolio of feature and television scripts that can be used to market skills as a writer.

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Research

• Effectively conduct in-depth research and apply results to create authentic story worlds, characters and dialogue

Story Development Skills

• Develop compelling stories
• Apply essential screenwriting tools to develop stories that are structurally sound

Critical Thinking

• Analyze story/script problems and find creative solutions
• Written Presentation Skills
• Write well-developed treatments or outlines and synopses

Screenwriting Skills

• Demonstrate command of character development, dialogue and subtext in work

Collaboration

• Effectively collaborate on multiple projects

Professional Readiness

• Submit professionally formatted and proofread scripts
• Demonstrate ability to receive and apply notes as required in the industry
• Demonstrate an awareness in work of what is commercially viable

*Note App Fee Waiver in effect for ApplyBoard to reduce the application fee to $50*