Master of Arts - Screenwriting

Master of Arts in Screenwriting is designed to enable students to develop the skills and understanding needed to work as a writer in today’s screen industries. Advanced insight will be gained into the work of a screenwriter, including a deep understanding of screen storytelling and professional scripts, working across various screen platforms and industry contexts, writing short form and feature-length scripts, the writer’s role as initiator and enabler, professional working practices, and employment strategies.

Specific topics range from storytelling and formatting scripts to pitching ideas and projects, from working alone, in partnership, or in writers’ rooms to selling ideas to producers and editing scripts in collaboration with other creatives.

Why Take the Course?

• Practical: Pitch a script to a panel of industry experts, see it performed by actors, and receive script development support from leading UK film and television production companies.
• Comprehensive: Learn about writing for different platforms, including film, TV, web, and branded content.
• Industry-facing: Learn from industry tutors and guest speakers with extensive professional experience as writers, directors, showrunners, and script developers in the screen industries.
• Real-life Experience: Write for an external client and gain real-life screenwriting experience to enhance communication, teamworking, and pitching skills.
• Portfolio: Graduate with a portfolio of content, typically including a pilot screenplay, online video scripts, outlines and pitches, and a feature-length script.

Outstanding credentials are recognised by leading higher education bodies. This course is industry-recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality mark, which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

Awarding body: BIMM University