Screenwriting

MA Screenwriting is designed to enable you to develop the skills and understanding needed to work as a writer in today’s screen industries. You will gain advanced insight into the work of a screenwriter – deep understanding of screen storytelling and professional scripts, working across a variety of 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 your script to a panel of industry experts, see your script performed by actors, and collaborate with other MA pathways on practical projects.

Comprehensive: Learn about writing for different platforms, including film, television, web, and branded content.

Industry-facing: Learn from leading industry tutors and guest speakers with extensive professional experience as writers, showrunners, and script developers in the screen industries*.

Real-life Experience: Write for an external client, and receive real-life screenwriting experience to improve your communication, teamworking, and pitching skills.

Portfolio: Graduate with a portfolio of content, normally including a pilot screenplay, online video scripts, outline and pitches, and a feature-length script.

*For a selection of the tutors who teach across our campuses, please visit our website.

Please note: MA Screenwriting is Subject to Validation. From 2025/26, this course will be validated by BIMM University.