MA/PgDip/PgCert Film Screenwriting
- International students can apply
- Overseas study available
- Based at MediaCityUK
As well as writing for the film or television industry you can work in other satellite professions such as producer, script editor, storyliner and script consultant.
Industry Links
Industry links are a significant component of the course at present and their numbers are increasing all the time. As well as links with film and TV companies in Germany and Finland, the programme is actively involved with the following companies: BBC, Granada, Baby Cow Productions, Ten Alps, Red Productions, Channel K, Red Room Productions, Tightrope Productions, Lime Pictures. These links provide opportunities to network with key industry figures and to get feedback on your work; to learn the demands the industry makes on writers; to be at the cutting edge of changes and developments that occur in the industry; and to develop mentoring relationships that may persist beyond the course.
Further Study
Graduates could go on to further study at PhD level after the completion of this course. Academic analyses of the process of scriptwriting are growing and this is now an acknowledged field of academic enquiry. Other possibilities include PhDs in the field of the television and radio industry and/ or cultural history.