MA/PgDip TV and Radio Scriptwriting

Applicants should have a BA honours degree. You are required to submit two pieces of writing work (at least one must be a film or television script) with your application form. There is no minimum length to submitted written work but all work must tell a complete story. Prospective students will then be invited to an interview.

Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

English Language Requirements

International applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.5 (with no element below 5.5) as proof of this.

Suitable For

Students come from a wide range of employment and educational backgrounds but what they all have in common is the potential to be a professional screenwriter. Ideally, you will have a passion for storytelling in all of its forms and a desire to communicate a message creatively to an audience. You will have some awareness of the different TV and radio programme formats and a willingness to share your work and learn from others.

Applicant profile

You will need to demonstrate a passion for the craft of writing and an ability to generate ideas suitable for television and radio. Some awareness of the markets for these media is an advantage, along with an ability to accept constructive criticism of your work. A general awareness of the British television and radio industry and its recent output is considered to be fundamental.