MA/PgDip TV and Radio Scriptwriting
- Part-time study available
- Based at MediaCityUK
This course mainly uses group readings of scripts and group feedback sessions as the predominant teaching tool. Every week, you share your writing work and it is discussed with other students and a member of staff. This not only encourages reflection on your writing style and script structure, but also enables you to learn to respond positively to constructive criticism. The course uses more traditional lectures and seminars for the modules that address issues of industry practice. As you become a more independent learner, you will also experience one-to-one feedback sessions with your supervisor with, for example your MA final project.
Assessment
- Scripts (70%)
- Essays (20%)
- Reflective statements/critical analysis (10%)
Staff Profile
Colin Muir
Programme leader
Colin Muir was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1956. He studied American History at the University of Ulster and the University of Tennessee before gaining an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Connecticut and an MFA in Film and Television Directing from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Colin lived in the USA for over ten years and worked as a director, producer and scriptwriter in Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles before starting his own production company in Philadelphia.
He developed and has been programme leader for the MA in Television and Radio Scriptwriting since 1996 and the MA in Film Screenwriting since 2007.
His most recent project has been developing a police series with Lime Pictures.