Overview
We list Screenwriting BA because it keeps coming up in counselling sessions, and because the spread of entry terms across the UK is wider than most applicants expect. It is a 3 years undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.
Teaching in Screenwriting mixes production work with the theory behind how audiences behave. We currently work with 25 universities on this course across 19 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £16.500 to £33.500 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Where you land depends on your grades, your English and your timing. Send those three and we will tell you where you stand.
Entry requirements
AcademicA high school diploma with strong grades in relevant subjects. Many departments will also consider a recognised foundation year.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
A craft profession entered by writing, not by applying, and almost nobody earns from it immediately. Development, script editing and story work are the paid roles that sit alongside it.
Roles graduates go into
- Screenwriter
- Script editor
- Development executive or assistant
- Story producer
- Script reader
- Writer for games or audio
Where they work
- Film and television production companies
- Broadcasters and streamers
- Theatre and radio
- Games and interactive narrative
- Freelance and commissioned work
After the course
No register. A finished, polished script and a place on a writers' scheme are the two things that open doors.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£16,500 - £33,500