MA

Screenwriting

MA Screenwriting is a course designed to refine your creative writing and technical skills. You’ll master advanced techniques, crafting compelling narratives, developing rich characters, and structuring dynamic scripts.

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Collaborate with industry professionals and fellow USW students, gain insights, reflect critically, and elevate your screenwriting. You will work in production groups with the other MA Film pathway students on film exercises in semester 1 and a short film in semester 2.

Designed for

The MA Screenwriting course is for aspiring screenwriters who want to enhance their screenwriting skills and perfect their craft. This course teaches you how to create compelling narratives, build dynamic plots, and write engaging dialogue.

Career paths

  • Production manager
  • TV and Film producer
  • Production coordinator
  • Location manager
  • Media researcher

Skills taught

  • Camera, lighting and sound techniques
  • Production scheduling
  • Team management skills
  • Planning, developing and research
  • Collaboration

We make a difference in practice, not just on paper. Our courses are designed by people who offer jobs - and taught by people who have real work experience.

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International applications welcomed:

We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages.

English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 4 overall and a minimum of 4 in each component or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.

If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.

Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

 

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Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

International Full-time Fee

£18,300

per year*

Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.  We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

 

Fees and Funding Scholarships and Busaries Alumni Discount

USW has computers available on campus and laptops for loan. However, it is highly recommended that you have your own laptop, capable of running Microsoft Office 365. Students can access a free copy of Microsoft Office and the  Adobe Creative Suite.

Cost: Up to £2000

It is recommended that cinematographers and documentary students buy their own SSD card. When you start the course, you will be advised which speed and capacity to buy.

Cost: Up to £40

It is recommended that students on the cinematography, directing, documentary & editing pathways buy their own external hard drives. MInimum 2GB, mechanical is fine but SSD if you can afford it.

Cost: Up to £120

Media Loans

Access industry-standard cameras, lighting, sound and recording gear, supported by free Media Loans and experienced technicians. We have everything you need to help you experiment, refine and bring your work to life with confidence.

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

Studying at USW

Our courses are designed with industry leaders and provide the practical skills and experiences industry demands. Our flexible courses reflect the need for life-long learning. If you value education in practice, not just in theory, then USW is for you.

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Success for Film and Animation Students at RTS Cymru Awards

USW students and graduates have secured eight prestigious accolades at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Cymru Awards, celebrating creativity, innovation and storytelling at the heart of Welsh television. Their award-winning projects spanned entertainment, drama, comedy, and factual storytelling, underscoring the university's commitment to nurturing creative talent.

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How to apply

There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).

International admissions

Please see our international admissions advice for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.

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