MA Scriptwriting

at Bath Spa University

This course includes or offers the following modules. 
 

• Story Workshop
• Writing for Performance
• Production Lab
• Professional Practice
• Final Script (Double Module)

What we look for in potential students
 

• We’re looking for committed, self-disciplined writers with a few scripts behind them, not necessarily produced. We expect students to engage with each other in a supportive environment. Writing is hard work, and rewriting can be challenging, so we need students who genuinely want to learn and develop.
• Usually, you will have a good undergraduate degree in any subject. Relevant experience can be considered and entrance is through submission of work which needs to be presented to professional formatting standards, a personal statement, associated documentation as needed, and interview.
• Overseas students are also required to provide evidence of their English language ability. Ideally this should be IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum score or 5.5 in each element, or equivalent.
• We’ll consider candidates without prior academic qualifications based on a short assessment.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government. The given fees is indicative.

MA Scriptwriting provides a foundation in writing for all the major media. Our graduates can find (and have found) work as script editors and story editors within mainstream broadcasting. Graduates can find employment in numerous capacities within the industry, working as: researchers, location managers, publicity managers, literary agents and, of course, as scriptwriters.

Many graduates find teams with whom to produce independent work in film and theatre, taking their productions to regional theatres and film festivals.