Overview

Working under the mentorship of industry active screenwriters, you’ll learn to write content for the screen in a variety of mediums including short and long form projects, episodic television and emerging media.

Additionally, as a student in the M.F.A. Screenwriting programme at Chapman University, you will study the “business of the business” - the practical side of developing and selling your ideas.

Students enrolled in the programme also have the opportunity to collaborate with their film production colleagues to have one of their scripts produced for the screen. Upon graduation, you’ll have an understanding of how the industry works as well as several developed scripts.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify, create, and write fully dimensional, complex, and dynamic characters.

Students will demonstrate effective storytelling craft and narrative structure.

Students will demonstrate a distinctive personal voice.

Students will demonstrate competency with industry-standard formatting, writing style, and presentation.

Students will understand how storytelling approaches apply to the creation of distinctive and original scripts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Writing for Evolving Platforms

Screenwriting Intensive

Film Script Analysis

Television Series Analysis

The Development Process of Film and Television

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

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Applications received after this date will be considered on a rolling basis as space is available.

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Intent

Resume

2 letters of recommendation

Creative Supplement

Other Required Materials:

Official copy of your undergraduate transcript from your degree granting institution

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

54404 USD / year

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54404 USD / year

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In-State

54404 USD / year

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Additional Details

Per semester lab fee: $375

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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