Overview

About the course

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television students will learn the principles underlying dramatic writing, gain an understanding of industry practices and explore the differences between writing for different media. In their final term, MA students will complete one script for either theatre film radio or television. MFA students will complete two scripts for different media in their second year.

Train to write drama for different media including theatre, film, television and radio

Study the history of dramatic writing and explore its future

Work with actors and be taught by industry professionals

Programme Structure

Course focus:

Practice-based enquiry into techniques and processes for writing for stage and screen

Writing projects engaging with different styles and media formats

Creative and Critical writing
Media and society

Stage design

Research into dramatic writing techniques and issues of performance in relation to theatre, cinema, television, radio and other relevant contexts
Liberal arts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00

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More details

There is no formal application deadline for MA courses.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Master of Fine Art in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media (MFA): 240 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Film Studies Creative Writing Drama View 241 other Masters in Film Studies in United Kingdom

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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

You should normally have an undergraduate degree in the broad field of literary and/or performance and drama studies; or a first degree and sufficient experience of either writing or drama practice; or have appropriate professional experience; or can otherwise demonstrate your potential to undertake this form of postgraduate study successfully. An offer will normally only be made after interview.
An MFA top-up year for those with an existing MA in writing for dramatic media is available. During this year writers will produce two ‘calling card’ scripts and a professional development portfolio.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22715 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11900 GBP / year

≈ 11900 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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