Overview

The MA Screenwriting at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is one of the UK’s leading film and TV scripting courses, with a strong reputation in the industry.

Graduates of MA Screenwriting have gone on to win numerous awards, both UK and international, work on major film projects in active development and are writing for a wide range of programmes currently being screened on UK television.

The course will provide you with the opportunity to develop the abilities, knowledge and skills you will need for a career in scriptwriting.

What can you expect?

MA Screenwriting introduces you to the foundations of contemporary scriptwriting practice in a theoretical context.

You’ll develop research methodologies that will become the foundation for future practice and analysis.

The course offers you the opportunity to study feature film, television and radio narrative, the development of a script from a short story and research, which lays the foundation for your major project.

You will also complete a collaborative unit that reflects your specialist interests in scriptwriting and related topics, whilst engaging with the need to understand and communicate with the industry you wish to work in.

In the last term of the course, you’ll undertake a major project that allows you to focus on a specialist area of interest that you identified during your previous study.

You will write several drafts of an original screenplay for film or TV or a TV pilot episode(s) with format documents. In addition, you’ll engage in peer-to-peer review and the writing of reader reports.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Short Film: Process and Practice

Industry Knowledge, Skills and Methodologies

TV / Film / Radio: Adaptation - Existing Format – Process and Practice
Collaborative Unit

Major Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-18 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

66

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

66

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

It is preferable that you have a previous degree, but it is not essential. We also accept students based on their writing talent and the work they submit during their application.
Honours degree

Possession of equivalent qualifications
Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required

Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
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CV

Personal details (including full name; date of birth; nationality; permanent address)

Current and/or previous education and qualification details
Employment history

Personal statement

Written assignment

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30890 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

14420 GBP / year

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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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