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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Mount Pleasant Campus

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

This MA in Screenwriting from LJMU invites you to explore your creative potential, by giving you the creative space to develop as a writer. Develop your own original voice to create challenging and innovative TV and feature film ideas Learn key industry-skills within a professional writers’ room environment Produce a substantial screenwriting portfolio to industry standard Be taught by highly experienced professionals who have collaborated with such scriptwriters as Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) and Peter Morgan (The Crown) amongst others. Read more about Richard Monks on IMDB Benefit from Liverpool’s reputation as a world-leading hub for TV and film production. Experience masterclasses from top visiting industry professionals Forge links with award-winning production companies With the focus on current professional practice within the TV & Film industry, as well as learning scriptwriting theory, this course will encourage you to develop an original voice, pursue challenging and innovative methods of storytelling, engage in research and development, and view your work in the context of the marketplace. Sessions include lectures, screenings, practical exercises, workshops, specialist visiting lectures and masterclasses. The course emphasises the development of practical screenwriting skills and the production of a portfolio of work, developed to the highest professional standards. You will gain an understanding of professional practice, pitching and marketing screenplays and learn to critically analyse films and screen texts.

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£ 8,875per year

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University information

Liverpool John Moores University

  • University League Table

    76th

  • Campus address

    Liverpool John Moores University, Copperas Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5AJ, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    43rd out of 45 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 173
    136 79%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    22nd

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    33rd

    25

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