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Scriptwriting MA

Bath Spa University

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Newton Park

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Take your writing to the highest level, and develop clear strategies for professional success. With a combination of expert guidance and peer-group workshopping, you’ll develop your unique voice as you learn to meet the demands of a highly competitive industry. The course will help you to become a more adept scriptwriter, able to work across theatre, radio, film, and television. Along with a comprehensive training in key writing skills, you’ll develop your critical thinking, creative dexterity, and coherent strategies for professional progress. With access to campus resources such as professional recording equipment and television studios, you’ll collaborate with acting, directing and film-making students to make films, record audio drama, and develop plays for theatre. Creative collaboration forms the heart of the Scriptwriting course, as you develop an understanding of live presentation, of idea as word, and of the direct relationship, in any given medium, between writer and audience.What you'll learnOverviewThrough seminars with leading industry practitioners, intensive peer workshops, and practical exercises, you’ll develop a full understanding of the relationship between script and production. The emphasis is on the architecture of story: learning how to build a narrative out of words and exploring different ways to bring those words to life through performance and production. Collaborative exercises with actors, directors, and film-makers will make your writing a reality, strengthening your craft while providing finished pieces for your portfolio to showcase your development. We make full use of the resources available at our Newton Park campus, including audio recording suites, film and television studios, rehearsal spaces, a well-stocked asset store, and a state of the art screening room. By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to tailor your writing to any chosen media.CareersMA 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.

Tuition fees

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£ 19,390per year

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University information

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

  • University League Table

    92nd

  • Campus address

    Bath Spa Univeristy, 50 Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London, Greater London, N1 6LP, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Creative Writing

    27th out of 45 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 173
    123 71%

    25th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    50.0 50%

    28th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.28 82%

    12th

    32

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