Master of Screenwriting (MC-SCWR) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course students will have:

• developed screenwriting skills for national and international screenwriting industries;
• become confident with writing and rewriting screenplays;
• demonstrated an ability to develop concepts and ideas into screenplays;
• qualified for employment in the film, television and allied industries;
• demonstrated developed skills in research methodology for writers;
• accomplished a high standard third or final draft of a feature length screenplay or television bible and script.

Generic skills

On completion of this course students will:

• demonstrate leadership excellence with strong global understandings;
• demonstrate an ability to overcome limitations both critically and creatively;
• understand and appreciate how screenwriting connects with a broader society and contributes to its social and economic development;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional screenwriter in the 21st century;
• work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of environments;
• exhibit strong theoretical and practical knowledge of the film, television and/or allied industries, including relevant professional, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to these industries;
• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation, and
• demonstrate advanced skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication.

Graduate attributes