Master of Screenwriting (MC-SCWR)

The Master of Screenwriting is an 18-month, practice based, course designed for those who have a desire to tell audience-driven stories via a visual medium. Students are introduced in Semester One of Year One to facets of screenwriting with a focus on feature and television writing. Storytelling workshops, script tutorials, the craft of writing, and a unique script development hothouse are major attributes of the course.

A substantial first draft feature screenplay, or a TV Bible plus a draft of a script, are the expected outcomes after Year One. Students in the final Semester are expected to implement the learnt skills for writing and re-writing as they head towards a third or final draft of the script. Students also learn about the screenwriting industries, concluding the course with the Business of Screenwriting.

Semester One subjects will be studied on a full-time basis with 2.5 contact days per week. Student contact hours will be reduced to part-time loading for the Semester Two subject; Major Screenwriting Project, and for the final Semester subject Writing and Rewriting.