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Master of Screenwriting (MC-SCWR)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2021 Delivered: On Campus (Southbank)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Ben Michael
Coordinator
Annabelle Murphy
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Overview
Award title | Master of Screenwriting |
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Year & campus | 2021 — Southbank |
CRICOS code | 075501C |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 150 credit points |
Duration | 18 months full-time or 36 months part-time |
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.
Last updated: 12 November 2021