MA Scriptwriting (Theatre and Digital Media) at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MA Scriptwriting (Theatre and Digital Media) is a one-year full-time Masters in which students build a portfolio of dramatic works for stage, screen, radio and television, culminating in a full-length original script. Teaching is by professional and award-winning dramatists.

What you will study

Compulsory Writing a Play and Screenwriting Workshop (20 credits each), Dissertation Preparation: Postgraduate Research and Writing Skills, 40 credits of options and an 80-credit dissertation consisting of a full-length script with one-to-one supervision.

Career pathways

Suited to careers in the arts, creative writing and media; departmental graduates have become scholars, lecturers, teachers, publishers, editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers and translators.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 degree in American Studies, Art History, Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies, History, Journalism, Law, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology or Theatre/Drama Studies. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and 5.5 in all other components. A pre-sessional English pathway is available for applicants who do not meet the IELTS requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year

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