Major Requirements
First Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | ||
| SCWR 474 | EVOLUTION OF COMEDY | 4 |
| SCWR 400 | FOUNDATIONS OF SCREENWRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 470 | CREATING FROM ABUNDANCE | 4 |
| Winter Quarter | ||
| SCWR 451 | DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 401 | WRITING THE FEATURE I (FORMERLY DC 402) | 4 |
| SCWR 475 | ADVANCED COMEDIC STORYTELLING | 4 |
| Spring Quarter | ||
| SCWR 452 | WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 402 | WRITING THE FEATURE II (FORMERLY DC 403) | 4 |
| SCWR 500 | WRITING FOR FILM THESIS DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| or SCWR 550 | WRITING FOR TV THESIS DEVELOPMENT | |
Second Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | ||
| SCWR 471 | CREATING COMEDIC CHARACTERS | 4 |
| SCWR 501 | WRITING FOR FILM THESIS I | 4 |
| or SCWR 551 | WRITING FOR TV THESIS I | |
| SCWR 476 | THE BUSINESS OF COMEDY | 4 |
| Winter Quarter | ||
| SCWR 479 | COMEDY, JOKE, AND SKETCH WRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 472 | IMPROVISATIONAL SCENE CONSTRUCTION | 4 |
| SCWR 502 | WRITING FOR FILM THESIS II | 4 |
| or SCWR 552 | WRITING FOR TV THESIS II | |
| Spring Quarter | ||
| SCWR 441 | INDUSTRY AND PITCHING SEMINAR | 4 |
| SCWR 403 | REWRITING THE FEATURE | 4 |
| or SCWR 454 | REWRITING THE ORIGINAL TELEVISION PILOT | |
| or FILM 499 | INTERNSHIPS IN MEDIA AND DESIGN | |