Learn More and ApplyStandard Concentration, Screenwriting (MFA)

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Major Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
Fall Quarter
SCWR 400FOUNDATIONS OF SCREENWRITING4
SCWR 425GENRE STORYTELLING4
SCWR 440DEVELOPING THE PITCH4
Winter Quarter
SCWR 401WRITING THE FEATURE I (FORMERLY DC 402)4
SCWR 404INCLUSIVE SCREENWRITING4
SCWR 451DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES4
Spring Quarter
SCWR 402WRITING THE FEATURE II (FORMERLY DC 403)4
SCWR 452WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES4
or SCWR 453 WRITING THE HOUR-LONG SERIES
SCWR 500WRITING FOR FILM THESIS DEVELOPMENT4
or SCWR 550 WRITING FOR TV THESIS DEVELOPMENT

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
Fall Quarter
SCWR 403REWRITING THE FEATURE4
or SCWR 454 REWRITING THE ORIGINAL TELEVISION PILOT
SCWR 407SCREEN ADAPTATION4
SCWR 501WRITING FOR FILM THESIS I4
or SCWR 551 WRITING FOR TV THESIS I
Winter Quarter
SCWR 406THE ART OF SCENE WRITING4
or SCWR 405 ADVANCED WRITING ON ASSIGNMENT
or SCWR 455 THE WRITERS' ROOM
SCWR 442STUDIO DEVELOPMENT4
SCWR 502WRITING FOR FILM THESIS II4
or SCWR 552 WRITING FOR TV THESIS II
Spring Quarter
SCWR 441INDUSTRY AND PITCHING SEMINAR4
FILM 499INTERNSHIPS IN MEDIA AND DESIGN4
or SCWR 490 TOPICS IN SCREENWRITING