Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media

If your goal is to create a body of work that could launch your professional writing career, our screenwriting degree program will give you the competitive edge you need. Tap into your imagination. Come up with great ideas. Find your unique voice. Take your writing skills to a new level.

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Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media Degrees

The Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media degree programs prepare aspiring writers to meet the creative and business challenges of the entertainment industry. Our program will give you the creative edge you need. By the time you graduate, you will have written two screenplays, three spec TV scripts, one pilot and three short film scripts. You will also work as a staff writer on two web series.

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Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts Program provides students with a holistic education covering the arts, humanities, and sciences. Courses highlight connections between the subject of study and the major fields of art and design, providing context to the larger world of art and design.

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Foundations

The Foundations curriculum heightens perception and understanding of visual structure through the study of drawing, modeling of form, value structure, perspective principles, color, and design theory.q

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Graduate Liberal Arts<\/a><\/li><\/ul>"},"learning_outcomes":{"label":"Program Learning Outcomes","slug":"learning_outcomes","content":"Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:<\/p>Research<\/p><ul>\t<li>Effectively conduct in-depth research and apply results to create authentic story worlds, characters and dialogue<\/li><\/ul>Story Development Skills<\/p><ul>\t<li>Develop compelling stories<\/li>\t<li>Apply essential screenwriting tools to develop stories that are structurally sound<\/li><\/ul>Critical Thinking<\/p><ul>\t<li>Analyze story\/script problems and find creative solutions<\/li><\/ul>Written Presentation Skills<\/p><ul>\t<li>Write well-developed treatments or outlines and synopses<\/li><\/ul>Screenwriting Skills<\/p><ul>\t<li>Demonstrate command of character development, dialogue and subtext in work<\/li><\/ul>Collaboration<\/p><ul>\t<li>Effectively collaborate on multiple projects<\/li><\/ul>Professional Readiness<\/p><ul>\t<li>Submit professionally formatted and proofread scripts<\/li>\t<li>Demonstrate ability to receive and apply notes as required in the industry<\/li>\t<li>Demonstrate an awareness in work of what is commercially viable<\/li><\/ul>"}}" data-employment="{"url":"","text":"VIEW GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION"}">