Required Courses

First Year (18 semester hours)

Fall Semester

• SCWR 510 Production for Screenwriters
• SCWR 540 Elements of Feature Film Screenwriting
• Film & TV Studies (FTVS) elective

Spring Semester

• SCWR 541 Intermediate Screenwriting Project I
• SCWR 635 Advanced Motion Picture Script Analysis
• SCWR 660 Writing Episodic Drama or SCWR 670 Writing Episodic Comedy

Second Year (18 semester hours)

Fall Semester

• SCWR 640 Rewriting the Feature Screenplay
• SCWR 650 Intermediate Screenwriting Project
• SCRW 598/698 Writing Elective

Spring Semester

• SCWR 641 Feature Film Adaptation
• SCWR 651 Rewriting the Intermediate Feature Screenwriting Project
• SCWR 598/698 Writing Elective

Third Year (15 semester hours)

Fall Semester

• SCWR 685 Entertainment Business Affairs
• SCWR 690 Advanced Screenwriting Project
• SCRW 661 Writing the Drama Pilot or 671 Writing the Comedy Pilot

Spring Semester

• SCWR 691 Rewriting Advanced Screenplay Project
• SCWR 692 Feature Film Portfolio Workshop

Extra workshops on various subjects are also available throughout program.