C11066v4 Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting (GradCertScrWrt)UAC code: 942507 (Autumn semester)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting is part of an articulated program designed to meet a range of needs for people who want to start a career in writing, and for experienced writers wanting to further develop their theoretical knowledge and skills.
Course aims
Students in this course:
- develop general and specific skills in screenwriting
- have the opportunity to develop their screenwriting skills intensively
- develop some critical knowledge of cultural and aesthetic debates
- advance an ability to develop and critically revise their own work, and
- develop an awareness of the place of writing within contemporary cultural formations.
Career options
Career options include scriptwriter for short- and long-form drama.
Admission requirements
UTS Rule: Applicants must have completed a recognised Australian bachelor's degree in a related field of study, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
For this course, an equivalent qualification is a bachelor's, graduate diploma or master's in any field of study. Applicants with a graduate certificate in a related field of study are also considered. Applicants who do not possess the relevant qualification must submit a CV and personal statement outlining their educational and professional achievements.
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.0 overall with a writing score of 7.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 600 overall with TWE of 5.0, internet based: 100 overall with a writing score of 23; or DEEP: B+; or PTE: 68
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Recognition of prior learning
Students who successfully complete this course and who are admitted to the graduate diploma or master's course are eligible for recognition of prior learning for completed subjects.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis. Students must commence in Autumn semester.
Course structure
The course totals 24 credit points of study, consisting of three core subjects. The core subject 57142 Writing for the Screen must be undertaken in the first semester of study.
Students undertake at least 8 credit points a semester.
Course completion requirements
| 57101 Advanced Screenwriting | 8cp | |
| 57142 Writing for the Screen | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| 57041 Advanced Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57989 Mise-en-Scene | 8cp | |
| 57154 Writing Television Drama | 8cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
The typical course program is shown below.
| Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 57142 Writing for the Screen | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 57101 Advanced Screenwriting | 8cp | |
| Select one subject from the following: | 8cp | |
| 57041 Advanced Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57154 Writing Television Drama | 8cp | |
| 57989 Mise-en-Scene | 8cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting, the Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing (C11071), the Graduate Diploma in Writing (C06041) and the Master of Arts in Creative Writing (C04109).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
