C11066v5 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
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
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants who have completed a bachelor's, graduate diploma or master's in any field of study or a graduate certificate in a related field of study can apply. 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: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Course duration and attendance
The 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, Writing for the Screen, must be undertaken in the first semester of study.
Part-time students should undertake 8 or 16 credit points a semester.
Course completion requirements
| STM90814 Core subjects (Screenwriting) | 16cp | |
| CBK90894 Electives (Screenwriting) | 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 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| 57041 Narrative Writing | 8cp | |
| 57154 Writing Television Drama | 8cp | |
| 57989 Mise-en-Scene | 8cp | |
| 57178 Digital and Multiplatform Storytelling | 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 Creative Writing (C06041) and the Master of Arts in Creative Writing (C04109). Students who successfully complete this course and who are admitted to the graduate diploma or master's course are eligible for credit recognition for completed subjects. To be eligible to articulate into the Master of Arts in Creative Writing (C04109), students must complete at least two postgraduate writing subjects with a distinction grade or higher.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
