Screenwriting with Film, Television & Radio

You will critically examine a range of media forms including television, print, music, new media and film. You will consider the core characteristics and frameworks that allow audiences to make sense of these media. You will learn about a variety of research methods including semiotic, discourse and content analysis.

The module introduces the basic skills and working practices for professional screenwriting. You'll identify your current strengths, weaknesses, and interests. The module teaches through intensive workshops, team projects, and student-centred learning.

In this module you'll be introduced to the fundamentals of comedy writing and its historic context. You'll learn basic skills and practices required for screenwriting at a professional level, in both comedy and situation comedy forms.

This module introduces TV and radio drama writing and its various forms. You will develop the basic skills required for professional screenwriting. You will gain working practices for TV, radio drama, and serials. You will also identify viewing habits and work in team projects.

This module will allow you to expand on your skills in writing for radio and basic radio broadcasting. You will understand the historical background and contemporary practices of radio techniques. You will also develop your specialised skills to increase your employability within contemporary media.

In this module you'll look at the relationship between the script and the image on screen and develop your understanding of the creative process and techniques for writing as part of the industry.

This module will improve your ability to initiate, write and present original ideas for TV and develop an enhanced level of knowledge of screenwriting through specific practical experience. You will be introduced to advanced concepts in story design, narrative structure, theme and tone to develop your own distinct narrative voice.

In this module, you'll demonstrate an enhanced knowledge of screenwriting through practical experience producing a short film and/or other scripts and treatments. The module aims to improve your ability to initiate, write and present original ideas. You'll show a more complex critical awareness through work produced. You'll plan, research, and evaluate complex practical projects.

You'll be introduced to the fundamentals of comedy writing and its historic context. You'll learn basic skills and practices required for screenwriting at a professional level, in both comedy and situation comedy forms.

This module aims to create radio drama writers. You will learn to construct multiple character radio drama and a short dramatic monologue. You will learn about the writing process and planning, researching, and evaluating complex projects. The module teaches a distinctive, original approach to write radio drama.

In this module, you will construct a multiple character video game drama and understand the writing process specific to video games. You will also learn how to plan, research, and develop more complex writing projects.

During this module, you'll research and adapt a wide range of existing literature and other sources into a short film script. Acquire a critical understanding of the theoretical debates attached to adapting literature to film. and develop practical creative and stylistic skills relevant to your core programme.

This module is focused on the expansion of your critical analysis skills with a view to improving both your writing ability by studying contemporary Film and TV scripts, as well as relevant screenwriting theories.

This module aims to develop your screenwriting techniques to a professional level. You will also understand the role of the screenwriter in the TV and film industries

We aim with this module to develop your screenwriting techniques to a professional level and for you to develop a distinctive and original feature length screenplay. You will combine your understandings of both the professional role and expectations of the screenwriter in the film and TV industries.

This module allows you to carry out extensive research linked to your Major Screenwriting Project. Your research will enable you to provide insight to the world of your story that will add a level of authenticity to your script.