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BA (Hons) Creative Writing for Film*

  • Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time
  • Placement year: Optional 1 year
  • Course code: W802 (UCAS)
  • Institution code: A66 (UCAS)
Close-up image of a screenplay.

Cultivating career-ready skills

We offer opportunities to develop practical, employable and transferrable skills to prepare you for a range of future careers. You'll gain an in-depth and up-to-date understanding of industry routes including how to get your screenplay produced, how to pitch your ideas to directors/producers, and how to market your work. We explore the skills that employers are looking for and all the different ways you can make a living as a writer. When you graduate, you'll have a strong creative portfolio, and a professional network to kickstart your career.

Guest speakers

On BA (Hons) Creative Writing for Film, you'll have the opportunity to network with guest speakers and mentors, including a diverse range of internationally renowned screenwriters, writer-directors, and production companies.

Notable names include Russell T Davies (Doctor Who), Edgar Wright (Baby Driver), Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), Joe Cornish (Ant-Man), Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner), along with BFI, Bridport Stage to Screen Festival, Joe Forrest (Holby City), and Faryal Velmi (Ackley Bridge).

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