Program Overview

Screenwriting (Joint Honours)

Overview

Screenwriting at Worcester emphasizes learning through practice, giving you the opportunity to nurture your love of story and refine your skills as a writer and media practitioner for the 21st century.

Key Features

• Study Screenwriting from your first year; many other universities only offer this level of specialization through postgraduate qualifications.
• Tailor your degree to your interests by studying Screenwriting in combination with another subject.
• Benefit from regular visits, guest lectures, and script feedback from top industry experts.
• Develop a solid portfolio of work, which can act as your springboard for a career in the creative and media industries.
• Gain exposure for your work through national competitions and local arts events.

Entry Requirements

• 104 UCAS Tariff points (for example, BCC at A Level)
• T Levels may be used to meet the entry tariff requirements for this course.
• In second year, you can choose to increase your Screenwriting studies to follow a Major pathway.
• We also encourage mature applicants to apply with relevant qualifications or experience.

Course Content

Year 1

• Two year-long, mandatory modules provide a strong foundation in creating ideas, formatting scripts, and analyzing story design and structure:
  • Scriptwriting: Ideas and Development
  • Story Design and Analysis

Year 2

• Mandatory:
  • TV Scriptwriting: Concept and Development
• Optional:
  • Developing the Feature Film
  • Writing for Radio
  • Writing for Interactive Media
  • Script Editing
  • Screen Adaption: Texts and Platforms
  • Playwriting

Year 3

• Mandatory:
  • Industry, Practices, and Applications
• Optional:
  • Scriptwriting Final Project
  • Dissertation
  • Screenwriting Extension Module
  • Radio and Television Comedy
  • Screen Adaptation
  • Writing for Performance

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching

• You are taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical group work, peer review sessions, and individual development tutorials.
• Meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least 4 occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of the course.
• You have an opportunity to undertake a work-based module and industry-standard projects in the third year of the course, supervised by an appropriate industry mentor and University tutor.

Contact Time

• In a typical week, you will have around 10 contact hours of teaching.
• The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected and in the final year you will normally have slightly less contact time in order to do more independent study.

Independent Self-Study

• In addition to the contact time, you are expected to undertake around 16 hours of personal self-study per week.
• Typically, this will involve reading journal articles and books, working on practical individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library and online, and preparing coursework assignments and presentations.

Teaching Staff

• You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course.
• The team includes senior academics, professional practitioners with industry experience, and script development assistants.

Assessment

• As with other courses in the University, Screenwriting has a variety of assessment types which are both formative and summative.
• Formative assessments normally carry no weighting but are critical for the students’ development and preparation for the related summative assessment.

Feedback

• You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework.
• Feedback is intended to support learning, and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.

Careers

Employability

• Screenwriting develops student skills in the practice of writing for a variety of formats, helping graduates to enter the media industry with a substantial portfolio of original scripts.
• The course also introduces the writer to the many possible areas of employment within the TV, film, and radio industries, as well as opportunities within web-based narrative production and gaming.

Careers and Employability

• Our Graduates pursue exciting and diverse careers in a wide variety of employment sectors.

Fees and Funding

Full-time Tuition Fees

• UK and EU students: £9,535 per year (2025/26)
• International students: £16,700 per year (2025/26)

Part-time Tuition Fees

• UK and EU students: £1,190.83 per 15-credit module, £1,587.77 per 20-credit module, £2,381.66 per 30-credit module, £3,175.55 per 40-credit module, £3,572.50 per 45-credit module, and £4,763.32 per 60 credit module (2025/26)
• International students: Not specified

Additional Costs

• Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing, and photocopying.
• If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Accommodation

• Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience.
• Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study.
• We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls, with prices ranging from £131 per week to £228 per week (2025/26 prices).

How to Apply

• Applying through UCAS
• Screenwriting is currently studied as part of a joint degree with another subject.
• Studying a joint degree allows you to interact with experts in related areas, as well as form creative working relationships across different media.
• In second year, you can choose to increase your Screenwriting studies to follow a Major pathway.

UCAS Courses

• Animation and Screenwriting BA - WW68
• Creative Writing and Screenwriting BA - W990
• Filmmaking and Screenwriting BA - WW6V
• Journalism and Screenwriting BA - 50P6
• Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting BA - PW39
• Screenwriting and Theatre, Acting & Performance BA - WW48

Admissions Office

• Contact the Admissions Office for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.