Screenwriting (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Through the Screenwriting (Hons) degree course from University of Portsmouth . you'll write scripts, see your work produced on screen, study screenplays and hone your writing skills with industry-experienced lecturers and mentors. You'll explore theories and genres of film and writing through history, study how they might evolve in the future, and experience the craft of filmmaking both as critic and creator.

Through close integration with our film production degrees, you'll discover how screenwriting interconnects to other specialisms within filmmaking, preparing you to write short stories, create scripts and produce screenplays with industry-wide insight.

You'll have the chance to learn practical production skills (such as camera work and editing) that'll enrich your ability to tell stories through film and enable you to produce your own screenplays from start to finish. Collaborating with drama and performance students, you’ll see your scripts brought to life on screen.

Graduate areas

Areas graduates from our creative industries courses have worked in include:

• film and television

• radio and theatre

• advertising and marketing

• arts and events management

• local and community broadcasting

• teaching

• stand-up comedy

• travel industry

Graduate roles

Roles graduates from our creative industries courses have gone onto include:

• script editor

• screenwriter
• novelist
• poet
• playwright
• teacher
• copywriter
• journalist
• theatre manager
• editorial assistant