Overview

Key features

The only of its kind in the state of Minnesota, our Screenwriting BA Program is unique because it covers every step in the creative process. Led by diverse, award-winning faculty, students learn to harness their imaginations and write original screenplays; collaborate, produce, direct, shoot, and edit films; and then exhibit and share their films with audiences in Metropolitan State University’s 320 seat digital cinema, Film Space, located on the Saint Paul campus.

Student outcomes

Development of original cinematic voices as demonstrated by writing non-derivative, boundary-breaking, market-ready screenplays, professionally presented, with identifiable themes and compelling stories as demonstrated within the written screenplays
Understanding of craft tools, including but not limited to concepts of character development, character journey, and story structure as demonstrated by effective use of these within the written screenplays
Preparation for a career in screenwriting, filmmaking, and/or into entry level positions in film, video and TV production, related media fields within a corporate or nonprofit environment, and/or graduate school
Understanding of the film and TV industry, including but not limited to national and local filmmaking and screenwriting community resources (grants, fellowships, etc.)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Film Production and Editing I

Advanced Screenwriting

New Screenplay Forms

Contemporary Cinema

Writing for Television Comedy
The Art of Reading Plays

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

National fall priority deadline: March 3

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Paul, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies Creative Writing View 561 other Bachelors in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

40 upper-division credits (courses at community colleges are all lower-division courses, so they do not count toward this requirement)
30 credits completed at Metropolitan State University
40 general education credits
8 upper-division liberal studies credits
3 racial issues graduation requirement (RIGR) credits
All credit requirements for the major
Elective credits (if you are short of the 120 total credits required for graduation)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Out-of-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year

Living costs

Saint Paul

United States

1040 - 1755 USD / month

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Key information

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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