About the course

This terminal degree focuses specifically on the art and craft of writing for performance. This is a three-year long creative writing discipline housed in a film department. The focus of the program is on developing feature screenplays but the candidate will also produce television screenplays, stage plays, and various type of work for digital media as it evolves. The program is based on a ?conservatory? approach of practice and repetition and includes a significant amount of ?pitching,? or working aloud with the cohort, as part of the process. Students completing the program will have a significant portfolio of feature motion picture, television, and other scripts that have been honed to a degree of professional expectation. In addition to faculty with professional experience, the students are exposed to a variety of professional guests.

　　Learning Outcomes

　　Upon completion of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Dramatic Media (changed from Screenwriting) the student should be able to:

　　Use professional on-page formatting technique.

　　Explain why the various formatting choices are put to use.

　　Execute a verbal ?pitch?.

　　Collaborate on a verbal ?pitch?.

　　Identify story elements in the ?pitch? and distinguish their effectiveness.

　　Revise all of the work presented, in response to critical analysis.

　　Recognize the structural strengths and weaknesses of completed written drafts of scripts. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: US$72,510

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Las Vegas
Fall (August), 2025	Las Vegas

　　

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How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Nevada

A writing sample to the Graduate Coordinator. This sample should be a screenplay. A stage play or prose fiction will suffice if approved by the coordinator. The sample is needed to demonstrate narrative ability.

　　The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two references.

　　Finalists will be interviewed, by telephone or in person, by the Graduate Coordinator.

　　TOEFL (Internet-based) - Minimum score: 80, Paper‐based: Total minimum score 550, (Computer-based) Minimum score - 213. IETLS - Minimum score: 6.5.

　　Bachelor’s Degree – You must hold a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, or an approved international equivalent.

　　Grade Point Average – You must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 (4.00=A) for your bachelor’s degree, or a minimum 3.00 (4.00=A) for the last two years (60 semester hours).

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Nevada. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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