Diane Walsh, Program Director
dwalsh@uarts.edu
215.717.6562

C O N T E N T S

• Description    
• Program Objectives   
• Academic Plan    
• Program Requirements

Description

Writing for Film and Television is an undergraduate program that teaches future screenwriters, television and web-series writers, story-development executives, and producers the art of writing narrative scripts for the big, small, and smaller screens. Students write feature-length screenplays, television pilots, teleplays of various lengths; gain a sophisticated knowledge of story development; work in their industry through an internship experience; and create, write, and produce episodic drama series for the Web. The core of this experience is writing and revising in a workshop environment with close guidance and support from industry-experienced faculty.

Program Objectives

• To solve story problems creatively and through experimentation;
• To generate or find story ideas to develop for movies, television, or web series;
• To apply the techniques of dramatic structure to a variety of works, both one’s own and those of other writers;
• To develop a more sophisticated and evocative use of language;
• To revise written work in light of knowledge learned about dramatic structure and skills honed as a writer;
• To develop competency in written and oral critical analysis of scripted work;
• To demonstrate professional scriptwriting practices;
• To understand the collaborative nature of film and television development, and production practices;
• To refine public speaking and verbal story pitching skills;
• To recognize historical and cultural influences on film, television, and web writing and production.

Academic Plan

Academic plans provide a semester by semester suggested course sequence. Plans can be customized through discussions with academic advisors.

• Writing for Film and Television Academic Plan  

Program Requirements (120 credits)