BA (Hons) Screenwriting (W810) in Portsmouth United Kingdom | University of Portsmouth

Combine your passion for cinema with your talent for writing through our BA (Hons) Screenwriting program.

You'll craft scripts, witness your creations come to life on screen, analyze screenplays, and refine your writing abilities under the guidance of industry-seasoned instructors. You'll examine cinematic theories and genres throughout history, consider their future development, and engage with filmmaking from both critical and creative perspectives.

By working closely with our film production programs, you'll understand how screenwriting connects with other filmmaking disciplines, equipping you to develop short narratives, draft scripts, and produce screenplays with comprehensive industry knowledge.

Opportunities to acquire hands-on production techniques (including cinematography and post-production) will enhance your visual storytelling capabilities, allowing you to complete screenwriting projects independently. Partnering with acting and performance students, you'll experience your written words transformed into on-screen performances.

Upon graduation, you'll possess valuable skills for pursuing creative careers, especially in the film industry as a screenwriter, script consultant, researcher, producer, or showrunner. Additional career options span journalism, advertising, communications, and education.
4-year program including work placement