
Screenwriting BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Screenwriting BA (Hons)
This is a Connected Degree
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
Overview
Blend your love of film with your passion for writing on our BA (Hons) Screenwriting degree course.
You’ll explore theories and genres of film and w...
<strong>This is a Connected Degree</strong><br/><br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/><strong>Overview</strong><br/><br/>Blend your love of film with your passion for writing on our BA (Hons) Screenwriting degree course.<br/><br/>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. This unique combination will support and prepare you to write short stories, create scripts, and produce screenplays.<br/><br/>From your second year, youll collaborate more widely and chose modules such as filmmaking, editing, and having your scripts brought to life on the main stage of the New Theatre Royal by fellow performance students.<br/><br/>Youll develop skills on this degree course that will set up for a career in the creative sector, particularly the film industry. Other career paths include journalism, scriptwriting, marketing, public relations and teaching.<br/><br/><strong>Course highlights</strong><br/>• Take part in Portsmouths annual Comic Con for the latest developments in creative writing and literature, popular culture, fan communities, and technology – course lecturers and students are panellists<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Get the opportunity to shadow theatre professionals and have your work performed on stage thanks to our links with Portsmouths New Theatre Royal and other local theatres<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Deepen your learning from an experienced teaching team of published novelists and journalists, prestigious magazine editors, scriptwriters, academic researchers, and performance poets<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Build your writing portfolio by contributing to our course blog The Eldon Review and hyperlocal news zine Star & Crescent<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain valuable professional experience by taking an optional placement<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Experience another culture and way of learning by studying abroad for a year or a single semester<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Boost your lingual abilities by learning a language with our extra-curricular Institute-Wide Language Programme – and earn credits for it<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Careers and opportunities</strong><br/>Alongside critical awareness and creative ability in film and writing, youll also develop project management skills applicable to any career path you pursue. Your burgeoning screenwriting skills will enable you to work in other creative media besides film, television, and the stage, such as video games and graphic novels.<br/><br/>You can also continue your studies to postgraduate level or take further teacher training to work in education.<br/><br/><strong>Graduate areas</strong><br/>Areas graduates from our Creative Writing courses have worked in include:<br/>- creative writing (prose, poetry, script)<br/><br/><br/>- advertising and marketing<br/><br/><br/>- arts and events management<br/><br/><br/>- local and community broadcasting<br/><br/><br/>- teaching<br/><br/><br/>- stand-up comedy<br/><br/><br/>- travel industry<br/><br/><br/><strong>Graduate roles</strong><br/>Roles graduates from our Creative Writing courses have gone onto include:<br/>- novelist<br/><br/><br/>- poet<br/><br/><br/>- playwright<br/><br/><br/>- teacher<br/><br/><br/>- copywriter<br/><br/><br/>- journalist<br/><br/><br/>- theatre manager<br/><br/><br/>- editorial assistant<br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W810
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
112
104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Scottish Higher
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Access to HE Diploma
106-112 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
24 points from the IB Diploma, with 444 at Higher Level. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H4,H4
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4
A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
2 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above to include English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Scottish Advanced Higher
104-112 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Cambridge Pre-U score of 44-46. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
A level
B,B,C
B,C,C
104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
T Level
M
A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
104-112 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. A relevant subject or experience in English/Creative Writing/Journalism/Media or Film Studies is required.
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