Master of Fine Arts in Writing

With a conservatory approach, our screenwriting program is unique in design, practice, and philosophy. Throughout the program, our writers experiment across genres, explore their unique voices, and build a body of work. With small classes of up to ten writers, we offer individualized attention, encouraging our writers to take risks on the page, strengthen idea generation, broaden their aesthetic ambitions, and balance incubation and collaboration to create their strongest works. During their foundational semester, our screenwriters dive in alongside production students. They will: write short films to be shot, designed, produced, and edited by fellow student specialists, shadow roles on set, and work as the writer on set for their own short film.
After a fully immersive first semester, they move into their specialization, where they: ideate, develop, and write a full-length feature, study the craft of screenwriting with a focus on story, and study the art of adaptation across genres.

Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, and must have at least a 3.0 GPA in upper-division coursework (all undergraduate courses completed after reaching 60 credits).

Applicants are not required to have previous experience in film production or film-related coursework. However, strong candidates should be able to demonstrate an active interest in visual and/or narrative storytelling through coursework, internships, creative works, job experience, and/or compelling life experiences, and how that experience will help make them strong filmmakers.
the GRE is not a requirement for the MFA in Screenwriting, and it will be removed from your checklist within 24-48 hours.

You must also have your official copy of your transcript(s)
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80, Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550, International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.5.