If you love films and books, and you are keen to develop skills in writing for the screen, then this could be the course for you. You’ll learn screenwriting methods and techniques as well as gaining a solid grounding in the fundamentals of creative writing across a range of genres. Alongside your own creative practice, you will deepen your understanding of the film and screen production industries, and your appreciation of excellence in writing. Along the way you will develop skills in research, analysis and debate. You will also get the chance to work collaboratively with other writers and screen production practitioners. The course will equip you with practical skills required to pitch your own projects and to polish original work to a professional standard.

Why study Screenwriting at Huddersfield?

• 95% of graduates from this subject are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).
• You will also be a member of our English and Creative Writing community, where you will work supportively alongside other developing writers.
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with actors, composers, directors and filmmakers.
• We offer a wide range of module options to choose from, diverse and engaging forms of assessment, and excellent employment prospects.
• You'll learn to navigate industry-standard digital resources and to present your ideas using the latest media.

We never lose sight of the pleasure that comes from creative writing. We also want you to finish your course with the kind of practical, transferable skills needed in a variety of employment settings– things like critical thinking, researching, independent study, problem-solving, communication and making a persuasive pitch.

Placements

The course offers a compulsory 5 week work placement in Year 2. If you’re studying full-time, this course also offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. This will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. Our Placement Unit and academic staff have excellent industry links and can support you in applying for and finding your placement(s), as well as during your placement year.

Recent graduates have taken placements at Pen and Sword Books, Kirklees TV, Numberworks & Words and a range of primary and secondary schools.

Your Career

As an English Literature graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in critical thinking, researching, independent study, communicating and arguing persuasively. Depending on your specialism, your career choices are as varied and exciting as your degree course.

Our graduates have gone on to work in teaching, PR, social media, script writing and law. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at Master's level.

*Whilst this is a new course and therefore no graduate statistics for this specific course are available, 95% of graduates from this subject area at Huddersfield are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).