Screenwriting Degrees

• Feature and short screenplay writing
• Television and episodic writing where offered
• Story structure, rewriting and workshop critique
• A thesis screenplay or script portfolio

Screenwriting is a writing discipline. Some programs sit inside a film school with production courses; others focus almost entirely on scripts. Programs that combine film and television writing say so on their profiles.

• Dedicated degree (30): The degree itself is in this field.
• Named concentration (24): An officially named concentration, specialization or track inside the degree.
• Broader film degree (12): A broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.

A single elective is never counted as a concentration or as substantial curriculum. One program can appear in several fields; it is still one listing.

Screenwriting programs usually ask for a screenplay or other writing sample; page limits and formats differ by school.

Requirements are recorded item by item on each program profile — required, optional, pathway-specific or explicitly not required. If a school does not publish its policy, we say so. Admissions hub and checklist

By level: Bachelor's (25) · Master's (41)

• Film Production
• Film Directing
• Cinematography
• Film Studies
• Producing
• Editing
• Choosing a Screenwriting MFA
• Preparing a Screenwriting Sample