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Savannah College of Art and Design · School of Liberal Arts

Dramatic Writing, MFA

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Dramatic WritingFunding not verified

Overview

A 90-hour Dramatic Writing MFA in Savannah with required feature screenplay, television analysis and writers' room courses alongside live-performance writing, ending in a thesis.

Official program name
Dramatic Writing, MFA
Awarded degree
Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic WritingMaster's · Master of Fine Arts
Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Savannah College of Art and Design — School of Liberal Arts
Location
Savannah, GA
Delivery
On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required attendance
Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes on campus throughout the program.
Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
Not verified
Required credits
90 quarter hours
Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Film and television
The program covers both film and television.
Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Fields of study

FieldClassificationEvidence
ScreenwritingBroader film degreeA broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Why this degree is listed

Dramatic Writing MFA with required feature screenplay and television writing courses alongside playwriting. Screenwriting is shown as part of a broader writing degree; there is no named screenwriting pathway.

Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Thesis, film or capstone

ThesisThesis of a single narrative work plus a written research component.

Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Workshops

  • Feature film screenplay courses: Conjuring the Story and The Alchemy of Resolution.
    Source: catalog.scad.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Production costs and equipment

Production and equipment costs are separate from tuition. Tuition does not include cameras, crew, actors, locations, software or thesis-film budgets unless the school says so.

Equipment and facility access

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

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Other requirements

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Tests

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Deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Funding

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Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. catalog.scad.edu/courses/dwri/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.scad.edu/programs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. catalog.scad.edu/school-liberal-arts/dramatic-writing/dramatic-writing-mfa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026

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