BA (Hons)Playwriting and Screenwriting

Study location	United Kingdom, Worcester
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA (Hons)
Course code	WW88

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Good results in a relevant subject e.g. English of Drama The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) CAE: 169 (with a minimum of 162 in each component) Secondary school exam result can be accepted for the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required.

More information	worcester.ac.uk/..laywriting-joint-honours

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Career opportunities

BA Joint Hons in Playwriting will prepare you for a range of possible careers, including working as a professional playwright. Alongside the creative playwriting content, the course equips you with the knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to set up as an independent or freelance writer, and (depending on your other joint subject) you could be in a position to submit work to, or apply for commissions from, not only theatre venues and theatre companies, but also television, film, games or digital platforms.

Through working collaboratively across a range of live performance courses, the department facilitates opportunities for students across subjects to work in small groups of writers, performers, directors and technical theatre specialists, facilitating the development of new theatre companies of performers, directors, and playwrights.

Alongside creating your own scripted work, BA Playwriting places you in a position to move on to a range of other related roles in theatre such as dramaturg, producer, script reader for a theatre, or theatre critic or reviewer.

Alternatively, you could continue in your academic career to further study playwriting or writing for Performance through MA, MRes or PhD opportunities.