Screenwriting Minor

Screenwriting Minor Requirements

Screenwriting minor purpose: to meet students’ needs to prepare for the job market. Also, the Screenwriting minor offers students the option of enhancing their major field of study with a minor that offers an introduction to the craft of screenwriting and an entrée to a career in film. 

Required Courses:15
FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING
FUNDAMENTALS OF POETRY WRITING
BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO
INTERMEDIATE SCREENWRITING STUDIO
ADVANCED SCREENWRITING STUDIO I
Select one elective from the following list or other film-related courses from other departments, per approval of WRWS academic advisor:3
SELECTED TOPICS IN WRITING
SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEATRE (Script Analysis )
ACTING II
ADVANCED PROJECTS IN THEATRE
SHAKESPEARE ON FILM: THE ART OF INTERPRETATION
VIDEO STUDIO PRODUCTION
FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM
DIGITAL LITERACIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS
COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES