Programme Overview
Our three-year pathway offers an ideal starting point for students who want to build their creative, technical, and academic skills before beginning the BA (Hons) Screenwriting degree.
This pathway provides a supportive, skills-focused introduction to screenwriting, while also expanding your abilities across filmmaking, acting and post-production.
- Write across multiple platforms – gain skills for film, TV, games, and emerging media, balancing creativity with production realities.
- Prepare for industry success – develop pitching skills, learn how to secure an agent, and submit your work to festivals and competitions.
- Collaborate from day one – work with filmmakers and actors to understand how stories are shaped for the screen.
Programme Facts
The first year of this pathway, the Foundation Year, is a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to expand your abilities across the full production process, allowing you to discover your strengths while building core creative and professional skills before transitioning into the full BA (Hons) Screenwriting degree.
Our full 3 year programme is designed to develop your skills as a storyteller while immersing you in the craft and professional practice of writing for film, television, and emerging media. From day one, you’ll collaborate across cohorts, gaining first-hand experience of how writers, filmmakers, and actors work together to shape stories for the screen.
The course introduces you to designing narratives across a range of platforms such as games and new media, where balancing creativity with practical production constraints is key. In Writing Episodic Drama, you'll learn to develop scripts for television and online platforms, working directly with actors and exploring the collaborative process of shaping performance-ready material. Modules such as Genre Analysis and Adaptation for the Screen deepen your understanding of form and broaden your versatility as a writer.
Professional preparation is embedded throughout the course, with guidance on pitching, securing an agent, and submitting work to film festivals and competitions.
The programme culminates in the Major Feature Film Project, where you will research, develop, and pitch a professional treatment before writing your own feature-length screenplay - graduating with a strong portfolio that demonstrates both creative flair and industry readiness.
- 64 UCAS points for September 2026 intake.
- International students need IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in any band) or equivalent.
- All applicants must submit a creative work sample and personal statement with their application. The creative work sample should consist of a short script (3-5 pages in length), a short story or creative writing piece, a storyboard or mood board with a short story (500 words) any poems, plays or narrative that you have written or a short film that you wrote or contributed to (uploaded to vimeo/youtube) – your name and role must appear in the credits.
- Applicants for this course will be invited to attend a virtual interview.
- If you are an international student and unsure of your eligibility please contact us on courses@centralfilmschool.com.
Understanding the costs and financing options open to you as you plan your studies will help you to make a wise investment in your future career.
| Home | Internationational | |
| Year 1 | £9,275 | £15.975 |
| Year 2 | £11,130 | £23.950 |
| Year 3 | £11,130 | £23,950 |
| Modules include: |
| Foundation In Screen Practice |
| Screen Industries Research |
| Writing Short Scripts |
| Professional Practice |
| Final Group Project |
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“I’ve graduated with a good portfolio, I've got pitch decks, scripts in different genres and formats, such as a feature film and a TV show. Now while I’m looking at getting an agent, I have a body of work that I can send out and use to represent myself."
Oriana Page
BA Screenwriting, 2024
Progression
At Central Film School, we nurture your creativity and prepare you for a rewarding journey as a screenwriter in the dynamic world of storytelling.
Graduates of the three year BA Screenwriting programme are well-prepared to begin careers in the screen industries, with opportunities to write for film, television, games, and digital platforms. With versatile skills, they can pursue roles as writers, editors, or readers in the diverse landscape of creative writing for screen and interactive media.
The skills developed on the course are highly transferable, meaning many graduates go on to explore wider creative writing pathways, including fiction, theatre, publishing or journalism. This flexibility allows students to build varied and rewarding careers across the creative industries.
Alumni Stories
Hear the motivating journeys of previous alumni, and how Central Film School has given them the necessary skills to step into the screen industries with confidence.
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