Arts and Human Sciences (AHS) Undergraduate Prospectus
BA (Hons)
Location Location
Southwark Southwark
Return to Teaching
Scriptwriting
*
Duration Duration
3 years (full-time) Short course (part-time: 7 weeks,
full-time: 3 weeks)
Start date
September Start date
Various start dates - contact the course
Number of places administrator for details.
30
Number of places
Arts and Human Sciences Arts and Human Sciences
Course description Career opportunities
Timetable 40
Course description – Coverage of recent initiatives
A practice-based degree introducing Students undertaking this course can
Full-time: days only
The course runs for seven weeks including Every Child Matters, the
How to apply
the codes, conventions and theories anticipate working in the television
How to apply Directly to LSBU
part-time and three weeks full-time, Primary National Strategy and recent
of scriptwriting for a diverse range of industry, copywriting, advertising, the
Via UCAS Melany Wagestroon-Gehringer
comprising of: developments with regards to
media. The course explores the fields radio industry, video games, theatre,
Course Administrator
– Six weeks of university attendance teachers and legal issues (including
UCAS code 020 7815 5761
(AHS)
of screenwriting for film and television, new media, comic books, public relations,
TBC
wagestrm@lsbu.ac.uk
(three full days per week) safeguarding children procedures
(AHS)
copywriting, radio drama, comic book or moving on to postgraduate study. – One reading week and the use of physical restraint)
writing, video game story design and
Course contact Course contact
– Three weeks (21 days) school – Weekly telephone tutorials during
Colin Harvey Caty March
scriptwriting, writing for documentary, Progression routes
harveycb@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 5702
marchc2@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 5760
experience (this in some cases can be school experience
writing for New Media and theatre to postgraduate study over four to five weeks) – A session on the early years
writing. The course is taught via seminar, Successful graduates have gone on to
Typical offer Non-standard entry requirements
– One additional day for course foundation stage curriculum.
160 UCAS Tariff points Primary Teachers trained in the UK who have
workshop and tutorial by a variety of study at Masters level. Students may also
been out of teaching for six months or more.
completion and certification.
professional writers and academics wish to continue studying here at LSBU
Secondary school teachers and overseas trained
Successful participation in the course
studying scriptwriting practice. on our MA Scheme in Creative Media
*subject to validation teachers who have Qualified Teacher Status
Most participants will qualify for a small leads to the award of a certificate.
may apply if they have substantial experience of
Arts, specialising in either Creative Writing
working in primary schools in the UK.
bursary and application can be made to
Your scriptwriting practice will be or Media Writing. cover some childcare costs. Career opportunities
contextualised throughout by a firm Employment prospects for
grounding in scriptwriting theory. We Professional contacts/industry links The course allows participants returning teachers are generally
will explore the historical emergence The degree is based in The Writing to familiarise themselves with good. Although we pride ourselves
and evolution of each medium, Lab (within the Department of Arts, recent curriculum developments in in providing teachers for London
and the nuances of writing for each Media and English), home to a number primary schools and to refresh their schools, successful graduates re-enter
medium. The course will look at the of practising writers and academics acquaintance with national curriculum the teaching profession in a variety
foundational tenets of writing for the studying scriptwriting and the media. Dr subjects. It also allows space for critical of schools within the UK.
stage, exploring naturalistic and non- Anna Reading is a theatre writer who reflection on different approaches
naturalistic techniques. We will look at has previously worked as a journalist to teaching and current issues in Additional notes
mainstream and alternative approaches and copywriter, and was the writer and the classroom. Sessions include On starting the course participants are
to scriptwriting for television and film, presenter of the BBC World Service series consideration of: responsible for finding their own school
and the specific challenges of writing Introducing Media. Colin Harvey was the – All subjects of National Curriculum placements and will be supported in
for video games and New Media. winner of the inaugural SFX Pulp Idol with a particular focus on the core school by school mentors who write
award in 2006, and has subsequently curriculum of English, Maths, Science a placement report, which forms part
We will examine legal and ethical issues written for Big Finish. Simon Smith’s and ICT of the re-entry profile.
associated with scriptwriting and the latest collection of poems is Mercury – Professional studies sessions including
institutional context of scriptwriting (Salt 2006), long listed for the Costa behaviour management, special needs For full entry requirements see pages
practice, including media law and Prize. He also translates poetry from Latin and creating the emotionally literate 252 to 253.
regulatory bodies. The course will feature and French, and reviews poetry and classroom
guest lectures from a range of practising writes essays for Poetry Review and PN – Preparation for work with support
industry professionals, including writers, Review. Visiting guest lecturers include for writing application forms and
directors and agents. The Department of Phil O’Shea, writer of the award-winning interview practice
Arts, Media and English at LSBU boasts British film Vampire Diary and Vince
state-of-the-art digital production facilities O’Connell, writer of the British film ID.
and a theatre, enabling us to showcase
a variety of student work. For full entry requirements see pages
252 to 253.
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