13 Online Screenwriting Degree Programs

New York Film Academy Australia delivers an Online or Distance Learning, nationally recognised program CUA51020 - Diploma of Screen and Media with selected subjects focusing on Screenwriting.

The MFA program in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media will fine-tune your ability to deliver compelling stories, characters, and scripts that grab the reader’s attention. The MFA is an intensive program that concentrates exclusively on writing, pitching, and the business side of being a professional writer. Complete a portfolio of feature and television scripts that can be used to market your skills as a writer.

The BFA program in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media will teach you the skills you need to develop engaging characters and scripts. Our program is designed to offer personalized attention to your ideas, with an emphasis on industry expectations and standards. Study in a rigorous, supportive writing workshop environment. Explore original and adapted feature films, television comedy and drama, short films, and writing for other forms of digital media.

Our new MA in Screenwriting is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to become a working screenwriter in the film and television industries. Alongside acquiring the foundational craft skills that will enable you to produce a varied portfolio of work (from a calling-card short screenplay to an original feature screenplay or TV pilot), you will develop an unrivalled knowledge and understanding of the business of screenwriting from pitch presentations to commissioning.

Whether you have dreams of writing blockbusters, developing documentaries or working with other writers on sitcoms, the online Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing and English with a concentration in Screenwriting is an excellent way to hone your writing skills and put your passion to work. The classes in this specialized online screenwriting degree are based on a comprehensive study of creative writing, with a special focus on story structure, character development and the visual medium of film. 

A one-year, full-time distance course in scriptwriting for commercial feature films and drama series.

This online course explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting.

This Online or Distance Learning intensive Acting program will help develop the skills you need to compete in the business of acting. Students will learn how to choose and workshop monologues, explore how to produce their own original material, discover how to break down and prepare a script, watch and discuss great performances from some of the best talent in the industry, and prepare for the business by learning how to self-tape and submit for auditions.

Our Writing for Film and TV Associate Diploma offers an intensive, behind-the-scenes education across all area of screenwriting. The program is designed to replicate the process and environment of the film and television industry. The online classrooms are styled after industry writing rooms with collaborative story sessions. You will learn how to pitch, write and produce for all formats of film and television, including sitcoms,one-hour dramas, feature films, new media, broadcast news, commercials, and PSAs, and factual entertainment.

In this introductory course, you will examine the principles and processes of writing for the screen. Topics include finding and developing story ideas, film language, and script structure. The course offers you one-on-one sessions with an instructor as well as collaborative workshop sessions designed to provide meaningful, positive feedback.

Screen and Media Delivered by industry professionals, you will learn how to shoot video, set-up lighting, record sound, edit and produce content for broadcast or digital publication. This course is designed for people wanting to start their career in the screen and media industry.

Learn from award-winning filmmakers how films go from script to screen with this film production course from the BFI Film Academy.

The Diploma of Screen and Media provides you with the skills to write, shoot and edit your own feature films, documentaries, corporate videos, television commercials, music videos or web series. You will learn how to create digital video content for the big and small screens in a project based, collaborative curriculum following the standard pre-production, production and post production processes.