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Certificate in Screenwriting
PROGRAM
Description
Aspiring screenwriters often have vivid ideas but struggle to develop them into complete stories. Our Screenwriting program teaches you how to structure those ideas into a professional screenplay. You’ll explore the scriptwriting format and learn how to connect characters, themes, and plot. In an enriching virtual writers’ room setting, you’ll finish a script that reflects your creative vision.
This program consists of three required courses, all offered live online. Register for each course individually to complete the program.
Course sequence: For the best learning experience, complete the courses in order.
Intro to Creative Writing (CEJN 116)
Develop your writing skills and bring your stories to life through exercises in character, dialogue, and storytelling.
Next session: Fall 2026
Screenwriting Workshop: Getting Started (CEJN 136)
Begin your screenplay by developing your first pages and creating characters and conflict.
Next session: Fall 2026
*Recommended before this course: Intro to Creative Writing
Screenwriting: Story Development (CEJN 236)
Finish your draft by refining your story, deepening characters, and completing a market-ready screenplay.
Next session: Winter 2027
* Prerequisite: Screenwriting Workshop: Getting Started
