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Introduction to Screen & Television Writing

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0012 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0012
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

An introduction to the art and the technical aspects of writing scripts for film and television. Involves analyses of screenplays, study of screen writers past and present, the relationship between director and writer, aesthetics of film writing. Project: the completion of a full-length screenplay from first treatment (synopsis) through first and second drafts and final script.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0012

Enrolled / Capacity

19 / 19

Status

Closed

Instructor

Ginger Lazarus

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.