Course summary

What makes Media & Film Studies and Screenwriting at Worcester special? Studying these subjects in combination allows you to discover how technology and the media shape the world and affect peoples’ understanding and engagement with film. You will be encouraged to apply this knowledge to your writing and creativity through practical screenwriting, learning storytelling techniques that allow you to manipulate narrative. You will be taught in research-inspired lectures, seminars and workshops. Through academic endeavour, you will explore representation and ideology and discover how to articulate these forms and genres in your own work. You'll develop your industry awareness and engaging with prospective employers. Key features

• Dynamic curriculum informed by the very latest research innovations on the media and film industries and associated contemporary cultural issues. Our lecturing team frequently publish their research and your learning is informed by this expertise.

• Benefit from regular visits, guest lectures and script feedback from top industry experts

• Develop a solid portfolio of work, which can act as your springboard for a career in the creative and media industries

• You will be introduced to leading innovators in the media, technology and creative industries. Our regional and national professional contacts include: digital marketing agencies, public relations agencies; immersive media agencies; A & R music representatives working with NFTs; local political party offices; award-winning content creatives; galleries and museums; festival and event organisers; charities and youth work.

• Interactive, investigative learning environments where critical understanding is developed through debate, creative problem solving and evaluating your own opinions, experiences and identity.

• The University of Worcester has been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings and currently holds the number one spot (2023).

• Worcester rose to become the number one English university (excluding specialist institutions) for sustained employment, further study, or both, three and five years after graduation in the 2022 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey, having been in the top 10 in 2020 and 2021. 96% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022).

• Worcester is a leader in sustainability and has been awarded First Class Honours in the People and Planet Green League each and every year since 2009. In 2019, the University was named Sustainability Institution of the Year in the Green Gown Awards and was Highly Commended in the global awards at the UN.