The UNLV Department of Film offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting. This terminal degree focuses specifically on the art and craft of writing for screen. This is in keeping with the narrative-driven curriculum of the Film Department as a whole. This M.F.A. professional training program presents superior academic and artistic standards for the candidates.

Students completing the three-year program will have a significant group of feature motion picture and television scripts that have been honed to the sharpest professional sensibility. In addition to faculty with professional experience, the students are exposed to a variety of guests who are working in the industry.

Activities of current and former students of the graduate screenwriting program