Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Spring Semester S.H.
SCWR 321 Compltng or Rewrtng the Feature ..... 3
SCWR 428 Adaptation: One Med to Another ...... 3
____ ___ University Core .............................. 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Senior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
15
FTVS ___ Cinema/TV History ......................... 3
SCWR 420 Advanced Writing Project ................ 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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Spring Semester S.H.
SCWR 325 Writing the TV Situation Comedy ..... 3
or
SCWR 426 Writing One-Hour Episodic TV ....... (3)
15
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
____ ___ Elective ......................................... 3
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The proper sequence of these courses should be discussed
with the student’s advisor.
SCWR 220
Beginning Screenwriting
3 Semester Hours
Practicum in the basics of screenwriting; idea, outline, plot,
characterization, etc. Analysis of scripts.
Lab fee.
SCWR 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
SCWR 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
15
SCWR 320
Intermediate Screenwriting
3 Semester Hours
SCREENWRITING / 477
Practical experience in writing feature film scripts with
individualized analysis of plot, character development, and
structure.
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only. Lab fee.
SCWR 321
Completing or Rewriting the Feature
3 Semester Hours
Practical experience in completing or rewriting a featurelength
screenplay.
Prerequisite: SCWR 320.
Majors/minors only.
May be repeated once.
SCWR 325
Writing the TV Situation Comedy
3 Semester Hours
Practical experience in writing in various comic forms with
emphasis on television situation comedy.
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only.
SCWR 326
Writing the Documentary
3 Semester Hours
This course surveys the theory and practice of writing for
the documentary and other forms of non-fiction media in
television and film.
Prerequisite: SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only.
SCWR 329
Directing for Screenwriters
3 Semester Hours
An in-depth workshop/lecture demonstration on production
and post-production processes and aesthetics of film and
video.
May require a lab fee.
Prerequisites: PROD 200 and SCWR 220.
Majors/minors only.