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Screenwriting & Playwriting
Bachelor of Science Degree: 182.0 credits

Degree Requirements

General education requirements			69.0 Credits
ENGL 101	Expository Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 102	Persuasive Writing and Reading		3.0
ENGL 103	Analytical Writing and Reading		3.0
MATH 119	Mathematical Foundations for Design		4.0
PHYS 121	Physical Science for Design I		4.0
PHYS 122	Physical Science for Design II		4.0
UNIV 101	The Drexel Experience		2.0
	Arts and humanities electives (excluding ENGL courses)		9.0
	Social science electives		9.0
	Electives*		32.0
*Electives can be one, two, three- or four-credit courses, as long as they total a minimum of 32.0 credits.
College/Foundation requirements			16.0 Credits
ARTH 101	History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval		3.0
ARTH 102	History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern		3.0
MUSC 130	Introduction to Music		3.0
PHTO 110	Photography		3.0
or
PHTO 115	Photographic Principles
VSST 101	Design I		4.0
Screenwriting and Playwriting Requirements			93.0 Credits
Literature requirements
ENGL 203 WI	Post-Colonial Literature I: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East		3.0
or
ENGL 204	Post-Colonial Literature II: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East		3.0
ENGL 315 WI	Shakespeare		3.0
	Literature electives		6.0
One of the following courses:
ENGL 200 WI	Classical to Medieval Literature
or
ENGL 201	Renaissance to the Enlightenment
or
ENGL 202 WI	Romanticism to Modernism
Cinema studies/theatre studies requirements
ENGL 216 WI	Readings in Drama		3.0
FMVD 150	American Classic Cinema		3.0
FMVD 160	European Cinema		3.0
THTR 115	Theatrical Experience		3.0
THTR 121	Dramatic Analysis		3.0
	Theatre choice elective (any advanced acting, directing or production course)		3.0
FMVD	Cinema studies elective		3.0
Methods requirements
FMVD 110	Shooting & Lighting		3.0
FMVD 115	Editing		3.0
FMVD 120	Sound for Film and Video		3.0
THTR 210	Acting: Fundamentals		3.0
THTR 240	Theatre Production I		3.0
THTR 320	Play Direction		3.0
Writing requirements
SCRP 220	Playwriting I		3.0
SCRP 225	Playwriting II		3.0
SCRP 270	Screenwriting I		3.0
SCRP 275 WI	Screenwriting II		3.0
SCRP 285	Writing for Nonfiction Film and Video		3.0
SCRP 310	Literature for Screenwriters		3.0
SCRP 370	Screenplay Story Development		3.0
SCRP 495	Senior Project in Screenwriting/Playwriting I		3.0
SCRP 496	Senior Project in Screenwriting/Playwriting II		3.0
WRIT 225 WI	Creative Writing		3.0
One of the following courses:
COM 260 WI	Fundamentals of Journalism		3.0
COM 280	Public Relations		3.0
PRFA 310	Performing Arts Evaluation and Criticism		3.0
WRIT 220 WI	Creative Nonfiction Writing		3.0
One of the following two-course sequences
SCRP 382	Playwriting Workshop I		3.0
SCRP 383	Playwriting Workshop II		3.0
or
SCRP 380	Screenwriting Workshop I		3.0
SCRP 381	Screenwriting Workshop II		3.0
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements In order to graduate, all students beginning with the entering class of 2002/01 (fall, 2002) must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate. A "WI" next to a course in this catalog indicates that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. Departments will designate specific sections of such courses as writing-intensive. Sections of writing-intensive courses are not indicated in this catalog. Students should check the section comments in Banner when registering. Students scheduling their courses in Banner can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. For more information on writing-intensive courses, see the Drexel University Writing Program's Writing-Intensive Course page.