Overview

At the Writing and Producing for Television programme from the Long Island University (LIU) talk about the characters, the world of the series and its themes, the arc of the show – all of the development issues that a real TV writers room deals with. The students have now formed a TV writers room: They pitch ideas, break stories, write outlines, and by the end of the first year, each student has written a script for this putative show.

Key facts

In year two, the students move into production: Each student will have a scene from her or his script filmed, utilizing a professional director, DP, casting director, and SAG/AFTRA actors.

The students remain at the core of the experience, working as department heads on the shoot (which happens during a one-week intensive in January). In the spring, the students move into post-production, learning how to supervise post on a piece one has written, and end the two year M.F.A. programme with a finished piece.

In addition to this central project, students write a minimum of two original pilots of their own, as well as creating their own original web series. Other classes include a History of Television Writing Class, and a Capstone Class: Building A Career, which culminates in pitching a project to a panel of industry experts.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Writing and Development - The Television Series

The History of Television

Television Series & Programs - Writing And Pre-Production

Internship

Individual Episode Writing

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Rolling admissions policy, you can apply up until the beginning of the semester. We recommend applying anywhere from 5 to 12 months prior to the start date.

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Film Studies Creative Writing View 215 other Masters in Film Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

High school transcript: Applicants must have official secondary school transcripts on file.

SAT or ACT Test Scores: Applicants must take either the College Board SAT or the American College Testing Program ACT exam and have the scores forwarded directly to the LIU Brooklyn Office of Admissions.

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Tuition Fees

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33768 USD / year

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33768 USD / year

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33768 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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