Master degree
12 months
Application deadlines: May
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: €35
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: €15,550
Domestic tuition: €6,400
Program overview
All students participate in core modules in screenwriting, film theory and practice and film making, and also have the opportunity to take modules in digital film and film administration. Students work on practical filmmaking projects across the year concluding in a final project where students pitch, develop and produce their end-of-year film projects over the final months of the programme.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
- TOEFL iBT
- PTE
NQAI Level 8 degree or equivalent H2.2, GPA 3.0, or international qualification. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent if applicable. Students who do not meet the honours degree requirement but have a Level 7 (Merit 2) degree may be admitted to the PDip course, with the possibility of progressing to the MA if they receive a minimum of 60% in their course work during the year.
Career opportunities
Graduates have gone on to success in various areas of the film and television industry, finding employment in production companies, television studios, post-production facilities and as freelance crew. Many have won or been shortlisted for national and international awards including Brian Deane who won Babelgum Social/Environment Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 for his short film Without Words. In 2009 the final project film, FGM won a Radharc Award for its producers Richard Walsh and Julian Ulrichs, who went on to edit the recently released SING STREET. Other accolades include screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival and wins in various short film competitions both nationally and internationally.
Campus location
Galway
,
Ireland
