Minor in Screenwriting

APU’s screenwriting minor teaches students the key elements of cinematic storytelling.

18 units

Ignite your passion for storytelling and master the art of crafting narratives that grip audiences from the first page to the final frame. In APU’s screenwriting minor program, you’ll explore the enduring foundations of story—blending biblical wisdom with timeless narrative patterns and structures—while shaping short scripts with high-stakes conflict and vivid characters, all sharpened by history’s lessons on how film evolved as a powerful voice of culture. As you progress, you’ll weave feature-length screenplays and refine your craft through peer critique, drawing inspiration from cinema’s past to write stories that resonate today and are ready to pitch for the screen or adapt into episodic dramas and comedies that captivate.

Requirements

CINE 174Introduction to Storytelling3
CINE 280Writing the Short Screenplay3
CINE 285History of Film 13
CINE 375Writing 3: Screenwriting3
CINE 385Intermediate Screenwriting3
Select one of the following:3
Television Writing: Episodic Drama
Television Writing: Situation Comedy
Total Units18
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Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Fine Arts general education requirement.