The self-funded four-year programme concentrates on creative writing and professional scripts for feature film, television/web serial drama, variety show, and new media such as mobile phone TV, film/video, web film and drama, videogames, 3D-animation and digital radio broadcasting.
In order to graduate, students of the programme need to complete a total of 128 units, including 66 units of major courses, 38 units of General Education and 24 units of Free Elective Courses. Some of the Major courses will be conducted in workshop-style by professional writers with a wide variety of skills and experience. It provides students with the training and knowledge with a focus on the visual tools of interactive and visually cinematic storytelling.
Upon completion of the programme, students will be capable of writing professional and creative scripts for feature film, television drama series, web film and drama, videogames, mobile phone video, 3D-animation and digital radio broadcasting, etc.
| I) | Major Courses | 66 units |
| II) | General Education | 38 units |
| III) | Free Elective | 24 units |
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| 128 units |
| I. | Major Courses | 66 units | ||
| Major Required Courses (51 units) | ||||
| CRWG | 3005 | Creative Writing for New Media I | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3006 | Introduction to Film & New Media | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3015 | Television Writing Workshop I | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3016 | Television Writing Workshop II | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3025 | Screenwriting Workshop I | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3026 | Screenwriting Workshop II | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3035 | Cinematic Storytelling | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3045 | Creative Thinking | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3065 | Selected Readings in World Literature | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3075 | Adaptation Seminar: Literature, Drama & Cinema | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3085 | Mobile Communication | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 3095 | The Languages of New Media | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4005 | Creative Writing for New Media II | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4015 | Graduation Project I | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4016 | Graduation Project II | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4045 | New Media Studies in Greater China (Hong Kong, Taiwan & Mainland China) | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4065 | Studies in Screenplays | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Courses (15 units) | ||||
| CRWG | 4055 | Studies in Film & Television Classics | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4115 | Film, Television & Culture Studies | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4125 | Selected Readings in Chinese Literature | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4135 | Seminar on Script Sales & Creativity Transfer | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4145 | Special Topics in Film, Television & New Media | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4155 | Special Topics in Hollywood Cinema | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4165 | Special Topics in Hong Kong Cinema | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4175 | Studies in Non-Fiction Films | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4185 | Toy, Game & Children Culture | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4195 | Film Genres | 3 units | |
| CRWG | 4905 | Supervision of Internship | 0 unit | |
| ICMT | 3027 | Marketing Principles | 3 units | |
| ICMT | 3145 | Digital Communication | 3 units | |
| ICMT | 3195 | Understanding Theatre Arts | 3 units | |
| II. | General Education | 38 units | ||
| Core Requirements | 26 units | |||
| University English | 6 units | |||
| University Chinese | 3 units | |||
| Public Speaking | 3 units | |||
| Information Management Technology | 3 units | |||
| Numeracy | 3 units | |||
| History and Civilization | 3 units | |||
| Values and the Meaning of Life | 3 units | |||
| Physical Education | 2 units | |||
| University Life (at least 4 items of Co-curricular Learning Programmes) | 0 unit | |||
| Distribution Requirements | 12 units | |||
| Arts | ||||
| Business | ||||
| Science/Chinese Medicine | ||||
| Social Sciences | ||||
| Interdisciplinary | ||||
| III. | Free Elective Courses | 24 units | ||
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| 128 units | ||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2016-2017
Last modified: July 2016
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