Are you going to write 2 screenplays,
or 1 TV spec and 2 original pilots,
between October and June?

You will if you’re accepted into one of our
graduate-level certificate programs.

Late applications are only
being accepted until August 26.

Classes begin September 30.

Study online or on campus
in our 2024-2025 cohorts. 

SCREENWRITING

Screenwriters complete two feature screenplays
in this yearlong competitive-admission program,
view weekly lectures, attend weekly Q&As,
and learn directly from working professionals
in an intimate classroom environment
with a maximum of 10 students per workshop

WRITING FOR TELEVISION

Television writers write three teleplays—
a spec of an existing show,
and two original pilots.
This yearlong competitive-admission program
also includes weekly recorded lectures,
and live weekly Q&As.  
Students learn directly from working professionals
in an intimate classroom environment
with a maximum of 10 students per workshop.

Professional Programs alumni include:

Ian Stokell (writer/producer, BAFTA Winner for All Quiet on the Western Front), Rafaella Biscayne (The Strangers: Chapters 1-3), James Ponsoldt (writer/director/producer Daisy Jones & the Six, Shrinking, The Spectacular Now), Steven Canals (creator/writer/director, FX’s Pose), Bo Yeon Kim (writer/producer, Star Trek: Discovery), Sylvia Jones (writer, The Chi), Will Honley (writer, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions), Dan Mazeau (writer, Damsel, Fast X), Olivia Liang (Kung Fu), Micah Cyrus (writer, All American, Dead Girl’s Detective Agency), Susan Hurwitz Arneson (South Park, The Tick), and many more.

Don’t miss your final chance
to be considered for
the 2024-2025 programs.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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University of California, Los Angeles,
School of Theater, Film & Television
Professional Programs
102 East Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
https://professionalprograms.tft.ucla.edu
310.825.6124