Bachelor’s Degree in Screenwriting

Certification : Titre enregistré au répertoire national des certifications professionnelles N° de fiche RNCP35800, Date d’échéance de l’enregistrement : 31-08-2026 délivré par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche.

École Supérieure d’Art et des Industries Créatives de Paris

Presentation

The Bachelor in Screenwriting at ESART is a qualification registered with the RNCP, Level 6, delivered over three years and designed to train professionals in writing and storytelling for the creative industries.

This programme is perfectly aligned with the needs of managers involved in developing a deep understanding of story mechanics and the specificities of each medium, who are seeking creative, passionate, curious and motivated collaborators.

The ESART Bachelor in Screenwriting enables students to be fully operational from their first professional experience or to pursue further studies at Bac+4/5 level. Courses, conferences, masterclasses and Business Games are delivered by professionals who are experts in their respective fields.

Students also benefit from connections with our network of premium partner companies for the completion of their work-study programme.

Degrees and Certifications

Students entering the first year of the Master’s programme are required to validate all skills blocks

This programme does not offer any equivalences or transfer pathways.

FURTHER STUDIES

This Bachelor’s degree is professionally oriented and therefore leads directly to employment. You also have the opportunity to enrol in the first year of a Master’s degree programme.

Programme Objectives

The ESART Bachelor in Screenwriting is a State-recognised Level 6 qualification designed to achieve the following objectives:

Master the fundamentals of storytelling
Adapt to different formats and genres
Understand various narrative structures (classical three-act, non-linear, etc.)
Develop a professional and collaborative approach
Adapt to a constantly evolving industry while maintaining strong creativity
Present and defend a project orally to producers or commissioning parties
Understand the audiovisual industry, its economic constraints, and broadcaster expectations
Build a coherent and immersive world, whether realistic or imaginary
Mobilise and manage project teams effectively

DURATION OF STUDIES:

3 years for students holding a Baccalaureate or an equivalent qualification
Work-study programme available from the third year onwards

ENTRY LEVEL(S)

Baccalaureate and Bac+2

Prerequisites: The Bachelor in Screenwriting at ESART is open to holders of a baccalaureate qualification and, for entry into the third year, to holders of a BTS or any other Level 5 qualification.

Admission is based on the review of the application file and may include an interview.

Teaching Methods and Assessment

Assessment Methods: Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company

Programme Summary Documents: Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme

Career Opportunities

Screenwriter
Story Editor
Television and Web Writer
Copywriter
Video Game Writer
Executive Producer
Professional Content Creator
Performing Arts Freelancer

Admission Procedures and Deadlines

Access deadlines

Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025.
Applications for the deferred January 2026 intake remain open until 18 December.

Modalities

Access to our programmes may be initiated:

By the employer,
At the employee’s initiative, with their employer’s agreement,
By a student or their legal guardian
Work-study is available from the third year onwards

Upon completion of the application form, our institution undertakes to respond within 72 hours.

If the programme requires specific prerequisites, we will propose, regardless of the funding method you are considering, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.

Programme

Year 1 & Year 2

The Screenwriting programme in Years 1 and 2, aimed at developing managerial skills, is structured as follows:

Semester 1

Humanities
Economic Concepts and Current Affairs
Law – Moot Court
Business Management and Corporate Projects
Human Resources Administration
Collaborative Tools Management
Operations and Activity Management
Marketing Analysis and Customer Experience

Semester 2

Start-ups and Entrepreneurship
Negotiation Techniques
Business English
Accounting Processes and Cash Flow Management
Arts and Audiovisual Culture
Leadership and Team Management
History of Cinema and Film Analysis
Narrative Techniques and Analysis of Narrative Structures
Internship (Optional)

Year 3

The Screenwriting specialisation year is organised around two (2) axes:

AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS

Semester 1

Audiovisual Project Management
Script Reading and Narrative Analysis Semiotics
Exploration and Development of Authorial Identity
Screenwriting and Synopsis Writing

Semester 2

Intellectual Property Law
Writing: From Introductory Techniques to Specific Writing Mechanics
Copyright Tools
Casting and Actor Management
Internship (Mandatory)
Professional Report (Final Year Project)

AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Validation of competency blocks:

Block 1: Coordinate and enhance the commercial activity of a retail establishment
Block 2: Contribute to the organisation’s strategic direction and optimise its economic performance
Block 3: Manage the employees of a retail establishment

Notre Organisme de formation

Tuition Fees

Information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking on the following link : https://esart-paris.fr/tarifs-et-financements/