The course follows an industry standard, development process that underpins a professional approach to a career in screenwriting for TV. You will be taught the craft of TV drama writing that will enable you to complete a pilot episode of a TV drama.

You will be required to evaluate a personal and professional strategy for the development of any work in the context of the screen industries.

The course will:

• Enable you to recognise the elements of an idea to succeed in episodic format
• Enable you to write a compelling one-page pitch for an original TV drama idea
• Enable you to write a TV drama pilot script to a professional standard
• Provide a supportive and critical environment for the development and creation of new work
• Develop a disciplined and professional approach to writing for TV drama
• Enable you to develop a personal strategy for the development of your work
• Familiarise you with the process and business of writing for television – including matters relating to contracts and copyright, career opportunities and career pathways.

This is a single module certificate.

This 10 week course, delivered over three months, has been running for six years. Several graduates have gotten their projects into development with production companies and supported by Screen Ireland. It sits alongside our  MA in Screenwriting for Film + Television which has been running successfully for over 20 years.

This course is suitable for students who have an undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level.

Applicants without a Level 8 qualification may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence which can be verified through the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process.

IADT may ask for the contact details of a referee in some instances. You may also be asked to attend an online interview.

Graduates from this course and the MA in Screenwriting have gone on to work as full-time screenwriters, script-editors, development executives, producers, directors and third level teachers in film and on writing programmes.

The course is delivered online in small seminar type classes.

Tuesdays | 7pm – 9.15pm:

• 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th September 2026
• 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October
• 3rd, 17th November

Saturdays:

• 3rd October (9.30am – 1.30pm)
• 7th November (Students will be allocated a 20 minute time slot during the day to pitch to a panel)

Note: on the week of the 9th November, individual feedback sessions will take place. Dates and times will be agreed with the students.

• Assignment 1 (40%): Analysis of a TV Drama.
• Assignment 2 (60%): Submission of an original TV drama (revised one-page pitch and first 10 – 15 pages, at revised 2nd draft stage of pilot episode). Students will submit drafts throughout the course and have feedback by email and in person.

IADT operates on a rolling admissions basis. This means that applications are reviewed as and when they are received.

Should you apply for a course that is already at capacity, our admissions team will have established a waiting list to accommodate such situations. In the event that a spot becomes available due to enrolment changes, we will work diligently to offer that spot to waitlisted applicants.

Creative Futures Academy are delighted to collaborate with Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet to offer a special partnership rate of €950 for qualifying candidates, which include those resident in the Republic of Ireland and not already in receipt of a bursary, grant aid or a scholarship for this course and not participating in a CE scheme or in receipt of Unemployment Benefit.

This Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland & the European Union. www.eufunds.ie

Fees for those who do not meet the Skillnet criteria are €1,700.