The MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design is a new, interdisciplinary two-year graduate program offered by the School of Performance, the School of Image Arts, and the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University.

The program grows out of the need to incubate emerging creative voices across media, venues and platforms and a desire for greater interdisciplinary learning and teaching across the University. The new MFA program builds upon Ryerson’s outstanding reputation in film, television, theatre and digital media and further enhance Ryerson’s growing role within the Canadian and International creative industries.

The MFA is unique and innovative: the first of its kind in Canada, and only one of among a handful graduate programs globally that teaches writing for dramatic forms spanning stage, television, film and various forms of new and expanding media.

All three contributing undergraduate programs — the schools of Image Arts, Performance and RTA Media — are recognized as national (and international) leaders in their fields. Each of these schools provides expertise to this new, shared graduate program in Scriptwriting & Story Design.