MFA Screenwriting
Master of Fine Arts
Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Programs of Interest
0Concentrations and Degree Requirements
In addition to the MFA Screenwriting's Standard concentration, we offer a Comedy concentration, in collaboration with The Second City. This is the first and only terminal degree of its kind in the country.
Comedy
Standard
Admission and Aid
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Alumni
George Ghanem (MFA '15)
After twice placing in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships, George Ghanem has earned work as a script rewriter with Brillstein Entertainment, written editorial pieces for Flaunt magazine, and has worked on multiple TV pilots and series, including Superior Donuts, The Great Indoors, 9JKL, and This Is Us. He is currently a staff writer for Netflix’s The Recruit. George is in development of a television series with Mike & Molly's Billy Gardell, who is attached to star.
"The notion that 'writing is rewriting' is a difficult one to embrace. But if it weren't for the supportive group of likeminded people in DePaul's MFA in Screenwriting program, I wouldn't have taken the creative risks necessary to be where I am today."
Faculty
Work side-by-side with accomplished faculty who've shaped the industry.