Film and Visual Culture with a Year in Industry

Our Film and Visual Culture, BA (Hons) is an interdisciplinary program, aimed at students who are interested in exploring a wide spectrum of visual culture and film. You will have the chance to investigate contemporary culture through diverse social media platforms, video gaming, creative media and more. You will analyse language and literature in film and television and will also gain skills and experience in film production and writing for radio and screen, learning from experienced industry professionals and leading academics.

Our course is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking the beautiful beaches of Swansea Bay and located on the edge of the Gower Peninsula (the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

• Access state-of-the-art audio-visual production studio facilities and audio-visual equipment.
• Use our Gaming Lab and Virtual Reality equipment which are currently used for both teaching and research purposes.
• Boost your employability and experience through our well-established media production, creative industries, and publishing internship opportunities with a wide range of external and internal partners.
• Benefit from teaching staff within the department who have extensive industry experience across a variety of relevant not-for-profit and commercial sectors.

By undertaking a Year in Industry, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experiences and skills which will further boost your student experience and employment prospects.

This undergraduate programme spans a wide range of aspects of visual culture and film. It offers a combination of theory and practice within three pillars: Film, Visual Culture and Practice. Study at least one module from all three pillars at each level of the programme with the flexibility to choose your own specialism, so you can shape your course to match your career goals as well as developing your own interests. There is also the opportunity to study some modules through the medium of Welsh.

Study Film and Visual Culture, BA (Hons) with us and you will learn practical skills to equip you for an exciting career in sectors such as media production, communications, business management, public sector, teaching, and screenwriting.

Please visit our course page at:
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/film-and-visual-culture-undergraduate-courses/film-and-visual-culture-ba/

Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including:

Materiality and Meaning in the Visual Arts
Introduction to Visual Culture
Creative Media Platform

Your second year will also be comprised by a mixture of compulsory and optional modules. Examples of compulsory modules from recent years include:

Approaches to Film Analysis
Techniques of Seeing

In your third year you will undertake a Year in Industry, where you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experiences and skills which will further boost your student experience and employment prospects.

Your final year is typically comprised by a compulsory dissertation project and a selection of optional modules, including:

Contemporary Film and Television
Stylisitcs: Language in Literature, Film and Video Gaming
Documentary Filmmaking and Broadcasting

For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/film-and-visual-culture-undergraduate-courses/film-and-visual-culture-ba/

We offer a variety of assessment methods within our programmes. In addition to traditional examinations and essays, examples of alternative assessment include:

• Coursework
• Research essays
• Short films
• Blogs and vlogs
• Presentations
• Portfolios
• Group projects
• Screenplay writing

Throughout your undergraduate Film & Visual Culture degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. For full breakdown of course structure and assessment please visit our course page https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/film-and-visual-culture-undergraduate-courses/film-and-visual-culture-ba/
or get in touch with us at study@swansea.ac.uk