Film and Visual Culture, BA (Hons)
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our Film and Visual Culture, BA (Hons) is an exciting interdisciplinary program aimed at students who are interested in exploring a wide spectrum of visual culture and film. You will have the chance to explore rich media histories and contemporary culture through diverse social media platforms, video gaming, creative media and more. On modules delivered by leading academics and industry professionals, you will learn how to close read and contextualise film and television texts whilst also gaining skills and experience in film production and writing for radio and screen.
Film and Visual Culture, BA (Hons) will give you the practical and intellectual skills you need for an exciting career in the media, marketing, or related fields, as well as key transferable skills which are valued by employers and open a range of wider career opportunities.
Key highlights
- Interdisciplinary study spanning film, television, social media and video gaming
- Modules delivered by leading academics and industry professionals
- Learn to close read and contextualise film and television texts
- Practical skills and experience in film production
- Develop writing skills for radio and screen
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB-BCC — ABB-BCC.
- UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — ABB-BCC DDM-DMM in Humanities or Social Sciences - minimum of 21 Distinctions and 24 Merits at Level 3 Merit 112 - 128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications 32 points
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Media researcher
- Marketing executive
- Film production assistant
- Scriptwriter
- Social media manager
- Film critic
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £18,400 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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