BA (Hons) Film and Visual Culture at Swansea University

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary BA exploring film and a wide spectrum of visual culture, from media histories to contemporary social media, video gaming and creative media. Students analyse film and television texts and gain skills in film production and writing for radio and screen.

Faculty: School of Culture and Communication | Department: Film and Visual Culture | Duration: 3 years full time (4 years with a Year Abroad or a Year in Industry) | Intake: September 2026; September 2027 | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Materiality and Meaning in the Visual Arts, Introduction to Visual Culture, Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film and Hollywood: A History of American Film. Later modules include Introduction to Film Production, Theorising the Media, Writing a Short Film, Cinema in a World Context and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Career prospects include media production, publicity, publishing, communications and PR, digital and social media marketing, business management, teaching, social enterprise, creative industries entrepreneurship, film criticism and screenwriting, with further study at Master's and research level.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: A level ABB-BCC; BTEC DDM-DMM; UK Access to HE in Humanities or Social Sciences, minimum of 21 Distinctions and 24 Merits at Level 3; T Levels Merit; mixed qualifications 112-128 UCAS tariff points from the 3 highest qualifications; International Baccalaureate 32 points.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,300 a year (2026/27). Year 1 tuition fee for the full-time route as published on the course page. International fees increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study. Source

Intake: September 2026; September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time (4 years with a Year Abroad or a Year in Industry)

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