20Jun
UndergraduateCourse summary
Designed to provide you with the necessary creative abilities and professional skills relevant to working in the film industry, this course aims to give you an understanding of the many roles in the production process. The course provides a multitude of opportunities to create practical production work while providing you with the underpinning theoretical knowledge and understanding to thrive creatively. A range of carefully designed practical film modules aims to give you an understanding of film form and the current film industry together with the creative tools and professional skills to realise your personal visions. This degree provides a framework upon which you can build appropriate academic, artistic, technical and professional skills relevant to working in either the film or education sectors. It will provide you with an intensive series of practice-based modules that allow you to develop higher-order skills in directing, editing, writing and cinematography. There are also theoretical modules to help you consolidate the learning from your creative output. The course collaborates with a variety of professional partners and offers opportunities for students to work with live clients and on industry-standard briefs as part of their learning. We offer a variety of on-location opportunities for students to thrive in a degree experience that goes beyond the realms of the classroom. “The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.” Francois Truffaut
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (Cert HE & Dip HE) • Applied Storytelling Practice 1 (20 credits; compulsory) • Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Investigating Spaces (20 credits; compulsory) • Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Textual Practices 1 (10 credits; compulsory) • The Storyteller (10 credits; compulsory) • Ways of Perceiving (10 credits; compulsory) • Ways of Thinking (10 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (Dip HE) • Applied Storytelling Practice 2 (20 credits; compulsory) • Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Designing the Story (10 credits; compulsory) • Learn to Love Solitude (20 credits; compulsory) • Research in Context (10 credits; compulsory) • Research in Practice (10 credits; compulsory) • Textual Practices 2 (10 credits; compulsory).
Assessment method
All assessment is based on 100% practical coursework. Students are expected to demonstrate their understanding in the form of practical project work. All practical work is project and portfolio based.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa. For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa. International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. For full information read our visa application and guides. Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 points
English language requirements
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.
Acceptable Evidence of English
https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/apply/international-applications/english-language-requirements
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £110 | Credit |
| Wales | £39 | Credit |
| England | £39 | Credit |
| Northern Ireland | £39 | Credit |
| Scotland | £39 | Credit |
| Channel Islands | £39 | Credit |
| Republic of Ireland | £39 | Credit |
| International | £110 | Credit |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP