BA Film and Visual Culture,
About this course
BA in Film Studies, exploring visual culture and cinema across historical and contemporary contexts. Core topics include Research Methods. The course culminates in a dissertation, and film production and screenwriting are studied alongside critical and theoretical approaches.
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What students say
Based on about 46 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 28 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Media Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 7%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 11%
- Wales: 70%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Modules
- Materiality and Meaning in the Visual Arts
- Introduction to Visual Culture
- Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film
- Hollywood: A History of American Film
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm
- Creative Media Platforms
- Platfformau Cyfryngau Creadigol
- Approaches to Film Analysis
- Techniques of Seeing
- Introduction to Film Production
- Theorising the Media
- Digital Content Creation
- Creu Cynnwys Digidol
- Introduction to Writing Drama
- American Word / American Image
- Writing a Short Film
- The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867
- Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867
- Cinema in a World Context
- Adaptation: Storytelling Across Media
- Llygad y Gwir – Archwilio Dogfen
- The History of Screen Animation
- Dissertation Preparation
- Dissertation
- The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008
- Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865-2008
- 'Reclaim the Frame': Women and Screen Media
- Keeping it Reel – Studying Documentary
- Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform
- Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema
- Llygad y Gwir – Archwilio Dogfen
- Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform
- Contemporary Film and Television
- Graphic Novel
- Game Over - Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies
- Science Fiction and Media
- Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking
- Film Production Management
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Visual Culture, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £28,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film and Visual Culture, at Swansea University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film and Visual Culture, at Swansea University?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film and Visual Culture, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 123 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Film and Visual Culture, at Swansea University?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.