The BA Film and Visual Culture has been specifically designed to take advantage of the portfolio of modules and expertise across multiple disciplines to deliver an undergraduate programme which will embrace a range of aspects of visual culture and film.

You can then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research projects.

BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Humanities Essentials September-January 20 VC-100
Introduction to Visual Culture September-January 20 VC-101
Creative Media Platforms January-June 20 MS-126
Optional Modules
Level 4 TB 2 Options
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 40 credits (2 modules) from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives January-June 20 ML-102
Cinema in a World Context January-June 20 ML-106
Hollywood: A History of American Film January-June 20 MSS106
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol January-June 20 MSW123
Visuality and Embodiment January-June 20 VC-102
AND
Level 4 Film Studies
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Introduction to Film Studies is available through the medium of English or Welsh - please select one

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Film Studies September-January 20 MS-103
Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm September-January 20 MSW108
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Approaches to Film Analysis September-January 20 MSS217
Techniques of Seeing September-January 20 VC-200
Optional Modules
Compulsory Elective L5 TB2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module (20 credits) from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Film Production September-January 20 MS-228
Professional Development: Preparing for Work September-January 20 MS-229
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol September-January 20 MSW200
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith September-January 20 MSW229
AND
Level 5 TB2 Options
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 3 modules (60 credits) from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
American Word/American Image January-June 20 AM-215
Introduction to Writing Drama January-June 20 EN-236
Writing a Short Film January-June 20 EN-270
The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867 January-June 20 HIH283
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607–1867 January-June 20 HIH283W
Creative Media Practice January-June 20 MS-221
Social Media Cultures January-June 20 MS-232
The History of Screen Animation January-June 20 MSS202
Testunau Trawsgyfryngol January-June 20 MSW204
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrIn January-June 20 MSW206
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Dissertation Preparation September-January 20 MS-310
Dissertation January-June 20 MS-311
Optional Modules
Film Options
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378W
Drama and Documentary on Screen September-January 20 MS-332
Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema January-June 20 MLF305
Contemporary Film and Television January-June 20 MSS311
AND
VC Options
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Graphic Novel September-January 20 EN-3055
Stylistics: Language in Literature, Film and Video Gaming January-June 20 ALE323
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming January-June 20 HIH3379
Science Fiction and Media January-June 20 MS-345
AND
Practice Options:
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Writing for Radio and Screen September-January 20 EN-306
Documentary Filmmaking and Broadcasting September-January 20 MS-323
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform September-January 20 MSW312
Film Production Management January-June 20 MS-354
Media & Communication Internship January-June 20 MSS312
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform January-June 20 MSW309
AND
Open choice option
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one from:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Graphic Novel September-January 20 EN-3055
Writing for Radio and Screen September-January 20 EN-306
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378W
Documentary Filmmaking and Broadcasting September-January 20 MS-323
Drama and Documentary on Screen September-January 20 MS-332
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform September-January 20 MSW312
Stylistics: Language in Literature, Film and Video Gaming January-June 20 ALE323
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming January-June 20 HIH3379
Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema January-June 20 MLF305
Science Fiction and Media January-June 20 MS-345
Film Production Management January-June 20 MS-354
Contemporary Film and Television January-June 20 MSS311
Media & Communication Internship January-June 20 MSS312
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform January-June 20 MSW309