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.We are home to the archive of stage and screen star Richard Burton, and to the Taliesin Arts Centre – an exciting hub for cinema, theatre and the arts.The programme is organised around a structure of three pillars: Film Theory, Visual Culture, and Practice modules. You will be required to take one module from each pillar per year. This ensures a rounded set of skills that equips you for the professional workplace. This layout is unique and sets Swansea apart from other institutions that specialise in either film theory or film practice.Our lecturers are internationally recognised experts actively engaged in cutting-edge research and creative practice. Their expertise shapes the curriculum at every level, ensuring that you are immersed in a range of topics.You will have access to state-of-the-art audio-visual production studio facilities and audio-visual equipment.Access to Virtual Reality lab and Virtual Reality equipment, which is currently used for both teaching and research purposes.Extensive employability and work experience through our well-established media production, creative industries, and publishing internship opportunities with a wide range of external and internal partners.