Build a deeper understanding of film, TV, theatre, and online media, while exploring how to bring new ideas to life in digital, interactive and multi-media performance. You’ll discover your creative identity and strengths through practical projects and find your voice in the industry.

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Learn how to be a content creator and producer for live performance and recorded media.

## DESIGNED FOR

If you’re fascinated by all things media, be it film, TV, theatre or online, and you want to develop the skills to thrive both in front of and behind the camera, this course is for you. You’ll get opportunities to explore the industry, find your place and build a body of work that gets you noticed.

### Career Paths

* Researcher

* Producer

* Videographer

* Writer

* Performer/actor

* Artistic directors

* Teaching or youth theatre

### Skills taught

* Visual and audio recording

* Presenting and performing

* Project management

* Collaboration and communication

* Research and idea generation

We make a difference in practice, not just on paper. Our courses are designed by people who offer jobs - and taught by people who have real work experience.

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Performance and Media at USW

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Performance and Media Showreel

## Course Highlights

### Build Your Portfolio and Showreel

Develop a high-class body of work that supports your aspirations and stands out to employers.

### Real-world experience

Work at international festivals alongside media companies and professionals on placements and live projects.

### Heart of the industry

Extensive opportunities to engage with major venues and production companies on your doorstep in Cardiff.

### World-class facilities

Develop your talents and creativity using the latest industry-standard studios, suites and equipment.

## Module Overview

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Learn the fundamental concepts and skills involved in performance and production across various media. Refine your skills and showcase them during international festivals and industry placements, before specialising and preparing to enter the industry in your final year.

Year One

Thinking Through Practice *

Acting and Direction

Analysing Studio Production

Professional Practice: Toolkit

Year Two

New Media Performance *

Performance Analysis and Critical Theory

Create: Specialist Studies 1

Professional Practice: Collaborate

Year Three

Research Project *

Graduate Project

Create: Specialist Studies 2

Professional Practice and Employability*

*These modules can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh

Examine performance concepts, conventions and perspectives by engaging in practical workshops, viewing live performances and films. Build foundational creative and technical skills to develop, produce, record and edit your own work and performance for stage and screen.

Practically explore  ‘performance’ and how its components interact to create meanings.

Learn how to work effectively and collaboratively in a studio environment and explore actor/director training methodologies as you develop your own performance with support.

*This module can be studied 100% through the medium of Welsh

Investigate meanings and intentions in contemporary theatre and short film as you explore the use of semiotics, a foundation of practical work later in the course.

Get to grips with media tech including digital audio/video recorders, cameras, and editing playback technologies, and understand how they support performances.

Explore new, interactive and digital elements in traditional theatre and media-based forms and refine your creative processes for performing live and for recorded media.

Explore multimedia, immersive performance using digital tools to develop a group performance.

Investigate the role theatre, performance and media play in social, historical, cultural and aesthetic contexts, including social and political debate.

This flexible module gives you the chance to be involved in a TV, or Virtual Production film project in a variety of roles. The projects are developed under professional conditions.

Collaborate with students and industry professionals to make a series of video podcasts at the international Iris Film Festival.

Prepare to make your mark in the media and performance industry as you hone your specialist skills and build a portfolio that stands out to employers. Get industry experience on placement with a studio or production company and grow the business skills required to thrive as a creative freelancer.

Plan, execute and present a research project focusing on a way in which performance relates to global society, such as class, gender, race, identity or technology.

Develop, plan, and produce a short film, audio production, video podcast, or multimedia performance. An opportunity to showcase skills you have developed on the course.

Engage in advanced study of a specialist area media production developing your creative and critical proficiency.

Professional Practice and Employability *

Plan for life after graduation as you identify career paths, reflect on your strengths and aspirations and get your CV and portfolio up to scratch.

### How you’ll learn

The course boosts your cultural knowledge and gets you ready for the media and performance industry. You’ll work on practical projects in our studios and be assessed mainly on filmed and mixed media performances. We’ll teach you theory through interactive seminars and guest speakers from the industry. Instead of exams, you’ll be graded on performances, media content,  essays, blogs, pitches and presentations. This hands-on approach helps you prepare for life after graduation.

### Teaching staff

Our staff bring diverse expertise from theatre, media, and performance. Your course leader is a well-known choreographer and artistic director with global teaching and publishing experience. Other team members have roles as directors, scriptwriters, producers, and camera operators with organisations like the BBC, ITV, Theatr Genedlaethol, and National Theatre Wales. This broad expertise ensures top-class teaching.

They use their industry knowledge to help you discover your strengths and career path, and their network provides opportunities for placements, guest speakers, field trips, and live projects.

### Facilities

As a performance and media student, you’ll use our industry-standard studios, suites, and equipment, which we regularly update. You’ll have access to a 140-seat auditorium with a sprung stage, a full lighting rig, and drama studios. Our campus features four black box theatres, professional film studios with green screen and motion capture, podcast and radio suites, and editing suites with the latest software.

We also have cutting-edge filming and audio gear, including FX3 and FX6 cameras used in the industry.

### Equipment

At our Cardiff Campus we have a vast range of equipment that you will be trained to use as part of your course. To help support your studies we have a Media Loans facility that allows you to hire the equipment, at no cost, for you to then use for your assignments and practical work.

We have both basic and high-end film and photography cameras, portable lighting and sound equipment as well as a range of professional studio recording microphones, instruments and associated equipment to use in our music studios or on location. The team of technical officers and instructors are also available to help you with any queries and technical issues.

### Placements and work experience

You’ll also play a key role in USW’s famous Immersed Festival, collaborating with other creative students as you help deliver the event.

## Student Stories

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Engaging with industry and starring in a Netflix production

Niamh Davies

Performance and Media student

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Making the most of my work experience opportunity

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Pursuing my passion for Music Producing – why I switched courses and came to the University of South Wales

John-Joe Flynn

Music student

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I can leave university knowing I'm far more employable

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Making a name for myself within the music industry

Foxxglove

Music graduate

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Building a future in Live Event Technology

Louis Miles

Live Event student

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Music Producing student’s collaboration goes gold in the UK charts

Joe Ridgeway

Music Producing student

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Stepping into the spotlight during my studies

Shaila Mudhoo

Theatre and Drama student

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I’ve achieved my dream of working in the arts

Matteo Depares

Songwriting and Production graduate

## Careers and Employability

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### Graduate careers

This degree leads to various career paths. Our graduates work as researchers, producers, videographers, writers, performers, film actors, and artistic directors. Alumni are employed by TV studios, theatres, and companies like Bad Wolf, known for His Dark Materials, A Discovery of Witches, and Doctor Who. Some go into teaching to inspire future performers. You’ll also develop transferable skills in project management and communication, useful for many careers beyond media and performance.

### Industry partners

We work with various companies and industry bodies to keep our course relevant and up to date. Arts Council Wales and Film Cymru help shape our curriculum to match industry needs. As part of the Film and TV School Wales, you’ll benefit from speakers and networking events from other courses.

Located in Cardiff, we’re close to top media and performance businesses like Hijinx Theatre, Bad Wolf Studios, Netflix, Mad Dog Casting, and Made in Cardiff TV, offering numerous opportunities for placements, trips, and collaborations.

### Careers support

This course helps you discover your place in the media and performance industry and how to make your impact. Our experienced staff guide you based on what companies seek, and you’ll have chances to connect with employers. Our careers team supports you in finding opportunities. Since much of the work in these fields is freelance, we equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate the industry. We’ll teach you how to find work and handle business aspects like taxes and self-marketing.

### Build your own career

Your career doesn’t have to mean working for someone else. If you want to freelance, start a business or develop an idea, USW Enterprise can help with one-to-one mentoring, practical workshops and funding opportunities through the USW Enterprise Startup Fund.

You’ll also have access to Startup Stiwdio spaces in our Cardiff, Newport and Treforest campuses. After graduating, you can get free membership for up to three years, giving you workspace and a network of other founders.

Whether you choose employment, freelancing or starting a business, we’ll help you build the skills, confidence and connections to move forward.

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## ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

## UCAS Points: 96 (or above)

### Typical qualification requirements:

* A Level: CCC to include a relevant art and design subject (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).

* Welsh BACC: Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C in the Skills Challenge Certificate and CC at A Level with a relevant art and design subject (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).

* BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Merit in a relevant subject (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).

* Access to HE: Pass the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points

* T Level: Pass (C and above)

### Additional requirements include:

* The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.

* Selection for this course is based on a suitable application. If you do not meet the entry criteria, you may also be required to provide a portfolio of your work to help us assess your suitability for the course.

### International applications welcomed:

We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages .

### English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 4 overall and a minimum of 4 in each component or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages .

If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages .

### Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

### We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

## Fees and Funding

International Full-time Fee

per year*

### Further Information

Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).

*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.

Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy.

We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.

Fees and Funding Scholarships and Bursaries Cost of Living Support

### Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.

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Grad Show materials. Year 3

Cost: £50

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Theatre/Performance Visits. All academic years

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Occasionally students are asked to contribute to the cost of enrichment activities (e.g. Professional networking events, Production visits, Festival attendance)

Cost: Up to £100

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We suggest students invest in a 1TB external SSD for storing film footage, and completed projects

Cost: £100

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We suggest students invest in a laptop and smartphone. Laptops can be loaned temporarily from the University if you do not have your own.

Cost: £1000

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Students undertaking work placements are responsible for their own travel, and living expenses

Cost: Variable

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Students may be expected to travel to master classes/ conferences at their own cost

## Media Loans

Access industry-standard cameras, lighting, sound and recording gear, supported by free Media Loans and experienced technicians. We have everything you need to help you experiment, refine and bring your work to life with confidence.

## University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

### How to apply

There are still places available for September 2026. Apply through Clearing and get support and benefits worth up to £3k. Call our admissions team to secure your place: 03455 76 06 06 or apply online now.

You can apply to us directly for all part-time undergraduate courses, if you’re seeking advanced entry or you’re an international student. To apply directly, please choose the application form below for your preferred start date and mode of study (full-time or part-time).

* September 2027 Full-time

### Advanced entry

If you already have a relevant qualification or experience related to the course you're applying for, you may be eligible to start at a later stage of the course. For example, students from partner colleges can ‘top up’ their qualifications to a degree by joining us in Year Two or Year Three of a course. This process is known as ‘advanced entry’, you can apply directly to the University for 'advanced entry' using the application forms provided above.

Applicants accepted through advanced entry may study a different combination of modules to those advertised, as they will be joining a course already in progress. You will be contacted and advised about these modules once your application has been processed and an offer made.

### International admissions

International applicants can apply to us directly. If the University has an in-country team in your region, your application will be assigned to them for assistance.

## Life at USW

Halls are a big part of your student experience and there’s accommodation at all three of our locations. If you don’t want to live near the campus, there are great transport links to keep you connected.

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