Creative Industries - University of South Wales

Cardiff is home to a vibrant creative community, with BBC, Pinewood Studios, and a wealth of creative agencies on your doorstep. The huge potential for employment in the area is reflected in 95% of our graduates going in to work or further study within six months of graduating.

Our Subjects

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Animation and Games

A student looks through red and blue 3D glasses at a laptop screen as part of a workshop

Design

A student is working on a tailors mannequin.

Fashion

A student is altering studio lighting equipment.

Film and Visual Effects

A screen and camera can be seen on in a TV studio setting.

Journalism and Media

A student on stage standing at a microphone with a guitar.

Music and Sound

A group of people in a drama studio clapping

Drama and Performance

A lecturer is supervising a lesson, while students set up a professional photoshoot.

Photography

Celebrating Success

Sam Wright, animator and producer at Bumpybox

USW graduates work on BAFTA-nominated films Wallace & Gromit and Kensuke’s Kingdom

Alumni from USW’s Animation and Film courses have worked on some of the most successful films of the past year, including Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, which has won two BAFTAs, and Kensuke’s Kingdom, nominated for Best Children's and Family Film at the awards.

Wallace & Gromit and Kensuke's Kingdom