Creative Partnerships
Cardiff is home to a vibrant creative community, and many of the companies on our doorsteps work in partnership with us to deliver live briefs, guest lectures and work placements for our students. They also help inform our curriculum so you can rest safe in the knowledge that you’ll graduate with the skills these employers are looking for.
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Preparing you for industry
Whether you’re interested in directing, editing, production management, set design, animation or visual effects, our broad and relevant curriculum will provide you with all the skills and opportunities you need to join one of the most dynamic industries in the UK.
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His Dark Materials
40+ students and graduates from USW worked on the BBC production of the epic TV drama His Dark Materials. His Dark Materials is a Bad Wolf production. Through their not-for-profit educational initiative Screen Alliance Wales (SAW), Bad Wolf continues to develop relationships with local schools, colleges and universities, including USW, building career pathways and supporting young Welsh talent. SAW promotes a wide range of skills needed to work in the film industry, including traineeships, placements and shadowing, and an online networking and jobs portal. This unique partnership enables students and graduates to work on leading TV productions, including His Dark Materials. Students from our Film and Visual Effects courses, TV and Film Set Design courses and Animation and Games courses all played their part in bringing this production to life.

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Netflix's Sex Education
Netflix series Sex Education had over 20 USW students and graduates on the production team.
We have had many successful graduate placements with the Netflix hit series Sex Education. Thanks to our partnerships and close ties within the industry, we've worked alongside production company Eleven Film to arrange work placements for students and graduates. The roles spanned the whole production - from costume and art to camera, sound and design - with many of the placements lasting several weeks.