Through Film & TV School Wales, we can offer students the best opportunities in the UK to build a successful career in film and TV. On our courses, you'll discover countless opportunities to build industry experience, networks and connections to help you transition from student to creative professional.
Our students benefit from our unique contacts with leading industry companies and professionals, and the many opportunities that they gain from work placements, job opportunities and strong international exposure.
Our course will give you the opportunity to specialise in specific areas of film making, screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, sound and postproduction, so you’ll gain specialist skills to launch your career.
Our industry-led course focusses on preparing you for a career in the VFX and motion graphics industry, with particular emphasis on practical work and projects.
USW is the only university in the UK to offer BA (Hons) Cinema. Our course offers a unique and challenging mix of traditional film studies, screenwriting and engagement with the media industries, particularly the exhibition sector.
If directing fiction film and scripted drama is your ambition, this Film Directing Masters degree is an ideal opportunity to develop and hone the skills you have gained as an undergraduate student.
This Documentary Film masters degree is all about telling human stories through film. You will learn the importance of storytelling, self-shooting and single camera 'guerilla' filmmaking.
By combining different disciplines, students gain the opportunity to collaborate with other USW students and with industry professionals to develop their skills to a higher level. The MA Film (Editing) pathway is designed specifically for students who wish to combine a broader education in the film & TV industry.
The course provides a strong general grounding in the needs of the contemporary British Film and Television industry with opportunities to develop and hone key skills via multiple pathways that lead directly different career opportunities.
This Visual Effects masters degree offers you the chance to achieve your ambitions by working on internationally distributed visual content for globally-respected production houses including Cardiff-based Bait Studios.
This Production Management masters degree offers you the chance to kickstart a fast-track career in the world of film and TV production and production management.
Attending an open day, whether online or on-campus, is the ideal way to learn more about our Film and Visual Effects courses and get a feel of what it's like to study at the University of South Wales.
Speak to the lecturers and expert staff who teach the courses, take tours of our campuses and facilities, view accommodation, speak to our advice team about placement and career opportunities and discuss finances. Plus, speak to current students and hear about their experiences first hand.
Students benefit from industry-standard film facilities, including dedicated, fully equipped HD film studios complete with lighting rigs, green screen and motion capture facilities, a black box studio, Avid HD and Adobe editing suites, Pro Tools sound editing and dubbing suite, and excellent screening facilities.
Our courses form an integral part of Film and TV School Wales. Supported by the Welsh Government and industry bodies, including Channel 4, S4C, BAFTA Cymru and RTS Wales, the school forms a focal point for students who want to enter the creative industries in Wales.
We hold strong links with major film and TV industry employers, including Bad Wolf, the production company behind the critically-acclaimed drama, His Dark Materials, and A Discovery of Witches.
Each year we take time to celebrate the work of our Faculty of Creative Industry students through a festival called 'Gradfest'.
This dedicated festival is home to project work, blogs, videos, social posts and so much more from our Film and Visual Effects students.
Take a look at what our students have worked on over the past year or so by viewing the Gradfest 2020 Film and Visual Effects website page.
USW Cardiff is based in the heart of the city centre, with major studios and creative agencies within easy reach including BBC, Wolf Studios, S3 Advertising and Golley Slater.
Meet friends for life, join clubs and societies, experience campus life, benefit from a huge array of facilities and equipment and study a course that will shape the rest of your life.
Employability is at the heart of everything we do. Our students have the opportunity to take part in live projects, industry masterclasses, briefs and practical placements. Our partnership with Screen Alliance Wales has resulted in students working on leading TV productions.
In addition to teaching essential technical skills for industry, we ensure students are adept in creativity, problem solving and innovation. With emphasis on ‘problem-led’ learning, we want to ensure that every student is creative-on- demand and job-ready.
