Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance

Why study BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance at Aberystwyth University?

• You will join a vibrant and creative department where theatre, film, television, media and drama collide.
• You will be taught by our internationally recognised staff with strong professional reputations forbwriting for continuing television drama (eg Doctors and Hollyoaks), radiobdrama, adaptations and plays, along with expertise on British and Irish drama.
• You will be taught through our unique combination of creative and critical approaches.
• The department has excellent connections with key industry partners such as the BBC, S4C, the Edinburgh Film Festival, Lurking Truth Theatre Company, Ffresh Film Festival, BAFTA, Avid, Fiction Factory, Arad Goch, and National Theatre Wales.
• The University has close links with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, one of the largest arts centres in Wales, which regularly presents national and international theatre and dance work. 
• We are situated near the National Library of Wales which houses the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.

Our Staff

All academic staff at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies are research active and/or involved in Knowledge Transfer projects and have either relevant academic qualifications at doctoral level or equivalent professional experience and expertise.

Many of our graduates from the department have discovered career paths which include:

• Broadcast Media
• Producers and Directors
• Script writers
• Marketing & Public relations
• Media Planning
• Education.

What skills do I gain from this degree?

Employability is embedded in all of our activities.

Students on this course gain the following valuable skills that are sought after by employers. These include the ability to:

• work effectively in group settings to develop, rehearse and produce live events
• apply creative, imaginative and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations
• research, evaluate and organise information
• structure and communicate ideas effectively in a variety of situations and using a variety of means
• work independently and with others
• effectively organise your time and deploy your skills
• listen to and make use of critical advice
• be self-motivated and self-disciplined
• use a range of information technology skills and resources
• be entrepreneurial in developing cultural projects.

What will I learn? 

Below is a list of the modules that you may study during this three-year degree scheme.

First year:

• Theatre in context
• Studying Film
• Writing for television Drama
• Studying Television. 

Second year: 

• Writing for both Film and Television 
• Acting: the process and performance
• Shakespeare in Performance
• Media Industries: History and Policy
• Contemporary Television Drama
• Theatre and Contemporary Society. 

Third year: 

• Scriptwriting
• Contemporary British and Irish Drama 
• Place, Space and Landscape 
• Children and the Media
• Stardom and Celebrity
• Media in Wales.

How will I be taught?

You will be taught through a range of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. You may also be required to undertake practicals.

How will I be assessed?

Students on this course may be assessed through course work, practicals, examination.