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Adventure Filmmaking (Full-time) (BA Hons)

Carmarthen
3 Years Full-Time
120 UCAS Points

Our Adventure Filmmaking degree is the only programme of its kind in the UK and strikes a unique balance between outdoor activities and media creation based in a location that can support and offer ample opportunities. Experts from the industry are engaged in the programme delivery to ensure students are fully focused on the requirements of future employers and their current professional practice.

This programme will enable you to engage independently with external clients, agencies and organisations, in the production of film and media content in the area of Adventure Filmmaking.

Develop a range of skills that will make you ready to enter a contemporary workforce and prepare you to be flexible in the application of your media production skills to a broad range of industries and organisations as a creative service. 

Several modules provide opportunities to connect with the industry, including Canolfan S4C Yr Egin and its tenants, as well as UK partners such as OM-Digital, Panasonic Lumix and Ironman. 

The programme shares much of the industry-facing and collaborative ethos of the Digital Media Production, Acting, Theatre, Design and Production programmes within the cluster. Staff, resources, and facilities will be shared across the programmes.

Do you speak Welsh? Forty credits of this course are available in Welsh. Get in touch for more details.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
  • On-campus
  • Full-time
Language:
  • English
  • Bilingual
Institution code:
T80
UCAS code:
AF01
Course length:
3 Years Full-Time
Entry requirements:
120 UCAS Points

Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
Our innovative course in Adventure Filmmaking is unique in the UK.
02
The degree programme has been developed with industry to prepare students for a contemporary filmmaking career.
03
Our beautiful location in West Wales provides a wide range of landscapes, wildlife, environmental, and sporting opportunities for production work.

What you will learn

The Adventure Filmmaking programme is unique in the UK, utilising the landscapes of West Wales, and the wide range of outdoor pursuits that take place in the region. There are fantastic opportunities to capture footage of extreme sports, sea life and wildlife, coastal and mountainous terrains, with input throughout the degree from professionals working in these fields.

Expeditions and field excursions are central to our degrees. They allow students to experience filming in a variety of locations and conditions and understand the different demands of filming in a range of environments. These expeditions can be part of your assessed degree work, but we encourage students to attend the many additional trips that will be laid on throughout the year, often accompanied by specialist filmmakers.

West Wales has a great range of terrains, from coastal cliffs and beaches to mountains, lakes and valleys. We also have regular trips to studios of major production companies, to give a real insight into working in industry. Students will also have the opportunity to experience work placements with these companies.

Students will be introduced to the core production and postproduction skills required to produce adventure-based film and media content. There will be a number of expeditions and projects, in addition to formal classes, which will allow students to experience working in a range of environments and areas.

These can range from extreme sports and motorsports to wildlife filming, landscape and coastal filming, and aerial filming. As students progress, they can specialise in the area of their choice; by the final year, students can work on an individual major project in their chosen field, with expert input from leading practitioners.

Compulsory

Introduction To Filmmaking

(20 credits)

Ecology of Adventure

(20 credits)

Learning in the Digital Era

(20 credits)

Adventure: A Risk Worth Taking?

(20 credits)

Film Production

(20 credits)

Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference

(20 credits)

Compulsory

Understanding Adventure Leadership

(20 credits)

Adventure, Wildlife and Environment Imaging

(20 credits)

Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation

(20 credits)

Aerial Filmmaking
Sustainable Journeys

(20 credits)

Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment

(20 credits)

Optional

International Study Abroad

(20 credits)

International Independent Study Abroad (L5)

(60 credits)

Compulsory

Multiplatform Content
Critical Incidents in Adventurous Activities

(20 credits)

Client Project
Independent Project

(40 credits)

International Independent Study Abroad

(60 credits)

Optional

International Independent Study Abroad

(60 credits)

Course Page Disclaimer

  • We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals. 

    For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Accommodation

Carmarthen Accommodation

Carmarthen Accommodation

Carmarthen has a variety of accommodation and we guarantee accommodation for 1st Years with availability for your 2nd and 3rd Years. Based on our Carmarthen campus you will be right in the middle of everything, with options to suit all budgets. 

Further information

  • 120 UCAS Points.

  • No exams. Practical course work, essays, and presentations.

  • Additional Course Costs

    • Compulsory outdoor kit bundle — approximately £230.

    Recommended

    • Fast SD card, hard drive.
    • Choice of optional expeditions ranging from £200-1000.
  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

  • Entrepreneurial and vocational skills are core to the student experience, enabling graduates to enter industry confidently as freelancers and to promote and exhibit their work.

    Engagement with industry is embedded in all aspects of our programmes. This can take the form of work placements, projects for external clients, working on film projects, or engaging with many professionals from industry who will be offering their expertise in the delivery of the programme.