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Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues (Full-time) (MA)

Swansea
18 Months Full-time
2:2 Honours Degree 

MA Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues at Swansea College of Art is designed for creative individuals looking to explore contemporary craft practices through hands-on and theoretical learning. As part of the Contemporary Dialoguesportfolio, this course invites you to engage with contemporary issues and material investigation, ensuring you develop a deeper understanding of your own individual practice. You will have the opportunity to explore both critical and theoretical dialogues as a core part of your learning journey.

Through specialised Design Crafts workshops, you can choose to focus on ceramics, glass, or metals, or take a more interdisciplinary approach by working across various materials and disciplines, including photography, print, and textiles. This variety will encourage you to broaden your creative outlook and experiment with both hand-made processes and digital processes.

In addition to traditional craft methods, this course embraces new technologies and encourages innovation. You will have access to cutting-edge facilities, including 3D printing, which allows you to integrate digital design with traditional making. Whether you’re working in jewellery, textiles, or other materials, you’ll be able to push the boundaries of craft and design.

The programme also considers writing and text as forms of making and thinking, allowing you to explore how words and craft can come together in your creative practice. Throughout your time on the course, you’ll be supported in developing your own voice as a designer, with a focus on finding innovative ways to approach materials and ideas.

As the course progresses, you’ll work towards a final student-led exhibition, where you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your work and bring together everything you’ve learned. Alongside this, you will complete a critical report, allowing you to reflect on your practice and the contemporary craft field in a thoughtful and professional way. This final project will help you develop valuable skills for career developmentin the creative industries, whether you aspire to work as a designer, craftsperson, or in another creative role.

By the end of the course, you’ll have built a portfolio of work that reflects your individual style and skills, along with a strong foundation in both traditional and digital craft practices. This course offers a dynamic and exciting journey into the world of contemporary craft, giving you the tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving creative landscape. 

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
Language:
  • English
  • Bilingual
Course length:
18 Months Full-time
Entry requirements:
2:2 Honours Degree 

Why choose this course?

01
The master's Contemporary Dialogues portfolio offers a unique interdisciplinary learning environment, with access to workshops and staff across the faculty.
02
Master's and research students are supported by a highly committed and professional team of lecturers and technical demonstrators, who together create a diverse, supportive learning environment.
03
SCA offers full- and part-time options and, to help support our master's students, we deliver the majority of core teaching on Thursdays and Fridays.

What you will learn

Our Philosophy

The MA Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues course encourages creative exploration and critical reflection. We emphasise a hands-on approach to craft-making, blending traditional techniques with digital innovation, all while fostering a critical understanding of contemporary craft practices. Our aim is to develop your individual practice and prepare you for the professional world of craft and design.

The master’s Contemporary Dialogues portfolio at Swansea College of Art offers a unique postgraduate experience. Graduates and professionals from a wide range of specialities benefit from multidisciplinary learning together with expert lecturers and a broad range of facilities. You will have the opportunity to draw upon experiences and knowledge from across the different pathways and reflect this in your own personal study.

The research environment benefits greatly from the input of our teaching staff and visiting lecturers, most of whom are research-active artists, designers, and theoreticians of national and international significance. In the first part of the programme, you will complete a series of taught modules. You will participate in multidisciplinary exchanges, through seminars and lectures involving students from all programmes within the Contemporary Dialogues portfolio, to stimulate new perspectives and challenge directions. The cross-fertilisation of ideas through such dialogues is expected to promote a rethinking of the perceptions and production techniques appropriate to your discipline. Throughout the taught part of the programme, you will be expected to undertake material investigations and research into contemporary themes, with consideration given to environmental, economic, social, and cultural issues.

Throughout this course, you will explore a range of materials, including ceramics, glass, metals, and textiles, while developing both hand-made and digital processes. You will engage with material investigation and critical and theoretical dialogues, which will deepen your understanding of contemporary craft practices. The course culminates in a student-led exhibition and critical report, allowing you to showcase your personal approach to design and craft.

Compulsory

Coexistent Perspectives

(20 credits)

The Thought Experiment

(20 credits)

Collaborative Dialogues

(20 credits)

Explorative Research & Praxis

(60 credits)

Confirmative Praxis

(60 credits)

Disclaimer

  • The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.

    You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • 2:2 honours degree  

    • or UWTSD recognised equivalent. 

    We are interested in creative people who demonstrate a strong commitment to art and/or design and, therefore, we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. Please note, this master’s programme does require practical and theoretical research as well as some academic writing. 

    We arrange interviews for all applicants to assess suitability for the chosen course. Your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered, as well as your portfolio of work. 

    Admissions Advice and Support  

    For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements.  

    English language requirements  

    If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.  

    Visit the International Applications section of our website to find out more about our English Language Requirements and pre-sessional English Language Courses. 

    Visa and funding requirements  

    If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa.  

    For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa.  

    International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship.   

    For full information read our visa application and guides.    

    Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.  

  • Interview 

    All applicants to Swansea College of Art are required to have an interview. 

    We really enjoy the interview process, getting to know you and your work, and we feel that this is the best way to find the right students for our programmes. We understand at master’s level that there may be different reasons for studying MA. You may wish to keep your current momentum of study, a change in direction of study or career, to deepen your knowledge, an opportunity to fast track your career or simply to just give you more time to develop ideas and refine your skills. Discussing these options ensures that our applicants have all the information they need to make the right choice for them too. 

    If you have any queries before your interview, please contact us at artanddesign@uwtsd.ac.uk.

    Portfolio 

    We ask that you bring a portfolio of some past and current work. Your portfolio is a collection of your most exciting and representative work, showcasing your creative abilities, technical skills, and artistic vision. It tells the story of your creative journey, highlighting your unique style, interests, and ideas as they develop. We interpret the term ‘portfolio’ broadly and are happy for you to do the same - this can include finished pieces, work in progress, sketchbooks, drawings, and projects that are still unfolding, as these give us insight into your thinking and creative process. This portfolio might also include professional practice or experience and attributes you have that could be applied to your master’s study. Whether in physical or digital format, your portfolio is an opportunity to showcase your creative journey in a way that feels authentic to you, with each piece highlighting your creative potential and enthusiasm for the programme you are applying for. 

  • Assessment is carried out through coursework, both written practical and presented.

    There is a 4,000-word theoretical essay with poster presentation in Semester 1, and a 5,000-word report in Semester 3, which accompanies the practical work.

    There are no exams on this course. Students are formatively assessed throughout a module. Summative assessment takes place at the end of a module, which includes presentation of the work to the assessment team.

    A variety of teaching and learning methods are used throughout the course, which include, among others: 

    Tutorials 
    These tutorials are held on a regular basis.

    In Semester 1, full-time/Year 1, part-time, each student sees and discusses his/her work with a member of staff as part of each module. In Semesters 2 and 3, full-time/Years 2 and 3, part-time, students work more independently and sign up for tutorials within, or across, their discipline, in addition to those scheduled when their work requires support.

    As a team, we ensure that every student in the final semester/year of the course is seen by at least one member of the academic staff each week. 

    Group Tutorials/Seminars
    These are held on a regular basis, across all stages of the course, with one member of staff. They provide an excellent opportunity for students to share and exchange ideas with their peers in a structured manner, in addition to valuable input from staff.

    Informal & Formal presentations
    Some of the modules have a presentation of ideas as part of the module outcome and are an essential way of sharing ideas across the course. Presenting work informally to peers is also part of the seminar teaching and a way of getting valuable feedback on the progress of the work.

    Exhibiting work
    At the end of the course there is an opportunity, if appropriate, to show outcomes from the course in a curated exhibition. Students are also supported to create their own exhibitions during the middle part of the course, if they wish to do so.

  • Our students have access to a diverse range of equipment and resources which, in most cases, is sufficient to complete their programme of study. We provide the basic materials necessary for students to develop their practical work within our extensive workshop and studio facilities.

    However, it is likely that art and design students will incur some additional costs in the extension of their personal practice. Examples include purchasing their own specialised materials and equipment, joining optional study trips, and paying for printing. 

    Depending on distance and duration, optional study visits can vary in cost from approximately £10 to visit local galleries and exhibitions, to £200 plus for overseas or longer UK study visits. These costs cover such things as transport and entry to venues and accommodation. There are normally reduced rates for our students.

  • Some modules in this course are available to study through the medium of Welsh either fully or partially. In all cases students will be able to submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.  

    If you choose to study your course either fully or partially through the medium of Welsh, you may be eligible to apply for scholarships and bursaries to support you with your studies. 

    We are continuously reviewing our Welsh medium provision, the precise availability of modules will vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course offers modules available through the medium of Welsh this may vary from year to year, and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific Welsh medium modules cannot be guaranteed.  

    Extracurricular Welsh Opportunities 

    There are many ways to engage with Welsh culture and life at UWTSD, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.  

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh 

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.   

  • 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.

  • Graduates become active members of our creative culture, developing careers in a variety of professional roles, such as:

    • Cultural entrepreneur
    • Curator
    • Educator – university lecturer
    • Funded research degree student
    • Practising artist/designer

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Prentisiaeth mewn Gwyddor Deunyddiau (BEng Anrh)

Abertawe
4 blynedd

Mae Peirianwyr Deunyddiau yn chwarae rhan hollbwysig wrth ddod o hyd i ddatrysiadau deunydd newydd sy’n siapio’r cynhyrchion rydyn ni’n eu defnyddio bob dydd. Mae’r cwrs hwn mewn Gwyddor a Pheirianneg Deunyddiau wedi’i gynllunio ar gyfer myfyrwyr sy’n chwilfrydig ynglŷn â sut mae deunyddiau’n gweithio ac sydd â diddordeb mewn darganfod a chreu deunyddiau uwch ar gyfer diwydiannau gan gynnwys awyrofod, modurol, biofeddygol, a datblygu cynaliadwy. Trwy ddeall strwythur, priodweddau a defnyddiau gwahanol ddeunyddiau, mae myfyrwyr yn dysgu cymhwyso eu gwybodaeth i heriau’r byd go iawn a gyrru arloesedd.

Trwy brofiad ymarferol a dysgu rhyngddisgyblaethol ac arbrofol, mae myfyrwyr yn cymryd rhan mewn astudiaethau damcaniaethol ac ymarferol i ddysgu am ddeunyddiau a ddefnyddir ar draws diwydiannau effaith uchel. Bydd gennych fynediad i labordai ac offer o safon diwydiant, gan ennill sgiliau labordy hanfodol a phrofiad sy’n cyd-fynd â’r hyn a ddisgwylir mewn amgylcheddau peirianneg proffesiynol. Mae’r sgiliau a’r profiadau hyn yn hanfodol i lwyddo mewn diwydiannau metelegol ac maent yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi gan gyflogwyr ledled y byd.

Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnig modylau sy’n canolbwyntio ar yrfaoedd ac yn adeiladu ar egwyddorion peirianneg craidd wrth ganolbwyntio ar nodau amgylcheddol a chynaliadwyedd. Mae’r nodau hyn yn dod yn fwyfwy pwysig wrth i ddiwydiannau geisio datblygu deunyddiau cynaliadwy ac ecogyfeillgar. Trwy ddysgu am y deunyddiau diweddaraf a ddefnyddir mewn technolegau gwyrdd sy’n dod i’r amlwg, mae myfyrwyr yn cael eu paratoi’n dda i gyfrannu at heriau byd-eang pwysig, megis lleihau effaith amgylcheddol.

Yn rhan o’ch astudiaeth, byddwch yn ymgysylltu â phynciau ymchwil uwch a blaengar ym maes gwyddor deunyddiau, dan arweiniad arbenigwyr yn y maes. Cefnogir yr ymchwil hwn gan fynediad at y dechnoleg a’r labordai diweddaraf, gan eich helpu i gael mewnwelediad beirniadol i bynciau lefel uchel fel bioddeunyddiau, gweithgynhyrchu uwch, a deunyddiau adnewyddadwy. Mae cysylltiadau’r rhaglen â lleoliadau diwydiannol hefyd yn eich galluogi i gael profiad gwaith wrth astudio, gan ei gwneud hi’n haws trosglwyddo i rolau gyda chwmnïau blaenllaw ar ôl i chi raddio.

Mae galw am raddedigion o’r radd Gwyddor Deunyddiau hon mewn ystod eang o gyfleoedd cyflogaeth. Bydd llawer yn mynd ymlaen i weithio ym meysydd awyrofod, modurol, biofeddygol, a meysydd eraill sy’n canolbwyntio ar ddatrysiadau cynaliadwy ac arloesol. Gydag opsiynau achredu a statws siartredig, mae’r cwrs hwn yn darparu sylfaen gref i’r rhai sy’n ceisio cydnabyddiaeth broffesiynol yn y maes.

P’un a ydych chi’n bwriadu ymchwilio i ddeunyddiau newydd neu gymhwyso’ch sgiliau’n uniongyrchol yn y diwydiant, mae gradd mewn Gwyddor Deunyddiau a Pheirianneg yn rhoi cyfle i chi ymuno â maes deinamig sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth, gyda gyrfa sy’n helpu i lunio’r dyfodol.

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • Saesneg
Course length:
4 blynedd

Ffioedd wedi eu talu gan Lywodraeth Cymru.  Dim cost i’r Prentis nac i’r cyflogwr.

Pam dewis y cwrs hwn?

01
Mae prentisiaethau’n llwybr dysgu gydol oes heb unrhyw derfyn oedran, felly ar yr amod nad ydych mewn addysg amser llawn a thros 18 oed gallwch wneud cais.
02
Mae prentisiaeth gradd yn dechrau ar Lefel 4, fodd bynnag, bydd profiad/cymwysterau blaenorol perthnasol yn cael eu hystyried. Byddwch yn astudio’n rhan-amser o amgylch eich ymrwymiadau gwaith, a bydd y rhaglen yn para 2-4 blynedd.
03
Mae’r rhaglen yn cael ei hariannu gan y Llywodraeth a bydd gennych hawl i gyflog, gwyliau statudol ac amser i ffwrdd â thâl i astudio.
04
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod mewn gwaith perthnasol, ond mae gradd-brentisiaeth yn addas ar gyfer pob sector o ddiwydiant a busnesau o bob maint.
05
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod yn gymwys i weithio yn y DU a derbyn isafswm cyflog o £16,770 y flwyddyn o leiaf.
06
Gallwch hefyd wneud cais os ydych yn hunangyflogedig yng Nghymru.

Beth fyddwch chi'n ei ddysgu

Mae ein cwrs Gwyddor Deunyddiau a Pheirianneg yn cyfuno ymagwedd ymarferol ag astudiaeth ddamcaniaethol drwyadl, gan annog myfyrwyr i adeiladu sylfaen dechnegol gref ochr yn ochr â sgiliau meddwl beirniadol. Mae pob blwyddyn wedi’i chynllunio i ddyfnhau eich arbenigedd a’ch galluoedd ymarferol, gan eich paratoi i fodloni gofynion diwydiant sy’n esblygu.

Yn eich blwyddyn gyntaf, byddwch yn datblygu dealltwriaeth sylfaenol o’r gwyddorau ffisegol a mathemateg peirianneg yn sail i’ch astudiaethau. Mae modylau craidd mewn gwyddor a chymwysiadau peirianneg yn darparu sylfaen gref mewn egwyddorion hanfodol, tra bod modylau sgiliau astudio yn eich helpu i feithrin technegau dysgu effeithiol sy’n hanfodol ar gyfer astudio yn y dyfodol.

Gan adeiladu ar eich sylfaen, byddwch yn astudio deunyddiau a thechnegau prosesu, dylunio peirianneg, a thechnoleg gweithgynhyrchu. Bydd prosiect grŵp yn cyflwyno datrys problemau cydweithredol, tra bod modylau ar reoli, arloesi a chynaliadwyedd yn eich paratoi i fynd i’r afael â heriau amgylcheddol a sbarduno arloesedd yn y diwydiant.

Bydd eich trydedd flwyddyn yn canolbwyntio ar berfformiad deunyddiau mewn gwasanaeth, gan roi sylw arbennig i feteleg anfferrus a rheolaeth ansawdd Six Sigma. Byddwch yn datblygu sgiliau mewn systemau gweithgynhyrchu ac efelychu, sy’n hanfodol ar gyfer creu prosesau cynhyrchu effeithlon, o ansawdd uchel a gwerthuso priodweddau materol.

Yn y flwyddyn olaf, byddwch yn ymgymryd â phrosiect annibynnol sy’n eich galluogi i archwilio maes o ddiddordeb personol neu broffesiynol. Bydd modylau ym maes meteleg dur a pheirianneg weldio  yn darparu sgiliau sy’n berthnasol i’r diwydiant, gan eich galluogi i weithio’n hyderus gyda deunyddiau cymhleth a’u cymwysiadau ym maes gweithgynhyrchu a dylunio.

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Gwybodaeth allweddol

  • 112-128 Pwyntiau Tariff UCAS

    TGAU    

    TGAU Mathemateg neu Ffiseg gradd B (neu 6) neu gyfwerth.

    Os yw’r cwrs hwn o ddiddordeb i chi ond nid oes gennych y gofynion mynediad i ymuno â’r brentisiaeth, fe allech ystyried:

    • ‘gyda Blwyddyn Sylfaen’. Mae’r llwybr hon wedi’i chynllunio i roi cymorth ychwanegol i chi gan ei bod yn rhoi blwyddyn ychwanegol (llawn amser) i chi o astudiaethau â chymorth. 

    Wedi i chi gwblhau eich astudiaethau Blwyddyn Sylfaen yn llwyddiannus, byddwch yn mynd ymlaen yn awtomatig i’r opsiwn gradd lawn amser lle bo ar gael yn y pwnc hwn. 

    • Tystysgrif mewn Addysg Uwch (TystAU). Cwrs un flwyddyn yw hon ac mae’n gyfwerth â blwyddyn gyntaf cwrs gradd baglor llawn amser, tair blynedd. 

    Wedi i chi gwblhau eich astudiaethau TystAU yn llwyddiannus, byddwch yn gymwys i symud ymlaen i’r ddwy flynedd sy’n weddill o opsiwn gradd baglor llawn amser yn y pwnc hwn. 

    Mae’r llwybrau hyn yn ddelfrydol os nad ydych yn gweithio yn y sector, rydych yn dychwelyd i astudio ar ôl seibiant, os nad ydych wedi astudio’r pwnc hwn o’r blaen, neu os na wnaethoch gyflawni’r graddau sydd eu hangen i gael lle ar y brentisiaeth hon. 

    Cyngor a Chymorth Derbyn 

    Fe allwn wneud cynnig is i chi yn seiliedig ar ystod o ffactorau, fel eich cefndir, profiadau ac amgylchiadau unigol. Gelwir hyn yn “Cynigion Cyd-destunol”. I gael cyngor a chymorth penodol gallwch gysylltu â’n tîm ymholiadau am ragor o wybodaeth ynglŷn â gofynion mynediad.

  • I wneud cais, rhaid i chi fod yn gweithio mewn rôl berthnasol a bod gennych gefnogaeth eich cyflogwr. 

    Dechreuwch drwy gofrestru eich diddordeb trwy ein tudalen Ceisio am Brentisiaethau. Ar ôl adolygu eich gwybodaeth, bydd y Tîm Prentisiaethau yn cysylltu â chi i gadarnhau eich cymhwysedd a’ch tywys drwy’r broses ymgeisio. I gael rhagor o gymorth, cysylltwch â’r Tîm Prentisiaethau.

  • Addysgir myfyrwyr drwy gyfres o ddarlithoedd, tiwtorialau, labordai a sesiynau ymarferol. Caiff cynnydd ei asesu drwy aseiniadau, arholiadau a phrosiectau unigol.

    Un o brif rannau’r flwyddyn olaf fydd prosiect y flwyddyn olaf. Prosiect seiliedig ar waith yw hwn a fydd yn caniatáu i fyfyrwyr ddefnyddio’r wybodaeth a ddatblygwyd yn ystod y cwrs i ddatrys problem go iawn ym maes peirianneg yn y gweithle.

  • Mae’r Drindod Dewi Sant yn ymfalchïo yn y ffaith ei bod yn Brifysgol ddwyieithog ac er nad oes unrhyw fodiwlau ar gael drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ar y cwrs hwn ar hyn o bryd, ym mhob achos gall myfyrwyr gyflwyno asesiadau ysgrifenedig drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

    Cyfleoedd Cymraeg a Chymreig

    A ninnau’n brifysgol flaenllaw yng Nghymru, rydym yn falch o gynnig gwasanaethau cymorth a neuaddau preswyl arbennig i fyfyrwyr Cymraeg eu hiaith, gan annog ymdeimlad o gymuned a chartref oddi cartref, gan gynnwys ymuno â chlybiau a chymdeithasau i siaradwyr Cymraeg a dod yn aelod o’n cangen fywiog y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

    Cyfleoedd i Ddysgu Cymraeg

    Rydym hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd i ddysgu a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg.

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Apprenticeship in Materials Science (BEng Hons)

Swansea
4 Years

Materials Engineers play a critical role in finding new material solutions that shape the products we use every day. This course in Materials Science and Engineering is designed for students who are curious about how materials work and are interested in discovering and creating advanced materials for industries including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and sustainable development. By understanding the structure, properties, and uses of various materials, students learn to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges and drive innovation.

Through practical hands-on experience and interdisciplinary and experimental learning, students engage in both theoretical and practical studies to learn about materials that are used across high-impact industries. You will have access to industry-standard labs and equipment, gaining essential lab skills and experience that match what is expected in professional engineering environments. These skills and experiences are critical for success in metallurgical industries and are valued by employers worldwide.

The program offers career-focused modules that build on core engineering principles while focusing on environmental and sustainability goals. These goals are becoming increasingly important as industries look to develop sustainable and eco-friendly materials. By learning about the latest materials used in emerging green technologies, students are well-prepared to contribute to important global challenges, such as reducing environmental impact.

As part of your study, you will engage with advanced and cutting-edge research topics in materials science, guided by experts in the field. This research is supported by access to the latest technology and labs, helping you gain critical insight into high-level topics such as biomaterials, advanced manufacturing, and renewable materials. The program’s links with industrial placements also allow you to gain work experience while studying, making it easier to transition into roles with leading companies once you graduate.

Graduates from this Materials Science degree are in demand for a wide range of employment opportunities. Many go on to work in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and other fields that focus on sustainable and innovative solutions. With accreditation and chartered status options, this course provides a strong foundation for those seeking professional recognition in the field.

Whether you are looking to research new materials or apply your skills directly in the industry, a degree in Materials Science and Engineering offers the chance to join a dynamic and impactful field, with a career that helps shape the future.
 

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • English
Course length:
4 Years

Fees paid by Welsh Government.  No cost to apprentice or employer.

Why choose this course?

01
Apprenticeships are a life long learning pathway with no age limit, so as long you are employed, not in full-time education and over 18 you can apply.
02
Degree apprenticeship starts at Level 4, however, relevant previous experience/qualifications will be taken into account. You will study part-time around your work commitments, and the programme will be for 2-4 years.
03
The programme is Government funded and you will be entitled to a wage, statutory holidays and paid time off to study.
04
Apprentices must be in relevant employment, but a degree apprenticeship is suitable for all industry sectors and business sizes.
05
Apprentices must be eligible to work in the UK and receive a minimum salary of at least £16,770 per annum.
06
If you are self-employed in Wales you can also apply.

What you will learn

Our Materials Science and Engineering course combines a practical, hands-on approach with rigorous theoretical study, encouraging students to build a strong technical foundation alongside critical thinking skills. Each year is designed to deepen your expertise and practical abilities, preparing you to meet the demands of an evolving industry.

In your first year, you’ll gain a foundational understanding of physical sciences and engineering mathematics to underpin your studies. Core modules in engineering science and applications provide a strong basis in essential principles, while study skills modules help you build effective learning techniques crucial for future study.

Physical Science for Materials

(20 credits)

Engineering Mathematics

(20 credits)

Engineering Applications & Study Skills

(20 credits)

Engineering Science 1

(20 credits)

Building on your foundation, you’ll study materials and processing techniques, engineering design, and manufacturing technology. A group project introduces collaborative problem-solving, while modules on management, innovation, and sustainability prepare you to address environmental challenges and drive industry innovation.

Materials & Introduction to Processing

(20 credits)

Engineering Design

(20 credits)

Group Project

(20 credits)

Manufacturing, Design & Technology

(20 credits)

Management, Innovation and Sustainability

(20 credits)

Your third year focuses on the performance of materials in service, with special attention to non-ferrous metallurgy and Six Sigma quality management. You’ll develop skills in manufacturing systems and simulation, essential for creating efficient, high-quality production processes and evaluating material properties.

Materials in Service

(20 credits)

Six Sigma Green Belt

(20 credits)

Structure and Properties of Materials

(20 credits)

Manufacturing Systems and Simulation

(20 credits)

Metallurgy of Non Ferrous Alloys

(20 credits)

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Metallurgy of Steel

(20 credits)

Welding Engineering

(20 credits)

In the final year, you’ll undertake an independent project that allows you to explore an area of personal or professional interest. Modules in steel metallurgy and welding engineering provide industry-relevant skills, enabling you to work confidently with complex materials and their applications in manufacturing and design.

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • GCSEs  

    GCSEs Maths or Physics grade B (or 6) or equivalent.

    If this course interests you but you don’t have the entry requirements to join the apprenticeship you could consider:

    • ‘with Foundation Year’. This route is designed to give you extra support as it provides you with an additional year (full-time) of supported study.   

    Once you successfully complete your Foundation Year studies, you will automatically advance onto the full time degree option where available in this subject.  

    • Certificate in Higher Education (CertHE). This is a one-year course and is equivalent to the first year of the three year, full-time bachelor’s degree.  

     Once you have successfully completed your CertHE studies, you will be eligible to progress for the remaining two years of the full time bachelor’s degree option in this subject.  

    These are ideal routes if you are not in employment in the sector, are returning to study after a gap, if you have not previously studied this subject, or if you did not achieve the grades you need for a place on this apprenticeship.   

    Admissions Advice and Support  

    We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, such as your background, experiences and individual circumstances. This is known as ‘Contextual Admissions’. For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements

  • To apply, you must be employed in a relevant role and have your employer’s support. 

    Begin by registering your interest through our Apprenticeship Registration page. After reviewing your information, the Apprenticeship Team will contact you to confirm eligibility and guide you through the application process. For further assistance, please reach out to the Apprenticeship Team.

  • Students are taught through a series of lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical sessions. Assessment of progress is made through a combination of laboratory-based practicals, assignments, presentations, exams and individual projects.

    Module assessment is often by assignment, or assignment and examination. The final mark for some modules may include one or more pieces of coursework set and completed during the module. Project work is assessed by a written report and presentation.

    One of the main parts of the final year will be the final year project. This is a work-based project that will allow students to use the knowledge built up through the course to solve a genuine workplace-engineering problem.

  • UWTSD prides itself on being a bilingual University and although there aren’t currently any modules available through the medium of Welsh on this course, in all cases students can submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.

    Welsh Opportunities

    As a leading Welsh university, we are proud to offer dedicated support services and halls of residence for Welsh-speaking students, encouraging the sense of community and the feeling of a home away from home, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.

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Prentisiaeth mewn Peirianneg Fecanyddol (BEng Anrh)

Abertawe
4 blynedd
112-128 Pwyntiau Tariff UCAS

Mae’r rhaglen Prentisiaeth mewn Peirianneg Fecanyddol (BEng Anrh) yn PCYDDS wedi’i chynllunio ar gyfer y rhai sydd eisiau archwilio ystod eang o sgiliau sy’n allweddol i ddeall, dylunio a gweithio gyda pheiriannau. Bydd y cwrs hwn yn addysgu egwyddorion hanfodol a sgiliau ymarferol sydd eu hangen arnoch i ddatrys heriau peirianneg, gan gwmpasu pynciau o ffiseg a mecaneg i wyddoniaeth faterol.

Mae peirianneg fecanyddol yn chwarae rhan hanfodol mewn llawer o ddiwydiannau. P’un a yw hynny ym maes gweithgynhyrchu, ynni, neu awyrofod, mae galw mawr am beirianwyr mecanyddol, ac mae’r rhaglen hon yn rhoi i chi’r arbenigedd y mae’r sectorau hyn yn ei werthfawrogi. Byddwch yn dysgu meddwl yn greadigol, gan gymhwyso egwyddorion peirianneg i ddylunio datrysiadau effeithiol a mynd i’r afael â materion technegol cymhleth.

Yn ystod eich astudiaethau, byddwch yn datblygu sgiliau datrys problemau gan ddefnyddio cymysgedd o dechnegau dadansoddol, technegol a chyfrifiannol. Fe gewch brofiad ymarferol o dechnolegau gweithgynhyrchu diweddaraf, dylunio â chymorth cyfrifiadur (CAD), a chymhwyso mecaneg yn ymarferol. Mae’r meysydd allweddol y byddwch yn eu cwmpasu yn cynnwys mecaneg hylif, profion defnyddiau ac electroneg, pob un wedi’i gynllunio i roi sylfaen gadarn a phrofiad ymarferol i chi.

Mae’r cwrs hwn hefyd yn eich paratoi ar gyfer gofynion amgylcheddol a chynaliadwy peirianneg fodern. Byddwch yn dysgu ystyried effaith amgylcheddol eich dyluniadau, gan helpu i greu datrysiadau peirianneg mwy cynaliadwy. Trwy brosiectau gwaith tîm ac aseiniadau byd go iawn, byddwch yn hogi eich sgiliau cyfathrebu, gan ddysgu cyflwyno syniadau’n effeithiol a rheoli cyfrifoldebau mewn lleoliad grŵp.

Mae amserlen astudio ran-amser yn eich galluogi i ddatblygu eich sgiliau peirianneg wrth gydbwyso ymrwymiadau eraill, gyda phwyslais ar ddysgu cymhwysol sy’n gadael i chi ddod â mewnwelediadau gwerthfawr o’r ystafell ddosbarth i’r gweithle.

Mae cwblhau’r BEng (Anrh) mewn Peirianneg Fecanyddol achrededig hefyd yn gam tuag at ddod yn Beiriannydd Siartredig, gan fodloni rhan o’r gofynion academaidd ar gyfer UK-SPEC. Bydd dysgu pellach mewn fformat cydnabyddedig yn cwblhau eich llwybr tuag at statws Siartredig, gan agor drysau i ystod eang o gyfleoedd gyrfaol.

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • Saesneg
Course length:
4 blynedd
Entry requirements:
112-128 Pwyntiau Tariff UCAS

Ffioedd wedi eu talu gan Lywodraeth Cymru.  Dim cost i’r Prentis nac i’r cyflogwr.

Pam dewis y cwrs hwn?

01
Mae prentisiaethau’n llwybr dysgu gydol oes heb unrhyw derfyn oedran, felly ar yr amod nad ydych mewn addysg amser llawn a thros 18 oed gallwch wneud cais.
02
Mae prentisiaeth gradd yn dechrau ar Lefel 4, fodd bynnag, bydd profiad/cymwysterau blaenorol perthnasol yn cael eu hystyried. Byddwch yn astudio’n rhan-amser o amgylch eich ymrwymiadau gwaith, a bydd y rhaglen yn para 2-4 blynedd.
03
Mae’r rhaglen yn cael ei hariannu gan y Llywodraeth a bydd gennych hawl i gyflog, gwyliau statudol ac amser i ffwrdd â thâl i astudio.
04
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod mewn gwaith perthnasol, ond mae gradd-brentisiaeth yn addas ar gyfer pob sector o ddiwydiant a busnesau o bob maint.
05
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod yn gymwys i weithio yn y DU a derbyn isafswm cyflog o £16,770 y flwyddyn o leiaf.
06
Gallwch hefyd wneud cais os ydych yn hunangyflogedig yng Nghymru.

Beth fyddwch chi'n ei ddysgu

Cysylltu theori ag arfer y byd go iawn yw ein hathroniaeth, gan eich helpu i feithrin gwybodaeth a sgiliau ymarferol ym maes peirianneg fecanyddol. Mae’r cwrs hwn yn datblygu eich creadigrwydd, sgiliau datrys problemau ac arloesedd trwy brosiectau ymarferol ac egwyddorion peirianneg hanfodol.

Yn ystod modiwlau Lefel 4, byddwch yn adeiladu sylfaen gadarn yn egwyddorion peirianneg fecanyddol. Byddwch yn astudio mathemateg, ffiseg, a gwyddor defnyddiau wrth ddysgu dylunio peirianneg sylfaenol a mecaneg gymhwysol. Bydd gwaith labordy ymarferol a phrosiectau dylunio drwy gymorth cyfrifiadur yn gwella’ch sgiliau ymarferol ac yn eich paratoi ar gyfer pynciau uwch.

Mae lefel 5 yn dyfnhau’ch dealltwriaeth o thermodynameg, mecaneg llifyddion, a throsglwyddo gwres. Byddwch yn archwilio profi defnyddiau a sgiliau cyfrifiadurol a rhifiadol uwch. Rhoddir pwyslais ar ddatrys problemau peirianneg cymhleth a chymhwyso galluoedd dadansoddol i senarios o’r byd go iawn, gan ddatblygu eich sgiliau technegol ymhellach.

Yn ystod modiwlau Lefel 6, byddwch yn ymgymryd â phrosiect mawr sy’n integreiddio’ch holl ddysgu, gan arddangos eich gallu i arloesi a chreu atebion cynaliadwy. Mae topigau uwch mewn mecaneg thermolifyddion, technolegau gweithgynhyrchu uwch, ac arfer proffesiynol yn eich paratoi ar gyfer gyrfa lwyddiannus mewn peirianneg fecanyddol.

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Gwybodaeth allweddol

  • 112-128 Pwyntiau Tariff UCAS

    TGAU

    TGAU Mathemateg neu Ffiseg gradd B (neu 6) neu gyfwerth.

    Os yw’r cwrs hwn o ddiddordeb i chi ond nid oes gennych y gofynion mynediad i ymuno â’r brentisiaeth, fe allech ystyried:

    • ‘gyda Blwyddyn Sylfaen’. Mae’r llwybr hon wedi’i chynllunio i roi cymorth ychwanegol i chi gan ei bod yn rhoi blwyddyn ychwanegol (llawn amser) i chi o astudiaethau â chymorth. 

    Wedi i chi gwblhau eich astudiaethau Blwyddyn Sylfaen yn llwyddiannus, byddwch yn mynd ymlaen yn awtomatig i’r opsiwn gradd lawn amser lle bo ar gael yn y pwnc hwn. 

    • Tystysgrif mewn Addysg Uwch (TystAU). Cwrs un flwyddyn yw hon ac mae’n gyfwerth â blwyddyn gyntaf cwrs gradd baglor llawn amser, tair blynedd. 

    Wedi i chi gwblhau eich astudiaethau TystAU yn llwyddiannus, byddwch yn gymwys i symud ymlaen i’r ddwy flynedd sy’n weddill o opsiwn gradd baglor llawn amser yn y pwnc hwn. 

    Mae’r llwybrau hyn yn ddelfrydol os nad ydych yn gweithio yn y sector, rydych yn dychwelyd i astudio ar ôl seibiant, os nad ydych wedi astudio’r pwnc hwn o’r blaen, neu os na wnaethoch gyflawni’r graddau sydd eu hangen i gael lle ar y brentisiaeth hon. 

    Cyngor a Chymorth Derbyn 

    Fe allwn wneud cynnig is i chi yn seiliedig ar ystod o ffactorau, fel eich cefndir, profiadau ac amgylchiadau unigol. Gelwir hyn yn “Cynigion Cyd-destunol”. I gael cyngor a chymorth penodol gallwch gysylltu â’n tîm ymholiadau am ragor o wybodaeth ynglŷn â gofynion mynediad.

  • I wneud cais, rhaid i chi fod yn gweithio mewn rôl berthnasol a bod gennych gefnogaeth eich cyflogwr. 

    Dechreuwch drwy gofrestru eich diddordeb trwy ein tudalen Ceisio am Brentisiaethau. Ar ôl adolygu eich gwybodaeth, bydd y Tîm Prentisiaethau yn cysylltu â chi i gadarnhau eich cymhwysedd a’ch tywys drwy’r broses ymgeisio. I gael rhagor o gymorth, cysylltwch â’r Tîm Prentisiaethau.

  • Bydd y rhaglen hefyd yn ystyried agweddau amgylcheddol ar ddylunio a thechnoleg a bydd yn galluogi myfyrwyr i ennill ystod o sgiliau, sy’n berthnasol i ystod eang o gyfleoedd cyflogaeth.

    Rydym wedi paratoi myfyrwyr ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd cyflogaeth mewn cwmnïau bach a mawr. Enghreifftiau o gwmnïau sydd wedi cyflogi graddedigion blaenorol yw Corus, Ford, Schaeffler, Robert Bosch a Visteon.

  • Mae’r Drindod Dewi Sant yn ymfalchïo yn y ffaith ei bod yn Brifysgol ddwyieithog ac er nad oes unrhyw fodiwlau ar gael drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ar y cwrs hwn ar hyn o bryd, ym mhob achos gall myfyrwyr gyflwyno asesiadau ysgrifenedig drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

    Cyfleoedd Cymraeg a Chymreig

    A ninnau’n brifysgol flaenllaw yng Nghymru, rydym yn falch o gynnig gwasanaethau cymorth a neuaddau preswyl arbennig i fyfyrwyr Cymraeg eu hiaith, gan annog ymdeimlad o gymuned a chartref oddi cartref, gan gynnwys ymuno â chlybiau a chymdeithasau i siaradwyr Cymraeg a dod yn aelod o’n cangen fywiog y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

    Cyfleoedd i Ddysgu Cymraeg

    Rydym hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd i ddysgu a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg.

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Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (BEng Hons)

Swansea
4 Years

The Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (BEng Hons) programme at UWTSD is designed for those wanting to explore a wide range of skills that are key to understanding, designing, and working with machines. This course will teach you essential principles and practical skills needed to solve engineering challenges, covering topics from physics and mechanics to material science.

Mechanical engineering plays a critical role in many industries. Whether it’s manufacturing, energy, or aerospace, skilled mechanical engineers are in high demand, and this programme equips you with the expertise these sectors value. You’ll learn to think creatively, applying engineering principles to design effective solutions and address complex technical issues.

During your studies, you’ll develop problem-solving skills using a mix of analytical, technical, and computational techniques. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the latest manufacturing technologies, computer-aided design (CAD), and practical applications of mechanics. Key areas you’ll cover include fluid mechanics, materials testing, and electronics, all designed to give you a solid foundation and practical experience.

This course also prepares you for the environmental and sustainable demands of modern engineering. You’ll learn to consider environmental impact within your designs, helping to create more sustainable engineering solutions. Through teamwork projects and real-world assignments, you’ll sharpen your communication skills, learning to present ideas effectively and manage responsibilities within a group setting.

A part-time study schedule allows you to develop your engineering skills while balancing other commitments, with an emphasis on applied learning that lets you bring valuable insights from the classroom into the workplace.

Completing the accredited BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering is also a step towards becoming a Chartered Engineer, meeting part of the academic requirements for UK-SPEC. Further learning in a recognised format will complete your path toward Chartered status, opening doors to a broad spectrum of career opportunities.

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • English
Course length:
4 Years

Fees paid by Welsh Government.  No cost to apprentice or employer.

Why choose this course?

01
Apprenticeships are a life long learning pathway with no age limit, so as long you are employed, not in full-time education and over 18 you can apply.
02
Degree apprenticeship starts at Level 4, however, relevant previous experience/qualifications will be taken into account. You will study part-time around your work commitments, and the programme will be for 2-4 years.
03
The programme is Government funded and you will be entitled to a wage, statutory holidays and paid time off to study.
04
Apprentices must be in relevant employment, but a degree apprenticeship is suitable for all industry sectors and business sizes.
05
Apprentices must be eligible to work in the UK and receive a minimum salary of at least £16,770 per annum.
06
If you are self-employed in Wales you can also apply.

What you will learn

Our philosophy is to connect theory with real-world practice, helping you build both knowledge and hands-on skills in mechanical engineering. This course develops your creativity, problem-solving, and innovation through practical projects and essential engineering principles.

During the Level 4 modules, you will build a solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles. You will study mathematics, physics, and materials science while learning basic engineering design and applied mechanics. Hands-on laboratory work and computer-aided design projects will enhance your practical skills and prepare you for advanced topics.

Electrical and Electronic Principles

(20 credits)

Engineering Mathematics

(20 credits)

Engineering Design

(20 credits)

Engineering Science 1

(20 credits)

Materials and Introduction to Processing

(20 credits)

Engineering Applications and Study Skills

(20 credits)

Level 5 deepens your understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. You will explore material testing and advanced numerical and computational skills. Emphasis is placed on solving complex engineering problems and applying analytical abilities to real-world scenarios, further developing your technical skills.

Group Project

(20 credits)

Control and Automation

(20 credits)

Manufacturing, Design & Technology

(20 credits)

Management Innovation and Sustainability

(20 credits)

Stress Analysis & Dynamics

(20 credits)

Thermofluid Mechanics

(20 credits)

During the Level 6 modules, you will undertake a major project that integrates all your learning, showcasing your ability to innovate and create sustainable solutions. Advanced topics in thermofluid mechanics, advanced manufacturing technologies, and professional practice prepare you for a successful career in mechanical engineering.

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Advanced Processes & Materials

(20 credits)

Structural and Fluid Analysis

(20 credits)

Advanced Thermofluid Mechanics

(20 credits)

Computational Methods

(20 credits)

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • 112-128 UCAS Tariff Points

    GCSEs  

    GCSEs Maths or Physics grade B (or 6) or equivalent.

    If this course interests you but you don’t have the entry requirements to join the apprenticeship you could consider:

    • ‘with Foundation Year’. This route is designed to give you extra support as it provides you with an additional year (full-time) of supported study.   

    Once you successfully complete your Foundation Year studies, you will automatically advance onto the full time degree option where available in this subject.  

    • Certificate in Higher Education (CertHE). This is a one-year course and is equivalent to the first year of the three year, full-time bachelor’s degree.  

     Once you have successfully completed your CertHE studies, you will be eligible to progress for the remaining two years of the full time bachelor’s degree option in this subject.  

    These are ideal routes if you are not in employment in the sector, are returning to study after a gap, if you have not previously studied this subject, or if you did not achieve the grades you need for a place on this apprenticeship.   

    Admissions Advice and Support  

    We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, such as your background, experiences and individual circumstances. This is known as ‘Contextual Admissions’. For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements

  • To apply, you must be employed in a relevant role and have your employer’s support. 

    Begin by registering your interest through our Apprenticeship Registration page. After reviewing your information, the Apprenticeship Team will contact you to confirm eligibility and guide you through the application process. For further assistance, please reach out to the Apprenticeship Team.

  • Students are taught through a series of lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical sessions. Assessment of progress is made through a combination of laboratory-based practicals, assignments, presentations, exams and individual projects.

    Module assessment is often by assignment, or assignment and examination. The final mark for some modules may include one or more pieces of coursework set and completed during the module. Project work is assessed by a written report and presentation.

    One of the main parts of the final year will be the final year project. This is a work-based project that will allow students to use the knowledge built up through the course to solve a genuine workplace-engineering problem.

  • UWTSD prides itself on being a bilingual University and although there aren’t currently any modules available through the medium of Welsh on this course, in all cases students can submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.

    Welsh Opportunities

    As a leading Welsh university, we are proud to offer dedicated support services and halls of residence for Welsh-speaking students, encouraging the sense of community and the feeling of a home away from home, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.

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Crefftau Dylunio - Deialogau Cyfoes (Rhan amser) (MA)

Abertawe
3 Blynedd Rhan amser
Gradd anrhydedd 2:2

Dyluniwyd yr MA Crefftau Dylunio – Deialogau Cyfoes yng Ngholeg Celf Abertawe ar gyfer unigolion creadigol sy’n gobeithio archwilio arferion crefft cyfoes trwy ddysgu ymarferol a damcaniaethol. Yn rhan o’r portffolio Deialogau Cyfoes, mae’r cwrs hwn yn eich gwahodd i ymgysylltu â materion cyfoes ac ymchwiliadau materol, gan sicrhau eich bod yn datblygu dealltwriaeth ddyfnach o’ch arfer unigol eich hun. Fe gewch gyfle i archwilio deialogau beirniadol a damcaniaethol yn rhan greiddiol o’ch taith ddysgu.

Trwy weithdai Crefftau Dylunio arbenigol, gallwch ddewis canolbwyntio ar gerameg, gwydr neu fetelau, neu fabwysiadu ymagwedd fwy rhyngddisgyblaethol trwy weithio ar draws gwahanol ddeunyddiau a disgyblaethau, gan gynnwys ffotograffiaeth, print, a thecstilau. Bydd yr amrywiaeth hon yn eich annog i ehangu eich rhagolygon creadigol ac arbrofi gyda phrosesau o waith llaw a phrosesau digidol.

Yn ogystal â dulliau crefft traddodiadol, mae’r cwrs hwn yn croesawu technolegau newydd ac yn annog arloesedd. Bydd gennych fynediad at gyfleusterau arloesol, gan gynnwys argraffu 3D, sy’n eich galluogi i integreiddio dylunio digidol â gwneud traddodiadol. P’un a ydych chi’n gweithio ym maes gemwaith, tecstilau, neu ddeunyddiau eraill, byddwch chi’n gallu gwthio ffiniau crefft a dylunio.

Mae’r rhaglen hefyd yn ystyried ysgrifennu a thestun yn fathau o wneud a meddwl, gan eich galluogi i archwilio sut y gall geiriau a chrefft ddod at ei gilydd yn eich arfer creadigol. Drwy gydol eich amser ar y cwrs, cewch eich cefnogi i ddatblygu eich llais eich hun fel dylunydd, gyda ffocws ar ddod o hyd i ffyrdd arloesol o fynd i’r afael â deunyddiau a syniadau.

Wrth i’r cwrs fynd yn ei flaen, byddwch yn gweithio tuag at arddangosfa derfynol a arweinir gan fyfyrwyr, lle cewch gyfle i arddangos eich gwaith a dod â phopeth rydych wedi’i ddysgu ynghyd. Ochr yn ochr â hyn, byddwch yn cwblhau adroddiad beirniadol, a fydd yn eich galluogi i adfyfyrio ar eich arfer a maes crefft gyfoes mewn ffordd feddylgar a phroffesiynol. Bydd y prosiect terfynol hwn yn eich helpu i ddatblygu sgiliau gwerthfawr i ddatblygu gyrfa yn y diwydiannau creadigol, p’un a ydych yn dyheu am weithio fel dylunydd, crefftwr, neu mewn rôl greadigol arall.

Erbyn diwedd y cwrs, byddwch wedi adeiladu portffolio o waith sy’n adlewyrchu eich arddull a’ch sgiliau unigol, ynghyd â sylfaen gref mewn arferion crefft traddodiadol a digidol. Mae’r cwrs hwn yn cynnig taith ddeinamig a chyffrous i fyd crefft gyfoes, gan roi’r offer i chi lwyddo mewn tirwedd greadigol sy’n datblygu’n gyflym.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
Language:
  • Saesneg
  • Dwyieithog
Course length:
3 Blynedd Rhan amser
Entry requirements:
Gradd anrhydedd 2:2

Pam dewis y cwrs hwn

01
Mae’r portffolio meistr Deialogau Cyfoes yn cynnig amgylchedd dysgu rhyngddisgyblaethol unigryw, gyda mynediad at weithdai a staff ar draws y gyfadran.
02
Mae myfyrwyr meistr ac ymchwil yn cael eu cefnogi gan dîm ymroddgar a phroffesiynol o ddarlithwyr ac arddangoswyr technegol, a gyda'i gilydd maen nhw’n creu amgylchedd dysgu cefnogol a llawn amrywiaeth.
03
Mae Coleg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig opsiynau llawn-amser a rhan-amser ac, er mwyn helpu i gefnogi ein myfyrwyr meistr, rydym yn gwneud y rhan fwyaf o'r addysgu craidd ar ddyddiau Iau a Gwener.

Beth fyddwch chi'n ei ddysgu

Ein Hathroniaeth

Mae’r cwrs MA Crefftau Dylunio – Deialogau Cyfoes yn  annog archwilio creadigol ac adfyfyrio beirniadol. Rydym yn pwysleisio ymagwedd ymarferol at wneud crefftau, gan gyfuno technegau traddodiadol ag arloesi digidol, a hynny wrth feithrin dealltwriaeth feirniadol o arferion crefft cyfoes. Ein nod yw datblygu eich arfer unigol a’ch paratoi ar gyfer byd proffesiynol crefft a dylunio.

Mae portffolio Deialogau Cyfoes meistr yng Ngholeg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig profiad ôl-raddedig unigryw. Mae graddedigion ac ymarferwyr proffesiynol o ystod eang o arbenigeddau yn elwa o ddysgu amlddisgyblaethol ynghyd â darlithwyr arbenigol ac ystod eang o gyfleusterau. Fe gewch y cyfle i wneud defnydd o brofiadau a gwybodaeth ar draws y gwahanol lwybrau ac adlewyrchu hyn yn eich astudiaeth bersonol eich hun.

Mae’r amgylchedd ymchwil yn elwa’n fawr o fewnbwn ein staff addysgu a’n darlithwyr gwadd, y mae’r rhan fwyaf ohonynt yn artistiaid, yn ddylunwyr ac yn ddamcaniaethwyr sy’n enwog yn genedlaethol a rhyngwladol. Yn rhan gyntaf y rhaglen, byddwch yn cwblhau cyfres o fodylau a addysgir. Byddwch yn cymryd rhan mewn cyfnewidiadau amlddisgyblaethol, trwy seminarau a darlithoedd sy’n cynnwys myfyrwyr o bob rhaglen o fewn y  portffolio Deialogau Cyfoes, i ysgogi safbwyntiau newydd a herio cyfeiriadau. Y disgwyl yw bod trawsffrwythloni syniadau drwy ddeialogau o’r fath yn hyrwyddo myfyrwyr i ailedrych ar ganfyddiadau a thechnegau cynhyrchu sy’n briodol i’ch disgyblaeth. Trwy gydol yr elfen a addysgir o’r rhaglen, bydd disgwyl i chi gynnal ymchwiliadau materol ac ymchwilio i themâu cyfoes, gan ystyried materion amgylcheddol, economaidd, cymdeithasol a diwylliannol.

Drwy gydol y cwrs hwn, byddwch yn archwilio ystod o ddefnyddiau, gan gynnwys cerameg, gwydr, metelau a thecstilau, wrth ddatblygu prosesau gwneud â llaw a digidol. Byddwch yn ymgysylltu ag ymchwiliadau materol a deialogau beirniadol a damcaniaethol, a fydd yn dyfnhau eich dealltwriaeth o arferion crefft cyfoes. Daw’r cwrs i ben mewn arddangosfa a arweinir gan fyfyrwyr ac adroddiad beirniadol, sy’n eich galluogi i arddangos eich ymagwedd bersonol at ddylunio a chrefft.

Gorfodol

Disclaimer

  • The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.

    You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.

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Gwybodaeth allweddol

  • Gradd anrhydedd 2:2 

    • neu gymhwyster cyfwerth a gydnabyddir gan PCYDDS. 

    Mae gennym ddiddordeb mewn pobl greadigol sy’n arddangos ymrwymiad cryf i gelf a/neu ddylunio, ac felly rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan unigolion o amrywiaeth eang o gefndiroedd.  Sylwch, mae’r rhaglen meistr hon yn galw am ymchwil ymarferol a damcaniaethol yn ogystal â pheth ysgrifennu academaidd. 

    Rydym yn trefnu cyfweliadau ar gyfer yr holl ymgeiswyr er mwyn asesu addasrwydd ar gyfer y cwrs a ddewiswyd. Caiff eich sgiliau, eich cyflawniadau a’ch profiad bywyd eu hystyried yn ogystal â’ch portffolio o waith. 

    Cyngor a Chymorth Derbyn  

    I gael cyngor a chymorth penodol, gallwch gysylltu â’n tîm ymholiadau i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am ofynion mynediad. 

    Gofynion Iaith Saesneg  

    Os nad Saesneg yw eich iaith gyntaf, neu os nad ydych wedi astudio drwy gyfrwng y Saesneg o’r blaen, mae ein gofyniad arferol yn gyfwerth â sgôr o 6.0 y System Brofi Iaith Saesneg Rhyngwladol (Prawf Academaidd IELTS), heb gael llai na 5.5 ym mhob un o’r is-brofion. Rydym hefyd yn derbyn profion iaith Saesneg eraill.  

    Ewch i ymweld ag adran Ceisiadau Rhyngwladol ein gwefan i ddysgu rhagor am ein Gofynion Iaith Saesneg a Chyrsiau Iaith Saesneg ymlaen llaw. 

     Gofynion fisa ac ariannu 

    Os nad ydych o’r DU ac nid oes gennych breswyliad yma yn barod, efallai bydd angen i chi wneud cais am fisa.  

    Ar gyfer cyrsiau sy’n fwy na chwe mis, bydd angen fisa myfyrwyr arnoch chi.  

    Dylai myfyrwyr rhyngwladol sydd angen fisa Myfyriwr wneud cais am ein cyrsiau llawn amser gan eu bod yn gymwys ar gyfer nawdd fisa Myfyriwr.   

    I gael yr holl wybodaeth, darllenwch y dudalen gwneud cais am fisa a chanllawiau.    

    Sylwch mai dim ond ar gyfer rhaglenni wyneb yn wyneb, ar gampws, heb elfennau astudio ar-lein y gall myfyrwyr sy’n derbyn Cymorth Ffederal yr Unol Daleithiau wneud cais.

  • Cyfweliad 

    Mae’n ofynnol i holl ymgeiswyr Coleg Celf Abertawe gael cyfweliad. 

    Rydym yn mwynhau’r broses gyfweld yn fawr, gan ddod i’ch adnabod chi a’ch gwaith, ac rydym yn teimlo mai dyma’r ffordd orau i ddod o hyd i’r myfyrwyr iawn i’n rhaglenni. Ar lefel meistr, rydym yn deall y gall bod gwahanol resymau dros astudio MA. Efallai eich bod yn dymuno cadw eich momentwm astudio, newid cyfeiriad eich astudiaethau neu yrfa, dyfnhau eich gwybodaeth, cael cyfle i symud eich gyrfa ymlaen neu gael rhagor o amser i ddatblygu syniadau a mireinio eich sgiliau. Mae trafod yr opsiynau hyn yn sicrhau bod gan ein hymgeiswyr yr holl wybodaeth sydd ei hangen arnyn nhw i wneud y dewis iawn iddyn nhw hefyd. 

    Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau cyn eich cyfweliad, cysylltwch â ni yn artanddesign@uwtsd.ac.uk.

    Portffolio 

    Gofynnwn i chi ddod â phortffolio o beth gwaith o’r gorffennol ac yn gyfredol. Eich portffolio yw casgliad o’ch gwaith mwyaf cyffrous a chynrychiadol, gan arddangos eich galluoedd creadigol, sgiliau technegol, a gweledigaeth artistig. Mae’n adrodd stori eich taith greadigol, gan amlygu eich arddull, diddordebau, a syniadau unigryw wrth iddyn nhw ddatblygu. Rydym yn dehongli’r term ‘portffolio’ yn eang ac yn hapus i chi wneud yr un peth. Gall hyn gynnwys darnau gorffenedig, gwaith ar ei hanner, llyfrau braslunio, lluniadau, a phrosiectau sy’n parhau i ddatblygu, am fod y rhain yn rhoi cipolwg i ni ar eich proses feddwl a chreadigol. Gall y portffolio hwn hefyd gynnwys arfer neu brofiad proffesiynol a phriodoleddau sydd gennych y gellid eu defnyddio wrth astudio ar lefel meistr. P’un a yw mewn fformat ffisegol neu ddigidol, mae’ch portffolio’n gyfle i arddangos eich taith greadigol mewn ffordd sy’n teimlo’n ddilys i chi, gyda phob darn yn amlygu eich potensial creadigol a’ch brwdfrydedd dros y rhaglen rydych yn gwneud cais amdani.

  • Bydd asesu’n digwydd trwy waith cwrs, sy’n cynnwys cyflwyniadau yn ogystal â gwaith ymarferol ysgrifenedig.


    Yn Semester 1 bydd traethawd damcaniaethol 4,000 o eiriau gyda chyflwyniad poster, ac yn Semester 3 bydd adroddiad 5,000 o eiriau sy’n cyd-fynd â’r gwaith ymarferol.


    Nid oes arholiadau ar y cwrs hwn. Bydd myfyrwyr yn cael eu hasesu’n ffurfiannol drwy gydol pob modiwl. Bydd asesiadau crynodol ar ddiwedd pob modiwl, sy’n cynnwys cyflwyno’r gwaith i’r tîm asesu.
     

    Defnyddir amrywiaeth o ddulliau addysgu a dysgu drwy gydol y cwrs, gan gynnwys, ymhlith eraill:

    Tiwtorialau 
    Mae’r tiwtorialau hyn yn cael eu cynnal yn rheolaidd.


    Yn Semester 1, llawn-amser/Blwyddyn 1, rhan-amser, mae pob myfyriwr yn cwrdd ag aelod o staff er mwyn trafod eu gwaith fel rhan o bob modiwl. Yn Semester 2 a 3, llawn- amser/Blynyddoedd 2 a 3, rhan-amser, mae myfyrwyr yn gweithio’n fwy annibynnol ac yn cofrestru ar gyfer tiwtorialau o fewn, neu ar draws, eu disgyblaeth, ynghyd â’r rhai a drefnir pan fyddan nhw angen cymorth gyda’u gwaith.


    Fel tîm, rydym yn sicrhau bod pob myfyriwr sydd yn eu semester/blwyddyn olaf ar y cwrs yn cwrdd ag o leiaf un aelod o’r staff academaidd bob wythnos. 


    Seminarau/Tiwtorialau Grŵp
    Mae’r rhain yn cael eu cynnal yn rheolaidd, yn ystod pob cam o’r cwrs, gydag un aelod o staff. Maen nhw’n gyfle gwych i fyfyrwyr rannu a chyfnewid syniadau gyda’u cyfoedion mewn ffordd strwythuredig ac i gael mewnbwn gwerthfawr gan staff.


    Cyflwyniadau Ffurfiol ac Anffurfiol
    Mae gan rai o’r modiwlau gyflwyniad syniadau yn rhan o ganlyniad y modiwl, ac maen nhw’n ffordd hanfodol o rannu syniadau ar draws y cwrs. Mae cyflwyno gwaith i gyfoedion yn anffurfiol hefyd yn rhan o addysgu’r seminar ac yn ffordd o gael adborth gwerthfawr ar gynnydd y gwaith.


    Arddangos gwaith
    Ar ddiwedd y cwrs bydd cyfle, os yw’n briodol, i arddangos canlyniadau’r cwrs mewn arddangosfa wedi’i guradu. Bydd myfyrwyr hefyd yn cael cefnogaeth i gynnal eu harddangosfeydd eu hunain yn rhan ganol y cwrs, os ydyn nhw’n awyddus i wneud hynny.

  • Gall ein myfyrwyr fanteisio ar amrywiaeth o offer ac adnoddau a fydd, fel arfer, yn ddigon i’w caniatáu i gwblhau eu rhaglen astudio. Rydym yn darparu’r holl ddeunyddiau sylfaenol y bydd myfyrwyr eu hangen i ddatblygu eu gwaith ymarferol yn ein gweithdai a’n cyfleusterau stiwdio helaeth.


    Fodd bynnag, mae’n debygol y bydd myfyrwyr celf a dylunio yn wynebu rhai costau ychwanegol wrth ehangu eu harfer personol. Er enghraifft, wrth brynu eu deunyddiau a’u hoffer arbenigol eu hunain, ymuno â theithiau astudio dewisol, a thalu am argraffu. 


    Yn dibynnu ar bellter a hyd, gall cost yr ymweliad astudio dewisol amrywio o tua £10 i ymweld ag orielau ac arddangosfeydd lleol, i £200 neu fwy ar gyfer ymweliadau astudio tramor neu deithiau hirach yn y DU. Mae’r costau hyn yn cynnwys pethau fel trafnidiaeth, mynediad i leoliadau a llety. Fel
    arfer mae cyfraddau is ar gyfer ein myfyrwyr.

  • Mae rhai modylau ar y cwrs hwn ar gael i’w hastudio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn llawn neu’n rhannol. Ym mhob achos bydd myfyrwyr yn gallu cyflwyno asesiadau ysgrifenedig trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.  

    Os byddwch chi’n dewis astudio eich cwrs yn llawn neu’n rhannol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, efallai y byddwch yn gymwys i wneud cais am ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau i’ch cefnogi gyda’ch astudiaethau. 

    Rydym yn adolygu ein darpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg yn gyson a bydd union  argaeledd modylau yn amodol ar argaeledd a diddordebau ymchwil staff, pynciau astudio newydd, amserlennu a’r galw gan fyfyrwyr. Os yw eich cwrs yn cynnig modylau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg gall y math o fodwl amrywio o flwyddyn i flwyddyn ac fe fydd yn amodol ar gyrraedd isafswm nifer myfyrwyr. Golyga hyn na ellir gwarantu argaeledd modylau cyfrwng Cymraeg penodol.  

    Cyfleoedd Cymraeg Allgyrsiol 

    Yn ogystal, mae nifer o ffyrdd i ymgysylltu â’r diwylliant a bywyd Cymreig yn PCYDDS, gan gynnwys ymuno â chlybiau a chymdeithasau ar gyfer siaradwyr Cymraeg ac ymuno â Changen fywiog y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.  

    Cyfleoedd i Ddysgu Cymraeg 

    Rydym hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd i ddysgu ac i ddatblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg.  

  • Efallai eich bod yn gymwys i gael arian i helpu i gefnogi eich astudiaethau.  I ddysgu am ysgoloriaethau, bwrsarïau a chyfleoedd ariannu eraill sydd ar gael, ewch i’n hadran Bwrsarïau ac Ysgoloriaethau.

  • Bydd graddedigion yn aelodau gweithgar o’n diwylliant creadigol, ac yn datblygu gyrfaoedd mewn amrywiaeth o rolau proffesiynol, fel:

    • Entrepreneur diwylliannol
    • Curadur
    • Addysgwr – darlithydd prifysgol
    • Myfyriwr gradd ymchwil a ariennir
    • Artist/dylunydd

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Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues (Part - Time) (MA)

Swansea
3 Years Part-time
2:2 Honours Degree 

MA Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues at Swansea College of Art is designed for creative individuals looking to explore contemporary craft practices through hands-on and theoretical learning. As part of the Contemporary Dialoguesportfolio, this course invites you to engage with contemporary issues and material investigation, ensuring you develop a deeper understanding of your own individual practice. You will have the opportunity to explore both critical and theoretical dialogues as a core part of your learning journey.

Through specialised Design Crafts workshops, you can choose to focus on ceramics, glass, or metals, or take a more interdisciplinary approach by working across various materials and disciplines, including photography, print, and textiles. This variety will encourage you to broaden your creative outlook and experiment with both hand-made processes and digital processes.

In addition to traditional craft methods, this course embraces new technologies and encourages innovation. You will have access to cutting-edge facilities, including 3D printing, which allows you to integrate digital design with traditional making. Whether you’re working in jewellery, textiles, or other materials, you’ll be able to push the boundaries of craft and design.

The programme also considers writing and text as forms of making and thinking, allowing you to explore how words and craft can come together in your creative practice. Throughout your time on the course, you’ll be supported in developing your own voice as a designer, with a focus on finding innovative ways to approach materials and ideas.

As the course progresses, you’ll work towards a final student-led exhibition, where you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your work and bring together everything you’ve learned. Alongside this, you will complete a critical report, allowing you to reflect on your practice and the contemporary craft field in a thoughtful and professional way. This final project will help you develop valuable skills for career developmentin the creative industries, whether you aspire to work as a designer, craftsperson, or in another creative role.

By the end of the course, you’ll have built a portfolio of work that reflects your individual style and skills, along with a strong foundation in both traditional and digital craft practices. This course offers a dynamic and exciting journey into the world of contemporary craft, giving you the tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving creative landscape. 

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
Language:
  • English
  • Bilingual
Course length:
3 Years Part-time
Entry requirements:
2:2 Honours Degree 

Why choose this course?

01
The master's Contemporary Dialogues portfolio offers a unique interdisciplinary learning environment, with access to workshops and staff across the faculty.
02
Master's and research students are supported by a highly committed and professional team of lecturers and technical demonstrators, who together create a diverse, supportive learning environment.
03
SCA offers full- and part-time options and, to help support our master's students, we deliver the majority of core teaching on Thursdays and Fridays.

What you will learn

Our Philosophy

The MA Design Crafts – Contemporary Dialogues course encourages creative exploration and critical reflection. We emphasise a hands-on approach to craft-making, blending traditional techniques with digital innovation, all while fostering a critical understanding of contemporary craft practices. Our aim is to develop your individual practice and prepare you for the professional world of craft and design.

The master’s Contemporary Dialogues portfolio at Swansea College of Art offers a unique postgraduate experience. Graduates and professionals from a wide range of specialities benefit from multidisciplinary learning together with expert lecturers and a broad range of facilities. You will have the opportunity to draw upon experiences and knowledge from across the different pathways and reflect this in your own personal study.

The research environment benefits greatly from the input of our teaching staff and visiting lecturers, most of whom are research-active artists, designers, and theoreticians of national and international significance. In the first part of the programme, you will complete a series of taught modules. You will participate in multidisciplinary exchanges, through seminars and lectures involving students from all programmes within the Contemporary Dialogues portfolio, to stimulate new perspectives and challenge directions. The cross-fertilisation of ideas through such dialogues is expected to promote a rethinking of the perceptions and production techniques appropriate to your discipline. Throughout the taught part of the programme, you will be expected to undertake material investigations and research into contemporary themes, with consideration given to environmental, economic, social, and cultural issues.

Throughout this course, you will explore a range of materials, including ceramics, glass, metals, and textiles, while developing both hand-made and digital processes. You will engage with material investigation and critical and theoretical dialogues, which will deepen your understanding of contemporary craft practices. The course culminates in a student-led exhibition and critical report, allowing you to showcase your personal approach to design and craft.

Compulsory

Coexistent Perspectives

(20 credits)

The Thought Experiment

(20 credits)

Collaborative Dialogues

(20 credits)

Explorative Research & Praxis

(60 credits)

Confirmative Praxis

(60 credits)

Disclaimer

  • The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.

    You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.

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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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • 2:2 honours degree  

    • or UWTSD recognised equivalent. 

    We are interested in creative people who demonstrate a strong commitment to art and/or design and, therefore, we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. Please note, this master’s programme does require practical and theoretical research as well as some academic writing. 

    We arrange interviews for all applicants to assess suitability for the chosen course. Your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered, as well as your portfolio of work. 

    Admissions Advice and Support  

    For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements.  

    English language requirements  

    If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.  

    Visit the International Applications section of our website to find out more about our English Language Requirements and pre-sessional English Language Courses. 

    Visa and funding requirements  

    If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa.  

    For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa.  

    International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship.   

    For full information read our visa application and guides.    

    Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.  

  • Interview 

    All applicants to Swansea College of Art are required to have an interview. 

    We really enjoy the interview process, getting to know you and your work, and we feel that this is the best way to find the right students for our programmes. We understand at master’s level that there may be different reasons for studying MA. You may wish to keep your current momentum of study, a change in direction of study or career, to deepen your knowledge, an opportunity to fast track your career or simply to just give you more time to develop ideas and refine your skills. Discussing these options ensures that our applicants have all the information they need to make the right choice for them too. 

    If you have any queries before your interview, please contact us at artanddesign@uwtsd.ac.uk.

    Portfolio 

    We ask that you bring a portfolio of some past and current work. Your portfolio is a collection of your most exciting and representative work, showcasing your creative abilities, technical skills, and artistic vision. It tells the story of your creative journey, highlighting your unique style, interests, and ideas as they develop. We interpret the term ‘portfolio’ broadly and are happy for you to do the same - this can include finished pieces, work in progress, sketchbooks, drawings, and projects that are still unfolding, as these give us insight into your thinking and creative process. This portfolio might also include professional practice or experience and attributes you have that could be applied to your master’s study. Whether in physical or digital format, your portfolio is an opportunity to showcase your creative journey in a way that feels authentic to you, with each piece highlighting your creative potential and enthusiasm for the programme you are applying for. 

  • Assessment is carried out through coursework, both written practical and presented.

    There is a 4,000-word theoretical essay with poster presentation in Semester 1, and a 5,000-word report in Semester 3, which accompanies the practical work.

    There are no exams on this course. Students are formatively assessed throughout a module. Summative assessment takes place at the end of a module, which includes presentation of the work to the assessment team.

    A variety of teaching and learning methods are used throughout the course, which include, among others: 

    Tutorials 
    These tutorials are held on a regular basis.

    In Semester 1, full-time/Year 1, part-time, each student sees and discusses his/her work with a member of staff as part of each module. In Semesters 2 and 3, full-time/Years 2 and 3, part-time, students work more independently and sign up for tutorials within, or across, their discipline, in addition to those scheduled when their work requires support.

    As a team, we ensure that every student in the final semester/year of the course is seen by at least one member of the academic staff each week. 

    Group Tutorials/Seminars
    These are held on a regular basis, across all stages of the course, with one member of staff. They provide an excellent opportunity for students to share and exchange ideas with their peers in a structured manner, in addition to valuable input from staff.

    Informal & Formal presentations
    Some of the modules have a presentation of ideas as part of the module outcome and are an essential way of sharing ideas across the course. Presenting work informally to peers is also part of the seminar teaching and a way of getting valuable feedback on the progress of the work.

    Exhibiting work
    At the end of the course there is an opportunity, if appropriate, to show outcomes from the course in a curated exhibition. Students are also supported to create their own exhibitions during the middle part of the course, if they wish to do so.

  • Our students have access to a diverse range of equipment and resources which, in most cases, is sufficient to complete their programme of study. We provide the basic materials necessary for students to develop their practical work within our extensive workshop and studio facilities.

    However, it is likely that art and design students will incur some additional costs in the extension of their personal practice. Examples include purchasing their own specialised materials and equipment, joining optional study trips, and paying for printing. 

    Depending on distance and duration, optional study visits can vary in cost from approximately £10 to visit local galleries and exhibitions, to £200 plus for overseas or longer UK study visits. These costs cover such things as transport and entry to venues and accommodation. There are normally reduced rates for our students.

  • Some modules in this course are available to study through the medium of Welsh either fully or partially. In all cases students will be able to submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.  

    If you choose to study your course either fully or partially through the medium of Welsh, you may be eligible to apply for scholarships and bursaries to support you with your studies. 

    We are continuously reviewing our Welsh medium provision, the precise availability of modules will vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course offers modules available through the medium of Welsh this may vary from year to year, and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific Welsh medium modules cannot be guaranteed.  

    Extracurricular Welsh Opportunities 

    There are many ways to engage with Welsh culture and life at UWTSD, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.  

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh 

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.   

  • 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.

  • Graduates become active members of our creative culture, developing careers in a variety of professional roles, such as:

    • Cultural entrepreneur
    • Curator
    • Educator – university lecturer
    • Funded research degree student
    • Practising artist/designer

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Prentisiaeth mewn Cyfrifiadura (Rhwydweithiau Cyfrifiadurol a Seiberddiogelwch) (BSc Anrh)

Abertawe
4 blynedd
96-112 o Bwyntiau UCAS

Yn y byd cysylltiedig sydd ohoni, rhwydweithiau yw asgwrn cefn ein ffordd o fyw, o weithio ac o gyfathrebu.Maent yn galluogi i fusnesau weithredu’n ddi-drafferth, i bobl gadw mewn cysylltiad, ac i dechnoleg ddatblygu’n gyflym. Fodd bynnag, yn sgil y dibynadwyedd hwn ar rwydweithiau daw risg cynyddol o seiberdroseddu, sy’n gallu effeithio ar unigolion, sefydliadau a hyd yn oed gweledydd cyfan.

Mae’r brentisiaeth hon wedi’i chynllunio i roi i chi’r wybodaeth a’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen i ffeindio ffordd trwy’r systemau cymhleth hyn a’u diogelu, gan agor drysau i yrfaoedd ym maes rhwydweithio neu seiberddiogelwch.Mae sgiliau rhwydweithio cryf wrth wraidd deall a mynd i’r afael â heriau seiberddiogelwch. Nid yn unig mae’r rhaglen hon yn adeiladu ar eich arbenigedd technegol, ond hefyd mae’n rhoi i chi’r gallu i fynd i’r afael âmaterion diogelwch byd go iawn.

Ym Mhrifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant (PCYDDS), byddwch yn elwa o dros ddau ddegawd o brofiad fel Academi Cisco, am i ni fod mewn partneriaeth â Cisco ers 1999. Ers 2018, rydym hefyd wedi bod yn bartner gyda’r Academi Cyngor-CE. Mae hyn yn ein rhoi mewn sefyllfa unigryw i ddarparu rhaglen sy’n sefyll allan yn y DU. Mae ein prentisiaeth yn cyfuno elfennau ymarferol a damcaniaethol rhwydweithio a seiberddiogelwch, gan gwmpasu ardystiadau o safon diwydiant yn rhan o’r cwricwlwm.

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • Saesneg
Course length:
4 blynedd
Entry requirements:
96-112 o Bwyntiau UCAS

Ffioedd wedi eu talu gan Lywodraeth Cymru.  Dim cost i’r Prentis nac i’r cyflogwr.

Pam dewis y cwrs hwn?

01
Mae prentisiaethau’n llwybr dysgu gydol oes heb unrhyw derfyn oedran, felly ar yr amod nad ydych mewn addysg amser llawn a thros 18 oed gallwch wneud cais.
02
Mae prentisiaeth gradd yn dechrau ar Lefel 4, fodd bynnag, bydd profiad/cymwysterau blaenorol perthnasol yn cael eu hystyried. Byddwch yn astudio’n rhan-amser o amgylch eich ymrwymiadau gwaith, a bydd y rhaglen yn para 2-4 blynedd.
03
Mae’r rhaglen yn cael ei hariannu gan y Llywodraeth a bydd gennych hawl i gyflog, gwyliau statudol ac amser i ffwrdd â thâl i astudio.
04
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod mewn gwaith perthnasol, ond mae gradd-brentisiaeth yn addas ar gyfer pob sector o ddiwydiant a busnesau o bob maint.
05
Rhaid i brentisiaid fod yn gymwys i weithio yn y DU a derbyn isafswm cyflog o £16,770 y flwyddyn o leiaf.
06
Gallwch hefyd wneud cais os ydych yn hunangyflogedig yng Nghymru.

Beth fyddwch chi'n ei ddysgu

Mae’r rhaglen hon wedi’i chynllunio i roi i fyfyrwyr wybodaeth fanwl a sgiliau ymarferol ym maes arbenigol rhwydweithio Byddwch yn dysgu dylunio, gweithredu, a datrys problemau cysylltiedig â seilweithiau rhwydwaith cymhleth, gan feithrin arbenigedd sy’n hanfodol er mwyn mynd i’r afael â heriau byd go iawn.

Yn Academi Cisco, Canolfan Cymorth Academi a Chanolfan Hyfforddi Hyfforddwyr ers 1999, mae ein Hysgol yn ymgorffori cwricwlwm Cydymaith Rhwydwaith Ardystiedig Cisco (CCNA) yn y radd. Â chydnabyddiaeth ledled y byd, mae’r CCNA yn gymhwyster flaenllaw, sy’n adlewyrchu statws Cisco yn arweinydd byd-eang ym maes technoleg rhwydweithiau.

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Premier partner 2026

UWTSD is proud to be a Cisco Premier Partner, recognising our expertise in networking and cybersecurity. This partnership provides our students with access to industry-leading technology, hands-on training, and globally recognised certifications, enhancing their career prospects in the IT sector. As a Premier Partner, UWTSD benefits from exclusive resources, expert support, and research collaborations, ensuring we remain at the forefront of digital innovation. 

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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Gwybodaeth allweddol

  • 96-112 o Bwyntiau UCAS

    Cyflogedig mewn sector perthnasol, cymhwyster L3 a/neu brofiad perthnasol. 

    Gofynion Mynediad

    • Cyflogedig ar hyn o bryd mewn sector sy’n berthnasol i’r rhaglen brentisiaeth.
    • Tair blynedd o brofiad gwaith, cymhwyster Lefel 3 (Lefel A, Diploma BTEC neu gyfwerth – 96-112 o Bwyntiau UCAS) neu Brentisiaeth Lefel 3 mewn sector perthnasol. 
    • Mae angen TGAU gradd A*-C (neu radd 9-4 yn Lloegr) mewn Saesneg a Mathemateg hefyd.

    Graddau Di-brentisiaeth

    Os nad ydych yn edrych am Radd-brentisiaeth, gallwch archwilio ein hystod lawn o gymwysterau Cyfrifiadura - gan gynnwys yr opsiwn llawn amser BSc (Anrh) Cyfrifiadura (Rhwydweithiau Cyfrifiadurol a Seiberddiogelwch).

    Cyngor a Chymorth Derbyn

    Fe allwn wneud cynnig is i chi yn seiliedig ar ystod o ffactorau, fel eich cefndir, profiadau ac amgylchiadau unigol. Gelwir hyn yn “Cynigion Cyd-destunol”. I gael cyngor a chymorth penodol gallwch gysylltu â’n tîm ymholiadau am ragor o wybodaeth ynglŷn â gofynion mynediad.

  • I wneud cais, rhaid i chi fod yn gweithio mewn rôl berthnasol a bod gennych gefnogaeth eich cyflogwr.  
     
    Dechreuwch drwy gofrestru eich diddordeb trwy ein tudalen Ceisio am Brentisiaethau. Ar ôl adolygu eich gwybodaeth, bydd y Tîm Prentisiaethau yn cysylltu â chi i gadarnhau eich cymhwysedd a’ch tywys drwy’r broses ymgeisio. I gael rhagor o gymorth, cysylltwch â’r Tîm Prentisiaethau

  • Saesneg a Mathemateg lefel 2 (TGAU A*-C, 4-8 neu gyfwerth) a chymhwyster lefel 3 (Safon Uwch, BTech, Diploma neu gyfwerth) yw’r gofyniad mynediad gofynnol arferol. 

  • Mae’r Drindod Dewi Sant yn ymfalchïo yn y ffaith ei bod yn Brifysgol ddwyieithog ac er nad oes unrhyw fodiwlau ar gael drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ar y cwrs hwn ar hyn o bryd, ym mhob achos gall myfyrwyr gyflwyno asesiadau ysgrifenedig drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

    Cyfleoedd Cymraeg a Chymreig

    A ninnau’n brifysgol flaenllaw yng Nghymru, rydym yn falch o gynnig gwasanaethau cymorth a neuaddau preswyl arbennig i fyfyrwyr Cymraeg eu hiaith, gan annog ymdeimlad o gymuned a chartref oddi cartref, gan gynnwys ymuno â chlybiau a chymdeithasau i siaradwyr Cymraeg a dod yn aelod o’n cangen fywiog y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

    Cyfleoedd i Ddysgu Cymraeg

    Rydym hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd i ddysgu a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg.

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Apprenticeship in Computing (Computer Networks and Cybersecurity) (BSc Hons)

Swansea
4 Years
96-112 UCAS Points

In today’s connected world, networks are the backbone of how we live, work, and communicate. They allow businesses to operate seamlessly, people to stay in touch, and technology to evolve rapidly. However, with this reliance on networks comes a growing risk of cybercrime, which can affect individuals, organisations, and even entire countries.

This apprenticeship is designed to give you the knowledge and skills needed to navigate and secure these complex systems, opening doors to careers in networking or cybersecurity. Strong networking skills are at the heart of understanding and tackling cybersecurity challenges. This programme not only builds your technical expertise but also equips you with the ability to address real-world security issues.

At the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), you’ll benefit from over two decades of experience as a Cisco Academy, having partnered with Cisco since 1999. Since 2018, we have also been an EC-Council Academy partner. This makes us uniquely positioned to deliver a programme that stands out in the UK. Our apprenticeship combines the practical and theoretical elements of networking and cybersecurity, covering industry-standard certifications as part of the curriculum.

Course details

Start date:
Language:
  • English
Course length:
4 Years
Entry requirements:
96-112 UCAS Points

Fees paid by Welsh Government.  No cost to apprentice or employer.

Why choose this course?

01
Apprenticeships are a life long learning pathway with no age limit, so as long you are employed, not in full-time education and over 18 you can apply.
02
Degree apprenticeship starts at Level 4, however, relevant previous experience/qualifications will be taken into account. You will study part-time around your work commitments, and the programme will be for 2-4 years.
03
The programme is Government funded and you will be entitled to a wage, statutory holidays and paid time off to study.
04
Apprentices must be in relevant employment, but a degree apprenticeship is suitable for all industry sectors and business sizes.
05
Apprentices must be eligible to work in the UK and receive a minimum salary of at least £16,770 per annum.
06
If you are self-employed in Wales you can also apply.

What you will learn

This programme is designed to equip students with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in the specialist field of networking. You will learn to design, implement, and troubleshoot complex network infrastructures, building expertise that is essential for tackling real-world challenges.

As a Cisco Academy, Academy Support Centre, and Instructor Training Centre since 1999, our School integrates the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum into the degree. Recognised globally, the CCNA is a leading qualification, reflecting Cisco’s status as a world leader in network technology.

Data Analysis & Visualisation

(20 credits)

Software Development

(20 credits)

Computer Architecture and Operating Systems

(20 credits)

Introduction to Web and Database Concepts

(20 credits)

Learning in the Digital Era

(20 credits)

Networks and Cyber Security Essentials

(20 credits)

Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation

(20 credits)

Network Operating Systems and Services

(20 credits)

Advanced Networking

(20 credits)

Network Programmability

(20 credits)

Data Security and Compliance

(20 credits)

Computer Forensics

(20 credits)

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Emerging Trends

(20 credits)

Switching, Routing and Wireless

(20 credits)

Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation

(20 credits)

Advanced Cyber Security

(20 credits)

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Premier partner 2026

UWTSD is proud to be a Cisco Premier Partner, recognising our expertise in networking and cybersecurity. This partnership provides our students with access to industry-leading technology, hands-on training, and globally recognised certifications, enhancing their career prospects in the IT sector. As a Premier Partner, UWTSD benefits from exclusive resources, expert support, and research collaborations, ensuring we remain at the forefront of digital innovation. 

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 Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • 96-112 UCAS Points

    Employed in relevant sector, L3 qualification and or relevant experience.

    Entry Requirements

    • Currently employed in a sector relevant to the apprenticeship programme.
    • Three years’ work experience, a Level 3 qualification (A Level, BTEC Diploma or equivalent - 96-112 UCAS Points) or a Level 3 Apprenticeship in a relevant sector.
    • GCSE grade A*–C (or grade 9–4 in England) in English and Mathematics are also required.

    Non-Apprenticeship Degrees

    If you are not looking for a Degree Apprenticeship, you may instead explore our full range of Computing qualifications – including the full-time BSc (Hons) Computing (Computer Networks and Cybersecurity) option.

    Admissions Advice and Support

    We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, such as your background, experiences and individual circumstances. This is known as ‘Contextual Admissions’. For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements.

  • To apply, you must be employed in a relevant role and have your employer’s support.  
     
    Begin by registering your interest through our Apprenticeship Registration page. After reviewing your information, the Apprenticeship Team will contact you to confirm eligibility and guide you through the application process. For further assistance, please reach out to the Apprenticeship Team

  • The School of Applied Computing aims to produce graduates that help shape the future of network infrastructures. The course content is contemporary and shaped for employability and the development of industry skills through close links with local and national employers.

    Students are assessed through a combination of laboratory-based practicals, assignments, presentations, projects and examinations. Module assessment is often by assignment, or assignment and examination. The final mark for some modules may include one or more pieces of coursework set and completed during the module. Project work is assessed by a written report and presentation.

  • UWTSD prides itself on being a bilingual University and although there aren’t currently any modules available through the medium of Welsh on this course, in all cases students can submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.

    Welsh Opportunities

    As a leading Welsh university, we are proud to offer dedicated support services and halls of residence for Welsh-speaking students, encouraging the sense of community and the feeling of a home away from home, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch.

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills.

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Ffotograffiaeth - Deialogau Cyfoes (Llawn amser) (MA)

Abertawe
18 Mis Llawn amser
Gradd anrhydedd 2:2

Mae’r MA Ffotograffiaeth – Deialogau Cyfoes yng Ngholeg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig archwiliad cyffrous a manwl o arfer ffotograffig, gan eich annog i herio a datblygu eich gweledigaeth greadigol. Mae’r cwrs hwn wedi’i gynllunio ar gyfer y rhai sy’n awyddus i wthio ffiniau ffotograffiaeth gyfoes ac arbrofi mewn ffyrdd newydd ac arloesol. Drwy ymgysylltu â ffotograffiaeth fel arfer trawsddisgyblaethol, byddwch yn dysgu sut i ddefnyddio’r cyfrwng i ddehongli ac ymateb i’r byd cyfoes. 

Drwy gydol y rhaglen, byddwch yn archwilio ystod eang o theori ffotograffiaeth a thechnegau ymarferol. O arbrofi gweledol i brosiectau ymarferol, mae’r cwrs yn rhoi i chi’r sgiliau i ddeall a chymhwyso strategaethau athronyddol a strategaethau arbrofol i’ch gwaith. Mae ffocws mawr ar eich helpu i roi eich arfer yn ei gyd-destun, gan ddatblygu eich gallu i greu prosiectau sy’n feddylgar ac ystyrlon. Byddwch yn archwilio sut y gellir troi eich gwaith yn ganlyniadau proffesiynol megis arddangosfeydd ffotograffig, cyhoeddiadau ffotograffig, a chynnwys ar gyfer llwyfannau digidol. 

Yn rhan o’r rhaglen MA Ffotograffiaeth, cewch eich cyflwyno i wahanol ddulliau a all drawsnewid eich prosiectau yn allbynnau’r byd go iawn. Mae’r cwrs yn rhoi cyfleoedd i chi arddangos eich gwaith, archwilio cyhoeddi mewn ffotograffiaeth, a deall rôl curadu mewn ffotograffiaeth, gan roi profiad gwerthfawr i chi o arddangos eich creadigaethau i gynulleidfa ehangach. Byddwch hefyd yn cael eich annog i adfyfyrio ar eich lle o fewn y diwydiannau creadigol ehangach, o ffotograffiaeth celfyddydau cain i’r sectorau masnachol a golygyddol. 

Gyda mynediad at gyfleusterau rhagorol a chymuned fywiog, greadigol, mae’r rhaglen hon yn eich galluogi i fynd â’ch ffotograffiaeth i’r lefel nesaf. P’un a oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn cynhyrchu arddangosfeydd oriel, creu cynnwys digidol, neu archwilio llwybrau newydd o gyhoeddi, mae’r MA Ffotograffiaeth – Deialogau Cyfoes yng Ngholeg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig y gefnogaeth a’r ysbrydoliaeth i’ch helpu i gyrraedd eich nodau.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
Language:
  • Saesneg
  • Dwyieithog
Course length:
18 Mis Llawn amser
Entry requirements:
Gradd anrhydedd 2:2

Pam dewis y cwrs hwn

01
Mae’r portffolio meistr Deialogau Cyfoes yn cynnig amgylchedd dysgu rhyngddisgyblaethol unigryw, gyda mynediad at weithdai a staff ar draws y gyfadran.
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Mae myfyrwyr meistr ac ymchwil yn cael eu cefnogi gan dîm ymroddgar a phroffesiynol o ddarlithwyr ac arddangoswyr technegol, a gyda'i gilydd maen nhw’n creu amgylchedd dysgu cefnogol a llawn amrywiaeth.
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Mae Coleg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig opsiynau llawn-amser a rhan-amser ac, er mwyn helpu i gefnogi ein myfyrwyr meistr, rydym yn gwneud y rhan fwyaf o'r addysgu craidd ar ddyddiau Iau a Gwener.

Beth fyddwch chi'n ei ddysgu

Athroniaeth ein rhaglen MA Ffotograffiaeth yw arloesi archwilio ac arbrofi dysgedig o gysyniad ac arfer ffotograffiaeth. Fe’ch anogir i arbrofi, herio a defnyddio’r cyfrwng fel arfer trawsddisgyblaethol, amlfodd a ddefnyddir fel ffordd o ddehongli’r byd cyfoes. 

Mae’r portffolio Deialogau Cyfoes meistr yng Ngholeg Celf Abertawe yn cynnig profiad ôl-raddedig unigryw. Mae graddedigion ac ymarferwyr proffesiynol o ystod eang o arbenigeddau yn elwa o ddysgu amlddisgyblaethol ynghyd â darlithwyr arbenigol ac ystod eang o gyfleusterau. Fe gewch y cyfle i fanteisio ar brofiadau a gwybodaeth o bob rhan o’r gwahanol lwybrau ac adlewyrchu hyn yn eich astudiaeth bersonol eich hun.

Mae’r amgylchedd ymchwil yn elwa’n fawr o fewnbwn ein staff addysgu a’n darlithwyr gwadd, y mae’r rhan fwyaf ohonynt yn artistiaid, dylunwyr a damcaniaethwyr sy’n ymchwilwyr gweithredol o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol. Yn rhan gyntaf y rhaglen, byddwch yn cwblhau cyfres o fodylau a addysgir. Byddwch yn cymryd rhan mewn cyfnewidiadau amlddisgyblaethol, trwy seminarau a darlithoedd sy’n cynnwys myfyrwyr o bob rhaglen o fewn y  portffolio Deialogau Cyfoes, i ysgogi safbwyntiau newydd a herio cyfeiriadau. Disgwylir i’r syniadau newydd a chyffrous sy’n codi drwy ddeialogau o’r fath hyrwyddo ffyrdd newydd o feddwl am y canfyddiadau a’r technegau cynhyrchu sy’n briodol i’ch disgyblaeth. Trwy gydol yr elfen a addysgir o’r rhaglen, bydd disgwyl i chi gynnal ymchwiliadau ac ymchwil materol i themâu cyfoes, gan ystyried materion amgylcheddol, economaidd, cymdeithasol a diwylliannol.

Drwy gydol y cwrs, byddwch yn archwilio ystod o theorïau a methodolegau cysylltiedig â ffotograffiaeth. Byddwch yn arbrofi gyda strategaethau gweledol ac yn dysgu sut i roi eich arfer yn ei gyd-destun, gan gymhwyso strategaethau athronyddol ac arbrofol i ddatblygu prosiectau. Byddwch hefyd yn ymwneud â churadu ym maes ffotograffiaeth, gan ennill sgiliau gwerthfawr mewn cyflwyno proffesiynol a meddwl beirniadol.

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  • The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.

    You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.

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Gwybodaeth allweddol

  • Gradd anrhydedd 2:2 

    • neu gymhwyster cyfwerth a gydnabyddir gan PCYDDS. 

    Mae gennym ddiddordeb mewn pobl greadigol sy’n arddangos ymrwymiad cryf i gelf a/neu ddylunio, ac felly rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan unigolion o amrywiaeth eang o gefndiroedd.  Sylwch, mae’r rhaglen meistr hon yn galw am ymchwil ymarferol a damcaniaethol yn ogystal â pheth ysgrifennu academaidd. 

    Rydym yn trefnu cyfweliadau ar gyfer yr holl ymgeiswyr er mwyn asesu addasrwydd ar gyfer y cwrs a ddewiswyd. Caiff eich sgiliau, eich cyflawniadau a’ch profiad bywyd eu hystyried yn ogystal â’ch portffolio o waith. 

    Cyngor a Chymorth Derbyn  

    I gael cyngor a chymorth penodol, gallwch gysylltu â’n tîm ymholiadau i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am ofynion mynediad. 

    Gofynion Iaith Saesneg  

    Os nad Saesneg yw eich iaith gyntaf, neu os nad ydych wedi astudio drwy gyfrwng y Saesneg o’r blaen, mae ein gofyniad arferol yn gyfwerth â sgôr o 6.0 y System Brofi Iaith Saesneg Rhyngwladol (Prawf Academaidd IELTS), heb gael llai na 5.5 ym mhob un o’r is-brofion. Rydym hefyd yn derbyn profion iaith Saesneg eraill.  

    Ewch i ymweld ag adran Ceisiadau Rhyngwladol ein gwefan i ddysgu rhagor am ein Gofynion Iaith Saesneg a Chyrsiau Iaith Saesneg ymlaen llaw. 

     Gofynion fisa ac ariannu 

    Os nad ydych o’r DU ac nid oes gennych breswyliad yma yn barod, efallai bydd angen i chi wneud cais am fisa.  

    Ar gyfer cyrsiau sy’n fwy na chwe mis, bydd angen fisa myfyrwyr arnoch chi.  

    Dylai myfyrwyr rhyngwladol sydd angen fisa Myfyriwr wneud cais am ein cyrsiau llawn amser gan eu bod yn gymwys ar gyfer nawdd fisa Myfyriwr.   

  • Cyfweliad 

    Mae’n ofynnol i holl ymgeiswyr Coleg Celf Abertawe gael cyfweliad. 

    Rydym yn mwynhau’r broses gyfweld yn fawr, gan ddod i’ch adnabod chi a’ch gwaith, ac rydym yn teimlo mai dyma’r ffordd orau i ddod o hyd i’r myfyrwyr iawn i’n rhaglenni. Ar lefel meistr, rydym yn deall y gall bod gwahanol resymau dros astudio MA. Efallai eich bod yn dymuno cadw eich momentwm astudio, newid cyfeiriad eich astudiaethau neu yrfa, dyfnhau eich gwybodaeth, cael cyfle i symud eich gyrfa ymlaen neu gael rhagor o amser i ddatblygu syniadau a mireinio eich sgiliau. Mae trafod yr opsiynau hyn yn sicrhau bod gan ein hymgeiswyr yr holl wybodaeth sydd ei hangen arnyn nhw i wneud y dewis iawn iddyn nhw hefyd. 

    Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau cyn eich cyfweliad, cysylltwch â ni yn artanddesign@uwtsd.ac.uk.

    Portffolio 

    Gofynnwn i chi ddod â phortffolio o beth gwaith o’r gorffennol ac yn gyfredol. Eich portffolio yw casgliad o’ch gwaith mwyaf cyffrous a chynrychiadol, gan arddangos eich galluoedd creadigol, sgiliau technegol, a gweledigaeth artistig. Mae’n adrodd stori eich taith greadigol, gan amlygu eich arddull, diddordebau, a syniadau unigryw wrth iddyn nhw ddatblygu. Rydym yn dehongli’r term ‘portffolio’ yn eang ac yn hapus i chi wneud yr un peth. Gall hyn gynnwys darnau gorffenedig, gwaith ar ei hanner, llyfrau braslunio, lluniadau, a phrosiectau sy’n parhau i ddatblygu, am fod y rhain yn rhoi cipolwg i ni ar eich proses feddwl a chreadigol. Gall y portffolio hwn hefyd gynnwys arfer neu brofiad proffesiynol a phriodoleddau sydd gennych y gellid eu defnyddio wrth astudio ar lefel meistr. P’un a yw mewn fformat ffisegol neu ddigidol, mae’ch portffolio’n gyfle i arddangos eich taith greadigol mewn ffordd sy’n teimlo’n ddilys i chi, gyda phob darn yn amlygu eich potensial creadigol a’ch brwdfrydedd dros y rhaglen rydych yn gwneud cais amdani.

  • Bydd asesu’n digwydd trwy waith cwrs, sy’n cynnwys cyflwyniadau yn ogystal â gwaith ymarferol ysgrifenedig.


    Yn Semester 1 bydd traethawd damcaniaethol 4,000 o eiriau gyda chyflwyniad poster, ac yn Semester 3 bydd adroddiad 5,000 o eiriau sy’n cyd-fynd â’r gwaith ymarferol.


    Nid oes arholiadau ar y cwrs hwn. Bydd myfyrwyr yn cael eu hasesu’n ffurfiannol drwy gydol pob modiwl. Bydd asesiadau crynodol ar ddiwedd pob modiwl, sy’n cynnwys cyflwyno’r gwaith i’r tîm asesu.
     

    Defnyddir amrywiaeth o ddulliau addysgu a dysgu drwy gydol y cwrs, gan gynnwys, ymhlith eraill:

    Tiwtorialau 
    Mae’r tiwtorialau hyn yn cael eu cynnal yn rheolaidd.


    Yn Semester 1, llawn-amser/Blwyddyn 1, rhan-amser, mae pob myfyriwr yn cwrdd ag aelod o staff er mwyn trafod eu gwaith fel rhan o bob modiwl. Yn Semester 2 a 3, llawn- amser/Blynyddoedd 2 a 3, rhan-amser, mae myfyrwyr yn gweithio’n fwy annibynnol ac yn cofrestru ar gyfer tiwtorialau o fewn, neu ar draws, eu disgyblaeth, ynghyd â’r rhai a drefnir pan fyddan nhw angen cymorth gyda’u gwaith.


    Fel tîm, rydym yn sicrhau bod pob myfyriwr sydd yn eu semester/blwyddyn olaf ar y cwrs yn cwrdd ag o leiaf un aelod o’r staff academaidd bob wythnos. 


    Seminarau/Tiwtorialau Grŵp
    Mae’r rhain yn cael eu cynnal yn rheolaidd, yn ystod pob cam o’r cwrs, gydag un aelod o staff. Maen nhw’n gyfle gwych i fyfyrwyr rannu a chyfnewid syniadau gyda’u cyfoedion mewn ffordd strwythuredig ac i gael mewnbwn gwerthfawr gan staff.


    Cyflwyniadau Ffurfiol ac Anffurfiol
    Mae gan rai o’r modiwlau gyflwyniad syniadau yn rhan o ganlyniad y modiwl, ac maen nhw’n ffordd hanfodol o rannu syniadau ar draws y cwrs. Mae cyflwyno gwaith i gyfoedion yn anffurfiol hefyd yn rhan o addysgu’r seminar ac yn ffordd o gael adborth gwerthfawr ar gynnydd y gwaith.


    Arddangos gwaith
    Ar ddiwedd y cwrs bydd cyfle, os yw’n briodol, i arddangos canlyniadau’r cwrs mewn arddangosfa wedi’i guradu. Bydd myfyrwyr hefyd yn cael cefnogaeth i gynnal eu harddangosfeydd eu hunain yn rhan ganol y cwrs, os ydyn nhw’n awyddus i wneud hynny.

  • Gall ein myfyrwyr fanteisio ar amrywiaeth o offer ac adnoddau a fydd, fel arfer, yn ddigon i’w caniatáu i gwblhau eu rhaglen astudio. Rydym yn darparu’r holl ddeunyddiau sylfaenol y bydd myfyrwyr eu hangen i ddatblygu eu gwaith ymarferol yn ein gweithdai a’n cyfleusterau stiwdio helaeth.


    Fodd bynnag, mae’n debygol y bydd myfyrwyr celf a dylunio yn wynebu rhai costau ychwanegol wrth ehangu eu harfer personol. Er enghraifft, wrth brynu eu deunyddiau a’u hoffer arbenigol eu hunain, ymuno â theithiau astudio dewisol, a thalu am argraffu. 


    Yn dibynnu ar bellter a hyd, gall cost yr ymweliad astudio dewisol amrywio o tua £10 i ymweld ag orielau ac arddangosfeydd lleol, i £200 neu fwy ar gyfer ymweliadau astudio tramor neu deithiau hirach yn y DU. Mae’r costau hyn yn cynnwys pethau fel trafnidiaeth, mynediad i leoliadau a llety. Fel
    arfer mae cyfraddau is ar gyfer ein myfyrwyr.

  • Mae rhai modylau ar y cwrs hwn ar gael i’w hastudio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn llawn neu’n rhannol. Ym mhob achos bydd myfyrwyr yn gallu cyflwyno asesiadau ysgrifenedig trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.  

    Os byddwch chi’n dewis astudio eich cwrs yn llawn neu’n rhannol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, efallai y byddwch yn gymwys i wneud cais am ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau i’ch cefnogi gyda’ch astudiaethau. 

    Rydym yn adolygu ein darpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg yn gyson a bydd union  argaeledd modylau yn amodol ar argaeledd a diddordebau ymchwil staff, pynciau astudio newydd, amserlennu a’r galw gan fyfyrwyr. Os yw eich cwrs yn cynnig modylau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg gall y math o fodwl amrywio o flwyddyn i flwyddyn ac fe fydd yn amodol ar gyrraedd isafswm nifer myfyrwyr. Golyga hyn na ellir gwarantu argaeledd modylau cyfrwng Cymraeg penodol.  

    Cyfleoedd Cymraeg Allgyrsiol 

    Yn ogystal, mae nifer o ffyrdd i ymgysylltu â’r diwylliant a bywyd Cymreig yn PCYDDS, gan gynnwys ymuno â chlybiau a chymdeithasau ar gyfer siaradwyr Cymraeg ac ymuno â Changen fywiog y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.  

    Cyfleoedd i Ddysgu Cymraeg 

    Rydym hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o gyfleoedd i ddysgu ac i ddatblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg.  

  • Efallai eich bod yn gymwys i gael arian i helpu i gefnogi eich astudiaethau.  I ddysgu am ysgoloriaethau, bwrsarïau a chyfleoedd ariannu eraill sydd ar gael, ewch i’n hadran Bwrsarïau ac Ysgoloriaethau.

  • Bydd graddedigion yn aelodau gweithgar o’n diwylliant creadigol, ac yn datblygu gyrfaoedd mewn amrywiaeth o rolau proffesiynol, fel:

    • Entrepreneur diwylliannol
    • Curadur
    • Addysgwr – darlithydd prifysgol
    • Myfyriwr gradd ymchwil a ariennir
    • Artist/dylunydd

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