Photography and Film BA (Hons)

Wrexham Glyndwr University

Key Course Facts

Salary after 15 months	£18000
Unemployment Rate	15% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	0% Proportion of students of Photography and Film BA (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9000 Tuition (UK) Tuition fees per year for Photography and Film BA (Hons) at Wrexham Glyndwr University UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	3 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Wrexham (Main Campus)
Degree	Bachelor of Arts (Honours), BA (Hons)
Subject	Film Studies, Photography, Cinematography

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 45 graduates of Photography and Film BA (Hons) and other courses in Creative Arts and Design at Wrexham Glyndwr University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Creative Arts and Design.

	Photography and Film BA (Hons) and other Creative Arts and Design courses of Wrexham Glyndwr University	Average review score among all Film Studies courses in the UK
Explanations	91	93
Interesting courses	89	82
Intellectually stimulating	81	77
Challenged to do my best	95	85
Depth of concepts	82	88
Builds on previous learnings	80	79
Joined ideas from different topics	91	87
Balance directed/independent study	82	76
Applicability of course content	79	78
Clear criteria in markings	91	84
Fair assessment	95	85
Tests reflected your learning	86	86
Timely feedback	89	90
Helpful feedback	80	83
Approachability of teachers	86	84
Support from teachers	86	88
Organisation of courses	77	70
Communication of changes	88	74
IT facilities	70	85
Library	92	93
Course specific resources	91	87
Student feedback opportunities	86	82
Student feedback valued	88	81
Student's feedback acted upon	83	69
Work of student union	85	72
Mental wellbeing services	79	75
Overall satisfaction	70

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
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The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Creative Arts and Design

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Creative Arts and Design at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£18000	£15500	£18000
25-75 percentile range	£12000 - £19000	£14500 - £20000	£15500 - £22500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Creative Arts and Design

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£21387	£18756	£22263
25-75 percentile range	£18637 - £24959	£14253 - £23511	£16963 - £28187

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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Course Description

Why choose this course?

Developed for students with a passion for independent photography, film and cinema, this innovative multi-genre programme combines practice, theory and professionalism. Whether you prefer to work with the still or moving image, you can creatively and conceptually explore film and photography on our inspiring, challenging and rewarding degree.

Students will:

Discover a range of skills including how the lens can be used creatively as a tool for storytelling, specialist and experimental camera techniques, lighting for studio and location work, editing and post-production.
Be encouraged to acquire unique approaches to the photography and film disciplines.
Develop and research their own ideas in relation to project briefs, learning transferable skills needed to work as an imaginative professional.
Generate and produce ideas through location and studio work.
Be guided in making submissions for international galleries, expositions, festivals, drama, documentary, advertising, music media and other forms of digital imagery and visual effects. Study a course that has been ranked 5th in Wales as part of the Art & Design subject league table for Teaching Quality in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. Study a course that has been ranked 5th out of Welsh universities for the teaching on my course in the Design Studies subject league tables, National Student Survey (NSS) 2022.

Key course features:

Close industry connections with supporting guest lecturers
Links with the leading galleries and arts organizations from around the North West offering support and advise, tours and talks as well as portfolio reviews.
Regular field trips to studios, galleries as well as photography and film festivals.
Be part of an end of year degree show exhibition - view the 2022 Degree Show e-magazine, Unjammed. This course is part of a subject area rated 1st in the UK for satisfaction with assessment, 2nd in Wales for career prospects and 3rd in Wales for satisfaction with teaching and satisfaction with the course in the Design and Crafts subject league tables, The Guardian University Guide 2022. This course is part of a subject area rated 8th in the UK for teaching quality and 3rd in Wales for student experience in the Art and Design subject league tables, Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All Wrexham Glyndwr University graduates of undergraduate studies in Creative Arts and Design	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Creative Arts and Design
Total respondents	50	865
Unemployed	15%	6%
Studying	0%	3%
Working	60%	78%
Both studying and working	15%	8%
No information	15%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	35%	65%
Utilise skills from studies	35%	65%
Work is meaningful	60%	40%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	45%
Non highly-skilled jobs	40%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	15%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Photography and Film BA (Hons) at Wrexham Glyndwr University

20%	Sales occupations
15%	Natural and social science professionals
15%	Health associate professionals
5%	Engineering professionals
5%	Teaching Professionals
5%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5%	Other Health Professionals
5%	Caring personal services
5%	Sales occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

**Teaching & Assessment** To enable students to develop creatively, formative and summative feedbacks are given. Formative assessment offering advice on how to improve your work occurs at key points before Christmas and before Easter. This provides time for students to reflect on their progress prior to a final or summative assessment. Assessment is designed to enable students to participate in the measurement of their own progress. Students will submit a range of coursework including an online reflective journal/blog, sketchbooks, design sheets, finished artworks, screen-based work, installations, technical/production files, essays and audio-visual presentations. **Teaching and Learning** The majority of the active teaching and learning is studio/workshop based and practical in nature supported with lectures, demonstrations (both onsite and on location), tutorials, seminars and critiques. There is also a programme of talks by specialist guest speakers as well as field trips. Wrexham Glyndŵr University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential. We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our Student Support section has more information on the help available. In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion team can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Cinematics and Photography

Average UCAS Tariff Score 109

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Cinematics and Photography
<48	10
48-63	15
64-79	10
80-95	25
96-111	10
112-127	0
128-143	15
144-159	0
160-175	10
176-191	0
192-207	0
208-223	10
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Photography and Film, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Photography and Film BA (Hons)

England UK	£9000	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9000	year 1
Scotland	£9000	year 1
Wales	£9000	year 1

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2
year 3

University Rankings

Positions of Wrexham Glyndwr University in top UK and global rankings.

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About Wrexham Glyndwr University

Located in the town of Wrexham, Wales, Wrexham Glyndwr University was founded in 2008, making it one of the youngest universities in the UK. Despite its youth, the university has earned itself a strong reputation nationally in a selection of its subject fields. Apart from the large number of study options on-site, busy or mature students also have the option of signing up for their entirely Online Master’s degrees, or studying on a part-time basis.

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