Film and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Film and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad (BA (Hons), P41A) at Swansea University asked for 104–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 104 - 128 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 45% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P41A · P4 publishing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 85%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback94%87%
Academic support99%93%
Organisation and management89%83%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice84%81%
65 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£20k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
60%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Media Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
film studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Film and Television Studies BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Media, Journalism and Culture BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Digital Media Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Film and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Film and Visual Culture with a Year Abroad this course | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Media and Communications BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Film & Television Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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