Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance

Program Overview

The BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance at Aberystwyth University equips students with practical writing skills for various platforms and audiences. The program combines creative and critical approaches, fostering students' confidence and understanding of fundamental techniques. Led by renowned professionals, graduates pursue careers in broadcast media, scriptwriting, and other related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance degree at Aberystwyth University is designed to develop practical writing skills in a vibrant and conducive environment. The program aims to provide students with a firm grounding in writing across platforms and for different audiences, developing their understanding of fundamental techniques and growing their confidence. The program is taught by internationally recognized staff with strong professional reputations for writing for continuing television drama, radio drama, adaptations, and plays, along with expertise in British and Irish drama. The program combines creative and critical approaches to writing.

Outline:

Year 1

• Core Modules:
• Studying Film (FM10120): 20 credits
• Studying Television (FM10220): 20 credits
• Theatre in Context 1 (TP11020): 20 credits
• Theatre in Context 2 (TP11320): 20 credits
• Writing Continuing TV Drama (FM17320): 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Making Short Films 1 (FM11520): 20 credits
• Movements in Film History (FM11120): 20 credits
• Site-Specific Performance Project (TP11420): 20 credits

Year 2

• Core Modules:
• Writing Audio Drama (FM27120): 20 credits
• Writing for Film and Television (FM21620): 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Art Cinema (FM24420): 20 credits
• Creative Documentary (FM26520): 20 credits
• Creative Fiction: Horror (FM20920): 20 credits
• Digital Culture (FM25520): 20 credits
• Directors' Theatre (TP21820): 20 credits
• LGBT Screens (FM20120): 20 credits
• New Media Performance (TP23820): 20 credits
• Shakespeare in Performance (TP23220): 20 credits
• Stardom and Celebrity (FM21520): 20 credits
• Television Genre (FM20620): 20 credits
• The Story of Television (FM20420): 20 credits
• Theatre and Contemporary Society (TP20820): 20 credits

Year 3

• Core Modules:
• Playwriting (TP33340): 40 credits
• Scriptwriting 1 (FM37020): 20 credits
• Scriptwriting 2 (FM37120): 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
• Contemporary Drama (TP30020): 20 credits
• Contemporary Film and the Break-Up of Britain (FM30020): 20 credits
• Contemporary TV Drama (FM30320): 20 credits
• Cult Cinema: Texts, Histories and Audiences (FM38220): 20 credits
• Experimental Cinema (FM34520): 20 credits
• Gender and the Media (FM38320): 20 credits
• Independent Research Project (FM36040): 40 credits
• Musical Theatre Dramaturgies (TP39020): 20 credits
• Performance and Architecture (TP33420): 20 credits
• Performance and Disability (TP30320): 20 credits
• Videogame Theories (FM38420): 20 credits

Assessment:

Students are assessed through a combination of coursework, practicals, and examinations.

Teaching:

Students are taught through a range of lectures, seminars, workshops, and tutorials. They may also be required to undertake practicals.

Careers:

Graduates from the program have discovered career paths in:

• Broadcast media
• Producing and directing
• Scriptwriting
• Marketing and public relations
• Media planning
The University is situated near the National Library of Wales which houses the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.