Media and English Literature, BA (Hons)

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Key Course Details

UCAS Code: QP33
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QP34
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: QP3I
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: QP33
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QP34
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: QP3I
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

Media and English Literature, BA (Hons)

Study Media and Literature and gain Practical Skills for a Media Career

Course Overview

Study Media and English Literature with us and you will learn practical and transferable skills to equip you for an exciting career in the media or related fields, as well as knowledge of literature and writing which could open up a range of wider career opportunities.

You will have the chance to explore radio and video production, digital and social media, journalism, public relations, branding and marketing, as well as a range of literature from the Middle Ages to contemporary fiction, creative and professional writing.

You will learn from experienced industry professionals, leading academics, and published writers.

A work placement will give you first-hand experience of media and communication, and you will have the option of studying a semester abroad in Hong Kong, Singapore or the USA.

Why Media and English Literature at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, you will be joining two highly-rated subject areas.

Media at Swansea is ranked:

8th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)
8th in the UK for Student Experience (Times Good University Guide 2025)
10th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2025)

English at Swansea is ranked:

Top 25 in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)

Your Media and English Literature Experience

We offer a varied and flexible degree, so you can shape your course to match your career goals as well as developing your own interests.

You can choose media topics including creative media practice, radio and video production, digital and social media, journalism, public relations including strategy, branding and marketing, media theory, media law and film.

You can combine these with English Literature topics including gothic and genre fiction, gender and culture, renaissance literature, national and global literatures, modernity and contemporary writing, 19th century literature, creative writing and professional writing.

A work placement and the opportunity to spend a year overseas will both enhance your student experience and career prospects.

Media and English Literature Employment Opportunities

Our Media and English graduates are truly international and are employed around the world. They have careers in:

Journalism,
Media,
Business,
Public Relations and Marketing,
Digital Marketing,
TV and Radio,
Publishing

Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to Media and Communication and English literature, before you choose your own pathway with modules to suit your own interests.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Media Communication	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-100

Optional Modules

Media Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 2 x20 credit modules. Note: Students can select either MS-103 or MSW108, but not both and MS-126 or MSW123 but not both. Student must not select more than three modules in total per semester.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Film Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-103
Delivering and Decoding the News	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-114
Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW108
Introduction to Media History	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-120
Public Relations: Strategic Communications	January-June (TB2)	20	MSP100R
Hollywood: A History of American Film	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS106
Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus: Cyfathrebu Strategol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW106
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW123

AND

Compulsory Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select at least two modules and may select three modules and not select from the optional box below. In total, students must not exceed THREE modules (60 credits) in any one teaching block

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module if required to make up 60 credits (three modules) of English Literature. Students must not exceed three modules in any one teaching block

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-118
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Theorising the Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-200

Optional Modules

Optional Modules - Media

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select two modules to make up 60 credits in Media. Students must select 60 credits (three modules) per joint honors subject and three modules in each semester. You may choose either MS-229 or MSW229 in TB1.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Film Production	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-228
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-229
Misinformation, Fake News and Fact-Checking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-241
All Ears - an Introduction to the Art of Podcasting	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-242
Public Relations Theory in Action	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP200
Approaches to Film Analysis	September-January (TB1)	20	MSS217
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW200
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW229
Creative Media Practice	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-221
Social Media Cultures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-232
Investigating Text, Process and Audiences	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-233
Media Law	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-235
Pop Culture and Alternative News Genres	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-237
Adaptation: Storytelling Across Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-238
Pitch Perfect: Sports Commentary and Punditry	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-243
The History of Screen Animation	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS202
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrIn	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW206
Cyfathrebu Digidol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW207

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules and a maximum of three modules. Select at least one module in each teaching block. Overall students must select three modules per semester and three modules per joint honours subject.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students may (but do not have to) choose one module to make up 60 credits of English Literature for the year. Do not select more than three modules in total in any one semester. ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1 to pursue ALE218 or ALE250. ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1 to pursue ALE200.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Media Module Options

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 3 modules across teaching block 1 and 2. These should balance with your other modules. If you choose MS-311 (Dissertation) you MUST also choose MS-310 Dissertation Preparation. You can only choose a dissertation in ONE of your joint honours subjects. If you choose MSW309 you MUST also select MSW312. You can study MSW312 without taking MSW309. If you choose the MSW312 or MSW309 you can NOT take MS-323. In order to take MS-323 you must take the pre-requisite MS-228.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Media and Identities: Gender and Race	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-302
Dissertation Preparation	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-310
Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-323
Drama and Documentary on Screen	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-332
Reporting the 21st Century	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-336
Sports Public Relations	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-344
Game Over - Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-346
'Reclaim the Frame': Women and Screen Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-347
Strategy, Marketing and Branding	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP300R
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW312
Digital Futures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-306
Practical Web Technologies	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-307
Doing Digital Journalism	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-309
Dissertation	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-311
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345
Guerrilla Campaigns: Subversive and Interruptive PR	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-348
Contemporary Film and Television	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS311
Interniaeth y Cyfryngau a Chyfathrebu	January-June (TB2)	20	MSSW312
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW309

AND

Optional Modules - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 60 credits if you do not wish to select a Creative Writing module from the box below. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2. Students must not select more than 60 credits per semester

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062

AND

Optional Modules (Creative Writing)

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required, select ONE module to fulfil 60 credits in English Literature. Students must not select EN-3026 if they have selected EN-3031. Students must have previously studied a Creative Writing module to select EN-3026. Students must not select more than 60 credits per semester

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Media Communication	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-100

Optional Modules

Media Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 2 x20 credit modules. Note: Students can select either MS-103 or MSW108, but not both and MS-126 o MSW123 but not both. Student must not select more than three modules in total per semester.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Film Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-103
Delivering and Decoding the News	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-114
Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW108
Introduction to Media History	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-120
Public Relations: Strategic Communications	January-June (TB2)	20	MSP100R
Hollywood: A History of American Film	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS106
Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus: Cyfathrebu Strategol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW106
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW123

AND

Compulsory Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module if required to make up 60 credits (three modules) of English Literature. Students must not exceed three modules in any one teaching block

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-118
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Theorising the Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-200

Optional Modules

Optional Modules - Media

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Introduction to Film Production	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-228	MS-228 is the pre-requisite for MS323 Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking in the final year.
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-229
Misinformation, Fake News and Fact-Checking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-241
All Ears - an Introduction to the Art of Podcasting	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-242
Public Relations Theory in Action	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP200
Approaches to Film Analysis	September-January (TB1)	20	MSS217
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW200
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW229
Creative Media Practice	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-221
Social Media Cultures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-232
Investigating Text, Process and Audiences	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-233
Media Law	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-235
Pop Culture and Alternative News Genres	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-237
Adaptation: Storytelling Across Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-238
Pitch Perfect: Sports Commentary and Punditry	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-243
The History of Screen Animation	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS202
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrIn	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW206
Cyfathrebu Digidol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW207

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Study Abroad

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions and to experience different cultures.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Media and Communications - Study abroad	September-June (TB1+2)	120	MS-S01

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Media Module Options

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Media and Identities: Gender and Race	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-302
Dissertation Preparation	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-310
Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-323
Drama and Documentary on Screen	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-332
Reporting the 21st Century	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-336
Sports Public Relations	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-344
Game Over - Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-346
'Reclaim the Frame': Women and Screen Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-347
Strategy, Marketing and Branding	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP300R
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW312
Digital Futures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-306
Practical Web Technologies	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-307
Doing Digital Journalism	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-309
Dissertation	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-311
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345
Guerrilla Campaigns: Subversive and Interruptive PR	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-348
Contemporary Film and Television	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS311
Interniaeth y Cyfryngau a Chyfathrebu	January-June (TB2)	20	MSSW312
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrîn	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW302
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW309

AND

Optional Modules - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Philosophy and Literature	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3060
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062

AND

Optional Modules (Creative Writing)

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year in Industry)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Media Communication	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-100
Employability Skills for Culture and Communication	January-June (TB2)	0	CC-N150

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module if required to make up 60 credits (three modules) of English Literature. Students must not exceed three modules in any one teaching block

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-118
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

AND

Media Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 2 x20 credit modules. Note: Students can select either MS-103 or MSW108, but not both and MS-126 or MSW123 but not both. Students must not select more than three modules in total per semester.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Introduction to Film Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-103
Delivering and Decoding the News	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-114
Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW108
Introduction to Media History	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-120
Public Relations: Strategic Communications	January-June (TB2)	20	MSP100R
Hollywood: A History of American Film	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS106
Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus: Cyfathrebu Strategol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW106
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW123

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Theorising the Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-200

Optional Modules

Optional Modules - Media

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Introduction to Film Production	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-228	MS-228 is the pre-requisite for MS-323 Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking in the final year.
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-229
Misinformation, Fake News and Fact-Checking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-241
All Ears - an Introduction to the Art of Podcasting	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-242
Public Relations Theory in Action	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP200
Approaches to Film Analysis	September-January (TB1)	20	MSS217
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW200
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW229
Creative Media Practice	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-221
Social Media Cultures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-232
Investigating Text, Process and Audiences	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-233
Media Law	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-235
Pop Culture and Alternative News Genres	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-237
Adaptation: Storytelling Across Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-238
Pitch Perfect: Sports Commentary and Punditry	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-243
The History of Screen Animation	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS202
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrIn	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW206
Cyfathrebu Digidol	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW207

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Year in Industry

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Year in Industry - School of Culture and Communication	Academic Year	120	CC-S00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Media Module Options

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 3 x 20 credit modules across teaching block 1 and teaching block 2. These should balance with your other modules. If you choose MS-311 (Dissertation) you MUST also choose MS-310 Dissertation Preparation. You can only choose a dissertation in ONE of your joint honours subjects. Students must not select more than 60 credits per semester

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Media and Identities: Gender and Race	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-302
Dissertation Preparation	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-310
Documentary and Fiction Filmmaking	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-323
Drama and Documentary on Screen	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-332
Reporting the 21st Century	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-336
Sports Public Relations	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-344
Game Over - Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-346
'Reclaim the Frame': Women and Screen Media	September-January (TB1)	20	MS-347
Strategy, Marketing and Branding	September-January (TB1)	20	MSP300R
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform	September-January (TB1)	20	MSW312
Digital Futures	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-306
Practical Web Technologies	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-307
Doing Digital Journalism	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-309
Dissertation	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-311
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345
Guerrilla Campaigns: Subversive and Interruptive PR	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-348
Contemporary Film and Television	January-June (TB2)	20	MSS311
Interniaeth y Cyfryngau a Chyfathrebu	January-June (TB2)	20	MSSW312
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrîn	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW302
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform	January-June (TB2)	20	MSW309

AND

Optional Modules - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062

AND

Optional Modules (Creative Writing)

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement is ABB-BBC (UCAS tariff points 112-128) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales - grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

Here are the requirements for International students.

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

At least 40 credits

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study at least 40 credits of this course through the medium of Welsh. Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

If you study at least 40 credits in Welsh and it is listed as an eligible course on the webpage, you can apply for the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarship (£300 for 1 year), or the Coleg Cymraeg Incentive Scholarship (£500 per year for 3 years).

Meet Your Lecturers

Our degrees are taught by experts, who have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

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 the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

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 the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

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Year in Industry

This course offers you the opportunity to spend a Year In Industry, in the UK or overseas*, giving valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for only paid placements which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Although securing a placement is the responsibility of the student, we work with a number of organisations who provide a range of placement opportunities. Students are also supported throughout their application journey with advice, guidance and additional resources. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies, you will transfer onto the equivalent degree programme.

*overseas locations are dependent on VISA restrictions per country

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