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Creu Cyfryngau

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A level

B,B,B-C,C,C

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26-30

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

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UCAS Tariff

96-120

Aberystwyth University welcomes the Welsh Baccalaureate as a valuable qualification in its own right and considers completion of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate to be equivalent to an A level grade.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Media production

Wrth ddewis astudio BA Creu Cyfryngau ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth, cewch brofiad creadigol a bywiog heb ei ail. Byddwch yn astudio mewn adeilad modern sy’n cynnig cyfleusterau gwych, a staff brwdfrydig fydd yn eich ysbrydoli. Cewch ymwneud â phartneriaid megis y BBC, S4C, Boom, Fiction Factory, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch a llu o rhai eraill. Mae’r cwrs yma wedi ei ddylunio i sicrhau fod cydbwysedd rhwng profiad beirniadol a chreadigol, ac mae’n galluogi ein myfyrwyr i ddatblygu eu sgiliau deallusol, creadigol a thechnegol.

**Pam astudio Creu Cyfryngau yn Aberystwyth?**
- Adran egnïol a chreadigol lle daw drama a theatr, ffilm a’r cyfryngau, a senograffeg a dylunio theatr ynghyd.

- Cyfuniad unigryw o ddulliau creadigol a beirniadol o ymdrin â’r pwnc.

- Staff dysgu rhagorol ag ystod eang o arbenigedd ym maes ymchwil a chreu cyfryngau yn broffesiynol.

- Cysylltiadau â phartneriaid allweddol yn y diwydiant fel BBC, S4C, BAFTA Cymru, Gŵyl Ffilm Tribeca (Efrog Newydd), Fiction Factory, Tinopolis, Gŵyl Ffilm Rhyngwladol Caeredin, Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru ac Avid. Mae'r partneriaid hyn yn rhoi cyfle gwych i chi rwydweithio a chysylltu â'r diwydiant cyn graddio.

- Cyfleusterau ac adnoddau rhagorol ar gyfer gwaith ymarferol: tair stiwdio ymarfer, pob un ag adnoddau technegol hyblyg; 2 stiwdio fawr ag offer o safon broffesiynol a rigiau goleuadau digidol a reolir drwy ETC Congo a phaneli rheoli Strand Lighting, offer PA Yamaha a Soundcraft, systemau clyweledol Sanyo a goleuadau Strand, a dau NXAMP; yn ogystal â chyfleusterau gwisgoedd a wardrob.

- Cysylltiadau agos â Chanolfan y Celfyddydau ar y campws, sef un o’r canolfannau celfyddydau mwyaf yng Nghymru, sy’n cyflwyno gwaith theatr a dawns cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol yn rheolaidd.

- Cymdeithasau drama egnïol myfyrwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth.

- Lleoliad daearyddol unigryw.

- Cyfleoedd cyfnewid cyffrous yn Ewrop ac yn rhyngwladol.

**Cyflogadwyedd**
Mae cyflogadwyedd yn rhan annatod o’n holl weithgareddau. Byddwch yn dysgu sgiliau gwerthfawr y mae galw mawr amdanynt ymhlith cyflogwyr. Yn eu plith mae: gweithio’n effeithiol mewn grŵp i ddatblygu, ymarfer a chynhyrchu digwyddiadau byw; defnyddio sgiliau creadigol, dyfeisgar a datrys problemau mewn amryw o sefyllfaoedd; ymchwilio, a chloriannu a threfnu gwybodaeth; saernïo a chyfleu syniadau’n effeithiol mewn amryw o sefyllfaoedd ac mewn amryw o ffyrdd; gweithio’n annibynnol a gydag eraill; trefnu'ch amser a defnyddio'ch sgiliau’n effeithiol.

**Beth fyddwch chi'n ei astudio?**

Bydd y crynodeb isod yn rhoi darlun i chi o'r hyn y mae'n bosibl y byddwch yn ei astudio yn ystod y cynllun gradd tair blynedd.

**Y flwyddyn gyntaf:**
egwyddorion a sgiliau pob cam o'r broses gynhyrchu: ysgrifennu sgriptiau, saethu, cyfarwyddo a golygu; dulliau cyfoes o greu ffilmau a fideo, ynghyd â gwaith aml-gyfryngol byw; amodau gwaith a heriau cyfoes i’r diwydiannau creadigol yng Nghymru a thu hwnt; sut i greu cwmni creadigol ar gyfer cyflwyno gwaith ensemble; datblygiadau allweddol yn hanes, theori a dadansoddiad ffilm a theledu.

**Yr ail flwyddyn:**
dulliau cyfoes o greu a chyflwyno traethodau fideo; gwaith cynhyrchu ar raddfa lawn dan gyfarwyddyd aelodau staff; technegau cynhyrchu, gwneud ffilmiau dogfennol ac ysgrifennu ar gyfer ffilm a theledu; agweddau ar hanes ffilm, teledu a’r diwydiannau creadigol yn Nghymru ac ar draws y byd; agweddau ar berthynas y cyfryngau a’r gymdeithas gyfoes.

**Y flwyddyn olaf:**
creu gwaith creadigol annibynnol; cwblhau prosiect ymchwil mawr ac astudiaethau damcaniaethol uwch; mireinio sgiliau mewn prosiectau cynhyrchu unigol ac mewn grŵp; datblygu sgiliau mentergarwch drwy archwilio cyflwr cyfoes y diwydiannau creadigol; sgriptio ar gyfer cynyrchiadau cyfryngol ac amlgyfrwng llawn; paratoi a chynllunio gyrfa greadigol.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,000
per year
England
£9,000
per year
EU
£16,520
per year
International
£16,520
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Main Site (Aberystwyth)

Department:

Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

82%
Media production

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Media studies

Teaching and learning

88%
Staff make the subject interesting
91%
Staff are good at explaining things
84%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
72%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

80%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
79%
Course specific equipment and facilities
81%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

82%
UK students
18%
International students
64%
Male students
36%
Female students
73%
2:1 or above
7%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
B
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Media studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

94%
med
Employed or in further education
59%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

23%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
13%
Teaching and educational professionals
12%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Media studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£14k

£14k

£17k

£17k

£20k

£20k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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