Drama ac Astudiaethau Theatr/Astudiaethau Ffilm a Theledu
UCAS Code: WWP4
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pass in Access qualification in a relevant subject with Merit in 50% of units at level 3.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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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
Wrth ddewis astudio BA Drama ac Astudiaethau Theatr / Astudiaethau Ffilm a Theledu ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth cei brofiad creadigol a bywiog heb ei ail. Byddi’n astudio mewn adeilad modern sy’n cynnig cyfleusterau gwych, ac sy’n gartref i staff brwdfrydig fydd yn dy ysbrydoli. Cei 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 ein galluogi i ddatblygu sgiliau deallusol, perfformiadol a thechnegol ein myfyrwyr. Adran egnïol a chreadigol lle daw drama a theatr, ffilm a’r cyfryngau, a senograffeg a dylunio theatr ynghyd. Cyfleusterau ac adnoddau rhagorol ar gyfer gwaith ffilm a theledu ymarferol: stiwdio deledu ac oriel diffiniad uchel â 3 chamera ac adnoddau allwedd croma ac awtociw; 30 o systemau golygu – meddalwedd Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro a Final Cut Pro; 50 o gamerâu HD o safon a ddefnyddir yn y diwydiant – fformatau P2 ac AVCHD; camerâu DSLR a GoPro ar gael. Cysylltiadau â phartneriaid allweddol yn y diwydiant megis y BBC, G?yl Ffilmiau Tribeca, S4C, Fiction Factory, G?yl Ffilmiau Ryngwladol Caeredin, G?yl Ffilmiau Ffresh, BAFTA, Avid ac Arad Goch. Cyfleoedd cyfnewid cyffrous yn Ewrop ac yn rhyngwladol. Cyfle i ddefnyddio’r archif Sgrin a Sain yn y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol a Chanolfan y Celfyddydau ar y campws. Mae llawer o’n graddedigion wedi dod o hyd i swyddi yn y meysydd hyn: Ymchwilwyr, golygyddion, rheolwyr llawr, gweithredwyr camera, dylunwyr a chyfarwyddwyr cwmnïau cynhyrchu ffilm a theledu; Dosbarthu ffilmiau; Gwneud ffilmiau ar eu liwt eu hunain; Marchnata a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus; Rhaglennu gwyliau ffilm; Hysbysebu; Gweinyddu’r celfyddydau; Addysg.
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Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnig pecyn gwerthfawr o ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau i gynorthwyo myfyrwyr. Mae ein cystadleuaeth Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad hirsefydlog yn golygu y gallech gael hyd at £2,000 y flwyddyn tuag at eich costau byw a’ch costau astudio. Gallwch gyfuno Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad gydag unrhyw un, neu â’n holl wobrau eraill, i wneud eich pecyn ariannol yn fwy gwerthfawr. Mae’n ein gwobrau’n cynnwys Bwrsariaeth Aberystwyth, sy’n dibynnu ar brawf modd, yr Ysgoloriaethau Chwaraeon a Cherddoriaeth, bwrsariaethau i rai sy’n gadael gofal/gofalwyr ifainc ac ystod o wobrau adrannol-benodol. Ewch i’n gwefan i gael y manylion llawn.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Drama is a very popular degree subject — in 2015, over 5,000 degrees were awarded to UK graduates. With so many graduates around, jobs in acting are very sought-after and often gained through personal contacts, or through your careers service so be prepared to practise your people skills and to make full use of your university facilities. But there are lots of roles in the arts for drama graduates, in direction, production, audio-visual, set and clothing design and PR. The skills taught by drama courses can be useful elsewhere — a lot of the economy can use people who can perform and present in front of others, and so drama graduates can be found in teaching, management, advertising, project and events organisation and community work. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once — one in ten drama graduates last year had more than one job on the go at once after six months. And starting salaries are not the best - but nevertheless the large majority of drama graduates going into acting still felt that it was just the job for them regardless of pay.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?A few years ago graduates from this subject were having a very hard time but things have improved a lot thanks to our active media, film and photographic industries - much the most common employers for this group. The most common jobs are in the arts — as photographers, audio-visual technicians, operators and designers, as directors, as artists and as graphic designers. Training in presenting sound and graphics is useful in other industries as well, so you can find graduates in journalism, in advertising, in business management, in events management and in web design and IT. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common in the arts, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once.
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