
TV & Film Set Design BA (Hons)
Course Overview - TV & Film Set Design BA (Hons)
One of only two specialist TV and Film Set Design courses in the UK, this hands-on course will prepare you for work in a professional art department in the film and television industry. You will understand how drama and entertainment are developed from script to screen. For a versatile portfolio, you’ll learn how to design for single and multi-camera productions over different genres, including period drama, science fiction, situation comedy, and light entertainment.
Studying TV and Film Set Design in Cardiff, you’ll benefit from being near major BBC production facilities a...
One of only two specialist TV and Film Set Design courses in the UK, this hands-on course will prepare you for work in a professional art department in the film and television industry. You will understand how drama and entertainment are developed from script to screen. For a versatile portfolio, you’ll learn how to design for single and multi-camera productions over different genres, including period drama, science fiction, situation comedy, and light entertainment.<br/><br/>Studying TV and Film Set Design in Cardiff, you’ll benefit from being near major BBC production facilities and other independent producers, and from opportunities to work on real projects with industry. Previous partnerships have included work experience on BBC dramas, including Doctor Who, Atlantis, Casualty and Wizards vs Aliens. USW’s TV and Film Set Design degree has a strong reputation in industry and graduate success covers wide-ranging productions, feature films, light entertainment, commercials, music videos and TV dramas, including Star Wars, Anna Karenina, Doctor Who, Da Vinci’s Demons, The Mimic, Cowboys and Aliens, Celebrity Juice, The Inbetweeners and Benidorm.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Cardiff
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W461
Institution Code
W01
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
96
To include an Art and Design related subject
Access to HE Diploma
Pass the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
To include an Art and Design related subject
GCSE/National 4/National 5
The University normally requires Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C/4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
A level
C,C,C
To include an Art and Design related subject
T Level
Pass (C and above)
Passing the T Level with Pass (C or above in the Core).
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
D
A*
We accept the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma in lieu of a third subject.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
EU, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
International | £12,600 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |