Program Overview

Whether you’re interested in writing for television, radio or live theatre, the Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance degree at Aberystwyth University is designed to develop your practical writing skills in a vibrant and conducive environment.

Join us in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies and you will gain a firm grounding in how to write across platforms and for different audiences, developing your understanding of fundamental techniques and growing in confidence. Our team of experts will fire your imagination, enhance your critical thinking and prepare you for a career as a professional writer.

Why study BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance at Aberystwyth University?

• You will join a vibrant and creative department where theatre, film, television, media and drama collide.
• You will be taught by our internationally recognised staff with strong professional reputations for writing for continuing television drama (eg Doctors and Hollyoaks), radio drama, adaptations and plays, along with expertise in British and Irish drama.
• You will be taught through our unique combination of creative and critical approaches.
• We have excellent connections with key industry partners such as the BBC, S4C, the Edinburgh Film Festival, Lurking Truth Theatre Company, Fresh Film Festival, BAFTA, Avid, Fiction Factory, Arad Goch, and National Theatre Wales.
• The University has close links with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, one of the largest arts centres in Wales, which regularly presents national and international theatre and dance work.
• We are situated near the National Library of Wales which houses the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.