About Bsc (hons) Natural History And Media (including Foundation Year) in University of South Wales
The foundation course is designed for applicants who do not meet the admissions criteria for the Natural History and Media degree. You will start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge. Following successful completion of the foundation year, you will progress to the first year of the BSc (Hons) Natural History and Media degree.
The Natural History and Media course combines the study of photography, film-making and digital production with the philosophy of natural history and research in the natural world.
Field work experience is a key component of this course and you can develop your field skills in the UK and overseas.
When you study Natural History and Media, you will cover subjects that range from biodiversity, evolutionary genetics, zoology, wildlife tracking, ecology, and core values relating to natural history.
You’ll gain practical, scientific skills that are vital to ecology and conservation, with specialist skills in photography, film-making and digital production.
Your experiences will take you from the laboratory to out in the field and into the digital production suite. You’ll study different organisms, their environment and conservation, and document species using digital production skills.
Academic qualification equivalents
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each band)
- USW English test (known as the Password test) – this is a free english test that can be completed in India. Please email india@southwales.ac.uk for further details.
University Of South Wales-UK Highlights
| UG/PG Course Ratio |
1 : 0.66 |
| No.of Campuses |
4 |
| Yearly Hostel & Meals Expense |
£ 3600 |
| International Students Website |
http://international.southwales.ac.uk/ |
| Students belonging to |
120 Countries |
| No of Indian Students |
232 |
University of South Wales The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
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Tuition Fee |
Scholarship |
| UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES |
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| Degree/HND/Foundation Degree courses in Business or Creative Industries (per year) |
£13,200 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
| Degree/HND/Foundation Degree courses in Computing, Engineering, Sciences or Education (per year) |
£13,500 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
| Degree/HND placement year |
£2,700 |
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| BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Top Up) |
£13,500 |
£1,500-£2,500 |
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| POSTGRADUATE DEGREES |
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| MBA Global/Legal Practice Course/PgDip Legal Practice Course |
£15,000 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| LLM Laws/MBA/MA/MSc in Business or Creative Industries |
£14,100 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| MA/MSc in Computing, Engineering, Sciences or Education |
£14,300 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
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| RESEARCH DEGREES |
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| Full-time research fee (per year) |
£15,000 |
£2,000-£2,500 |
| Part-time research fee (per year) |
£7,500 |
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| Full-time DBA (100% of fees apply to Years 1 and 2, 50% in Years 3, and a writing up fee of £3,750 in Year 4) |
£12,500 |
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| ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY SKILLS |
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| 25 weeks |
£9,125 |
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| 20 weeks |
£7,300 |
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| 15 weeks |
£5,475 |
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| 10 weeks |
£3,650 |
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| 5 weeks |
£1,825 |
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