Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Foundation Degree in Technical Production course at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
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Location | Fees |
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England | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
Scotland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
Wales | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
Channel Islands | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
Republic of Ireland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
EU | £28,400 per year |
International | £28,400 per year |
UCAS code: RW04
Here's what Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama says about its Foundation Degree in Technical Production course.
The Foundation Degree in Technical Production is a two-year programme which starts in August each year.
With technology at its core, this course offers practical, hands-on training in a variety of high-end lighting, sound, and video systems – skills that are in high demand for the theatre, events, film and television industries in Wales and across the rest of the UK.
You’ll have classes given by leading professionals operating at the top of their field, alongside several production placements, both based at the College and with our industry partners here in Wales.
With your placements, developing your expertise for a technical career in the creative industries is only one part of it. These experiences will also help you to build communication and team working skills that are essential to thriving in collaborative environments.
After graduation, you could take on roles such as a production electrician, lighting technician or programmer, sound and system engineer, video operator or programmer, among many more.
Qualification
Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Department
Drama
Location
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | Cardiff
Duration
2 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Theatre production
Start date
August 4, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama students who took the Foundation Degree in Technical Production course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
98%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
97%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
97%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
97%
high
Learning opportunities
95%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
93%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
97%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
97%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
95%
high
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
96%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
83%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
75%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
76%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
75%
med
Academic support
99%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
99%
high
Organisation and management
82%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
85%
high
How well organised is your course?
80%
high
Learning resources
94%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
96%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
95%
high
Student voice
84%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
76%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
91%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
87%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
91%
high
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
96%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
88%
high
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