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University degree

Design For Performance

Gower College Swansea
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

Explore all the elements of set and costume design for theatre, events, TV and film in this intensive practical and performance-based course.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts2%
64-79 pts3%
80-95 pts9%
96-111 pts16%
112-127 pts17%
128-143 pts6%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts8%
176-191 pts7%
192-207 pts2%
How they qualified
88% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels88%
Other9%
other higher education2%
another degree1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
84%
Continue past first year
95%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£17,500
3 years on
£23,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Skilled trades occupations10%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled40%
Design occupationsHighly skilled10%
Elementary occupations5%
Sales occupations5%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
95%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching98%
Assessment & feedback97%
Academic support93%
Well organised98%
Learning resources87%
Student community93%
In students' own words
★★★★★
Genuinely worthwhile
This is the perfect place to study this subject. The best part: the cohort are bright and motivated, which makes the learning environment great. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship ones. On the city —
Third year · Full-time
★★★☆☆
Good but not perfect
Would I choose it again? Probably yes, with caveats. The best part: the teaching staff are genuinely world-class and accessible. If I'm honest, accommodation allocation was stressful in the first year. On the city — local cost of living is
Postgraduate · Full-time
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Gower College Swansea's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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