Swansea University

From stunning coastal scenery to tranquil parks, a thriving cultural scene to an awesome nightlife, and great shopping to the best of modern city living, Swansea has a population of 230,000 and offers something for everyone. The city enjoys a stunning setting on the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay – the seafront stretching down to the picturesque suburb of the Mumbles and on to the glorious Gower Peninsula, Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Swansea combines the best of old and new, urban and rural - from medieval castles to state-of-the-art museums, from literary haunts to botanical gardens. Our natural environment offers some of the best opportunities in the UK for walking, water sports and outdoor adventure. In the National Waterfront Museum, we have one of the most exciting museum developments in Britain; it also has a superb Dylan Thomas Centre,

Swansea University is the perfect environment in which to combine studies with a superb quality of life. Founded in 1920, we are a traditional university celebrating 90 years of academia in 2010. Our seaside location is perfect for people who like urban excitement and the peacefulness of the beach. We are only 3 hours from London by direct train and enjoy lower costs of living.

Academic focus

When you study in Swansea University, you get the choice to develop your career in many different directions. Swansea University has a reputation for producing excellent graduates in business, economics and psychology. Many of our 500 degree options carry professional accreditation; as well as our 130 + postgraduate courses, including MBA (AMBA accredited) and LLM; and research courses including MRes, MPhil and PhD.

Student Services at Swansea provide integrated, professional, student-centred services so that every student can develop and achieve their full potential. Whether you need general information or specialist advice you can drop into the Student Services to ask for what you need.

At Swansea University we embrace new technology so that our students have the best possible learning experience. ‘Blackboard’ is Swansea University’s online learning environment. It allows students to access lecture notes and other related materials they may need. The Library and Information Services (LIS) not only provides a comprehensive library but also offers academic support through online resources, training and specialised staff for assisting in a particular subject.

We firmly believe that it is our duty as a University to prepare and promote the employability of students. We encourage everyone who studies here to use the support provided by Careers services. Careers delivers sessions in or through your academic department, offers a wider range of central facilities and services, and for graduates there is a special help-line and support group.

The Students’ Union, based at the centre of the University campus, is a democratic organisation offering lots of services as well as advice. These include everything from photocopying to academic representation by elected student officers as well as a professional advice and casework service dealing with a range of problems - from financial and housing matters to consumer protection and course-related difficulties.