Cardiff University Undergraduate Prospectus 2021

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1 Welcome from a leading university . . .

“When visiting the uni, I could see myself cycling to lectures, studying with friends, Croeso going out. It was (Croy-so - Welcome) just a penny drop moment.”

Cardiff University Applicant Survey, 2018

An international We are proud to university, with be Wales’ only students from Russell more than Group 120 countries University

Driven by creativity and curiosity, Top 5 we strive to fulfil UK University our social, cultural and economic for research obligations to quality Cardiff, Wales Source: Research Excellence Framework, and the world. see page 18

2 Welcome

Hello! I’m pleased to introduce you to Cardiff University. Choosing the right university is a major decision and it’s important that you choose the one that is right for you. Our prospectus describes what it is like to be an undergraduate at Cardiff University in the words of the people who know it best - our students, past and present, and staff. However, a prospectus can only go so far, and the best way to gain an insight into life at Cardiff University is to visit us and experience it for yourself. Whatever your choice, we wish you every success with your studies. Professor Colin Riordan President and Vice-Chancellor 95.7% of our students Contents employed or in Reasons to love Cardiff 4 Students from around the world 36 further study A capital city 8 Location – campus maps 38 six months after A leading university 12 Degree programmes graduation Building a successful by academic school 40 Source: HESA Destinations of Leavers university 16 Survey 2016/17 Further information 144 Among brilliant minds 18 (including application and fee information) Research informed teaching 19 General index 154 Graduate success 20 Degree subject index 154 “I really love the Careers and employability 22 University, and after Start here, go anywhere 24 Student Bloggers seeing the facilities From study tips to where to eat, to and accommodation, Living in Cardiff 26 societies, weekend trips and where to get your books, our student bloggers are I knew I definitely Meet our students . . . 29 real students talking about the reality of wanted to attend.” being a student at Cardiff. Student services 30 Don’t miss their latest blogs for the Cardiff University Applicant Survey, 2019 Students’ Union 32 chance to find out more about what it’s like to study and live in Cardiff. Sport 34 www.cardiff.ac.uk/studentbloggers

www.cardiff.ac.uk 31 . . . in a friendly, attractive capital city.

“Cardiff is a Cardiff thriving and is the UK’s attractive capital most city, widely affordable recognised as university city an outstanding

Source: NatWest Student Living Index 2019 place to live.”

Source: Complete University Guide 2019

“I can see myself as a student in Cardiff, the city gives a safe Cardiff University is impression, when I say committed to creating to family and friends and sustaining a welcoming, I’m going to study at Cardiff, they see it as inclusive, accessible and a top university.” friendly environment

Cardiff University Applicant Survey, 2019

42 www.cardiff.ac.uk Welcome

Come and visit us on an Open Day Come and meet our staff and students, ask Choose from questions, get advice and information, and generally get a feel of what life as a student at 240 Cardiff University is like:

sports clubs • Wednesday 1 April and student • Friday 3 July societies • Saturday 19 September • Saturday 24 October

To book your place visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays Or contact the Open Day Office directly: Tel: 029 2087 4455 Email: [email protected]

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I leave with a degree but much more in my arsenal. There have been friends, societies, gigs, plays, sporting fixtures and a hundred other moments that I shall prattle on about in years to come.

University offers you everything, it really does and sometimes, admittedly, it can be a little too much to jump into from the off. However, with time, when the Compact dust settles and your Breaking Bad Cardiff University is poster is securely blu tacked onto your and safe: plaster board wall, you’ll realise with a new enthusiasm, that you have three committed to creating all your study, years, a new city, new lecturers and new avenues to explore. So, take a chance and sustaining a welcoming, living and on Cardiff – the capital with the most amicable of atmospheres – and drink inclusive, accessible and leisure needs it in! friendly environment within walking Joe distance

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The capital is 01 our campus Cardiff University is at the heart of a thriving and growing capital city.

“From the roar of the home crowds watching rugby at the Principality Stadium to the sunshine of Cardiff Bay, the Welsh capital is known as much for its national pride as its warm welcome for all visitors.”

(Times Good University Guide 2018)

Our students fall in love with Cardiff. So, what makes the Welsh capital so appealing? Discover more at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/reasons

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Jamie Roberts (MBBCh 2013)

Susanna Reid Our star 03 alumni (PgDip 1993, Hon 2015) From politicians and journalists to scientists and innovators 02 – many well-known faces have been through Cardiff’s corridors. Our alumni include BBC broadcasters Huw World-leading Edwards, Jason Mohammad and Susanna Reid, former research National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke, Money Saving Expert founder and journalist Martin Lewis OBE, academic, writer Cardiff is in the top tier of Britain’s and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts and many more. research universities and is Martin Lewis a member of the prestigious Our Honorary Fellows include the likes of Sir Patrick Stewart, (PGDip 1998) Russell Group. It’s ranked second Stephen Fry and Carol Vorderman. nationally for research impact, and in the top five universities for research excellence in the UK. We’ve been awarded seven 05 Bute Park Queen’s Anniversary Prizes (which 04 A 130 acre recognise world-class excellence in back garden UK Higher Education) and are home Top teaching to a huge cohort of distinguished and employability Bute Park lies in the heart of Cardiff behind staff, including two Nobel Prize King Edward VII Avenue. With the River Taff winners and 13 Royal Society Stepping into a university that provides flowing alongside, it is the perfect mixture of Fellows. innovative, exciting teaching across the tranquillity and wide open space, ideal for disciplines, it’s hard not to feel the buzz. relaxing (or running) on a summer’s afternoon. A Cardiff education is unique and personable; students are taught and mentored by committed and enthusiastic tutors and lecturers, many of whom are world-leading experts. Our graduates are amongst the most sought after by employers.

06 One big film set! The proximity and unique architecture of the University campuses make it a prime filming location.

Cardiff is home to many TV shows, including dramas such as ‘Casualty’ and ‘Doctor Who’.

AUTUMN 2016 7 www.cardiff.ac.uk 75 Reasons to love Cardiff 07 A wealth of treasures lie just beyond Cardiff’s On the borders, a unique part of the world asking to be explored. A trip to Barry Island is a must, a destination for ‘Gavin and Stacey’ fans doorstep and beachgoers alike. The rugged Brecon Beacons offer incredible walks, views and to wild outdoor pursuits. Wales

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08 International days Rugby is part of the lifeblood of Cardiff; you can’t miss it. A festival atmosphere descends during the annual Six Nations tournament, as Wales’ visiting rivals take them on in their home town. The city also hosts international football and cricket matches.

09 Students’ Union Community ranked third Action 10 in the UK Student volunteering is a way of life with It’s official – according to What Uni Student many student-led projects serving the Choice Awards 2019, Cardiff is ranked third community. Further afield, the Phoenix best the UK. Home to over 240 sports clubs Project is making a difference in Africa, and student societies, a free employment working with the University of Namibia service and, of course, the beloved Taf pub, to embed quality education in focused the Students’ Union caters for every student’s projects, enabling better health and less needs across the board, from studying to poverty. socialising. 11 Rich culture and history From the internationally renowned Wales Millennium Centre on the waterfront, to the National Museum in Cathays Park and the 2,000-year-old Cardiff Castle, Cardiff is a city steeped in heritage and culture.

12 A city that loves running Many elite athletes, including the likes of Mo Farah, compete in world-class events in Cardiff. The city boasts plenty of events for runners of all levels – from weekly Parkruns to the Cardiff University/ Cardiff Half Marathon, the second largest race of its type in the UK. Many of our students join #TeamCardiff for this, where they also raise vital funds that support our research. Other students give their time to volunteer and our physio students are on hand to give much welcomed sports massage at the end of the 13.1 mile course!

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Cardiff is a thriving, friendly and attractive city – it has all the advantages of a compact and inexpensive location, with the cultural and recreational facilities of a modern capital city.

The excitement of the city, to the with hosting major sports, arts and cultural For those who prefer drama, Cardiff has three peace and tranquillity of the nearby events and, as the capital city of Wales, it is thriving theatres and the eclectic Chapter coast and countryside. home to many national institutions including Arts Centre. There are also comedy clubs and the National Museum and the Principality several multi-screen cinemas in the city. A city with character, heritage Stadium. Other famous landmarks include the Cardiff is one of the UK’s best shopping historic Cardiff Castle and the iconic Wales and ambition destinations, with the St David’s retail centre Millennium Centre. Cardiff’s history dates back more than 2,000 standing alongside pedestrianised shopping years to the Romans. It was once one of A city made for students streets, indoor and outdoor markets and a the busiest ports in the world, exporting quirky network of Victorian and Edwardian When it comes to entertainment, Cardiff is coal which fuelled the industrial revolution. shopping arcades. A walk around Jacob’s tailor-made for students. There are plenty of The famous Tiger Bay docklands have been Market, a sprawling warehouse of antiques, cafés, pubs and nightclubs to suit most tastes. transformed into Cardiff Bay, a modern art and eccentric curios, is a great way to pass The city has also been officially declared a development of restaurants, homes, shops, a few hours, or browse through the racks at ‘Music City’ - the first of its kind in the UK. offices, visitor attractions, and home of the Spillers, the oldest record shop in the world. The music scene here is healthy with regular National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff was also the world’s first Fair Trade gigs taking place, from large-scale touring Capital and encourages ethical trading and fair Cardiff has a distinctive character and a bands to smaller, more intimate independent prices for producers in the developing world. great quality of life. It is equally comfortable venues showcasing the best new talent.

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“The official capital of Wales only since 1955, the buoyant city of Cardiff (Caerdydd) has, since the turn of the millennium, witnessed a remarkable evolution from a large town to a truly international city, with massive developments in the centre as well as on the rejuvenated waterfront. With a reputation as a party town, allied to lots of top-class sport and a cultural attractions, it is one of the UK’s most enticing destinations.” Rough Guide 2020

The Principality Stadium nestles in the heart of the city and is home to numerous sports events and concerts Cardiff is one of the UK’s best throughout the year shopping destinations

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I fell in love with the city as much as the course itself – everyone is friendly, it’s easy to find your way around and there are parks and green spaces everywhere you look.

Rosie graduated with a First in Wales Millennium Centre is one of the English Literature UK’s top cultural attractions, situated at the heart of Cardiff Bay

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Cardiff has an abundance of urban green ice hockey at the Viola Arena. If you want to Another student favourite is a trip to the beach spaces. Our 330 parks and gardens reach participate, the city has plenty of opportunities at Barry Island or travel a little further west to right into the heart of the city, with peaceful to engage your sporty side as well as to experience the beauty and dramatic scenery of parklands and gardens close to the city centre satisfy your spiritual well-being, with the great the Heritage Coast. and University – Bute Park is a particular outdoors literally on your doorstep. Back in the city, your cultural needs are student favourite. If you want to explore further afield, we are well catered for with numerous museums, Cardiff is one of the UK’s major sporting lucky to have amazing places like the Gower including the National Museum (alongside centres with facilities and events to please both Peninsula, Brecon Beacons, Wye and Usk the University), Techniquest (one of Britain’s competitors and spectators. Take in rugby at Valleys nearby, along with attractions such as most successful hands-on science centres), or the Principality Stadium or Arms Park, football Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch. the acclaimed St Fagans National Museum of at the City Stadium, cricket at Sophia Gardens, History – great for taking visitors to!

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Nowhere is Cardiff's vitality more evident than in it’s buildings. “It flexes newly acquired architectural muscles as if it’s still astonished to have them. Such confidence is infectious, and these days it’s not just the rugby that draws crowds into the city. Come the weekend, a buzz reverberates through the streets as swarms of shoppers hit the Hayes, followed by waves of revellers descending on the capital’s thriving pubs, bars and live-music venues.” Lonely Planet 2020

The city’s waterfront, Cardiff Bay, home to the Wales Millennium Centre, a world-class venue for the arts, and the historic Pierhead Building

CardiffConnected I came to Cardiff because the city felt alive. In areas like Cathays and Roath there’s always the hustle and bustle of students. I was drawn in by the beautiful aesthetic of the Cardiff The University is located alongside campus; how could you not fall attractive parkland and is adjacent to in love with the University’s Cardiff Castle and the city centre Main Building? Jamie (BA, MA)

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1412 www.cardiff.ac.uk A leading university Part of the

We’re proud to have an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research, built on our history of achievement since 1883, and recognised by our membership of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities.

Our students are an essential part . of a successful, vibrant, friendly and cosmopolitan university. We expect you to work hard during your time here – gaining a degree at Cardiff will be challenging, but we offer you the opportunity to let your hair down when necessary. This combination of our ‘work hard, play hard’ ethos leaves you not only with strong employment prospects, but also as a more rounded individual. We welcome approximately 5,500 undergraduates each year. While competition for places is strong, Cardiff is an inclusive university and we welcome applications, irrespective of background, from everyone with Students have access to a wide range of the potential to succeed. modern facilities

“Cardiff University is a hugely popular UK university . . . It has a reputation for world-class research and provides an excellent experience for its student body.” The Telegraph University Guide 2018

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Studying Politics at Cardiff helped me to think critically about problems. The essays, debates, and presentations trained me to develop work that is thoroughly researched and robust to critique. This academic foundation has given me a solid structure to work with across all my clients, and I continue to draw on course content that I learned during my The University’s Main Building – Cardiff degree. was recently ranked in the top 10 most beautiful universities in the UK Fiona (BSc)

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Our campuses in energy consumption and helping us to do our bit to tackle climate change. The University’s Cathays Park campus is located in and around the impressive To support the safety and security of all buildings, parks and wide tree-lined avenues members of our community and property, that form Cardiff’s attractive city centre. we have 24-hour security cover throughout the campus. The majority of our academic schools can be found here, with the advantage of being Our degree programmes only a few minutes’ walk from the centre of The structure of our degrees is a particularly Cardiff. attractive feature of the University. In many Three academic schools offering healthcare cases you can delay your final choice of courses (excluding optometry and pharmacy) subjects until the end of your first year. are based at the nearby Heath Park campus. This is a tremendous advantage, particularly if you are undertaking a subject that you are The Heath Park campus is also home to not already familiar with. The range of options Wales’ largest hospital, University Hospital mean that you can effectively tailor your of Wales, an ideal environment for teaching course to suit your particular interests and healthcare professionals in a modern clinical career ambitions. In some degree courses, setting. successful completion will earn you partial Committed to investing in our services, or complete exemption from professional Cardiff University is home to new and well- examinations. equipped laboratories, lecture theatres, Many of our courses benefit from significant libraries and computing facilities to name vocational and professional content, while a few, with more exciting developments others offer you the opportunity to gain continuously underway. experience and expertise in industry. We take our environmental, safety and All modern language degrees are four years security responsibilities seriously, embracing in duration, and include a year in the relevant our comprehensive energy, water and waste European country. Other programmes may policy, which is already making great savings include a foreign language element.

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For those studying healthcare courses, we have close relationships with general and specialist hospitals and other healthcare institutions across Wales, giving you excellent clinical experience in different environments, both urban and rural, in hospitals and in the community. Our closest links are with the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, which incorporates the University Hospital of Wales, and which also has responsibility for community health services. This arrangement is important, as not all clinical experience is hospital-based. We place great emphasis on teaching in the community and primary care settings, with some of our students being attached to general practices and community clinics. Global Opportunities We are partnered with over 200 leading institutions across the world, and our Global Opportunities team will help you to gain Supporting you valuable international experience through study, work or volunteering. Our student support and wellbeing centres (Please see page 24 for further details.) deliver a substantial range of services available to all students and are free, Languages for all impartial, non-judgemental and confidential, Learn a language for free alongside your aimed to help you make the most of student degree with our Languages for all programme. life and support you during your study. (Please see page 24 for further details.) We have support programmes in place for care leavers, estranged students, Welsh for all mature students, students with caring Fancy learning some Welsh while you’re responsibilities, forces veterans, asylum here? It’s not essential to speak Welsh to seekers and students with a disability or study at Cardiff, but it’s great to be able to additional learning needs. understand a bit of the local lingo. Welsh for We are also rated as one of the best all offers you the opportunity to improve your universities for supporting LGBT+ students The majority of academic schools have language skills while studying. Our courses and are proud to be ranked in the top 10 benefited from major refurbishment of are designed to fit around your studies and Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, with our teaching spaces are free of charge. work in this area recognised nationally.

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£41m is being invested in the Architect’s impression of the interior of one refurbishment of existing teaching facilities of the floors, Centre for Student Life

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There has never been a more exciting time to be a student at Cardiff University. We are investing hundreds of millions of pounds to provide our students with world-class facilities, as part of our largest campus upgrade in a generation.

A massive £600m capital investment power points to enable you to charge devices, programme across the University, and the work will continue. including £260m in student facilities, Our new buildings and facilities complement will help us ensure that we can give our existing historic estate. In 2021, one of you the best student experience our most ambitious projects, the Centre for possible. Student Life, will open, to provide a central hub for our student support services as well The most recent development has been the as offering modern, flexible, social learning opening of a new home in the city centre for spaces and a 550-seat lecture theatre. our School of Journalism, Media and Culture. We are also building a new purpose-built joint Its location is right alongside BBC Cymru home for the School of Computer Science and Wales’s new headquarters, supporting the Informatics, and School of Mathematics. School to build even stronger industry links This will support the growth of both and boost student employability. departments and provide opportunities for Our ongoing investment has already delivered greater collaboration and research. state-of-the-art facilities such as the School of In addition, we are investing in new research Medicine’s Cochrane building. Located at the facilities at our £300m Innovation campus to Heath Park campus, it is shared with students help create economic and social prosperity. studying other healthcare courses and has a range of resources including a clinical skills We believe our students should be able centre, a high-tech medical simulation centre to relax in modern environments with the and a library. Also, at Heath Park campus, latest technology, so our partnership with the School of Dentistry has a £2m simulation the Students’ Union has led to many exciting suite. developments. Major improvements have been made in the Students’ Union, including We are now several years into a multi-million nightclub and study space Y Plas, used for pound rolling programme to refurbish our social learning and evening entertainment. existing teaching and learning spaces. New shops and services complete the We have made major improvements to transformation. furniture and equipment, such as including

Main image: Architect’s impression of the new Centre for Student Life scheduled to The Cochrane building, home to the The new joint School of Mathematics and open in 2021 Health Library and School of Medicine School of Computer Science building

www.cardiff.ac.uk 1917 Among brilliant minds

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014: Overall ranking of universities:

Rank University Grade Point Average*

1 Imperial College 3.36 2 LSE 3.35 3 University of Oxford 3.34 4 University of Cambridge 3.33 5 Cardiff University 3.27 6 KCL 3.23 7 University of Warwick 3.22 8 University College London 3.22 9 London School of Hygiene 3.2 and Tropical Medicine 10 Queen Mary University 3.18 of London 11 University of Edinburgh 3.18 12 University of Bristol 3.18 13 University of Sheffield 3.17 The University is a global leader in advanced brain imaging technology 14 University of Bath 3.17 15 University of York 3.17 16 University of Manchester 3.16 Cardiff University was ranked 5th amongst UK 17 University of Southampton 3.15 universities for research quality and 2nd on its 18 Lancaster University 3.15 19 University of Durham 3.14 impact, in the most recent Research Excellence 20 University of St Andrews 3.13 21 University of Leeds 3.13 Framework, confirming our place as a world-leading 22 University of East Anglia 3.11 centre of research excellence. 23 University of Glasgow 3.1 24 Swansea University 3.09 As a member of the Russell Group – the UK’s Our health and bioscientific research goes 25 Royal Holloway, 3.09 ‘Ivy League’ of leading research universities – from laboratory to drug development to major University of London our staff help answer the big questions facing clinical trials – a true ‘bench to bedside’ 26 University of Nottingham 3.09 mankind in the 21st century. strategy. 27 Newcastle University 3.09 As active researchers, our academic staff are Our researchers also bring improvements to 28 University of Exeter 3.08 enthusiastic and committed. Research is about ecosystems around the globe, and instruments 29 University of Birmingham 3.07 the spirit of enquiry, it encourages critical designed here are probing the furthest reaches 30 Cranfield University 3.07 thinking and highlights the provisional nature of space, as well as the ocean floor and of knowledge. It encompasses the acquisition beneath the earth’s crust. Note: The Research Excellence Framework is of high-levels of subject-specific and generic Research into climate change is a major assessment of research undertaken skills, and nurtures both self-reliance and complemented by work to find sustainable periodically by the UK funding councils. The results are ranked in a number of ways, one of teamwork, all attributes valued by employers. alternatives to industrial processes and energy the most common being Grade Point Average. Their work makes a real difference – from production, while our computer scientists ‘Grade Point Average’ is a quality profile helping to overcome environmental challenges are delivering innovation in fields such as weighted by staff (Full-time equivalent), where and improving the lives of individuals, to telecommunications, biodiversity management the percentage at 4* x 4, the percentage at 3* developing our understanding of what it is to and engineering design. x 3, the percentage at 2* x 2, the percentage be human. This breadth and depth of expertise puts at 1* x 1 divided by 100 (the total percentage us in demand with policy-makers at home of all research). Further information about the Research Excellence Framework is available at: and abroad in areas ranging from health www.cardiff.ac.uk/ref inequalities to maritime safety.

2018 www.cardiff.ac.uk Research informed teaching Research informed teaching

At Cardiff, learning and teaching take place in an environment where you can engage directly with researchers who are working at the frontiers of knowledge and practice in their fields. This has contributed to our high-quality Technology-enhanced teaching teaching which has received robust Our students benefit from innovative teaching endorsement of meeting or exceeding UK methods. In many of our teaching spaces, expectations from the Quality Assurance our academic staff can record their lectures Agency for Higher Education. Our research and make them available on-demand via our culture impacts positively on you. In the early student portals. The technology is also used stages, you are given a flavour of the research to live stream distance education courses, activities in your subject and are introduced to to record ‘flipped’ classroom videos, and to a range of research skills. As you progress, you record student assignments. participate increasingly in activities that are influenced by staff research and scholarship. This allows for simultaneous capture of audio, video and any computer application which can Degree structure then be shared in a variety of ways during and/ Degrees at Cardiff operate on a modular or after the session. structure, with the exceptions of medical Feedback from our students plays a crucial and dental degrees. We continually keep our role in how we develop our learning resources degree structures under review to keep them for the future – we listen to the student voice relevant, so please check our website for latest and encourage as much two-way interaction as We have extensive state-of-the-art information. possible. laboratories to support our teaching

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As part of my degree we were able to conduct human dissections, and that has stuck with me as one of the most valuable learning experiences I have ever had. It was a really unique opportunity, with Cardiff being one of few universities Guiding Light – our research vessel. Field work forms an important part in the UK offering human of several degree programmes dissections as part of the curriculum. It gave another dimension to my studies and helped me understand complex concepts on another level; it really amplified my passion and interest for the subject. Alice (BSc)

We are committed to providing a high quality student experience

www.cardiff.ac.uk 2119 Graduate success

Cardiff University graduates are highly sought-after by employers.

We place emphasis on building These include the Cardiff Award, which can the student experience, it is no surprise that the skills you will need in help you to improve your professionalism and employers welcome Cardiff graduates with employment - whether in the public gain the skills and confidence to be successful such enthusiasm. or private sector, in academia, in a in the world of work. multinational company or a small To help you to be more innovative in your local business. chosen career or to start up your own business, the Enterprise Team offers a Consequently, a Cardiff degree is well programme including enterprise skills 95.7% of our students respected in the jobs market. Employers workshops, 1-2-1 start-up guidance and value our graduates for their academic ability, are employed or competitions to help you to make your ideas motivation and resourcefulness. We prepare happen. you for leadership and are listed annually in in further study the top 25 universities targeted by graduate Some of our degrees include a professional six months after recruiters, according to the annual Graduate training year, while others provide alternative Market survey published by High Fliers. opportunities to develop the skills which graduation. employers seek. Meanwhile, the Cardiff In addition to our dedicated professional University Research Opportunities Programme HESA Destination of Careers and Employability service (see provides you with unique opportunities to page 22) we have taken steps to embed Leavers Survey 2016/17 sample live research and enhance your employability into the student experience academic skills. With employability integral to through a range of activities.

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“Cardiff students demonstrate the talent, motivation and enthusiasm that employers are seeking.” Paul Davies – Partner, Latham and Watkins LLP (UK and International Law Firm)

An employer’s view “Cardiff University has a reputation for “We find Cardiff students are proactive, curious producing work-ready graduates. They stand and make a difference in our organisation. out from the rest as they have a range of These are the types of graduates we like relevant skills and experiences that equip to recruit into our business to make us them to deal with the challenges of the working successful.” world.” Melissa Hopper - Early Careers Talent Lorna Culpin - University Recruitment Manager, Acquisition Manager, Mott MacDonald TeachFirst “Cardiff University has some of the best “As a global law firm with an office in Cardiff, young minds in the country. Their the University is a natural source of high on-campus events always enable us to recruit calibre candidates for our Cardiff and other the highest calibre engineering students for UK offices.” our multinational firm.” Catherine Knight - Emerging Talent Manager, Mikey Bishop - Early Careers Coordinator, Eversheds Sutherland ARUP

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Callum Drummond “I started to think about the Vu production of coconut oil. It takes (BSc 2016) ni Niu (coconut palms) scattered only six coconuts to make across the island. I knew there was Founder of Bula Batiki, high demand for coconut oil in UK. a non-profit coconut oil company I realised we could export it home “Before starting at Cardiff, and use the profits to reinvest in I was volunteering for a charity the island.” called Think Pacific. It’s a social Callum had no prior interest in enterprise that brings gap year entrepreneurship, but with the help students to Fiji. The volunteers of Cardiff’s Enterprise Team, he one jar of oil, but each jar has an help lift Fijian children out of wrote an effective business plan enormous impact. Selling our first poverty, by building infrastructure for Bula Batiki which went on to 160 litres allowed the villagers to and supporting education. win SPARK, the University’s annual develop their houses and enabled business ideas competition. “I stayed with a Fijian family who children to go to school.” really took me under their wing. By With the aid of a small grant, Callum raised £8,000 through a the time I left, I felt like part of the Callum flew back to Fiji and successful crowdfunding campaign community.” pitched his idea to the community. which he will use to extend his In an area where inhabitants eke So strong was the attachment that model of sustainable enterprise out a living through subsistence at the end of his first semester, to neighbouring islands. “Then farming and fishing, there was Callum returned to spend the we can really start to make a widespread support. Christmas break with his Fijian difference. That’s where I see my family. “We developed our packaging future. All my hopes and dreams and began paying villagers for the lie in Batiki.”

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Whatever you decide to do, our careers and employability team prides itself on Graduate recruitment offering you support throughout your studies and after graduation. Hundreds of student and graduate recruiters target Cardiff University annually as part of Whether you have no idea what you want • Connecting students with employers, their recruitment campaigns and we work to do yet, or you know where your future lies, from micro-businesses and SMEs to large closely with these recruiters to provide the vital we will support you to develop and achieve international organisations. link between them and you, by offering: your career goals from the very beginning of Do you have a business or social your time at Cardiff University. We’re here to • An online Jobs Board advertising hundreds help guide you through your career journey as enterprise idea? of opportunities you explore, develop, compete and succeed in If you have an idea for a business or social • Careers Fairs, both general and sector- achieving your career aspirations. We provide enterprise or want to gain new skills to help specific support in a range of different ways: you become more employable, our Enterprise • Employer events to enable you to Team is here to help you unlock your creativity understand the graduate labour market Online support and achieve your potential. Our personalised and network with industry contacts. • Online activities, information, advice and support and guidance package offers guidance to help you navigate the different you business mentor meetings, start-up stages of your career journey We can help you on your career workshops, skills development sessions and • Tailored online support available 24/7 to online tools to help you bring your idea to life. journey, from freshers to graduation help you with self-development, career and beyond. planning, preparing for the recruitment Helping you understand and Find us on social media process and job-hunting achieve your potential • Information and research facilities. cardiffcareers The Cardiff Award is your opportunity to Face-to-face support understand your career potential and get https://linkedin.com/showcase/ • Bookable appointments with careers recognised for developing your employability cu-careers-gyrfaoedd-pc professionals linked to academic schools skills, whilst offering practical experience of • Careers workshops and drop-in delivered the recruitment process to help you compete in in your academic school on topics, such as the graduate job market. career options, job searching, applications, Life after Cardiff The Award appears on your Higher Education interviews and assessment centres Achievement Record (HEAR) when you Cardiff University Alumni Network • Daily central drop-in service. graduate, providing university-level recognition Cardiff is a place that breeds success. From Work experience of the employability skills and attributes you’ll BAFTA award-winning Welsh journalist and • Our dedicated Futures Connect staff, have developed through activities such as work BBC News at Ten presenter Huw Edwards, to industry insights, short-term placements, experience, volunteering or involvement in founder of MoneySavingExpert.com Martin summer internships, classroom experience clubs and societies. Lewis OBE, and Specsavers founders Doug and live business projects and Dame Mary Perkins DBE, Cardiff alumni thrive as leaders in their fields. The Cardiff experience goes beyond your time on campus. Once you have graduated, CardiffConnected you will be able to make the most of our 165,000-strong alumni network to shape Virtus Tech was created after a and support your career for years to come. Wherever you are in the world, the Cardiff Marketing and Strategy lecture University alumni community is there to boost in my second year, taught by a your career and help you stay connected. great lecturer, Dr Eleri Rosier, who inspired the business idea. After meeting with Eleri to gain expert advice, I decided to pursue the business and now, just five months on, we are working with Find out more . . . a wide range of companies. www.cardiff.ac.uk/alumni The University has helped us George Bellwood CardiffUniAlumni massively. BSc Business Management and (Marketing) @CardiffAlumni Director, Virtus Tech Ltd

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An employer’s view Known Destinations Employers targeting “We have core competencies that we look for and it’s not just the degree you can offer, of Graduates Cardiff University include: but also the ideas and enthusiasm you can ASOS Government bring. The skills students develop throughout 3 4 AECOM Statistical Services 5 university shape their employability. Our aim Hargreaves Airbus Group is to help students to understand how they Lansdown Allen and Overy can transfer these skills into the workplace. Herbert Smith Applicants who stand out are those who 18 ALDI Freehills have done research, are well prepared and Amazon HMRC able to match their skills and experiences Army HM Treasury to the ‘PwC Professional’ framework. We’re 70 Hogan Levells interested in your potential to develop. As a Arup leading employer of graduates, we recognise Babcock HSBC the important role played by Cardiff International Huawei University and the careers and employability Boots Hugh James Solicitors Service by encouraging students to meet British Army local and national employers and producing ICAEW Employed 70% BBC high calibre, motivated individuals who are Intellectual ready to enter the world of professional Further Study 18% British Council Property Office services.” Work and Study 5% BDO IBM Scarlett Seager BT Other (inc. travelling) 4% Irwin Mitchell Graduate Recruitment Officer Civil Service Jaguar Land Rover PwC Unemployed 3% Charityworks Kautex Textron Source: Destinations of Leavers in Clifford Chance KPMG Higher Education Survey 2016/17. CMS LIDL Survey respondents: 3,327 first degree Confused.com Lloyds Banking graduates (UK only). Group Deloitte Microsoft EY NHS Enterprise Rent- Network Rail a-car Specsavers Everhsheds Sky FDM Group Tata Steel Freshfields Taylor Wimpey Frontline Turner & Townsend GKN Aerospace Unlocked GCHQ Welsh Government

Cardiff has an excellent graduate employment record

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furthering your research at postgraduate Opportunities to spend time abroad, learn a level. The programme provides funding to language and partake in research can help to participate in the University’s research activity through extra-curricular projects linked to enhance your studies. staff research areas. Students are typically Global opportunities Employability engaged for periods of eight weeks during the summer to work on particular projects. Studying, working or volunteering abroad as An international experience can help you part of your university experience is a great enhance your CV, by developing valuable skills way to broaden your academic knowledge, required by employers in today’s globalised immerse yourself in another culture and gain recruitment market. Find out more . . . skills that will be highly valued by employers. Email: [email protected] We have links with over 300 top-ranked Languages for All institutions and can provide you with the Learning a language opens doors to new www.cardiff.ac.uk/globalopportunities opportunity to study in countries in Europe experiences, expands your networks and www.cardiff.ac.uk/languagesforall and across the world. improves your employability. A recent CBI survey found that 72% of UK firms thought that www.cardiff.ac.uk/curop European exchanges foreign language capability among their staff We have exchange partners across 27 EU was a benefit to their business. countries through our European exchange At Cardiff, you can study a modern language programme. If you decide to study a modern of your choice free of charge. We offer a foreign language at Cardiff, a year abroad will flexible and innovative choice of study options CardiffConnected form an integral part of your degree. However, designed to fit with your degree course. you don’t have to be studying a language to Whether you want to learn a new language I remember sitting in a lecture when I study in Europe; you could study abroad for or develop your existing skills further, Cardiff heard about the opportunity to go to a semester or academic year with one of our Languages for All will have something for you, Hong Kong University for a summer partners where teaching is delivered in English. offering: programme. Despite my immediate interest, I didn’t realise what a fantastic International exchanges • Weekly courses during the semester in a range of languages from beginners opportunity Cardiff University was offering There are also opportunities to study at to advanced levels, timetabled to avoid until I researched the prospect further. some of the world’s top-ranked international clashes with your modules The course itself, the destination, and universities in countries such as the USA, the cultural experience all enticed me • Week long crash courses in the holidays if Canada and Australia. Study options include to apply, particularly as it was funded! you prefer to learn intensively or want to go spending a year or a semester abroad, or The experience I had was a true ‘once up to the next level quickly taking a clinical placement. in a life time’. The whole experience • An autonomous learning option, where was everything I expected, plus more. you can study a language independently Short-term study, internship and I gained knowledge in areas I would not or get further practice. This includes volunteering opportunities cover as part of my degree, I experienced language and cultural exchange activities, Through the Global Opportunities team, a new culture, grew in independence recommended courses and resources, you can undertake a range of short-term and confidence, plus I made remarkable and targeted language advice. placements to study, work or volunteer abroad. friends. Despite my prior nerves and Programmes will use the latest technology and Lasting a minimum of three weeks during concerns, the Global Opportunity teaching methods to ensure you are making the summer holidays, these programmes are Centre provided guidance and advice the most of your language learning. ideal if you don’t have the opportunity to study through the whole process, and took a abroad as part of your degree, but would still Languages for all offers classes in Arabic, genuine interest in helping me gain the like to gain international experience. French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin most out of the experience. Even if this Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. particular programme does not appeal Finance and support You can choose any language you wish for to you, I would definitely investigate the There is a range of funding available to make autonomous learning. opportunities provided by the Global Opportunity Centre, as the destinations international placements more accessible. Cardiff University research These include one-off bursaries and monthly and experiences on offer are endless! opportunities programme grants. Students undertaking European Lara, This programme provides you with unique and international exchanges as part of their Hong Kong University, opportunities to sample live research and degree programme also pay no additional New Horizons Summer Programme: enhance your academic skills, to allow tuition fees and are eligible for support from Global Business in Asia Student Finance. you to make a more informed decision on

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An international experience can help you enhance your CV, by developing valuable skills required by employers in today’s globalised recruitment market. Studying, working, or volunteering abroad is a great way to broaden your academic knowledge, and university experience

CardiffConnected My global opportunity in China labour market as I had originally planned. I initially decided to apply for a global opportunity The huge love I developed for China and the as I viewed it as the best possible way of improving Chinese culture during my global opportunity means that it has a place in my heart and I my CV for future employment opportunities. feel obliged to return. After speaking with the Global Opportunities professional or personal level. As well as all For anyone considering a global opportunity, team, I soon realised that such an the professional skills I have gained from my my main piece of advice would be: do it! opportunity would offer a lot more than just global opportunity, such as how to adapt to I can honestly say it was life changing. ‘something to put on your CV’. Although at an international working environment, the Mitchell Frost first I was apprehensive, I knew I needed opportunity has also provided me with a huge Year 3 Human Geography a new challenge, and to test my limits and network of new friends all over the world. capabilities. This was one of the main Overall, the opportunity provided me with reasons I chose to undertake an internship the courage to take on anything I want from in China. I knew that the extreme cultural now on, while it also saw me gain lots of new differences would let me ‘jump in at the lifelong friends. deep end’ and open my mind to a completely After returning from China and missing the different way of living. Furthermore, I also saw food and the people so much, I have since China as somewhat of a mystery, as it is not a decided that I would like to live and work place where people of the western world visit in China for at least a short period after in huge numbers. I saw China as somewhere graduating, rather than straight into the UK completely new and different, and this fascinated me. On completing my six-week internship in China, I feel that I have benefited hugely from the whole experience. While the global opportunity has given me the confidence to explore places I never would have before, it also offered a means of opening my mind up to different cultures and people and has taught me how to interact with anyone, anywhere in the world, whether that be on a

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Most of our accommodation is within easy walking distance of academic buildings and the Students’ Union

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Your home from home - we have a range of CardiffConnected options to suit all tastes and budgets. Our advice would be to live in A range of accommodation Living with other people a university accommodation in We continually invest in our student Among the many changes you your first year, whether it be a accommodation and carry out annual will have to make when you go student house or hall of residence. maintenance programmes. When designing to uni, living with other people University accommodation provides our accommodation we have paid particular and adapting to a new living an opportunity to meet and get attention to the views of students themselves. situation will most likely be one to know students from a variety Unusually for a civic university, most of of the biggest adjustments you’ll of backgrounds, studying a range the accommodation is within easy walking have to cope with. Whether you’re of different subjects. University distance of lecture theatres, libraries, moving into halls with strangers, accommodation provides a laboratories, the Students’ Union and the city moving into a house with friends, centre. supportive, friendly community with or moving into a flat with your exciting events run by the Residence With 16 different residences, providing more partner for the first time, it can Life team, to help you settle in. than 5,500 study bedrooms, you can apply be a pretty stressful process. for one that best suits your preferences, Moving from your family home Guaranteed accommodation interests and budgets. 70% of bedrooms have their own en-suite facilities and all bedrooms can be challenging for a number If you accept your offer of a place at Cardiff have University computer network connection of reasons; you might miss your on a firm basis, you are guaranteed a single points and wireless access. family, struggle to be independent, occupancy place in University accommodation or want your own personal space. during your first year, which will be with other Being patient with others and pulling first year undergraduate students. your weight are my two main tips. Everybody comes from a different Please see our website at: background, some people are used to www.cardiff.ac.uk/residences for full doing everything for themselves, while details of our accommodation guarantee others are used to having family help and the associated deadlines. clean up after them. Speak frankly with your housemates and establish some ground rules. Perhaps have a Cardiff is the UK’s discussion about whether it’s okay to borrow each other’s stuff. It’s easier to most affordable talk about when you first move in so you can establish where everybody stands university city. before somebody uses somebody else’s favourite mug, or somebody uses the Natwest Student Living All study bedrooms have University computer last of somebody else’s rice the day they network connection points and Wi-Fi access were planning on making a curry. Things Index 2019 like designating jobs or keeping a to-do list helps everyone to keep on top of tasks and make sure everyone is doing their bit. Sorting out bills, establishing house rules, and gaining a consensus between everyone you share a house with will allow you to live together with minimum stress and conflict, letting you concentrate on important things like studying and enjoying uni life. Hope A typical kitchen in a self-catered student residence

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Residence Life The Residence Life team are dedicated to enhancing your experience in our accommodation. Our staff work in partnership with Student Support and Wellbeing, the Residences Office and the Students’ Union, to ensure that you have the best possible time whilst staying in our accommodation. The team are committed to providing a warm welcome and helping you to make a smooth transition into university. They also help foster a strong sense of community through a range of social events and cultural activities, as well as practical support. The team also provide peer to peer The choice is yours Affordable accommodation support, and signposting to Student Support Self-catered accommodation enables you to Fees depend on a range of factors, such and Wellbeing when needed. prepare your own meals to fit around your as facilities within the residence, or study timetable, taste and budget. You could also bedroom and whether you go for catered, opt for a catered option with an evening meal part-catered or self-catered options. (part-catered) or breakfast and evening meal Our fees compare very favourably with (catered – female only). All catered options those of other UK universities. Typically, Virtual Campus Tour offer vegetarian meals and facilities to make catered accommodation costs approximately Discover more about the University snacks and hot drinks. £152 per week. A place in self-catered and the city of Cardiff through our accommodation currently costs between interactive online tour at: Applying for accommodation £111-£131 per week (all figures quoted at Once you are made an offer at Cardiff 2019/20 prices). The cost for 2020/21 will virtualtour.cardiff.ac.uk University, you will be sent details of how to be confirmed during 2020 and published on apply for a place in our residences. If you our website. accept our offer on a firm basis you will be given the highest priority in the allocation of Couples and families residences. We have a small number of residences suitable for couples and families. We are, therefore, unable to guarantee this type Find out more . . . of accommodation, and priority is given For further information please visit our to students coming from overseas for website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/residences the first time. All students living in such accommodation are expected to find Alternatively a guide containing more alternative accommodation for subsequent detailed information is available online years, as we are unable to provide this option at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug beyond the first year. Students seeking You can also watch our residences film couples/family accommodation are strongly online at: advised to secure suitable accommodation www.youtube.com/ before their arrival in Cardiff. watch?v=hxzX-dYLfB8

The University has 16 residences

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Want to know more about life at Cardiff University? What your course is like? Or maybe what a typical day is like? Perhaps what clubs and societies you could be involved in? Whether Cardiff’s music scene is any good? You can find out the answers to these and many more questions now. Some of our students are online and can share their experiences of what it’s like to be a student at Cardiff University. They can answer your questions – go to: www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses and click on the course you are interested in studying and look out for the online chatbox.

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Oliver Ellie Dan 5th year Medicine 3rd year Journalism 3rd year Electronic and Engineering Hello everyone! As this is my first time Hey! I’m Ellie, a third year Journalism student Hi I’m Dan and I’m a third year electrical and blogging, I thought I’d start with the basics from Basingstoke. I love all things travel and electronic engineering student originally from and just introduce myself and my background. took a semester abroad in Australia last year Cornwall. As you can see from my bio, my name is Oliver, as part of my degree. I also went volunteering So far during my time at Cardiff I’ve spent I’m from Cardiff and I’m currently in my 5th in Fiji in 2018 alongside other Cardiff uni a year in Germany working, I’ve spent a year at Cardiff University. I study Medicine, students – it was incredible! Being a student semester studying in Arizona, USA, and I’ve but this year am doing an intercalated degree blogger means I can share all the insights into been a committee member of the Airsoft in Medical Education. I’m sure this is a foreign student life and the opportunities on offer in society (as well as many other things!). concept to most people, so I’ll explain. this fantastic city! I also love being a UniBuddy. I’ve been making student life Vlogs during An intercalated degree is where you step out It’s great to know you’re helping prospective and after my adventures abroad, full of really of Medicine for a year and enter the final year students to make a really important decision - good advice for prospective and new students, of another degree (this has to be related to I remember how tough it was so it’s lovely to be so if you’re looking to study at Cardiff I highly Medicine). This means all the coursework, able to share some advice. recommend checking them out! deadlines and (eek) the dissertation! Joking aside, it’s a great opportunity and so much fun so far!

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With 1.2 million books, a high-speed IT network with Wi-Fi access, purpose designed study facilities and a comprehensive student support service, we make sure that you are well supported throughout your time at Cardiff.

IT facilities You can access over 1.2m printed books, Your student life supported including multiple copies of recommended Our IT facilities give you access to a range The Student Support and Wellbeing Teams text books on reading lists, 60,000 eJournals, of support, tools and resources to help your are here to support you during your studies. 543,000 ebooks and an extensive range of study. The University-wide wireless network Specialist staff are available to offer rare and historical books in all subjects. covers both campuses as well as university confidential advice and support, to help you We also offer self-service loans and returns, owned residences. make the most of your student life. Student and access to photocopying and IT services. Through the university network, you can use support centres are based at the Cathays and a wide range of software applications and Helpful staff Heath Park campuses. collaboration tools. Your university username Our approachable library and IT staff are Supporting your study and password enables you to access online experts in their field and always available for To help you adapt to new ways of learning resources and services, including email and advice. networked file storage. You also benefit from and teaching, as well as living away from home A range of help in using both libraries and IT a free subscription to Microsoft Office 365 you will be assigned a student mentor from resources is available. We hold a programme products (Microsoft Office ProPlus) as well as your academic school when you arrive. of workshops, seminars and training courses, free anti-virus software for the duration of your The student mentor scheme is a team of including an online library induction, which studies. trained students who offer their personal help you to make the most of the resources insights and experiences to help you with We have an ‘enhanced virtual online learning available to you. We also provide a range of any academic and non-academic queries or environment’, which gives you online support support to enable students with disabilities to concerns you may have. for learning, studying and collaboration. access our libraries and IT services. This can be accessed both on and off campus If you have a long-term physical or mental For specific questions or help, you can get in through our intranet. Open access IT rooms health condition, specific learning difficulty, touch by phone (IT help is available by phone across the University, some of which are open autism spectrum condition, sensory or physical 24-hours a day), online live chat, email or in 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, are freely impairment please contact our Disability person. The IT Clinic in the Students’ Union available for you to use. and Dyslexia team as soon as possible. also provides advice on common IT issues. The team will provide you with specialist non- judgemental advice to assist in identifying your support needs, any reasonable adjustments you may require and access relevant support services. They offer support in applications for the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and has an onsite accredited Assessment Centre which provides DSA Needs Assessments. To help you with your studies and improve your grades you have access to academic study skills classes. Run throughout the year, topics include revision, note taking, critical reading and essay writing. Looking after your health and wellbeing We believe it's crucial that you look after your health and wellbeing to help you make the most of your student life. If you are experiencing personal, emotional or psychological difficulties, or just interested in living a healthier lifestyle, our health and wellbeing team can help. We provide a wide Our new Centre for Student Life will open in 2021 and will provide a central hub for range of support including: self help resources, student support services

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a peer to peer support programme, workshops, Student Support and Wellbeing teams offer courses and groups, wellbeing drop-ins, a range of appointments, drop-ins, group counselling appointments and referrals for sessions, workshops, events, peer-to-peer further specialist support. support and self-help resources. Our occupational health team, based at Heath Day Care Centre Park campus provide support to healthcare students in preparation for your course and We can provide full day care facilities for placements. children aged 10 weeks to 5 years, open from 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday. Early We also have Park Place GP surgery if you live application is advisable as places are limited. in catchment area. This service is provided as Fee information can be found on our website. a joint collaboration between us and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Eye clinic Support for students living in The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences university accommodation operates an eye clinic, which is open to you if you need your eyesight examined. We want you to make the most of your time Our student mentor scheme helps you meet in halls of residence. Our Residence Life University Chaplaincy some of the challenges of starting university team are dedicated to creating a community Our Chaplaincy is made up of Christian within residences where you feel a sense of (Catholic, Church in Wales (Anglican), belonging and inclusion and encourage you Methodist, and Eastern Christian), Hindu, to get involved in activities and share your Jewish and Muslim chaplains. All are available experiences. Where appropriate, they will on campus or via the University website. signpost you to support services to help you They are here to assist you with any pastoral make the most of your student life and achieve and spiritual matters. your personal goals and aspirations. Managing your money and practical advice for living in Find out more . . . Cardiff and the UK www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/student-life/ If you need advice, information or assistance student-support with visa and Immigration advice, or student Email: funding, bursaries, scholarships, charities or [email protected] trust funds, our Advice and Money team can assist you. The team can also help you with Tel: (029) 2087 4844 your money skills, budgeting and emergency studentlifecu Day care facilities are available for the money should you need it. As well as providing children of students advice on housing, changes in circumstances, www.youtube.com/Cardiffuni adjusting to life in Cardiff. Preparing for your future We encourage you to make the most of your time during your studies to develop your skills and experiences. Our Careers and CardiffConnected Employability and Global Opportunities teams can assist you with your career planning When I encountered problems and encourage you to start in your first year. during university, Student The teams are available to support you with Support helped immeasurably. exploring your options, gaining experience in Knowing that there was such a the UK and spending time abroad, developing committed team helping me was your skills and competing for jobs. The teams can support you in improving your prospects a real comfort and this helped and developing the skills and attributes me to get back on track with my employers look for. studies. Victoria

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Our Students’ Union is ranked third in the UK.* Supporting you Our Students’ Union is at the heart The Students’ Union has its own Student Home of the student voice Advice service for those times when you of the Cardiff student experience. The Union works constantly to take your views need a little help. It offers a professional, As a student-led, independent part to where they count and works in partnership confidential and non-judgemental advice of the University, the Students’ Union with the University to ensure your views are service for all kinds of issues, such as housing, is there to represent your academic represented at every level. We also have 1,000 finances and academic issues, as well as interests as well as providing you student academic reps across the University supporting students’ welfare and wellbeing. with a range of diverse activities who can represent you on academic issues. to help you make friends and build Entertainment and services a community during your time at The Students’ Union is based in a purpose-built university. building on Park Place at the Cathays Park The heart of student life Campus, and in the IV Lounge at the Heath Park Campus. It is a perfect place to study, As well as providing activities and services that socialise and relax. It offers ample desk space, promote inclusion, friendship, wellbeing and seating, computer access, power points for personal development, the Students’ Union laptops and group meeting space. The food also offers advice, training, skills development, court serves up a great range of food to keep entertainment, volunteering opportunities and you going, whether you’re doing coursework, employment. revising for an exam or catching up with friends. With more than 200 societies and over 60 Each week the Union hosts a variety of club sports clubs, we do all we can to help you nights with music from dance and alternative, make the most of your time in Cardiff. to chart and pop. Y Plas, which in the evening If you’re not sure you want to fully commit to becomes a nightclub, is host to live music, club a club or society, the Give it a Go programme nights, stand-up comedy, fashion shows and offers you the chance to try out a whole host awards ceremonies, so there’s lots to keep of activities from sports, arts and student you entertained. The legendary Great Hall, has politics, to day trips and weekends away. played host to some of the biggest names in You also have the opportunity to get involved in music, from Oasis and Chemical Brothers, to our award-winning media including the student Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran. newspaper, Gair Rhydd, a lifestyle magazine called Quench, and the Students’ Union’s You will find a range of shops and services own radio and TV stations, Xpress Radio and including a coffee shop, a barber’s, a bank, a Cardiff Union TV. bookshop and a supermarket. The Union also has its own clothing store and letting agency. Skills development, volunteering and work opportunities We offer courses in skills development, opportunities to volunteer in the community, and the chance to gain work experience while you study. If you’re thinking of owning your own business, we can give you valuable advice on how to get your idea off the ground. The Union also runs Jobshop, a dedicated service for students looking to find temporary work that fits around their studies. Jobshop offers student jobs in the University, Students’ Union and lots of other local businesses.

* Source: What Uni Student Choice Awards 2019 Y Plas, the Union’s latest venue

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“Cardiff has one of the biggest, best and most active students’ unions in the UK, with high quality facilities including Y Plas, a 2,150 capacity nightclub; and the Great Hall, a major concert venue” Complete University Guide, 2019

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Jody Tozer (BA) is company director at Bulldozer Films, an independent film company specialising in music videos, short films, documentaries, and television content. Studying at Cardiff University really processing funding applications. helped me shape what I wanted I am also a film festival director for to do with my career. Participating the Cardiff Mini Film Festival and in student media helped develop Ffresh Student Media Festival of the skills I now use on a daily basis Wales – I take part in every part of at work. My degree in English and the production process for each. Communication was great, but it was I will always remember my university the experience I gained outside study experience as some of the best that has led to where I am today. years of my life. I’m so glad I went. I was completely won over by the I started as a mature student – opportunity to participate in the around nine years older than my Cardiff Student Media Awards, and peers – but I felt completely at home. work on numerous media outlets Cardiff University was the platform for such as Gair Rhydd, Quench, CUTV, me to realise my future. The Union has its own TV and radio stations and Xpress Radio. The Student Media Awards is one of my favourite memories. It’s a very glamorous event, where students are acknowledged for the work they Find out more . . . have done in media outside of their degrees. It’s also a great excuse to Web: cardiffstudents.com get dressed up and have a party. cardiffstudents In the year after I graduated, I undertook some freelance work as cardiffstudents a videographer, and participated in cardiffstudents a business mentor scheme which helped guide me on the next steps in @cardiffstudents self-employment.

cardiffstudents I now run my own business: Bulldozer Films. I work my own hours, and can be doing anything from marketing to

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We have four main centres for sport across the University campus: Sports training village – Talybont This facility has also welcomed many travelling international rugby and football Conveniently located at one of our major squads for training. student residences, a short walk from the main campus, you’ll find a wide range of Sports clubs indoor and outdoor sports facilities. There is an extensive offer of sports clubs Our multipurpose sports halls accommodate at the University, with opportunities to training and matches for many of the participate at an elite or recreational level. university sports clubs, with a fitness suite, Currently there are over 60 Athletic Union conditioning room, glass back squash courts clubs for men and women, ranging from and cricket nets also available here. Outdoor traditional sports, such as rugby and cricket, facilities include floodlit artificial pitches to martial arts, motorsports and dodgeball. and tennis courts. The Centre also hosts Many of our clubs compete in the British physiotherapy services and team conditioning Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Cardiff has 33 acres of top quality grass sessions. pitches for outdoor sport competition, where teams travel all over Fitness and conditioning centre – Wales and England battling it out for BUCS Park Place/Senghennydd Road points against other universities. Many of the university sports clubs compete at the Sports Clubs include: Located at the heart of the main campus, this very highest level, competing in the BUCS Aikido Lacrosse facility offers three floors of cardio, resistance Premier League for their respective sport. and weights equipment. The fitness suite We are consistently ranked amongst the American Football Motorsport houses a broad range of resistance-based top UK universities competing in the BUCS Archery Mountaineering equipment and cardiovascular machines, with competition. We also have an extremely Association Football Mountain Biking a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning popular intra-mural games programme with Athletics Netball provision on the top floor. This provision over 100 teams competing weekly in netball, Badminton Pool includes Olympic lifting platforms and football and rugby. functional training equipment, maximising Basketball Rambling the potential and competitive edge for High performance sports Boxing Riding elite athletes. Used by international teams, programme including the New Zealand and Australian Canoeing Rifle Our High Performance Programme provides rugby teams, the Centre is suitable for Caving Rowing elite sportsmen and women with a all abilities from beginners through to comprehensive support programme to ensure Cheerleading Rugby professional athletes. Our friendly and that they have the necessary environment Clay Pigeon Sailing personal approach to health and fitness to excel in their given sport. Areas of Shooting Snooker includes personal training, individual support include; lifestyle management and Cricket programme design, fitness testing and Snowsports academic support, physical preparation nutrition advice. Crossfit Squash such as physiotherapy, sports massage and Dance Studio 49 – Park Place strength and conditioning coaching, as well Sub-Aqua as the potential for financial award. Cardiff Dodgeball Surf Located close to the city centre and the University, together with Cardiff Metropolitan Equestrian University’s Main Building, Studio 49 is a Swim and University and the University of South Wales, modern dance studio hosting a wide range Fencing Water Polo forms one of the UK’s six centres of cricketing of fitness classes. Some of our most popular Golf Table Tennis excellence. Funded by the Marylebone Cricket classes include Pilates, yoga, indoor cycling Club (MCC), the Centre helps to ensure that Hockey Taekwondo and Zumba. the best young cricketers can combine higher Ice Hockey Tennis Sports fields – Llanrumney education with opportunities to develop their Jiu-Jitsu Trampoline cricket. In addition, Cardiff University, together This outdoor sports complex comprises of 33 Karate Wadokai Ultimate Frisbee with Welsh Triathlon and Cardiff Metropolitan acres of first-class grass pitches (one floodlit) University, form the National Triathlon Kickboxing Volleyball and a full-size 3G match pitch. The floodlit, all Performance Centre Wales, providing a Kitesurf Windsurfing weather surface is FIFA and IRB approved and performance environment for talented elite includes a stand and warm-up area, so sport Korfball Yoga level triathletes. can take place throughout the year. Kung Fu

3634 www.cardiff.ac.uk Sport

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Heather Knight OBE (BSc 2012) is captain of the England cricket team. I started to fall in love with cricket I also had to take some of my exams when I was about six years old. I in the re-sit periods. The department spent most of my childhood playing in were always brilliant with allowing me the boys’ and men’s teams, but didn’t extended time for assignments, and really view cricket as a potential remaining flexible; I think it helped career path until I’d spent four years that my Personal Tutor was cricket- playing for England and professional mad! contracts came in. My Cardiff degree made me see The Fitness and Conditioning Centre has a I wanted to go to a university with things outside the sporting world full range of Olympic-based functional an MCCU cricket academy. Having from a different perspective. training equipment visited Cardiff for an Open Day, I felt There’s an opportunity for everyone it had a really good vibe and I knew to get involved in cricket. It’s a very I would enjoy my time there. I was social game and there’s a place for particularly interested in Physiology, everyone at some level, as well as the and Cardiff has a very strong opportunity to mix with a variety of Biosciences department. people that you might not otherwise We are consistently Midway through my degree, I was meet. I met some great people called up for England’s tour of India. through Cardiff University’s cricket ranked amongst the After India, I was frequently on tour club and I am still friends with some top UK Universities for months at a time, meaning I had of them today. to study a lot of the lectures remotely. competing in the British University and College Competition CardiffConnected (BUCS). Lewis Oliva, current British sprint champion. I chose Cardiff University primarily due to the pedigree of its medical perform consistently on the world school. I knew they had fantastic stage, winning a number of World Cup facilities and an innovative curriculum medals. The Commonwealth Games which excited me. My first year was presents a huge opportunity to top a blast, studying full-time and also this season off - it’s always extra training in the Newport velodrome special to pull on the Welsh jersey, a every day. I was pleasantly surprised proud moment for any Welshman. and overwhelmed at how supportive Balancing four hours a day of training the University have been with me, around full-time studying isn’t easy allowing me the necessary time out but when you enjoy what you do, it from the course to compete on the makes it worthwhile. The course is world stage. As a result, it was nice to time consuming and it is a balancing give something back by becoming the act fitting in studying and revising first person from Cardiff University to in between sprint efforts! Lucky for win BUCS sportsman of the year. me, my fiancée helps me keep my Since enrolling at Cardiff University head above water - not to mention I’ve been fortunate enough to help take the stress off planning a become British champion and wedding this summer!!

www.cardiff.ac.uk/sport 3735 Students from around the world

Over 7,900 students from more than 120 countries choose to study at Cardiff University joining our diverse and multicultural student community. Before leaving home International students’ societies A friendly welcome starts from the first time Within the Students’ Union there are many you contact us. A dedicated and personal societies run by international students. service from the International Office will They arrange cultural and social events support you throughout your application throughout the year, making your time at journey and provide you with any advice and Cardiff University as enjoyable as possible. guidance when needed. Jobshop Accommodation guaranteed Most international students can work part- time, if their studies allow, up to 20 hours per There are over 7,000 international students We are pleased to guarantee single occupancy week during term time and full-time during the at Cardiff University on-campus accommodation to all international holidays. The Jobshop is the University’s own students applying through the normal employment agency that helps you find casual admissions cycle for the length of their degree work on campus and throughout the city. Entrance requirements programme. You will have your own bedroom The academic entrance requirements in during term-time as well as vacation periods. Alumni this prospectus are given in terms of A-level On arrival in the UK Your relationship with Cardiff University does grades/IB points. If you are taking any other not end at graduation. After graduation, you qualifications, please see our website or Coach collection service will become part of a global network of over contact the International Office who will be We provide a free coach collection service from 165,000 Cardiff University alumni. You will very happy to advise you as to whether your Heathrow and Cardiff airports in the week prior be able to join worldwide alumni societies, qualifications are acceptable and what grades to September enrolment. You will be met by attend reunion events and recommend your you will need: [email protected]. University staff who will help you get to your experience to others considering Cardiff. accommodation and answer any questions you English as a foreign language have on the way. Fees and living costs You must have a standard of written and Induction programme Fixed tuition fees spoken English that will enable you to benefit The international student induction programme International tuition fees are fixed for the fully from your course. A selection of English takes place in September and January and majority of our three-year undergraduate Language qualifications and the scores usually includes events and activities that introduce programmes for the duration of the course. required by the University is given below.* you to the University, the city of Cardiff, and The price you pay in year one, will be the same Some academic schools have individual the surrounding areas. It is a great way to meet in years two and three, making it easier to plan requirements and may ask for higher scores. other students and make friends. You can and budget. If your qualification is not listed, please contact also join any of the numerous Students’ Union Flexible fee payment us for advice. social and sporting societies. If you are a self-financing student, you can, at IELTS: An overall score of 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each sub-score is required for most courses At Cardiff University no extra cost, pay tuition and accommodation fees in three equal instalments throughout the TOEFL: A score of 90 or above for most Support throughout your studies year, which makes the payments easier for you courses A comprehensive range of services are and your family. Pearson Test of English: A score of 62 or available to help you make the most of above for most courses student life. This includes welfare advice and Living expenses support from our Advice and Money team, Cardiff enjoys one of the lowest costs of GCE or GCSE English: Grade C/4 or above Wellbeing and Counselling team, and Careers living of any major city in the UK. Trinity ISE II/III: and Employability service. Our international Our accommodation is just a short walk to II - at least two distinctions and two merits student support team has specialist advisers academic schools and the city centre, meaning III - at least a pass in all components. who can help with issues such as visas, you won’t waste money paying for unnecessary travel. The estimated living expenses for a immigration, housing or anything else you *Requirements may differ for some single student living in University-owned may wish to talk about. All students are courses and in addition to the overall self-catered accommodation during term time also assigned a personal tutor to guide and grade, you may be required to achieve a (nine months/40 weeks) is £9,980. support you with academic and non-academic certain level in sub-scores. needs throughout the duration of your degree programme.

3836 www.cardiff.ac.uk Students from around the world #weareinternational

English language courses We offer a comprehensive range of pre- sessional and in-sessional English courses. Please see page 148, or visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/elt

In your country Education exhibitions Members of staff regularly attend overseas exhibitions and would be very pleased to meet you to discuss your application and answer CardiffConnected questions regarding study at Cardiff. Please contact the International Office, or Tanla Hablmana is the creator and host of African TV show check our website to see if we will be visiting Tailored Business where she interviews entrepreneurs and fits your country. them for a suit. Local education advisers We work in cooperation with many local After I left Cardiff, I spent time in I love what I do. I meet people who educational advisers in a range of countries. Milan, and then started working are making a huge impact in so many They can provide you with assistance when for the Dutch menswear company, different fields. I’ve had coffee with applying to study at Cardiff. To find out if Suitsupply. I learned more about the CEO of Java House, made a suit there’s an adviser near you, visit: fabrics, suits and the art of tailoring for the founder of Jamia and met www.cardiff.ac.uk/international than I ever expected. Suitsupply Peter Okoye from Psquare, one of wanted to expand into Africa, so I Nigeria’s most famous bands. relocated to Johannesburg. While there, I was headhunted by a South African news crew, who had spotted Find out more . . . an interview I had done on TV. It For detailed information on all aspects got me thinking about how I could of applying, studying and living in Cardiff merge my role at Suitsupply with please go online to: my newfound passion for telling the www.cardiff.ac.uk/international ‘African business story’. If you have any questions, please contact Every day, I was fitting really one of the educational advisers, or the successful and interesting business International Office, and we will be happy people for suits. I’d leave each to help you: meeting with a wealth of new knowledge and business tips and Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4432 that’s how Tailored Business Email: [email protected] was born. Web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/international www.youtube.com/ Coming to Cardiff University was the cardiffinternational first time I’d lived alone. I found the Welsh capital bustling and lively.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/international 3937 Residences Aberconway Hall 58 Aberdare Hall 60 Cartwright Court 57 Colum Hall 59 Gordon Hall 64 Hodge Hall 61 Liberty House 50 Roy Jenkins Hall 56 Senghennydd Court 63 Senghennydd Hall 62 Talybont Court 55 Talybont Gate 52 Talybont North 53 Talybont South 54 University Hall 51

Directions Satnav Postcodes For door-to-door directions to Cardiff, Cathays Park Campus – Main Building: CF10 3AT go to: www.cardiff.ac.uk/visit/ Heath Park Campus – CF14 4XN directions

4038 www.cardiff.ac.uk Cathays Park campus Aberconway Building 30 Location - campus maps Location - Architecture 6 Biosciences 1, 2 Business School 30 Bute Building 6 campus maps Careers and Employability 11 Centre for Student Life 13 Chaplaincy 10 The academic buildings, libraries, Students’ Union, Chemistry 1 Computer Science and Informatics 21 most of the student residences and the city centre Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) 33 are within a short walking distance of each other. Day Care Centre 16 Deri House 19 Cathays Park campus Earth and Ocean Sciences 1, 22 Eastgate House 22 Engineering 21 English, Communication and Philosophy 27 Eye Clinic 31 Friary House 20 Geography and Planning 7 Glamorgan Building 7 Global Opportunities Centre 11 Hadyn Ellis Building 32 Healthcare Sciences 22 History, Archaeology and Religion 27 International Office 20 John Percival Building 27 Journalism, Media and Culture 35 Julian Hodge Building 29 Law 4 Main Building 1 Maths 18 McKenzie House 23 Modern Languages 8 Music 24 New Maths and Computer Science Building 36 Optometry and Vision Sciences 31 Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 5 Physics and Astronomy 21 Politics and International Relations 4 Psychology 3 Queen’s Building 21 Heath Park campus Redwood Building 5 Registry 23 Security Centre 2 Sir Martin Evans Building 2 Social Sciences 7 Southgate House 34 Sports 34, 15 Student Recruitment 20 Student Support Centre 11 Students’ Union 14 Tower Building 3 Trevithick Building 21 Welsh 27

Heath Park campus Cardigan House 84 Cochrane Building 83 Dental School/Hospital 76 Healthcare Sciences 79 IV Lounge 81 Medicine 78 Neuadd Meirionnydd 81 Michael Griffith Education Centre 80 Nursing and Midwifery 79 Sports and Social Club 91 Tŷ Dewi Sant Building 79

www.cardiff.ac.uk/visit 4139 Degree Programmes by Academic School

Architecture 42-44 Biosciences 45-51 Business 52-56 Chemistry 57-59 Computer Science and Informatics 60-62 Dentistry 63-66 Earth and Ocean Sciences (including Marine Geography) 67-71 Engineering 72-76 English, Communication and Philosophy 77-81 Geography and Planning 82-85 Healthcare Sciences 86-91 History, Archaeology and Religion 92-95 Journalism, Media and Culture 96-98 Law 99-102 Mathematics 103-106 Medicine (including Medical Pharmacology) 107-112 Modern Languages 113-117 Music 118-120 Optometry 121-123 Pharmacy 124-126 Physics and Astronomy 127-130 Politics and International Relations 131-133 Psychology 134-136 Social Sciences 137-140 Welsh/Cymraeg 141-143

Statistics The Academic School entries of this prospectus include references to our performance in terms of student satisfaction, graduate destinations and research quality. The latest available data sources are as follows: • Student Satisfaction is based on the results of the National Student Survey 2019. • Graduate destinations statistics are based on HESA Destination of Leavers of Higher Education, 2016/17. • Research quality statistics are based on our performance in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

4240 www.cardiff.ac.uk Throughout the degree programme pages you will notice a combination of symbols appearing at the top right-hand Degree Programmes corner of the School’s title page. The symbols are there to alert you to the fact that some of the degree programmes: are professionally accredited offer a year abroad as part of your study offer a professional placement as part of your study

www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses 4341 Professionally Architecture accredited

Why choose Architecture at Cardiff University?

Our research spans the physical We collaborate with universities, sciences, social sciences, 100% industry and architectural humanities and design to of our graduates are in graduate practices all over the world to foster excellence in key areas employment or further study six ensure we maximise our student of architecture and the built months after graduating.* learning experience and the environment. impact of our research.

Our internationally recognised The School is consistently ranked academics work closely with our 91% in the world’s top 50 schools thriving postgraduate research of our submitted research rated of architecture in the community on projects such as as international standard with QS World Rankings. the UK’s first purpose-built, 75% classed as ‘internationally * low-cost energy smart house. excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.

4442 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Architecture UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: AAA/A*AB or AAB with an A in EPQ. We prefer a good academic balance of skills in Single honours Art/Design subjects, with other Science/Maths or Humanities subjects. Architectural Studies WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu (BSc/MArch) K100 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 36 points. Good academic combination of subjects. BTEC: DDD (QCF)/DDM (RQF) Accreditation Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are This programme is accredited by the welcome as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architects Registration Board. All applicants GCSE (or equivalent): • Maths at grade B or grade 6. • English language at grade B or grade 6. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Portfolio Experience and/or a deep interest in art and/or design is an advantage. We ask all our applicants to send us an eight-page electronic portfolio showing art and design work as part of their application. Alternative grades and qualifications may be acceptable with an outstanding portfolio. Please see our website for further information.

Applications information Typical places: 130 Typical applications: 1,000

Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions enquiries: Anwen Cook and Kelly Butt Tel: (029) 2087 5963 +44 (0)29 2087 5963 Email: [email protected] @WSofArchi wsofarchi

Careers Job roles - Architect, urban designer, Why choose Architecture at Cardiff University? Making is at the heart of the School and our researcher automotive design, cutting-edge facilities such as an architectural robotics construction, PR, web design, lab, a digital fabrication lab and a machine workshop with construction, set design and project manager. assembly space, help students to bring their ideas to life. Employers - Architectural practices, The facilities have recently been expanded considerably. local government technical/ environmental departments, construction companies and universities.

CardiffConnected “What I love about the Welsh School of Architecture is how much it feels like a family. Every staff member knows the students by name and the support I have received from peers has been extremely helpful in the stressful times. The most important lesson I’ve learnt was understanding how much our designs can have an impact on society. If I was to give any tips to new architecture students, it would be to enjoy your designs, don’t be scared to try new things, be bold! After all, as a student you have the freedom to explore concepts and push your creativity. This is the time to experiment.” Dolunay, Architecture

www.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture 4543 The Welsh School of Architecture • manipulation and resolution of complex BSc Architectural students can choose to has an outstanding reputation three-dimensional design problems automatically progress onto the MArch within • ability to integrate social, technical, the School, provided they meet the required for architectural education and cultural, environmental and resourcing standard of a 2:1 or above in their BSc. research. considerations in architectural design After completing the MArch programme you Established in 1920, we have a history of • refinement and articulation of the should be able to: attracting undergraduate and postgraduate perception of architecture • extend design experience and knowledge students from around the world. The School • development of self-management and to include the design of more complex is located at the heart of Cardiff’s Edwardian communication skills. buildings and the demands of urban design and, in doing this, to aspire to the highest civic centre. We develop your skills through: standards of architecture. We have recently also established a flexible • studio-based project work, which takes up • study professionally-associated aspects and modern studio space in the city centre. two thirds of this programme. All our degree programmes are fully accredited of the architect’s work and, within this • lecture-based modules which support experience, to become able to meet the by the Royal Institute of British Architects project work. Subjects include: architectural (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board demands being made on the architectural technology (building structures, profession. (ARB) and provide a stimulating foundation for environmental design, construction • pursue specialisms within the field and, professional practice. and materials); building through time; in this process, receive a grounding in architecture in context; practice, The two-tier degree structure research methods and an in-depth study of management and economics; issues in The BSc in Architectural Studies is a three year an aspect of architectural design. contemporary architecture; and design full-time programme, introducing the concerns principles and methods. We develop your skills through: of architecture and the built environment. • visiting and studying cities, buildings and • a period of time in practice which consists The three year BSc is a complete programme places in their actual context and physical of at least nine months work-based learning in its own right for those who wish to have a environment at home and abroad. in an architectural practice, where you design-based education. In addition, the BSc will undertake study and design modules programme can lead to entry onto the MArch Examinations and awards and make a number of return visits to the programme, provided you obtain a 2:1 class The degree is normally assessed through end School for short courses. You will find your degree or higher. of semester/year examinations and project own places in employment whilst staying in work examinations. Successful completion of contact with the School and returning for a BSc in Architectural Studies the three year course leads to the award of a number of short residential courses during classified Honours degree. this period of study. Years one to three • a dissertation which allows you to select (RIBA Part 1) Master of Architecture from a range of interests within the School After completing the BSc programme you and carry out a detailed study based on an should be able to: Years four and five appropriate taught methodology. • master fundamental concepts and acquire (RIBA Part 2) Current options align to the School’s an ability to access information concerning: This second stage of the two-tier BSc/MArch seven research and scholarship groups: • the constituent disciplines of programme is intended for those who wish to Design, Construction and materials; History architectural design continue their education towards becoming and Theory; Computational Methods in • the basic disciplines of architecture. qualified architects in the UK. Architecture; Urbanism; Energy, Environment and People; Heritage and Conservation; • develop as a designer through: It comprises of two years of study, the first of which is based predominantly in practice, the Professional Studies and Practice. • the acquisition of a range of second is based at the School. Entry to the • project work which includes a representational skills, including manual MArch is invited from graduates from other comprehensive design for a building or craft and CAD techniques Why choose Biosciences at Cardiff University? Schools who have at least an upper second group of buildings selected by you and • the acquisition of imaginative insight into class degree from an ARB/RIBA relating to design specialisms offered by the needs of building users Part 1 accredited School. staff and respected external academics and practitioners. Project work is the major component in the second year of the course. There are opportunities for you to undertake overseas study visits. Please also see Global Opportunities on page 24. • lecture-based modules, which include subjects such as reflective practice and practice management and economics. Examinations Examinations are normally held at the end of the year.

4644 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Biosciences

Professional Biosciences placement

Why choose Biosciences at Cardiff University?

Our flexible curriculum 93% We are home to the lets you tailor your degree to of our graduates are in Wales Centre for your interests and career employment and/or further study Anatomical Education. aspirations. six months after graduating.*

Biological Sciences at Cardiff University is ranked 98% of our submitted research rated 25th in the world and within Certain opportunities for some Welsh medium at international standard, with provision are available in the School. the UK top 5. classed as ‘internationally To find out more visit: Source: 2019 Academic Ranking of 84% www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol * World Universities excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosciences 4745 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: AAB-ABB including a B in Biology or Chemistry. A pass in the practical element of the Single honours science A-level (where applicable) is required. Biological Sciences (BSc) For students taking the EPQ qualification, an A in the EPQ will lower the entry requirements (Three years) C100 by a single grade. For example an AAB offer would be ‘AAB from 3 A-levels or ABB from (Four years*) C101 3 A-levels and a Grade A in the EPQ’. Biological Sciences (Zoology) (BSc) A second science subject would be beneficial but is not required. Common suitable second (Three years) C300 sciences include Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Psychology, Physical Education, Environmental (Four years*) C301 Science and Geography. Two AS-levels may take the place of a non-science A-level and a core maths qualification is Biochemistry (BSc) counted as an AS-level-equivalent. (Three years) C700 (Four years*) C701 Integrated master’s: AAA-AAB to include either Biology or Chemistry. WBA: The Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate (Level 3) may take the place of a non-science Biomedical Sciences (BSc) A-level if the Skills Challenge Certificate is awarded at the same grade as the non-science (Three years) BC97 A-level requirement. (Four years*) BC9R IB: BSc: IB Diploma with an overall score of 34-32 including grade 6 in Higher Level Biology Neuroscience (BSc) or Higher Level Chemistry – or – IB Diploma with 655 at Higher Level including 6 in Biology or (Three years) B142 Chemistry. (Four years*) B143 Integrated master’s: IB Diploma with overall score of 35 Points including a grade 6 in Higher Biological Sciences (MBiol) Level Biology or Chemistry – or – IB Diploma with 666 to include Higher Level Biology or (Four years) L9Y7 Chemistry. (Five years*) 6FK9 BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science: BSc and Integrated master’s: DDD in the RQF Extended Diploma in Applied Science or Animal Biochemistry (MBiochem) Management, with D in all of the core/mandatory units. (Four years) 386N Access to HE qualifications: (Five years*) 873C The Access to Higher Education Diploma (Biosciences or Science) is suitable for entry into Biomedical Sciences (MBiomed) our courses with the following attainment. BSc: 30 level 3 credits to be awarded at (Four years) 51T8 Distinction, 15 to be awarded at Merit. Integrated master’s: 45 level 3 credits to be awarded (Five years*) 52G9 at Distinction. Neuroscience (MNeuro) GCSE requirements: (Four years) 37JL • GCSE maths or numeracy at grade C or grade 4. (Five years*) 4K5G • GCSE English language or Welsh at grade C or grade 4. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. *These programmes include a Preliminary year Professional Training (Sandwich) Year. Our preliminary year course has similar academic requirements, but is suitable for applicants Further degree options not undertaking qualifications in subjects suitable for year one entry. If you enter on one of our five entry Alternative qualifications BSc degrees, you will also have the Applications from those offering alternative qualifications are welcome, as are those who may option of graduating with one of the have combinations of qualifications or other relevant work/life experience. If you would like to degree titles below: know the entry requirements for a specific qualification not listed here, please contact one of BSc Biological Sciences (Genetics) our admissions tutors using the details below and we will advise you whether the qualification is suitable for entry. BSc Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) BSc Biomedical Sciences (Physiology)

Preliminary Year BSc Programmes with a Preliminary year may be four years (without professional training) or five years (with professional training). Find out more See page 150 for UCAS course codes. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions tutors: Applications information Dr Andrew Shore and Dr Zoe Prytherch All degrees: Typical places: 400 Email: [email protected] Typical applications: 2,000 Tel: 029 2087 4296 +44 (0)29 2087 4296

4846 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses From gaining new insights into Depending on your module choices, you may, learning activities and peer-teaching, for a Biosciences rare neurological conditions, to if you wish, graduate with a different degree to dynamic and engaging learning environment the one you entered on, including one of our that helps you to develop your abilities as a protecting the world’s wildlife and three additional degrees in anatomy, genetics scientist. and physiology. This system offers more choice natural habitats, bioscientists High-quality facilities have a vital role to play in all and control over your studies, and the modules you choose will determine your final degree As a student at the School of Biosciences, areas of society. title. you will enjoy access to well-equipped modern laboratories, and we attract substantial Wherever your interests lie, a degree in the Research with impact external research funding which will allow biosciences offers an exciting opportunity to We have an international reputation for you to make use of the latest equipment, study an important and wide-ranging subject carrying out high-quality research that can techniques and facilities in your project work. area, that has plenty of scope for innovation, make a real difference to the world we live in. Students can also benefit from a brand new, discovery and adventure. We have a broad range of research, expertise £1.9m e-learning and e-assessment facility. The choice is yours across four key areas – molecular biosciences, With 165 new workstation computers, an One of the great things about studying at the neuroscience, organisms and environment, interactive AV system, huddle working pods, School of Biosciences is that you have the and biomedicine, and all of our courses are multimedia communications and imaging freedom and flexibility to choose your own informed by our research strengths. facilities, this resource increases opportunities adventure and build a degree that matches We offer you the excitement of learning in for interactive teaching activities, enhancing your interests and career aspirations. an active research environment, and you will the overall student learning experience. • Choose to maintain a wide breadth of be taught by world-leading researchers who Personalised support interdisciplinary learning or opt to specialise are working to find solutions to key global in a particular area. challenges – from developing strategies to We pride ourselves on providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all of our • Gain valuable professional experience by preserve endangered species, to discovering students and, whatever degree pathway you taking a sandwich year or prepare for a new ways to tackle cancer. You will also have choose, you can be sure that our experienced career in research with one of our Integrated opportunities to develop your own research staff will be on hand to guide and support you master’s degrees. skills, with regular practical laboratory through the process. • Practice your research skills in the sessions, optional field courses (see page 50) laboratory or explore the world’s ecosystems and an independent research project. You will be assigned a personal tutor who with our project-based field courses. will be available to offer support, advice and Innovative teaching guidance on both academic and personal All of our degrees begin with a common first We have a strong commitment to teaching matters. We also have an established student year, which provides a firm foundation in core excellence, and you will be taught by mentor programme, where more experienced bioscience topics and develops your scientific researchers who are world leaders in their students offer support to those who are new to skills. The remainder of the course offers a field. Our courses combine scientific theory the University. truly flexible programme which enables you to and practical research sessions, and we use select the degree pathway that best fits your a variety of innovative teaching approaches, interests and aspirations. such as ‘flipped classroom’, collaborative

Careers From cancer researchers to carnivore • agro-industry A bioscience degree can act as a keepers, ecologists to science bloggers, • biotechnology stepping-stone to further training in our graduates go on to enjoy a wide • conservation and environmental professional areas including teaching, range of successful and rewarding management medicine, dentistry, nursing, and careers. • healthcare veterinary science. Our graduates also have many transferable skills that are A significant proportion of our graduates • medical research attractive to a wide range of employers go on to study a PhD or Master’s • molecular biology degree, while many others pursue in other industries. • public health successful careers in science-related Our students have an excellent fields such as: • research and development reputation for finding employment after • science communications and graduation. Our most recent data shows journalism that 93% of our graduates were in • scientific publishing employment or further study within six • wildlife management and research months of graduating.

CardiffConnected “Cardiff University School of Biosciences has been my home for the last eight years, shaping me from an undergraduate student who discovered an interest in cancer cell biology. They nurtured my talent to allow me to become the cancer researcher I am today.”

Stephanie, postdoctoral researcher

www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosciences 4947 Our common first year At Cardiff University, we believe that a holistic Course modules approach is important in the early stages of The modules you choose in years two and three will determine your final degree title. a bioscientist’s training. As the fundamental Our tutors will guide you through the options available to ensure that you graduate with a knowledge required for biological, biomedical, degree that reflects your interests and aspirations. biomolecular and neurological subjects is similar, we deliver a broad year one Year one curriculum with a common starting point, All of our students follow a common first year, which comprises six 20-credit modules and which enables you to progress and divert into provides a firm grounding in core bioscience subjects. more specialised areas of learning later in the course. This common first year enables • Skills for Science • The Dynamic Cell flexibility in future degree choices; at the end • Structure and Function of Living • Biological Chemistry of the first year you can decide to stick with Organisms • Genetics and Evolution your original degree registration or choose • Organisms and Environment a different degree within the School, that is more suited to your aspirations and academic interests. Full pathway guidance will be Year two provided by our supportive academic staff. In year two, you will study three 40-credit modules from the selection below. If you are on the three-year BSc, you also • Animal Diversity and Adaptation • Molecular Biology of the Gene have the option of switching to a four-year • Genetics and its Applications • Physiology sandwich course which includes a professional • Ecology and Conservation • Concepts of Disease research-based placement in industry or academia. • Cell Biology • Practical Anatomy Furthermore, depending on availability and • Biochemistry • Brain and Behaviour academic attainment, you may also have the • Developmental and Stem Cell Biology • Fundamental Neuroscience opportunity to change your course to one of our integrated master’s degrees. Year three First year content In year three, you will complete a 30-credit research project along with three additional 30-credit modules. Students on the integrated master’s degree will complete a module in The first year provides a firm foundation in all Advanced Research Techniques in place of the research project. the biological disciplines and essential related fields, ensuring that you are well-prepared for • Biosciences BSc Final Year Project • Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging subsequent studies in the second and final (BSc students only) • Genes to Genomes years. Lectures are supported by extensive • Advanced Research Techniques • Synthetic Biology and Protein Engineering practical and problem solving classes. (integrated master’s students only) • Contemporary Topics in Disease You will study the following modules: • Plants for the Future: Frontiers in Plant • Cancer: Cellular and Molecular • Skills for Science Science Mechanisms and Therapeutics • Structure and Function of Living Organisms • Ecosystems, Sustainability and Global • Advanced Musculoskeletal Biology and • Organisms and Environment Change Tissue Engineering • The Dynamic Cell • Evolution and Adaptation • Advanced Anatomy • Biological Chemistry • Biodiversity and Conservation Biology • Genetics and Evolution. • Advances in Physiology and • Infection Biology and Epidemiology Pathophysiology Years two and three offer • Systems Biology and Modelling • Neurobiology of Brain Disorders additional degree options • Current Topics in Development, • Systems Neuroscience In the second and third years, we offer a truly Stem Cells and Repair flexible programme which enables you to • The ‘Omics Revolution’ (Bioinformatics select the degree pathway that best fits your and Functional Genomics) interests and aspirations. Depending on your module choices you may, Year four (integrated master’s degree) if you wish, graduate with a different degree to In the final year of the integrated master’s degree, you will study two 20-credit modules and the one you entered on, including one of our complete an advanced research project worth 80-credits. three additional degrees in Anatomy, Genetics and Physiology. This system offers more choice • Advanced Research Project • Frontiers in Biosciences and control over your studies, and the modules • Advanced Research Methods you choose will lead to your final degree designation. Please note that modules may be subject to change. Prior to applying, please check our website for the final module list and accompanying descriptions. Some module combinations may be restricted by timetabling and space constraints.

5048 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses MBiochem/BSc Biochemistry MBiol/BSc Biological Sciences BSc Biological Sciences (Genetics) Biosciences

Biochemistry is the study of the molecular Biological science is the study of life itself The appearance, function and behaviour basis of life and it is a subject that has a – from the smallest living organism to the of all living organisms is largely determined rich history of scientific discoveries, from largest. It is a fascinating subject that will by their genes. Genetics is the study of the enzymology and metabolic pathway to the give you a greater understanding of the world structure and function of these genes, and discovery of genes and the structure of DNA. around you and how it works. how this knowledge can be used to improve Through this course, you will learn how Combining scientific theory with practical aspects of life. It is a vibrant and fast-growing biochemistry and biomolecular sciences laboratory and field work, our research- area of study that has applications across the contribute to advances in all biological led Biological Sciences degree provides breadth of the biosciences, from biodiversity, disciplines, including medicine and the greatest possible choice and flexibility, conservation and crop improvement to biotechnology. You will receive extensive allowing you to choose modules across diagnostics and treatment of disease. hands-on training in laboratory techniques virtually the whole breadth of subjects on With modules in molecular genetics, and gain practical experience of widely offer at the School, including, but not limited bioinformatics and genomics, you will gain transferable skills in computing, statistics, to, zoology, plant biology, ecology, evolution, an in-depth understanding of core genetics data analysis and presentation. From year genetics, disease, neuroscience, microbiology, principles, as well as having the opportunity two, there is an emphasis on the experimental biochemistry, and developmental and stem to practice DNA engineering techniques. basis of biochemistry, and you will get to take cell biology. You can decide how your degree These core topics can be combined with other part in practical sessions that cover modern develops, opting to specialise in a particular subject areas, such as conservation, evolution, research techniques such as recombinant area of biology or maintain a wide breadth of stem cells, biomedical genetics, microbiology, DNA manipulation, protein purification and interdisciplinary learning. and plant science, enabling you to build a immunodetection. We also run a range of exciting field courses degree that is tailored to your specific interests Alongside modules in biochemistry and in the UK and overseas, giving you the and career aspirations. molecular biology, this course embraces opportunity to develop and hone your skills as To study BSc Biological Sciences (Genetics), important new areas, such as genomics and a field biologist. please apply for Biological Sciences, genome editing, synthetic biology and protein Our graduates have gone on to further Biomedical Sciences or Biochemistry engineering. You will also have the opportunity study and employment in a number of (depending on where your interests lie). to combine biochemistry-specific modules different areas, including biological research, You can then choose the appropriate modules with other modules on offer at the School of pharmaceuticals, science communications, to graduate with a genetics-specific degree. Biosciences. marine biology, conservation, and Our Biochemistry degree provides an excellent environmental consultancy, as well as a whole BSc Biological Sciences (Zoology) foundation for careers within all areas of the host of non-scientific careers. biological and molecular sciences, and offers Zoology provides a real insight into the roles of strong training for future research scientists. all kinds of animals in their ecosystems. This is vital knowledge if we are to maintain healthy natural environments, control pests and diseases, conserve biodiversity and preserve endangered species. This degree is aimed at anyone interested in the broad field of animal biology. It is a truly interdisciplinary course that draws on the research strengths found throughout the School. As well as covering the evolution, diversity, and behaviour of the main animal groups, you will also have the opportunity to select from a number of other modules on offer at the School, including ecology, physiology and genetics, enabling you to build a degree course that fully reflects your zoological interests. We have particular expertise in behaviour and brain function, and both behaviour and neuroscience form part of this course. This degree also includes plenty of opportunities for practical field work, enabling you to develop valuable field research techniques. Our Zoology graduates enter a broad range of careers, including marine biology, ecology and conservation, research and development, and Our range of field courses in the UK and overseas enable you to develop your wildlife management. skills as a field biologist

www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosciences 5149 To study Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy), The recent growth of this subject is due MBiomed/BSc Biomedical please apply for our BSc Biomedical Sciences in large part to the important contribution Sciences degree. You can then choose the appropriate neuroscience is making to the understanding Biomedical Science underpins all medicine modules to graduate with an anatomy-specific of mental and other neurological disorders. and medical research, and our Biomedical degree. Please note that places are limited and Cardiff University is home to the Neuroscience Sciences degree gives you the opportunity subject to an application process in year two. and Mental Health Research Institute, the to study a wide range of subjects including MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and human physiology, human anatomy, disease BSc Biomedical Sciences Genomics, the Dementia Research Institute, processes and their treatment, biochemistry, (Physiology) the Medicines Discovery Institute, and the genetics, and microbiology. Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Physiology is the study of how the body works, Centre, offering access to exciting training The curriculum is informed by the extensive exploring the interacting mechanisms that opportunities. range of biomedical research undertaken control and regulate the normal functioning within the School of Biosciences and at the of the human body. The subject is unique University Hospital of Wales, giving you the Integrated master’s programmes in offering an integrated study of molecular, opportunity to be trained in contemporary (MBiol, MBiomed, MBiochem, cellular, systems and whole-body function in topics, including cancer biology, stem cells, MNeuro) health and disease. tissue engineering, gene therapy, and Our integrated master’s degrees in Biological This degree will give you a thorough grounding neurodegenerative diseases. Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry in physiology, enabling you to learn how the Compulsory modules on disease, physiology and Neuroscience offer the opportunity to take body responds and adapts to the challenges and pathophysiology can be combined your studies to the next level and explore the of everyday life and what can go wrong in with other modules from across the School current frontiers of knowledge in your chosen disease. There is strong emphasis on the of Biosciences, enabling you to follow a field. experimental basis of the subject, and you will personalised degree pathway that is tailored to become familiar with scientific developments With training in advanced research techniques, your interests and aspirations. and their impact. In your final year, you have and a bespoke independent research project The School also plays a lead role in the the opportunity to take modules that reflect on a topic of your choice, they provide an University’s European Cancer Stem Cell the School’s expertise in cell physiology, excellent platform for a career in scientific Research Institute and Medicines Discovery neurophysiology and pathophysiology. research, as well as broadening your skill Institute, allowing access to a wide range of To study Biomedical Sciences (Physiology), base for future employers. The high degree exciting training opportunities. please apply for our BSc Biomedical Sciences of subject specialisation and knowledge This course offers a solid foundation for further degree. You can then choose the appropriate gained during the course will enhance your study, or for a broad range of careers within the modules to graduate with a physiology-specific employability in both research and commercial biomedical sciences. As one of the recognised degree. bioscience sectors. ‘feeder’ degrees for Cardiff University’s You can apply for one of our integrated Graduate Entry to Medicine programme, it also MNeuro/BSc Neuroscience master’s degrees via UCAS (see entry offers a potential pathway into medicine. requirements, page 46). Alternatively, you can Neuroscience is the study of the nervous choose to switch from a BSc to an Integrated BSc Biomedical Sciences system, from the molecular processes taking master’s degree before year three, subject to (Anatomy) place in nerve cells to the functioning of the space constraints and academic performance mind. How the human brain works remains (requires an average mark of more than 60% Anatomy is the study of the structure and one of the most intriguing of all scientific in years one and two). function of the human body, and it is an questions. Can the brain understand If you enter on an integrated master’s essential building block of modern medicine. the mind? Is the brain a giant computer programme, progression beyond year two is or something more? Our Neuroscience Our Anatomy degree blends traditional subject to academic performance, with the programme explores these questions and approaches with modern digital techniques to option to switch to a BSc if required. provide you with a stimulating and interactive more, using approaches that range from the Our integrated master’s degrees are also degree programme. You will study practical biochemistry and physiology of nerve cells to available with a professional training and advanced human anatomy alongside a psychologist’s investigation of the machinery (sandwich) year. musculoskeletal science, stem cell biology of the mind. and tissue engineering. You can also select You will study topics in cellular Other information additional modules on offer at the School of neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, the Biosciences, enabling you to tailor your degree anatomy and development of the human Field courses to fit your interests. brain, psychological and behavioural analysis, We believe that gaining direct experience of As home to the Wales Centre for Anatomical practical neurophysiology, neuronal cell plants, animals and microorganisms in their Education, we are the only university in signalling, and neuro stem cell biology. natural habitat is an important part of any Wales (and one of just a small number in Your final year modules will cover current biologist’s training. the UK) to allow students to undertake full research on the biology of nervous system Our courses provide plenty of opportunities to body dissection under the direction of skilled disorders, sensory processing and perception, gain essential hands-on experience of modern anatomical and educational experts, offering neuronal development and plasticity. techniques and practical skills in field biology, you the rare opportunity to gain hands-on such as bird-ringing, microbial analysis, experience and an introduction to surgical small mammal trapping, pit fall trapping and skills. surveying for bats.

5250 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Biosciences

Our Anatomy students have the opportunity to carry out full body dissection under the direction of skilled anatomical experts in the Wales Centre for Anatomical Education

Students on the second year Ecology and Asia, South Africa, Germany, Italy, Australia, Preliminary year (foundation level) Conservation module can choose from several Madagascar and the USA. Examples of Our preliminary year forms the first year of specialised, project-based field courses that recent placement organisations include a four-year degree programme, leading to run in a variety of locations around the world. GlaxoSmithKline, The Environment Agency, a BSc in any of the subjects offered by the Available courses typically include Tropical The Francis Crick Institute, Morvus Technology, School of Biosciences. It is aimed at A-level (or Ecology (Borneo, Malaysia), Marine Ecology The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, and equivalent) students who have good grades (The Caribbean and Malaysia), River Ecology The Roskamp Institute in Florida. but in subjects unsuitable for entry into year (Wales) and Coastal Biology (Wales). All of our During your sandwich year, you will undertake one, overseas students who do not hold field courses include an independent research all aspects of research – from experimental science qualifications equivalent to the UK project, often involving the behaviour or design and data acquisition through to data A-level, and mature students re-entering the ecology of animals. analysis and presentation. You will also write a education system. Please note that the availability of individual placement report, which will form part of your The preliminary year is designed to provide you field courses can be affected by travel final degree assessment. with the knowledge and understanding needed constraints or staff availability. Residential field Finding a placement is a competitive to thrive in the year one curriculum and courses that take place outside of Cardiff incur process and success cannot be guaranteed. beyond. You will cover key topics in biology, additional costs, however, these are partially We are, however, usually successful in placing chemistry and mathematics (comprising subsidised by the University. the vast majority of students who wish to 100 credits), along with 20 credits-worth of optional modules that may be taken from Professional placement (four-year undertake a sandwich year, and our staff will other Schools within the University, or from the sandwich degree programmes) provide support and guidance to help you find a suitable position that is relevant to your Centre for Professional Education. All of our courses can be taken with a research interests and career goals. professional training (sandwich) year in Upon successful completion of the preliminary which your third year is spent working in a The professional training (sandwich) year is year, you can choose to follow any of our five professional research environment away from available to all students and is not dependent main degree programmes. on you achieving certain grades (though we the School. This popular course option is a Use of living organisms in would expect you to be doing well in order to great way to gain valuable first-hand research undergraduate teaching experience which can stand you in good stead be a competitive applicant for placements). Please see page 151. for the remainder of your degree and your post- You can apply for a course with a professional university career. training year from the outset, or you can Our students find placements in a wide range decide to switch from the standard BSc or of organisations, including pharmaceutical integrated master’s programme before the and biotech companies, hospital laboratories, end of your second year. Similarly, should a research institutes, museums, zoos, wildlife suitable placement not be available, or should trusts and environmental organisations, as you change your mind, you can switch from well as UK and international universities. the degree with professional training year to a Many placements are in the UK, but we are three-year BSc or four-year integrated master’s seeing an increasing number of placements degree. in overseas locations such as Southeast

www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosciences 5351 Professionally accredited Business Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Business at Cardiff University?

We're one of only two business We’re an AACSB 97% schools in the UK to be ranked accredited business of our graduates are in in the top ten in each of the school and a member employment and/or further study Government’s five research of the Russell Group. * six months after graduating. assessment exercises since 1992.

We're ranked among the world’s top 125 universities for business, economics, and accounting and Expand your horizons and Get work-ready by participating in finance. travel the world as part of internships, placements and Source: 2020 Times Higher Education your degree. live business projects. (THE) World University rankings by subject.

5452 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Business UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: AAB from any combination of not more than three A-levels. For degrees with a Single honours European language one of the A-levels must be in the language that you intend to study as Accounting (BSc)* N400 part of your degree programme at grade B or above. L100 Economics and LN13 Economics Accounting and Finance (BSc)* N490 and Finance, as well as L160, L1R2, and L1R4 (Economics with a European Language), require A-level Maths at grade B or above. Business Management (BSc)* N201 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Business Management NN26 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. (Human Resources Management) (BSc)* IB: 35 points, including Maths and English (Standard level) with scores of 5. For degrees with a European language, one of the IB options must be in the language that Business Management NN25 you intend to study as part of your degree programme. L100 Economics, LN13 Economics (Marketing) (BSc)* and Finance and the three Economics with a European Language options require maths at Business Management N291 6SL or 5HL. (Logistics and Operations) (BSc)* BTEC: DDD-DDM in a business related subject. For degrees with a European Language: Business Management N202 DD plus grade B in an A-level language that you intend to study as part of your degree (International Management) (BSc)* programme. L100 Economics and LN13 Economics and Finance, require DD plus grade B in A-level Maths. For Economics with a European Language (L160, L1R2 and L1R4) D plus Business (with French) N290 grades AB-BB in A-level Maths and the language you wish to study. Management (with German) N1R2 with a European (with Spanish) N1R4 Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent qualifications are welcome, as Language (BSc) are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Business Management NQ26 All degrees with Welsh (BSc)** GCSE requirements (or equivalent): Economics with a (with French) L160 • Maths at grade B or grade 6. European Language (with German) L1R2 • English at grade C or grade 4. † (BSc) (with Spanish) L1R4 See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Business Economics (with French) L1R9 with a European (with German) L1RX Language (BSc) (with Spanish) L1RY Applications information Banking and Finance (with French) N3R9 Typical places: 600 Typical applications: 3,500 with a European (with German) N3R2 Language (BSc) (with Spanish) N3R4 Banking and Finance (BScEcon)* N300 Find out more Business Economics (BScEcon)* L114 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Economics (BScEcon)*† L100 Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Economics and Finance LN13 Admissions enquiries: (BScEcon)*† Tel: (029) 2087 5702 +44 (0)29 2087 5702 Email: [email protected] Why choose at Cardiff University? Joint honours Business Economics and LN12 /BusinessCardiff Management Studies (BScEcon)* @cardiffbusiness Economics and a humanities subject See page 146 Business Studies and NT12 Our investment in study, support and social Japanese (BSc) facilities offers you the very best environment to * This degree is also available with a professional achieve success. placement year and/or opportunities to study abroad. We’ve transformed the ground floor of our Aberconway ** This programme is suitable for those who have studied through the medium of Welsh at A-level Building into a ‘Student High Street’ with a dedicated or who have an equal standard of Welsh. You undergraduate Hub, Student Support Office and are not required to hold an A-level in Welsh. † Economics (L100), Economics and Finance Opportunities Zone. These services are your chance to (LN13) and the three Economics with a European access support, careers and international opportunities Language options, differ in requiring A-Level mathematics, grade B. alongside your degree, to enhance your student experience.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/business 5553 You can expect the highest Your degree Professional placement standard of teaching, informed We offer degrees in accounting, business All of our degrees can be combined with a management and economics. placement year, giving you salaried work by world-class research at Cardiff Economics students can choose to incorporate experience to prepare you for the challenges Business School. But what sets other disciplines including management you’ll face in the contemporary business world us apart are our values. studies, politics, philosophy and modern and beyond. languages for a wider ranging study experience Our dedicated, on-site Careers and We’re the world’s first business school to that crosses disciplinary boundaries (see page Employability Team provides career put social improvement and economic 146). The School of Modern Languages also consultations, CV writing workshops and development at the heart of everything we do. offers joint honours degrees with the Business interview preparation on psychometric Doing things differently School in Business Studies and Japanese (see assessments and broad skills training. We recognise that business and management page 113). One ticket: A world of opportunities has a central role to play in tackling some of We want you to get the most out of your society’s grand challenges. Enhancing your degree degree. For some students that means Students tell us all the time about how But we can’t do it alone. That’s why we’re experiencing new customs and cultures while important it’s been for them to get work working with others to ensure our research and they study abroad. engagement helps people access decent work, experience or opportunities abroad alongside challenge inequality and overcome poverty, their degree. So we’ve made a commitment to Degrees with a European language ill-health and corruption. support you as best as we can to realise these You can combine your degree in Business ambitions. Management, Banking and Finance or What does this mean for you? For some, this means working at home or Economics with a European language. We’ve created a curriculum, underpinned by abroad with organisations like Deloitte, Choose from French, Spanish or German as world-leading research, which encourages Microsoft, ASOS, IBM, PwC, Toyota or the part of a four-year degree programme where you to question the status quo and think Welsh Government. the third year is spent at a university in France, differently. Others choose to study abroad, seeking Spain, Germany or Switzerland. We’ll challenge you to consider the social, adventure at sea, on sand and over snow at Our international outlook means that we’ve ethical and sustainable implications of partner universities across the globe. built partnerships with universities beyond corporate behaviour and practice. Whatever you choose, there’s sure to be Europe, in places like Hong Kong, Australia Will you rise to the challenge? something to suit your interests. It’s your and the USA. Every year, a number of students seize these global opportunities and spend Fully-equipped future, own it! part of their degree studying abroad. To ensure your experience with us is the best it can be, we’ve invested in our learning and teaching facilities. Our undergraduate Hub and Opportunities Zone teams are here for you. They’ve got you covered on things like student support, finance issues, careers, industry placements and employability initiatives, as well as chances to study abroad during your degree. We have outstanding facilities across three buildings, including Wales’ largest trading room. This fully-equipped simulated space is used on a number of our degree programmes and provides you with the skills, knowledge, and competitive advantage to make your mark on the global financial sector.

You'll learn in an architecturally impressive teaching centre fitted with Wales’ largest trading room

CardiffConnected “After doing a lot of research about universities that offer economics and finance, I chose Cardiff for a variety of reasons. As well as being a highly ranked university for my subject, being an international student, it was very important for me to be in a diverse and accepting environment such as the one here in the Business School.”

Dana, Economics and Finance (BScEcon)

5654 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Many of our staff are leading international We’ve joined forces with the Chartered

BSc Accounting/Finance Business experts in their fields of research and a Institute of Marketing (CIM) to give you the Our accredited programmes will help significant number are qualified accountants opportunity to gain professional qualifications you to develop the knowledge, skills and with years of professional experience. on our specialist route in marketing. The CIM understanding to make your mark in the global Under their supervision, the programmes Graduate Gateway is sought-after by employers financial sector. provide you with transferable skills for finance- and ensures we’re equipping you for a successful marketing career. We’re part of The Institute of Chartered related careers in commerce, industry or the Accountants in England and Wales’ public sector. If you achieve a 60% average in your first Undergraduate Partnership Programme You can expect to study specialised aspects year, and pass all modules at the first sitting, (UPP). Available to students on Accounting, of accounting, finance, commercial law, you’re eligible to apply for our BSc Business and Accounting and Finance programmes, quantitative analysis and a variety of Management with integrated work placement. who satisfy minimum year one performance management, marketing and economics topics This unique degree gives you the opportunity requirements, the UPP will give you the during your time with us. to undertake a 20-week credit-bearing work opportunity to undertake a one year placement placement in the second semester of year two. with an accounting firm or equivalent BSc Business Management You’ll have the opportunity to explore and organisation as part of your studies. evidence the core business management Develop the knowledge, skills and Extending your course to a four-year degree, disciplines in a real-life work setting, by: understanding to become a business the placement will also count as the first year management expert. • participating in a placement in organisations of the ACA qualification, so you can qualify as such as Admiral, Arriva Trains, Deloitte, Choose a general degree in business a professional accountant in two years, rather HSBC, Network Rail and Barclays management, or one of our specialist routes than three, following graduation. • experiencing local business life in human resources, marketing, logistics and All of our accounting programmes also provide operations or international management. • getting paid for your work. exemptions from examinations of all the major In the second and third years, you’ll be able UK professional accounting bodies, including: The international management route has been designed to reflect the increasingly global to choose from a variety of modules on • The Institute of Chartered Accountants in reach of business. Based on your academic knowledge management, the management England and Wales performance, this specialist route gives you the of diversity, small business development, the • The Association of Chartered Certified chance to spend a semester abroad where you management of public services, business Accountants will be taught and assessed in English at one ethics, supply chain management and • The Chartered Institute of Management of our partner universities worldwide. strategic marketing. Accountants Sector-specific guest lectures, mentoring, • The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and career coaching and industrial placement Accountancy. opportunities are just some of the benefits in store for you on our specialist route in logistics and operations, in partnership with NOVUS Lite.

“My placement at Deloitte gave me a real “During the summer of my second year, I sense of how I can make a difference. You did a work placement with the Welsh Rugby come away feeling a lot more confident, “I was in Hong Kong last year and I had Union in Cardiff. Working in a variety of knowing where you need to go, and it gives the best time. Before I went, I had to tell different areas in their Finance Department you that real boost, not only to tailor your myself that fortune favours the bold and allowed me to apply my studies in real life final year to that job, but to achieve a really this is certainly the case. I’ve made lifelong situations. high grade.” international friendships and have another The experience has given me confidence country that I can call my home. Hong Kong Beth Pescud Business Management with and helped me focus on the areas I can has forever stolen a part of my heart.” a Professional Placement Year continue to build on in the future.” Eilish Dickson Best Placement Student at the 2018 Emma Chard BSc Business Management (Marketing) National Undergraduate Employability BSc Accounting Awards.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/business 5755 You’ll take modules in micro and Specialise in the application of economic BSc Business Management macroeconomics, quantitative methods, theory to business decision making and with Welsh aspects of economics, accounting, develop a sound knowledge of economic Graduates who have high-level skills in both management and legal studies in your first principles and their uses and limitations in a business management and Welsh are in high year, before progressing onto modules in business context. demand. various areas of economic theory, in your Over three years, you’ll focus on understanding second and third years. This course is designed to combine the main economic theory relating to the organisational elements of a business management degree These compulsory modules are combined with and managerial characteristics of the modern with the study of the Welsh language and its specialist options determined by your chosen business enterprise. culture, preparing students for opportunities degree programme and to suit your own within the changing labour market in Wales. particular interests and career aspirations. BScEcon Banking and Finance As Cardiff is the political, business and media The second year module, Money, Banking and Develop the tools and techniques to make capital of Wales, studying the programme will Finance, is a particular favourite and offers you your mark in an increasingly competitive global enable you to take advantage of the close links the chance to study in our trading room where financial sector. that we have with government and industry. you’ll gain invaluable experience for careers in You'll discover how micro and macro analysis finance. intersects with law, management and BScEcon Economics All undergraduates can use the trading room organisation, in historical and contemporary in extracurricular activities via the Cardiff economic issues. Explore economics through the lens of University Investment Society (which runs contemporary national and international socio- Tailor your degree to your career ambitions a Live Forum via Facebook). And a weekly political challenges. with optional modules in labour economics, Financial Forum is held, which helps to provide trade, development and industry. Economics is an intellectually stimulating you with a better understanding of the ways in discipline and the skills of economics which financial markets work. graduates are in high demand by employers Economics can be studied as a single or joint in both the public and private sectors. honours degree programme. See page 53 Graduate destinations typically include a range listings of programmes. of management, marketing, banking and accounting professions, as well as work as BScEcon Business Economics professional economists. Whatever career you pursue, you can be Graduates in Business Economics pursue sure that transferable skills like problem a variety of career pathways, from work solving, quantitative techniques and analysis, as professional economists to a range of acquired during your Economics degree, will be management, marketing, banking and welcomed by employers. accounting professions.

“I wanted to take a practical route and study the applications of economics, which the Banking and Finance course offers. I’m able to simultaneously learn about core economic theorems while also being taught how financial markets like the stock exchange work, through the simulated trading room.” Abheesh Essoo, BScEcon Banking and Finance

See for yourself! Come and visit us at one of our offer holder days in February and March. Invitations are sent automatically to all applicants who receive an offer to study with us. You can also come and see us at a University-wide Open Day.

There’s more information on our website at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays Our multi-million pound teaching centre opened in 2014 and boasts state-of-the-art study and social facilities

5856 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Professionally Chemistry accredited Chemistry Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Chemistry at Cardiff University?

All courses are accredited 95% We offer a variety of by the Royal Society of of our graduates are in summer research project Chemistry. employment and/or further study opportunities. six months after graduating.*

MChem graduates are eligible You will complete your studies for membership of the Royal There are professional and research in outstanding Society of Chemistry (MRSC) placement and study abroad newly-furnished facilities using and may apply for the title of options with all of our courses. state-of-the-art equipment. Chartered Chemist.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/chemistry 5957 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Typical offers would be in the range of AAB-ABB to include a B grade in Chemistry and Single honours pass in the practical element, where applicable. Chemistry (MChem) (Four years) F103 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Chemistry (BSc) (Three years) F100 in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Chemistry with a (Four years) F106 IB: 30-34 points, to include Chemistry. Placement Year BTEC: DDM - DMM in Applied Science. Alternatively, D and grades BB at A-level including Abroad (BSc) Chemistry. Or, DM plus grade B in Chemistry. Chemistry with a Year (Four years) F104 Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent qualifications are welcome, in Industry (MChem) as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Chemistry with a (Four years) F102 Preliminary Year: Entry for this programme is for those without the usual qualifications in Placement Year chemistry. See page 150 for further details. Abroad (MChem) Specific subjects Chemistry with a Year (Four years) F101 Chemistry and ideally at least one other science or mathematical subject. in Industry (BSc) GCSE Requirements (or equivalent): Chemistry with a (Four years) F105 • Maths at grade C or grade 4. Preliminary Year (BSc) • English or Welsh at grade C or grade 4. Accreditation See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. All our programmes are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Applications information Typical places: 150 Typical applications: 450 Careers Job roles Pharmaceutical development scientist, Find out more materials analyst, catalyst researcher, patent attorney and chemistry teacher. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Employers Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 3M, Admissions enquiries: Dr Paul Newman Cadbury’s, International Patent Tel: (029) 2087 0464 +44 (0)29 2087 0464 Office, Johnson and Johnson, and the Email: [email protected] Ministry of Defence. CardiffSchoolofChemistry @ChemistryCU cardiffchemistry

All of our laboratories have been refurbished to a high standard and provide first-class facilities for the extensive practical and project work. There is a wide array of spectroscopic instrumentation within this successful research school, which is where your final year research project will be undertaken.

CardiffConnected “I’m a Chemistry student at Cardiff University, I’m on the MChem with a Year Abroad programme and have just spent the last eight months working in a lab in Toulouse in the south of France, where I have been studying peptides that are believed to be closely linked to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. I have had a fantastic time and I would suggest a year abroad to anyone; it is an incredible opportunity. Next year I will return to Cardiff for my final year to join a new project featuring antibiotic resistant bacteria. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Cardiff; it is a brilliant university and a great city for students.” Megan, Chemistry with a Year Abroad (MChem)

6058 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Chemistry is an ever-evolving One major element of teaching is through Chemistry discipline uniquely positioned to lectures, typically 10-12 per week of 50 minutes duration. The second part of teaching solve many current and future involves practical classes, again typically scientific, environmental and averaging about 10-12 hours each week. societal challenges. Small group tutorial classes are given in all years, allowing practice, discussion and Chemistry lies at the heart of modern science analysis of the lecture material, as well as the and technology, embracing mathematics and development of communication skills. physics on one hand and medicine and the life sciences on the other. It also provides a broad All our Chemistry courses have a major Teaching methods include lectures education that will help you to develop your element of independent, supervised research. and practical classes professional skills. Every student has three academic tutors, one We combine teaching excellence, cutting-edge of whom also acts as your personal tutor. Experience away from Cardiff research and extensive industrial contacts to You will see one of your tutors each week, A year in Industry is offered in the MChem and provide a first-class learning experience and a either as part of a small tutorial group or on a the BSc routes. In the MChem with a year in secure start to your career. one-to-one basis in a personal tutorial. industry, a substantial amount of academic Structure of our degree work is undertaken by distance learning, BSc degree programmes as well as the work tasks assigned by the programmes industrial host, and the entire year is assessed The three-year BSc Chemistry provides a broad Our year one modules aim to stimulate as part of the degree. base of study so you can pursue a career in your interest in the subject, whilst giving a In the BSc programme with a year in industry, chemical science, chemical education and solid knowledge base to build upon in the the placement offers you the opportunity even non-chemistry careers. following years. Core chemistry modules for paid work experience, but without the All of our degree programmes are flexible and are supplemented with practical work and additional academic requirements and you have the opportunity to change between mathematical workshops. An additional assessments. You can expect a competitive the MChem and BSc programmes up until the optional module can be chosen from within salary for the duration of both industrial end of the second year of the course. chemistry, or there are opportunities available placement courses. Chemistry with a Preliminary Year is mainly to study a modern language through the Languages for All programme. The MChem with a placement year abroad for candidates who for some reason have not follows the same pattern as the MChem with had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite The later years of all programmes include a a year in industry, but the third year is spent in subjects needed for first-year entry. Successful substantial year-long research project in an an overseas university (please also see completion of the one-year foundation course, area of your choosing during the additional page 24). allows you to progress onto the first year of the fourth year of study. There are no compulsory This will involve an extended supervised core part of the degree course. theory modules in year four, which will enable you to select available modules that match research project as a junior member of a your interests. research group in the host institution. In some MChem degree programmes cases, you will require appropriate language In the first year, three-quarters of your time Our flagship four-year MChem programmes skills, and opportunities are provided during is spent on compulsory modules covering the first two years to develop these. are designed for those intending to pursue the breadth of the subject. In the remaining a professional career in chemistry, either time, you may choose optional topics from a Careers in industry or academia, such as general range which currently includes environmental Graduate chemists have an array of career scientific research or research management. chemistry, chemistry of the cosmos, forensic In addition to our MChem Chemistry options. Many join the chemical industry, chemistry, new materials, energy sources while others enter academia or government programme, we offer two further MChem and a choice of language modules. Students programmes: Chemistry with a Year in Industry establishments. A number of graduates use without a suitable grade in A-level maths must the logical and practical training they have and Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad. also take a module in mathematical methods. In both cases, the third year is spent away from gained to enter marketing, sales, management The later years of all programmes include core Cardiff, either in the laboratories of a company or finance. topics across the entire range of chemistry, undertaking research or development, Scientific journalism, publishing and teaching for example, sustainability, advanced materials or following a research programme in an are all realistic potential destinations. and drug design. These give you a thorough overseas university, typically in Europe, Equally, the specific skills gained in appreciation of the nature of interdisciplinary Asia, North America or Australia. For more laboratories can provide a stepping stone to chemistry. information see Global Opportunities on roles in the manufacturing industry. page 24. The MChem programmes share common core Career destinations have included product components with the BSc in Chemistry during development chemist, technical graduate, Teaching and pastoral care the first two years and continuation on them patent analyst, trainee accountant and quality Teaching is undertaken through a series of is dependent on excellent performance. control scientist. lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical The teaching arrangements vary among the classes. These are supported by material three MChem programmes, but all include hosted on Learning Central, the University’s training in research methods, a personal virtual learning environment. research project, advanced laboratory experience, and a choice of topics taught to the frontier of the subject.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/chemistry 6159 Professionally accredited

Computer Science Year abroad

Professional and Informatics placement

Why choose Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University?

We work alongside the BCS, Studying a year in industry Chartered Institute for IT 93% allows you to apply the skills to ensure that our degrees are of our graduates are in and understanding gained from relevant to the latest demands employment and/or further study your course in the workplace, * in industry. six months after graduating. enhancing your employability.

Our learning resources are consistently praised by our You will gain experience of your We collaborate with more students; agree they have subject in a new environment 96% than 220 UK academic and been able to access course- and culture by opting to take a industrial partners. specific resources, including year studying abroad. equipment and software, when needed.*

6260 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Computer Science and Informatics UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: AAB-ABB for Computer Science (MSci); ABB-BBB for all other programmes. Computer Single honours Science (MSci) and all with a year of study abroad options require A-level Maths. Applied Software (Three years) 4JVD WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Engineering (BSc ) in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 32 or 655 from Higher Level subjects. A 5 in Higher Level Maths is required for, Computer Computer Science (Three years) G400 Science (MSci) and all with a year of study abroad options. (BSc) BTEC: DDM - DMM (RQF only) in IT (or ICT), Computing and Engineering for Applied Software Computer Science with (Four years) G401 Engineering (BSc), Computer Science (BSc) and Computer Science with Security and Forensics a Year in Industry (BSc) (BSc). DD-DM in IT (or ICT), Computing and Engineering plus a Maths A-level for Computer Science (MSci) and all Year of Study Abroad options. Computer Science (Four years) 126V with a Year of Study Abroad (BSc) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent qualifications are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Computer Science (Three years) G4F4 All degrees with Security and Forensics (BSc) GCSE Requirements (or equivalent): Computer Science (Four years) GKF4 • Maths at grade B or grade 5/6 for Computer Science degrees. with Security and • Maths at grade C or grade 4 for Applied Software Engineering degree. Forensics with a Year in Industry (BSc) • English language at grade C or grade 4. Computer Science (Four years) 125V See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. with Security and Forensics with a Year of Study Abroad (BSc) Computer Science (Four years) G404 Applications information (MSci) Typical places: 215 Typical applications: 1,200 Computer Science with (Five years) G402 a Year in Industry (MSci) Computer Science with (Five years) G403 Find out more a Year of Study Abroad (MSci) www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions tutor: Dr James Osborne The School of Computer Tel: (029) 2087 4767 +44 (0)29 2087 4767 Email: [email protected] Science and Informatics is moving into an exciting brand CompScienceCU new purpose-built facility in the academic year 2021. Shared @CompScienceCU with the School of Mathematics, @CUSoftAcademy the new building has been Why choose Computer Science and Informatics designed in collaboration with students and lecturers to Careers at Cardiff University? create interdisciplinary, flexible We have strong links with many large names Some graduates have chosen further study and creative workspaces, with in industry, providing you with excellent or research at Cardiff University or other top innovative teaching areas and opportunities to take advantage of employer universities. visits, talks and workshops. You can also practices being a key feature. Employers further enhance your CV and boost your The School will still be located Admiral, BAE Systems, BT, the Civil employment prospects by choosing your close to the Students’ Union, two Service, Confused.com, Deloitte, EADS, degree with a salaried year in industry, Fujitsu, GCHQ, General Dynamics UK, IBM, student residences, and a short or you could opt to undertake a summer the MoD, Red Hat, Thomson Reuters. walk from the city centre. placement with support from the School.

CardiffConnected “The course is challenging, but it helps you to improve as a professional. Through extracurricular activities and projects, I have improved my team working and presentation skills.” Iryna, Computer Science with Security and Forensics (BSc)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science and www.cardiff.ac.uk/software-academy 6361 The dynamic fields of computer Year in industry In year two you will expand your technical science and informatics Selecting this popular option allows you to take knowledge in areas such as testing, cyber security and DevOps to support the scale, underpin almost every aspect a year-long work placement within a relevant company in a salaried post between taught resilience and security needs of your cloud- of everyday life. years two and three. based enterprise solutions. You will design, develop and launch real mobile and web Our multidisciplinary research shapes our Whilst students are responsible for finding applications according to the needs of your degree programmes, making them relevant their own placements, we have a dedicated customers. By now, you will be leading to today’s employers and well placed to take placement officer who is able to work with you team meetings to plan and manage the advantage of tomorrow’s developments. to ensure you have access to a broad range of development work for your team, and regularly Our teaching is of the highest standard and opportunities. meeting directly with your customers. we believe professional accreditation is The valuable skills and experience gained In year three you will learn about emerging important. BCS, the Chartered Institute for during your placement are highly favoured trends, and use them to develop a product IT, regularly reviews our Computer Science and in-demand from potential employers, with with an appreciation of the latest languages, degree programmes. some students being offered a permanent role frameworks and tools. You may collaborate on successful completion of their degree. BSc Computer Science with other development teams and will lead Year of study abroad customer meetings as part of the Large Team Involving a mixture of both theoretical and Project. Our year abroad programme will take you to practical aspects, this degree programme one of our approved universities across the The final year builds upon the experiences of equips you with the expertise to analyse world to study computer science, or similar, years one and two, and brings together all of problems and program computer-based between taught years two and three. the elements you will need in order to think solutions. You will gain the transferable and work as a commercial software engineer. technical, analytical and professional skills that Spending one year studying abroad will give employers require. you the opportunity to gain experience of your subject in a new environment and culture, MSci Computer Science Year one is broad-based, introducing you to the and to learn how to live independently outside essential computing skills and concepts that This four-year course provides extensive the UK. You will also have the chance to study form the basis of your degree. These include coverage of the subject beyond a traditional modules that are not available in Cardiff problem solving using fundamental algorithms three year BSc. During the fourth year of study, University. in the Python and Java™ programming you will take modules of advanced computer languages and an understanding of internet You will be able to choose from a subset of the science and carry out a new level 7 team computing. universities with which Cardiff University has a project, leading to the qualification of Master student exchange agreement. Year two modules will expand your of Computer Science (MSci). understanding, skills and experience by Year one modules will introduce fundamental introducing more advanced topics. BSc Applied Software computing skills and concepts that form The structure and processing of data are Engineering the basis of your degree. This includes the explored, and you will take part in a group programming of algorithms using languages This innovative degree is based at the National project tackling real-world problems in the areas such as Python and Java™, an understanding Software Academy in Newport. It aims to of system development and implementation. of Internet and web technologies, computer produce work-ready software engineers architecture and operating systems, software Year three focuses on advanced topics, who will have a competitive edge over their engineering principles and mathematics for such as image processing and multimedia or contemporaries and be highly regarded by computer science. large scale databases, as well as information potential employers. You will design, code, systems management. You will also complete test and maintain high-quality software Year two modules allow you to begin to an individual project under the supervision of a of your own, delivered to real business specialise your skills, focusing on either a member of our academic staff. customers, gaining the skills of a professional theoretical computer science pathway, an programmer. applied/data analysis pathway or a systems Focus your degree pathway. A key distinguishing feature of this degree We offer a themed version of the BSc is that theory, teaching and learning will Year three will focus on emerging technologies Computer Science degree in the highly popular be delivered through real world software and advanced topics in computer science. area of security and forensics. development projects. The pathways chosen during year two will Choosing to focus your studies in this area will be continued and enhanced according to In year one you will learn to think like a provide you with a firm understanding of the your specific interests, alongside a choice programmer and code like a programmer - principles, tools and technologies needed to of additional research informed optional working primarily with JavaTM and Python. ensure that an organisation’s investment in modules. You will learn about SQL and NoSQL database information and communications technology systems, and how to use industry-standard Year four as well as taking part in a meets its needs in a secure manner. tools that are used by real-world developers, compulsory team project under the supervision Alongside learning core topics, you will gain following best-practice to develop quality of a member of academic staff, you will choose in-depth knowledge and skills in the area of software. from a range of carefully selected research- cybersecurity and forensics through project informed modules focusing on contemporary work and a range of optional modules. and relevant topics currently emerging within We have a dedicated cybersecurity and digital the discipline. forensics laboratory to support your studies.

6462 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Dentistry

Professionally accredited

Professional Dentistry placement

Why choose Dentistry at Cardiff University?

A full NHS bursary, including Ranked top 3 tuition fees and a non-repayable 93% for dentistry in the UK. bursary for living costs, is of our Dentistry (BDS) students Source: Complete University Guide available for BSc Dental Therapy were satisfied with the learning 2020. and Hygiene students and DipHE resources.* Dental Hygiene students.

We have one of the strongest BDS employability records 100% 100% among our competitor dental of our submitted research rated of our DipHE Dental Hygiene schools in the UK – in 2019, at international standard with students were satisfied overall.* 100% of our BDS students 94% classed as ‘internationally secured a Dental Foundation excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.* Training placement.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 6563 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Dentistry (BDS) (Five years) A200 GCSE/IGCSE: Please see our website. (Six years) A204 A-level: 5 Year Programme (A200): Grades AAA including Chemistry and Biology. Dental Hygiene (Two years) B750 6 Year Programme (A204): Grades AAA including no more than one of Chemistry or (Diploma) Biology. Dental Therapy and (Three years) B752 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Dental Hygiene (BSc) in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 5 Year Programme (A200): 36 points with a minimum score of 6 at Higher Level in Accreditation Chemistry and Biology. Our degree and diploma programmes are 6 Year Programme (A204): 36 points with a minimum score of 6 at Higher Level in one validated by the General Dental Council. of Chemistry or Biology. BTEC: A200: Not accepted. A204: DDD in Applied Science or Medical Laboratory Science. UCAT: Applicants for the BDS programme are required to take the UCAT aptitude test before they apply: www.ucat.ac.uk Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene (BSc) At least five GCSEs/IGCSEs with minimum acceptable grade being grade C/grade 4. Open Days The GCSEs must include GCSE/IGCSE English Language/Welsh (First) Language at grade B/grade 6 or above. We organise four undergraduate open days every year. You will have All applicants must also have one of the following: the opportunity to visit the University • Minimum of three A-levels at Grade B or above including one in Biology or Human Biology Dental Hospital during weekday Open • A recognised dental nurse qualification at Level 3 PASS plus two A-levels with one in Days. During your visit, you will be taken Biology or Human Biology at a minimum of grade B. on a tour of the clinical and teaching BTEC: DDM in Applied Science (Medical) to include Biology and Human Biology. facilities and attend presentations. International students are not eligible to apply for this course. You will also be able to meet current Dental Hygiene (Diploma) students and staff. Please note: School At least five GCSEs/IGCSEs with minimum acceptable Grade being Grade C/Grade 4. of Dentistry visits/tours are not possible The GCSEs must include GCSE/IGCSE English Language/Welsh (First) Language at during the Saturday Open Days owing Grade B/Grade 6 or above. to NHS health and safety regulations, however, you can book a tour on the All applicants must also have one of the following: Friday before each Saturday Open Day. • Minimum of two A-levels at grade C or above, including one in Biology or Human Biology. Further information is available on our • A recognised dental nurse qualification at Level 3 PASS plus one A-level in Biology or website at: Human Biology at a minimum of Grade C. www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry BTEC: MM in Applied Science (Medical), to include Biology and Human Biology. International students are not eligible to apply for this course.

Our recently refurbished and unique dental library can be Applications information found within the School BDS Typical places: 74 Typical applications: 800 of Dentistry. It houses Hygiene and Therapy Typical places: 31 Typical applications: 550 an extensive collection of books and journals to aid your learning. You will Find out more also have access to www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses an undergraduate IT Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug suite and a new £1.5m Admissions enquiries: redevelopment of lecture Tel: (029) 2074 6917/2468 +44 (0)29 2074 6917/2468 theatres and student social Email: [email protected] spaces. @CardiffDental

6664 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Our programmes aim to Dentistry BDS: The degree Dentistry educate you to practise as a With around 70 students per year, we are dental healthcare professional still a relatively small dental school. in a training environment We believe that this helps facilitate a friendly appropriate to your professional and supportive sense of community that aspirations. We will teach you helps ensure that our students succeed. to combine and use knowledge, Teaching skills and judgement and to Teaching is integrated, so you will learn develop appropriate attitudes, the scientific and pathological processes underlying oral and dental disease at the so that you can deliver a high same time as you acquire the skills to standard of care in the dental manage patients appropriately. We use a profession. variety of methods to enrich your learning experience. These include lectures, small The School is located in the University group seminars and tutorials, individual Dental Hospital where the majority of teaching on clinics and e-learning. clinical teaching takes place. As the only You are supported with immediate dental hospital in Wales, you will have the chair-side feedback on clinic through opportunity to serve a population of great Develop via an iPad. diversity, and contribute to their overall Project work allows you to work in groups health. We use a variety of methods to enrich your or individually and you will be encouraged learning experience Selection policy to research topics and present work to your peers. We are seeking to admit students from all and treat. You will need to understand the backgrounds who can demonstrate the Programme structure basics of disease, including those that affect following qualities: During year one, you will spend much of the oro-facial region, their management and • evidence of, and potential for, high your time in the School of Biosciences. prevention, along with the diagnostic tools academic achievement Here you will study anatomy on a cadaver, required for clinical practice. Fundamental to • an understanding of the demands of dental learn about the human body as well as clinical practice is the requirement to work training and practice disease of the teeth and the supporting professionally and ethically and to be able • a caring and committed attitude towards tissues. You will spend most Fridays in to communicate effectively to patients and people the School of Dentistry, where you will be staff, skills that are explored in detail through innovative and exciting interactive sessions. • excellent communication skills introduced to clinical dentistry. • a willingness to accept responsibility You will experience our state-of-the-art In years four and five, the emphasis is on developing clinical skills in a variety of clinical • evidence of a broad social, cultural or £2.2m clinical simulation suite where you can environments, including the University Dental sporting interest. develop your practical skills. Hospital, community dental clinics, district As you progress, you will learn more advanced Along with your UCAS application, the general hospitals and dedicated outreach practical skills in patient management, the selection policy involves making a judgement teaching facilities in and around Cardiff. about your ability to meet the qualities listed importance of whole patient care and their A deeper understanding of the treatment above. If you meet the interview threshold, long-term management – just as if you were a planning process, the management options, your suitability for the profession will be qualified dental surgeon. including preventive orientated patient care, assessed via multi mini interviews (MMIs). In year two onwards, you will be based in are developed, giving you a broad based the School of Dentistry. Initially in years two education to prepare you for your exciting and three, you will develop your clinical skills career. and knowledge through a variety of lectures, seminars and simulated clinical activities. Under close supervision you will see your first patient in year two and, from then on, have patients allocated to you to manage

CardiffConnected “The thing that sets Cardiff apart is that rare combination of excellent facilities with knowledgeable and amicable staff. There’s a real family feel, which helps to give us students an unparalleled learning experience, which in turn allows us all to enjoy what we do.”

Emyr, Dentistry (BDS)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry 6765 Students benefit from simulated clinical activities

Placements Teaching Throughout the programmes, the teaching As you become more experienced in your You will be taught by a dedicated team and implementation of professionalism is fourth and fifth years, you will spend time of dental, hygiene and therapy staff with critical. away from the School of Dentistry in primary further interactions under the supervision of You will be taught aspects of law and ethics care settings, for around five weeks. consultants and primary care supervisors. in dentistry, as well as the practicalities of These placements give you the opportunity From the third term of year one, you will have dental treatments, and to recognise the to observe and treat a range of patients. contact with your own patient list. importance and necessity of your lifelong and In addition, we have two dedicated outreach professional development. Your opportunity centres, one located in the city centre and Programme structure to engage and motivate patients and provide one in the Cynon Valley, where you will The modular courses make integrated use of contemporary clinical treatments make dental manage your own patients in a primary care lecture-style teaching, interactive seminars, hygiene and therapy a stimulating career. setting, regularly over the last two years of clinical simulation and clinical practice. your course. Year one (common to both) your time is spent learning biomedical sciences, human Dental Hygiene and Dental disease subjects and oral disease and its Your career as a Hygiene and Therapy prevention. An introductory module to clinical Programmes practice takes place in term two, with its aim dental professional of preparing you for your first patient contact We are proud that 100% of our students We offer two closely allied programmes: in term three. are either in work or further study six a Diploma in Dental Hygiene (two-year months post qualification for all of our Year two (common to both) subjects include programme) and a BSc in Dental Hygiene courses. (Unistats 2019 Destinations of dental radiology, oral medicine, and dental and Therapy (three-year programme), both of leavers from HE record). public health, taught before the focus turns which are modular, running in parallel for their to periodontology (gum disease) and its Once you have qualified as a dental first two years. clinical treatment. During this year you will professional, there are a number of Our aim is to educate you to become also be managing your own patients under different career options open to you. practising Dental Hygienists and Dental supervision. On qualification you are able to register Therapists, eligible for unsupervised clinical with the General Dental Council and Year three (Therapy only) emphasis continues practice (under the prescription of a dentist) work in various areas of the dental with both paediatric and adult clinical and potential for direct access following sector to include general dental practice, practice, as well as a year-end research current GDC guidelines. community dental clinics, general project. You must possess a high-level of manual hospitals and dental schools. There are Years two and three offer opportunities for dexterity and demonstrate attention to detail. also opportunities in the armed forces and you to attend clinical placements at local Excellent verbal and written communication a variety of masters level programmes if ‘outreach’ dental clinics, providing treatment skills and the ability to work as a team are you are interested in postgraduate study. to the dental public in situations closely allied critical. You must also have a genuine interest The majority of Dentistry (BDS) graduates to the general practice arena. In some of these in the empathetic care and treatment of undergo a period of foundation training for areas you will work alongside dental students patients. one year after qualifying. in a teamwork approach to patient care.

6866 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Earth and Ocean Sciences Earth

Professionally Earth and accredited Professional Ocean Sciences placement

Why choose Earth and Ocean Sciences at Cardiff University?

Excellent facilities available to Our excellent links with support your study, including alumni, environmental regulators 92% dedicated IT labs, state-of-the-art and local organisations helps of our graduates are in analytical equipment and our own students find projects and employment and/or further study * research vessel, the summer placements. six months after graduating. Guiding Light.

You will receive the highest Plenty of hands-on fieldwork 95% quality teaching, delivered by opportunities in the UK and of our students were satisfied lecturers at the cutting-edge of * overseas. with their overall experience. international research.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-ocean-sciences 6967 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: ABB if taking one science and BBB if taking two sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Physical Geography (BSc) Geology, Biology, Geography, Computer Science, ICT and Environmental Science). (Three years) F843 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Physical Geography (MSci) in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. (Four years) F844 IB: If taking two sciences at Higher Level: 30 points; or 6,5,5 points from three Higher Level subjects, including a minimum of 5 points in each of the two Higher Level sciences. If taking Environmental Geography (BSc) one science at Higher Level: 30 points; or 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects, including (Three years) K32K 5 points in 1 Higher Level science and 7 points in 1 standard level science. Environmental Geography (MSci) BTEC: DDM (QCF)/DMM (RQF) in one of the following subjects: Applied Science, Sports and (Four years) Y32N Exercise Science, Health Science, Animal Science or ICT. Exploration Geology (BSc) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are (Three years) F625 welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Exploration Geology (MSci) All degrees (Four years) F626 GCSE requirements (or equivalent): • Maths at grade B or grade 4. • English language at grade C or grade 4. Exploration Geology with a Professional Placement Year (BSc) See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. (Four years) F630 Environmental Geoscience (MSci) (Four years) F649 Applications information Environmental Geoscience (BSc) Typical places: 160 Typical applications: 800 (Three years) F648 Environmental Geoscience with a Professional Placement Year (BSc) Find out more Careers (Four years) F650 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Geology (BSc) (Three years) F603 Job roles Download the School brochure: Engineering geologist, environmental Geology (MSci) (Four years) F604 www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug consultant, hydrogeologist, geotechnical Marine Geography (BSc) Admissions enquiries: engineer, exploration geologist, (Three years) F845 Dr Andrew Kerr hydrographic surveyor and scientific diver. Tel: (029) 2087 48308 Marine Geography with a Employers Professional Placement (BSc) +44 (0)29 2087 48308 Local councils, government agencies (Four years) F846 Email: [email protected] such as the British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency, as well as Marine Geography (MSci) CardiffUniEarth companies such as Gardline Geosurvey, (Four years) 1D78 @CU_Earth Anglo American, Geolog International, Sirius Resources and ExCAL. @cu_earth

Our building houses the Science Library and is based in the same building as the Welsh office of the British Geological Survey and next door to the National Museum of Wales, with its superb geological collections. You will also have access to two computing laboratories with 100 PC workstations and digital projection facilities. Here, you will receive IT training on an extensive range of geological and geographical software and be able to work on projects in your own time.

CardiffConnected “Studying Exploration and Resource Geology at Cardiff University was a fantastic experience. The staff are deeply knowledgeable and passionate about their subjects, and it was a pleasure to learn in such a stimulating environment. On top of an excellent education they were also able to provide me with industry links that kick-started my career. Cardiff itself is a great city in a top location: geology provides many opportunities to travel, but it’s always nice to have beaches and mountains on your doorstep too.”

Charlie, Exploration Geology

7068 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses The School of Earth and Ocean Earth and Ocean Sciences Earth Sciences is an interdisciplinary and collaborative community that excels in teaching and research. We provide a supportive and inspiring place to learn about the evolution of the Earth, its life, how it works and its interactions with society. Our enthusiastic staff are approachable experts in their fields, who have a passion for teaching across the range of disciplines covered by our courses. Field classes, practical classes, laboratory work and tutorials are all part of our stimulating research-informed learning experience. We work together with our students to ensure that their experience is the best we can offer. Year one The first year is designed to give you a solid foundation in Earth and geographical sciences which you can build upon with specialised modules as your course progresses. Many of our first year students haven’t been able to study geology or other Earth science subjects such as environmental geoscience and marine geography at school. This is why our first semester is common across all of our programmes. You will be introduced to the study of the Earth and oceans as a system and develop key scientific skills. General skills, such as observation, numeracy, presentation and communication will be invaluable to your future studies and careers. We introduce and let you develop these skills include individual and group study projects in your year one curriculum. Years two and three that might require you to use photographs or The degrees diverge after the first year to In the first few weeks, you will go on other data you have recorded in the field. provide the core material for your chosen introductory field trips in South Wales. Most modules are assessed by a combination programme. A different set of modules is They’ll give you a flavour of what you will of examination and various types of compulsory for each programme in year two. learn in the first year, a chance to settle continuous assessment, including essays, In year three (and four, where appropriate) into the pace of university life, and give reports, posters and presentations. options exist in all programmes so that you can you opportunities to get to know other new The nature and weighting of the continuous pursue in more detail, topics and projects in students and staff. Fieldwork in the first year assessment varies with the requirements of your main areas of interest. includes day and half-day trips as part of core different modules. You will need to achieve modules, where you will learn essential field a satisfactory standard in the 120 credits skills, such as using your compass as well MSci/BSc Physical Geography studied before progressing to the second year. as identifying geological and geographical Explore the Earth’s landscapes, climate and Supplementary workshops are available to processes in the landscape. the dynamic physical processes that shape you if you need extra support. You will be In the Spring, you will also take part in a the Earth’s surface. Discover how landscapes allocated a personal tutor in the first week of residential field excursion and depending on have evolved, the current processes, impacts your course and they will advise you of the the programme, you may have the opportunity and influences on our planet and how we can best way to organise your studies to utilise to undertake work at sea. predict changes in the future. your background achievements. Some of the first year modules extend over You will develop skills in mapping, research, Because the first semester is common to the two semesters and all modules include analysis and problem-solving using state-of- all our undergraduate degree programmes, lectures that are complemented by practical the-art field and laboratory equipment. Plus, you are able to transfer between any of our laboratory work to help build skills and you will utilise high-level, professional software degree programmes up to the start of the reinforce key concepts. Several modules applications to model future landscape second semester in mid-January. changes. You will leave with the skills to

www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-ocean-sciences 7169 solve a range of complex real-world problems Our degrees are accredited by the Geological MSci/BSc Marine Geography related to the physical environment and with Society, the professional body for geosciences experience of hands-on fieldwork and cutting- in the UK. We’ve worked with industry to Ocean sustainability is gathering momentum edge research with world-leading scientists. design our degree so you graduate with the on the global stage. On the UK’s only Marine You will complete a residential field course to practical skills needed to be a professional Geography degree, you will explore the science a coastal national park within Wales where environmental geoscientist. These skills cover behind marine conservation and sustainability, you will learn key field skills including mapping fieldwork, the use of instrumentation for and associated challenges. As part of this, you and surveying techniques. There will also be environmental monitoring, data capture and will examine the influence of climate change, opportunities to complete overseas trips in presentation using Geographical Information increased coastal erosion and flooding, as locations such as Switzerland and Tenerife. Systems (GIS) software, and technical report well as the need to adapt to such coastal writing. Choose between our three-year BSc degree, futures. Graduates leave with the skills to solve the four-year version of our BSc degree We make the most of our location and take a range of complex real marine and coastal including a placement year, or our four-year regular day and longer residential trips to areas environmental problems and with experience MSci degree. You will have the opportunity of natural beauty, as well as old industrial and of hands-on fieldwork and cutting-edge to complete a placement with organisations mining sites in South Wales. There will also be research with world-leading scientists and such as the Meteorological Office, engineering opportunities to do overseas trips. In the past, external professionals. consultancies and government agencies such we’ve been to Tenerife and to Cyprus. South Wales has a rich and diverse marine as Natural Resources Wales. You don’t need to have studied geology, environment including estuaries with large as we’ll be starting year one with the basic tidal ranges, islands thriving with wildlife MSci/BSc Geology principles to bring everyone to the same level. and outstanding beaches along the Gower You can choose between our three-year BSc Peninsula. You will get plenty of opportunity Discover how rocks and minerals are formed, degree, the four-year version of our BSc degree to develop your field and boat work skills with how animals evolve over geological time, what including a placement year, or our four-year regular day trips and residential trips along causes earthquakes and volcanoes and how MSci degree. In the past our students have the Bristol Channel and to sites such as the the science of geology impacts on our lives gone on placement with water companies, Glamorgan Heritage Coast and Gower, South today. civil engineering firms and environmental Wales. There will also be opportunities to do Our degrees are accredited by the consultancies. overseas trips. In the recent past, we’ve been Geological Society, the professional body to Malta, Jersey, and Samos in Greece. for geosciences in the UK. We’ve worked MSci/BSc Environmental Choose between our three-year BSc degree, with industry to design our degree so you Geography the four-year version of our BSc degree graduate with the specialist skills needed including a placement year, or our four- to be a professional geologist. These skills Having an in-depth scientific understanding year MSci degree. Our previous students cover fieldwork, experience of data capture of the natural environment is key to finding have completed placements in a range using Geographical Information Systems and addressing issues like climate change, of topics including offshore surveying, (GIS) software, critical analysis of data, and water pollution, soil degradation and erosion. ecosystem mapping and port environmental the confidence to make key decisions from If you’re concerned about the health of the management. limited information. planet and want to make a positive difference, our Environmental Geography courses could We make the most of our location and explore MSci/BSc Exploration Geology be for you. how geology impacts on the landscapes and the industry of the local region through Explore environmental surface processes Learn how to explore for Earth’s natural regular day trips and longer residential trips. and develop a scientific understanding of the treasures on this unique degree, the only There will also be opportunities to go on an impact that people have had on the chemistry undergraduate course in the UK to focus on overseas mapping trip. In the past, we’ve and ecology of our planet’s environment over specialist training in resource exploration. been to Spain and Cyprus. time. You will study different environments Exploration geologists will be central to across the world on land and at sea, from delivering a low carbon future by helping meet You don’t need to have studied Geology extreme polar environments to tropical the surging demand for metals to supply the already as we’ll be starting year one with the coral reefs. The course will also address the renewable energy industry, that’s needed to basic principles to bring everyone to the same pressures that our environments face today tackle climate change. level. You can choose between the three- and in the future, covering topics such as water year BSc degree, our four-year BSc with a Discover how the Earth’s processes have quality chemistry and mapping vegetation professional placement or the four-year MSci created the planet’s natural resources and how and soils. You will get hands-on with mapping degree. to explore for them to meet future demand. and monitoring and produce your own maps Our degrees are accredited by the Geological using state-of-the-art, professional mapping Society, the professional body for geosciences MSci/BSc Environmental software. Geoscience in the UK. We’ve worked with industry to We take regular day trips to Gower, the design our course so you graduate with the Explore the different processes that happen Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Brecon specialist skills needed to be a professional on our planet like earthquakes, acid rain and Beacons in South Wales. There will also be exploration geologist. These skills cover global warming. You will use this knowledge opportunities to do overseas trips. In the fieldwork (both on surface and underground), to solve real problems where the geological past we’ve been to the Netherlands and experience of modern exploration software, aspects of civil engineering, environmental Switzerland. critical analysis of data, and the confidence to monitoring and remediation, and climate You can choose between the three-year BSc make key decisions from limited information. change are relevant in the UK and globally. degree, or the four-year MSci degree.

7270 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Earth and Ocean Sciences Earth

Fieldwork is an important part of our courses

Our graduates have been leaders in the Master in Earth Sciences – MSci Employment mineral and energy industries for over 100 Our graduates in Marine Geography have years and you can become part of this ongoing These four-year undergraduate MSci entered the full range of marine industries, story. programmes are designed for high quality government service and research careers. candidates who aim to pursue a research We take regular day and longer residential trips The Exploration Geology degree equips you career in any aspect of earth sciences in to explore mining sites across Wales. There will for a wide range of potential future careers, academia, government or industry. also be opportunities to do overseas trips. In ranging from field-based mineral or petroleum the past, we’ve been to Spain and Cyprus. They involve learning about the process and geologists in remote parts of the world to an You don’t need to have studied geology outcomes of research and enable you to office-based career analysing raw geological already, as we’ll be starting year one with the specialise in areas of your choice. data using computer based techniques. basic principles to bring everyone to the same During the first two years, you will study Geological and Environmental graduates have level. You can choose between the three-year modules in common with students enrolled for similarly found employment with consultancies BSc degree, the four-year version of our BSc the related BSc programmes, but with small or government agencies, while one in four degree, including a placement year, and the group teaching of up to six students provided of our students go on to further study. four-year MSci degree. through a research tutorial. These enable you MSci students are particularly suited to PhD to explore your long-term research interests study or other research positions. BSc with a professional placement and provide more extensive opportunities than the three-year programmes. An optional one-year professional placement programme is available for some of our BSc In the final two years, you will concentrate on degrees, giving you the opportunity to gain core topics in your subject stream, as well as in-depth experience in a range of industries. modules giving skills in science and research You are supervised by staff, while enjoying the in a field of your choice. experience and career enhancement that a The major element in the fourth year is a placement year allows. research project that will enable you to master We are not able to guarantee placements. and demonstrate the skills you will need in In the event a placement is not available, you your subsequent career, and is an opportunity will be transferred to the non-placement BSc to pursue a particular topic to the highest level programme. possible as an undergraduate.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-ocean-sciences 7371 Professionally accredited Engineering Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Engineering at Cardiff University?

We have been awarded the Ambassadors Award for the Ranked 1 All our degree programmes are UK for our contribution to the Our research in civil engineering accredited by the appropriate promotion of women in science was ranked first in the UK for professional institutions. quality.* and engineering, and an Athena Swan Bronze Award.

We offer a wide range of degree courses to enhance 92% 97% your engineering skills, including of our graduates are in of our submitted research rated opportunities to study abroad employment and/or further study ‘internationally excellent’ or or spend a paid year working six months after graduating.* ‘world-leading’.* in industry.

7472 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/UCAS codes Engineering

Architectural Engineering (MEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) H224 Integrated Engineering (BEng) (Four years) H294 (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Three years) H110 (Four years) (International) H298 (International) T1N9 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H111 (Five years) (Year in Industry) H295 (Five Years) (Year in France) H225 Mechanical Engineering (MEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Five Years) (Year in Germany) H296 (Four years) H302 (International) H299 (Five Years) (Year in Spain) H297 (Four years) (International) H309 (Five years) (Year in France) H291 Civil and Environmental Engineering (BEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) H307 (Five years) (Year in Germany) H992 (Three years) H221 (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Five years) (Year in Spain) H990 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H222 (International) U8A6 Architectural Engineering (BEng) (Five years) (Year in France) H308 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEng) (Three years) H292 (Five years) (Year in Germany) H303 (Four years) H601 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H293 (Five years) (Year in Spain) H305 (Four years) (International) H607 Civil Engineering (MEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) H600 Mechanical Engineering (BEng) (Four years) H207 (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Three years) H300 (Four years) (International) H205 (International) A7N3 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H301 (Five years) (Year in Industry) H208 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng) Medical Engineering (MEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Three years) H605 (Four years) H1BV (International) K3G1 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H606 (Four years) (International) H2BV (Five Years) (Year in France) H209 (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Five Years) (Year in Germany) H203 Integrated Engineering (MEng) (International) P2R4 (Five Years) (Year in Spain) H204 (Four years) H113 (Five years) (Year in Industry) HB99 (Four years) (International) H118 Civil Engineering (BEng) (Five years) (Year in Industry) H114 Medical Engineering (BEng) (Three years) H200 (Five years) (Year in Industry) (Three years) H1B8 (Four years) (Year in Industry) H201 (International) 5A7D (Four years) (Year in Industry) BH99 Civil and Environmental Engineering (MEng) (Five Years) (Year in France) H115 Engineering Foundation Year (Four years) H226 (Five Years) (Year in Germany) H116 (Foundation Programme) H101 (Four years) (International) H230 (Five Years) (Year in Spain) H117

Typical entry requirements Applications information These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Typical places: 350 Typical applications: 1,850 A-level: BEng: AAB - BBB, MEng: AAA-ABB. Must include Maths at A-level. WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 666-655 at Higher Level including Maths. Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses BTEC: DDD plus A-level Maths at grade A or B. Why choose Engineering at Cardiff University? Download the School brochure: Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent qualifications are welcome, www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Admissions tutors: Specific subjects Architectural, Civil, Civil and A-level Maths (or equivalent). Also grade C/grade 4 or higher in GCSE Maths and English (or Environmental Engineering: equivalent). Applicants to the Year in France/Germany/Spain programmes are also required Dr Jay Millington to have grade C/grade 4 or higher at GCSE in the appropriate language (or an equivalent Integrated, Electrical and Electronic qualification). Engineering: Dr Yulia Hicks See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Mechanical and Medical Engineering: Foundation year Dr Mark Eaton If you have good grades in Maths at GCSE, but not A-level Maths (or equivalent) then Tel: (029) 2087 4656 the foundation year may be right for you. This is designed to prepare you for any of the +44 (0)29 2087 4656 engineering degree programmes. If you wish to apply for the foundation year, enter H101 in Email: [email protected] the choices section of your UCAS application, plus the code for the degree programme you cardiffuniversityschoolof wish to follow after the foundation year. This is an integrated degree programme (foundation engineering year, plus chosen degree programme). @EngineeringCU

www.cardiff.ac.uk/engineering 7573 The School of Engineering covers Types of degree programme recognised by employers. Holders are entitled to use the letters LCGI after their names. all of the main engineering MEng disciplines and many of our An advanced four-year engineering degree MEng year in Europe staff are recognised international programme, structured so that the first two Structured in a similar way to the Year in years are the same as the relevant BEng Industry programmes, during the first three experts in their particular programme, while the last two years provide years, language modules are incorporated fields, ensuring that our greater breadth and depth of knowledge in into your programme. Your fourth year is then teaching remains up-to-date, your chosen engineering subject, including spent at a collaborating academic institution further management related disciplines. in France, Germany or Spain, before returning as engineering technology to Cardiff to complete your studies. changes rapidly. BEng The traditional three-year route of studying MEng International Although the School is large, with engineering, providing a good, fundamental This programme gives you the opportunity approximately 1,600 undergraduate students, education in your particular discipline. to gain international experience which is we believe that you are important. Many students, even when eligible for the more and more valued by employers. It is a Our personal tutoring programme helps MEng programme, still opt to study this degree four-year degree programme which involves to ensure that your education progresses to suit their particular career paths. spending a semester abroad in the third year, smoothly and that any academic or personal BEng/MEng year in industry studying modules which are equivalent to problems are addressed swiftly. We aim to This programme enhances a BEng or an those available at home. These modules will create an atmosphere in which you will be MEng degree with an extra year on industrial be credited to your MEng degree to replace happy and able to fulfil your potential. placement. The first two years are spent the home semester. There are a wide range of international universities to choose from if There is an essential unity in engineering in university and the third year is spent you decide to take this option. which requires a broad appreciation of basic in industry, where you receive supervised engineering principles. In the first year, training. You return to University for a further Industrial links there is common ground between many of year (BEng programmes) or two years (MEng Being at the forefront of engineering research, our engineering degree programmes, which programmes) to complete your academic we have strong links with industry. We are provides flexibility if you wish to revise your study. We have a formal partnership with the scrutinised by a panel of top industrialists choice of programme. City and Guilds of London Institute which who review our activities and advise on future enables our students to achieve the Senior plans. In addition, numerous links have been Award of Licentiateship, after successfully developed with companies, both in the UK completing their sandwich placements - a and overseas, through our year in industry professional qualification which rewards work programmes and through research and related competence and expertise, widely consultancy work carried out by staff.

Careers Job roles Civil engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, project manager Our facilities include a large and well-equipped library, and technology analyst. extensive computing facilities, a flexible learning space, Employers a café and restaurant. The Students’ Union is just eight Halcrow, Atkins, BP, BAE Systems, National Grid, RWE npower, Network minutes’ walk away and there are student residences nearby. Rail, Ove Arup, Renishaw, Rolls Royce, Ford, Nokia, Bosch, EADS, local governments, banks and financial institutions, and UK and international utility companies.

CardiffConnected “I have had a world of opportunities presented to me while studying at Cardiff University, and this has only been helped through the advice and mentorship from the lecturers within my department. My course challenges me but also drives my passion for engineering further each year, and studying as an international student within such a vibrant and diverse city really makes it a great experience.”

Roberto, Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng)

7674 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Many different degree programmes are The degree programmes are reviewed MEng/BEng Architectural Engineering offered. The first and second years of study annually, with input from our industrial Engineering are common, so no matter which degree partners to ensure that the modules taught Creating modern buildings is a complex programme you choose when you start the are at the cutting-edge. operation requiring skills from many course, it is possible to change at any time up We are one of the few universities in the UK disciplines. There is a need for different to the end of the second year. to be part of the Power Academy and the UK specialists to work together as an The MEng four-year programme is intended Electronics Skills Foundation, organisations interdisciplinary team. Cooperation and to broaden and deepen your knowledge. supporting high-quality students to train for a understanding each other’s problems is The course is aimed at those with the potential career in electrical and electronic engineering. particularly important between the architect, for higher achievement. The teaching on this Scholarships are offered on a competitive the structural engineer, the services engineer course involves more holistic design work than basis and successful applicants receive and the town planner. the BEng, with students required to work alone support for tuition fees, student bursaries, Our degree programmes are intended for those or in small groups. vocational training and improved career wishing to make a career in building design Lectures, tutorials, seminars, design office prospects. and construction, who want an engineering and laboratory sessions, and site visits The teaching of our degree programmes course with a human face. are linked with fieldwork in surveying, has recently received major investment in Both the MEng and BEng are available as year construction, geology and design, to provide a the provision of state-of-the-art teaching in industry degree programmes. Industrial comprehensive education. laboratories, enabling students to experience placements are assisted by staff and are Our graduates may find themselves working the latest in industrial standard test equipment subject to availability. During the programme, on some of the largest and most valuable and software. To support this, National Grid you become fully aware of the essential engineering programmes all over the world, Transco has designated Cardiff University as interaction between engineering design, or may work in international development one of their centres of excellence. architectural requirements and environmental to alleviate poverty and introduce critical We offer both BEng (three-year) and MEng factors (both physical and social). In addition infrastructure in the developing world. (four-year) degrees, both with the option of an to the essential elements of structural industrial placement year (Sandwich option). engineering, you will gain some understanding MEng/BEng Civil and The first year is common for all combinations of architecture, town planning, municipal Environmental Engineering of our degree programmes and provides you engineering, building services, construction with fundamental analytical, computational Graduates from these degrees plan, design and technology, and management. and experimental skills. Modules you construct programmes to remedy the problems There is particular emphasis on studio work, will study will include Power Engineering, caused by existing pollution and produce more design projects and case studies. Electronic Engineering, Network Analysis and sustainable solutions for society’s future needs. Industry has a strong need for the type of Electromagnetics and Electrical Materials. Allied with the core engineering skills of design graduate our programmes produce. You will also study information technology, and analysis, you are taught by specialist staff Our MEng degrees fully satisfy all the professional engineering studies and develop the necessity of integrating economic and educational requirements for the award of oral and written communication skills. In later practical solutions. This is developed through the Chartered Engineer (CEng) Status. years, typical modules include Digital Design, site visits, presentations and specialist speakers Our BEng degrees partially satisfy the Control Engineering, Engineering Management, from industry. As the degree programmes educational base for the Chartered Engineer EM Fields and Transmission Lines and proceed, you are also made aware of the legal, (CEng) and fully satisfy the educational base Renewable Energy Technologies. for the Incorporated Engineer (IEng). social and ethical aspects of engineering, with the emphasis being firmly placed upon There is also an option to study French, environmental responsibility and control. Spanish or German. MEng/BEng Civil Engineering Our graduates are mainly employed in the civil At this point in the degree programme, Civil engineers are concerned with the engineering industry with major consultancy you will be in a position to develop the planning, design, construction and and contracting firms, such as Sir Robert technical breadth, depth and flexibility maintenance of highways, airports, docks and McAlpine, Ramboll, Arup and Mott McDonald. required in today’s multidisciplinary technical harbours, coastal defences, irrigation systems, Typical roles include graduate civil engineer, site environment. It is here that the research-led essential municipal services (such as water engineer or design engineer, and they are based nature of our programmes will allow you to supply, drainage and sewage disposal) and throughout the UK as well as further afield. specialise in a specific area of electrical and structural work, including buildings, bridges, electronic engineering. (Industrial placements take place after your second year of study.) dams, reservoirs and power stations. MEng/BEng Electrical and Civil engineering is based on fundamental Electronic Engineering For all programmes, you will participate in principles and analysis, but is a profession a major individual project spanning the two in which art, practice and a sense of service Our degree courses are all accredited by the semesters. You are encouraged to become to the community also play an important Institution of Engineering and Technology. involved in research and industry-led projects role. Although you may become specialised In addition, our strong links with industrial in your chosen area of focus. in a particular branch of the profession, your partners provide opportunities for work The final year of the MEng programme is vision will need to be broad. For example, as placements and possible sponsorship. designed to cover an enhanced depth and a structural engineer, your design may rely breadth of technical coverage, as prescribed by heavily on your understanding of a complex the IET professional body. geotechnical or hydraulic problem.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/engineering 7775 Integrated Engineering (MEng/BEng)

An Integrated Engineering degree reflects the urgent need of employers for professional engineers who have a wider understanding of the various engineering disciplines. To achieve this aim, you study a spectrum of specialist modules drawn from a broad range of disciplines, including Information Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Energy Studies, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy and Power Generation, and Professional Engineering Studies, all of which are inter- linked within an overall programme of integrated studies. Learning methods include case studies, laboratory programmes and design exercises – each of which is coupled to focused application in the industrial environment. Students have access to a wide range of equipment During the degree, you also engage upon both individual and group projects, which help to French, German and Spanish may be studied In year three, you will undertake further develop both individual skill levels and provide as an option. Computer-aided engineering modules in clinical engineering and highly relevant group working experience. is nowadays all pervasive. You will use biomechanics and will use the fundamental large commercial software packages for engineering skills acquired in earlier years to The diverse skills base studied within this engineering design in a manner that you would solve medical engineering problems, especially programme ensures the widest of subsequent meet in industry. Good design also involves in your project. career opportunities. Recent graduates have an understanding of how things are to be accepted positions within many different The fourth year deepens and broadens your manufactured, and knowledge of this forms an sectors of engineering, including aeronautical knowledge of medical engineering and includes important part of the teaching. (Airbus), defence (BAE Systems), and building a number of specialist modules including services (Arup). Our degrees are accredited by the Institution forensic bio-engineering, medical image of Mechanical Engineers. Qualification for processing and ergonomics. The Integrated Engineering degrees are corporate membership of a professional accredited by the Institution of Mechanical institution rests on practical training and Engineers and the Institution of Engineering professional experience, as well as on and Technology. educational requirements. If you are a year Mechanical Engineering in industry programme candidate, your (MEng/BEng) industrial placement may count towards this requirement. Mechanical engineers use modern technology to meet the demands of society and have wide Medical Engineering and varied career opportunities. They are key (MEng/BEng) personnel in all branches of industry, from Medical Engineering is a distinct area of study. planning, research, development and design, This degree is designed to appeal to students to manufacture, testing, sales, installation who wish to combine classical engineering and maintenance. Others occupy responsible training with a medical application. The aim positions within energy, defence, transport, of the programme is to produce a highly health and education, and in all of the armed competent engineer who could pursue a career forces. From the design of jet engines and either in clinical/bioengineering or engineering racing cars to the production of consumer fields outside medicine. goods, mechanical engineers are essential. All programmes share common first and second The degree programme has core modules years in which you will acquire fundamentals studied throughout: mathematics, statics, in a broad range of engineering disciplines, dynamics, solid mechanics, and properties including mechanical, electrical and electronic of materials, thermodynamics, electrical engineering, and anatomy and physiology. engineering, fluid mechanics and business In the first and second years, you are introduced management. to a number of modules designed to apply These core subjects are supplemented by engineering principles to the medical field. more specialist disciplines and course work, These include biomechanics, materials and which includes studies in communication, manufacture. experimentation, computing, laboratory work and design. In addition, the languages

7876 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses English, Communication English, Communication and Philosophy and Philosophy

Why choose English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University?

We provide dynamic and 95% Top 10 supportive teaching with a wide of our graduates are in nationally for the quality of our choice of modules. employment and/or further study research in English language six months after graduating.* and literature.*

4th 86% nationally for the impact of our There are scholarship opportunities for students of our students were choosing to study part of their Philosophy course research in Philosophy within the satisfied overall.* through the medium of Welsh. wider world.* To find out more visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/english-communication-philosophy 7977 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-levels: Single honours: Single honours English Language: BBB-BBC English Language and Literature: ABB-BBB including English Literature or English Literature/ English Language (BA) Q313 Language or Creative Writing. English Language Q300 English Language and Linguistics: BBB-BBC and Literature (BA) English Literature: ABB-BBB including English Literature or English Literature/Language or English Language 2HS6 Creative Writing. and Linguistics (BA) English Literature and Creative Writing: ABB-BBB including English Literature or English Literature/Language or Creative Writing. English Literature (BA) Q306 Philosophy: ABB-BBB English Literature and QW11 Joint honours: Offers for joint honours are normally the same as for single honours, except Creative Writing (BA) when one subject requires higher grades than the other, in which case the offer will ask for Philosophy (BA) V500 the higher grades. For joint honours English Literature degrees, a grade A or B is required in English Literature or English Language and Literature or Creative Writing. WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Joint honours in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. English Language and another IB: Please check our website for further details. humanities subject BTEC: Single honours: DDM-DMM to include Humanities and Social Science subjects. English Literature and another For Q300, Q306 and QW11 must include grade B at A-level in English Literature, English humanities subject Language and Literature or Creative Writing. Joint honours: See website. Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are Philosophy and another subject welcome, as are applications from those who have other relevant work/life experience. See page 146 for further information. Specific subjects GCSE requirements (or equivalent): No specific requirements other than normally at least English Language at grade C or grade 4. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

Applications information Typical places: 320 Typical applications: 1,500

Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions enquiries: Tel: (029) 2087 6323 +44 (0)29 2087 6323 Email: [email protected] CardiffUniEnglishCommunicationPhilosophy The English Language programme contains elements of practical work @CUEngCommPhilos

Careers Our graduates are sought by all kinds of journalism, personnel management, well suited both to further postgraduate work employers looking for people with a high counselling, clinical/therapeutic and to a variety of posts in the knowledge level of verbal ability, sophisticated self- professions and the criminal justice system. and creative economy. expression, the ability to conceptualise, Our postgraduate degrees offer further Philosophy graduates are highly sought after and confidence in writing and analysing the prospects of employment in these areas. in the public, private, and charity sectors. written and spoken word. Our English Literature degree equips you They are widely recognised as being well Our English Language degree combines the for a range of diverse careers. Frequently, trained in analysing reasons, identifying best of humanities skills with social science our graduates choose careers in journalism, assumptions, constructing arguments, skills and thus prepares you for a wide range publishing, teaching, law, public relations, and communicating clearly and effectively. of career options. Common destinations marketing, administration, government and Many study for professional qualifications include primary and secondary school industry, but there are very few careers which in law and education, while others go on to teaching, Teaching English as a Foreign are not open to graduates with a degree in research, managerial, and leadership roles Language (TEFL), marketing and PR, sales English literature. Through their distinctive in a wide variety of organisations. Some and advertising, the civil service and public experience of working in an innovative graduates take higher degrees in Philosophy administration, but also publishing, and creative manner across traditional or related disciplines before moving on to boundaries, our graduates are particularly careers in higher education or elsewhere.

8078 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Our set of stimulating degree Joint honours programmes BA in English Language and English, Communication and Philosophy programmes enables you to We offer a wide range of joint honours Linguistics: Single honours explore your subject in inspiring degrees enabling you to study two disciplines. The majority of our joint honours degree Our English Language and Linguistics degree ways, while gaining valuable programmes span three years (four years combines the systematic study of the human employability skills. where languages require a year of study capacity for language in all its expressions abroad). You take 120 credits each year across the world with an added focus on the Guided by student-centred values and (60 credits in each subject). For further English language. a friendly approach, our emphasis is on information about possible combinations, developing your skills, knowledge and You will learn about all aspects of human please see page 146. understanding through a shared culture of language and how linguistic knowledge is acquired, produced and understood in learning and teaching. Assigned your own English Language degrees personal tutor, you will engage in regular different contexts. You will discover what all languages have in common, what academic feedback and meetings to support BA in English Language: distinguishes them and how they change over your progress. Single honours time. You will also come to appreciate varieties We have an established international Our English Language degree focuses on the in language, including historical changes, reputation as a centre for research in various intriguing intersection of language with culture, accents, distinct social registers as well as fields: English literature, creative writing, society, politics and mind and offers a rigorous differences between spoken and written language and communication, and philosophy. grounding in all the key aspects of language language. Our research feeds directly into our teaching analysis. at all levels, so you benefit from the latest Acquiring career-enhancing skills, you will developments. You will learn the essential linguistic tools of become adept in producing multimodal texts phonetics, grammar and discourse analysis (think websites, blogs and magazine covers) Teaching from those who are helping develop those using specific software packages. You will gain We offer a wide choice of programmes fields. Our approach is broad and inclusive of skills from analysing numerical data or speech and modules taught through lectures and such aspects as the analysis of multimodal in phonetics to deciphering patterns in large seminars, including our exciting suite of texts, combining word image and sound that collections of written and/or spoken language seminar series, where you can hear about the predominates in so much of contemporary known as corpora. latest developments in your field, including media. We also offer a number of modules of direct from visiting academics. You can also benefit Our degree is organised to match a wide range relevance to careers in education, the media, directly from our engagement platforms, where of relevant career options. Core modules health and the legal process. dynamic initiatives such as Cardiff BookTalk provide you with a solid base. You will then take our work into the heart of our local be guided to build a programme to suit your BA in English Language and community. interests and developing specialisation, Literature: Single honours choosing the best optional modules to fit your About the degree structure plans. In this rewarding degree, gain a greater Our first year offers a firm grounding, preparing appreciation of English literature plus finely Our community is welcoming, international in you for more advanced study in years two and practised analytical skills. outlook and home to the globally respected three. This gives you the skills and knowledge to Centre for Language and Communication The entire chronological span of English make informed choices for the more advanced Research. We pride ourselves on nurturing literature is open to you, from the Anglo-Saxon stage of your degree. Your final degree a friendly, personalised and supportive period to the 21st century. Our curriculum classification will depend on your marks in year environment, with regular one-to-one meetings. is far from restricted to the printed word, two (counting for 40%) and year three (counting exploring the connections between literature The foundation modules in year one provide for 60%). and film, art, music, history, language, and a solid grounding in both language and popular culture. This variety allows you to tailor Single honours communication. You take six 20-credit your degree to suit, whether your interest lies These programmes span three years. modules in each of the following two years, in periods and genres or literary study with In general, you take all your modules (120 including two compulsory modules in year two. analysis of other cultural forms. credits per year) in your subject. In the first Our programme is designed to enhance a Our English Language degree offers you a year in English Language degrees, however, wide range of career options, most notably: rigorous grounding in the analysis of the you have the option to take 40 credits in teaching, publishing, PR, journalism, personnel language, taught by internationally respected another discipline in the School (subject to management, counselling, clinical/therapeutic experts working at the intersection of language your qualifications). professions and the criminal justice system.

CardiffConnected “Cardiff offers the whole package – excellent teaching, world-renowned research, friendly people and a great location for everything you enjoy doing. Teaching feels personal and tailored. Lecturers know you by name and are always friendly and supportive. The modules are engaging and varied. There is opportunity to expand on all the areas through research projects, extra-curricular talks and events as well as the option to write a dissertation in whatever area you like. The flexibility of English language means not much is off limits after you graduate!”

Nancy, English Language (BA)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/english-communication-philosophy 8179 with culture, society, politics and mind. between literature, film, art, music, history, your critical skills by studying classic and You will learn such essential linguistic tools as language and popular culture, inspired contemporary works across all periods of phonetics, grammar and discourse analysis by teaching that reflects these intriguing literature from Anglo-Saxon to the twenty-first from staff who are helping develop those connections. century, while learning about the latest literary fields. Supported by our broad approach to You have the freedom to shape your path as theory. language, you will develop the ability to analyse you explore the subject. After the building In Creative Writing you will hone your craft and the multimodal text combining word image blocks of year one, you will tailor your own learn techniques across a range of genres and sound that predominates in so much of degree, choosing all your own modules. such as fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and contemporary media. You can investigate multiple periods and scriptwriting, culminating in the production genres in a more traditional path or combine of an extended collection of creative work. BA in English Language: literary study with analysis of other cultural Our talented Creative Writing team regularly Joint honours forms. scoop national and international awards, and collectively share experience in theatre, Our joint honours options enable you to The choice is yours television and film. pursue two subjects. Options with English You will join a friendly and supportive Throughout the programme you will be Language typically include French, German, environment with an international reputation encouraged to stretch yourself intellectually Italian, Philosophy, Spanish and Welsh. for both teaching and research. Our talented and imaginatively by exploring literature as Conventionally, careers such as the teaching Creative Writing team regularly scoop national both a practitioner and a critic. Our approach of modern languages, translation, multilingual and international awards for their novels and will help you develop an understanding of the publishing, the international media, and poetry, and collectively share experience creative process, as well as enhancing your relevant research paths benefit most closely in theatre, television and film. Our public knowledge of genre, literary history, and the from these combinations. platforms Cardiff BookTalk and Cardiff Poetry varied and dynamic academic field which is Experiment are popular and hugely engaging. English literature. English Literature degrees Bringing a wealth of expertise across theme, period and genre, our lecturers will share BA in English Literature: latest thinking in the classroom, including BA in English Literature: Single honours their own innovative research - from the digital Joint honours humanities and cultural and literary history Explore the diversity of English literature This option enables you to follow two subjects, to gender, the gothic and postcolonial studies across the chronological span, making which can open up diverse career directions. and far beyond. lively connections with all forms of culture, Options with English Literature typically illuminated by experts shaping contemporary include ancient history, archaeology, French, creative thinking. BA in English Literature and German, history, Italian, journalism, music, Creative Writing: Single honours Our absorbing degree gives you access to philosophy, religious studies, Spanish or Welsh. Advantageously, English literature and the whole span of English literature, from Combine the best of literary study, critical philosophy benefits particularly from teaching the Anglo-Saxon period to the 21st century. analysis, and practical experience in creative within one School, giving a seamless transition Far from being restricted to the printed word, writing, within one rewarding programme. you will be encouraged to make connections from the grounding of year one. Within English literature, you’ll develop

8280 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Philosophy degrees English, Communication and Philosophy How should we see our lives? What should we believe? Our Philosophy degree investigates these profound puzzles and addresses today’s great global questions. As the world’s oldest academic discipline, philosophy has developed an impressive range of concepts and techniques for addressing complicated problems. In our degree, we equip you to analyse and construct complex chains of reasoning for yourself, developing and refining your thinking skills to consider the great philosophical puzzles past and present. We pride ourselves on nurturing a friendly, personalised and supportive environment, with one-to-one meetings at key points each semester, plus drop-in time to chat about your modules or the subject more generally every week term-time. Outside the classroom We further explore the great issues of our time in our weekly research seminar series and All our philosophy teaching is designed to Postgraduate opportunities encourage students to formulate their own our regular public philosophy events in the Our postgraduate environment is lively, ideas and arguments, to foster the critical and city centre, produced in association with the supportive and well-established. creative thinking skills required for detailed Royal Institute of Philosophy. You are warmly Our undergraduate programmes are analysis and argumentation, and to develop encouraged to participate. designed with progression in mind, and the ability to collaborate in tackling difficult and Designed with newcomers to the discipline will equip those who are considering further complex questions. in mind, we offer a single honours degree in study (either at MA or PhD level) with the necessary skills to make the transition to philosophy and a wide range of joint honours Further information degrees with philosophy as a component. postgraduate level. Methods of teaching Part-time study BA in Philosophy: We recognise the importance of discussion single and joint honours We offer part-time degrees in English and stress individual student participation. Language, English Literature, and Philosophy. Our innovative degree programme combines We deliver a variety of teaching methods, Please contact us for more details. analytic, continental, and empirical ranging from more formal lectures to classes approaches to fundamental philosophical and seminar groups with a strong emphasis Research questions. We offer some modules in Welsh, on lively informal discussion. You also benefit Our research is of the highest quality and with most in English. from one-to-one contact with tutors. impact. In the latest UK assessment, Our English Literature and Language were Year one modules provide a solid grounding Methods of assessment ranked in the top ten for research, with 98% of for the rest of the degree, including We believe that enabling the greatest number submitted research classified as international philosophy of mind and reality, moral and of our students to shine is best served by standard, and 87% classed as internationally political philosophy, and our critical thinking a broad variety of assessment models. excellent or world-leading. With 100% of its course. Single honours students take Assessment is typically by essay and/or impact classed as internationally excellent further philosophy modules on the historical examination; oral presentations are integrated or world-leading, Philosophy achieved fourth background and contemporary applications of into a select number of modules. place for the impact of its research on society our central themes. Certain modules offer exciting ‘critical-creative’ (Source: Research Excellence Framework In the second and third years, you have a free modes of assessment in which you are invited, 2014). choice across our wide range of modules. for example, to combine imaginative and From supporting teenagers with AIDS/HIV to Year two modules provide more detailed evaluative (re)interpretations of a classic text. express their experiences through comics, studies of specific areas of philosophy, such as Assessment takes place at the end of every to changing the way the police communicate epistemology, ethics, or ancient philosophy. semester or academic year. A small number with detainees, victims and the public, and In our year three modules, students work to of modules are also assessed mid-term. helping to influence the protocols governing contribute to current debates in philosophy. In most degree programmes, you can choose the construction of DNA databanks, our Each module is led by a philosopher currently to undertake a dissertation, researching a research is making an impact in areas such as writing on the module’s central questions. topic of your choice in depth. healthcare, law, social justice and education. Year three students also develop their own research projects in the dissertation module.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/english-communication-philosophy 8381 Professionally accredited Geography and Planning Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Geography and Planning at Cardiff University?

Top 10 All our programmes are available in the UK for town and country 93% with a professional placement of our graduates were in planning and landscape. year. Gain the professional skills, employment and/or further study knowledge and confidence to Source: The Times/Sunday Times six months after graduating.* Good University Guide 2020 accelerate your career.

Expand your horizons - all of Top 100 our programmes offer subsidised international field study visits. 85% in the world for geography. Third year destinations have of our submitted research was Source: QS World University Rankings previously included Hong Kong, rated as ‘internationally excellent’ * by Subject 2019 Los Angeles, New York and or ‘world-leading’. Tanzania.

8482 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Geography and Planning UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Human Geography: AAB-ABB. Single honours Human Geography and Planning: ABB-BBB. Human Geography (BSc) (Three years) L700 Urban Planning and Development: BBB-BBC. - with a Professional WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Placement Year (Four years) L701 in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above). Human Geography and IB: Human Geography: 666-665 from 3 Higher Level subjects. Planning (BSc) (Three years) LK74 Human Geography and Planning: 665 from 3 Higher Level subjects. - with a Professional Placement Year (Four years) LK75 Urban Planning and Development: 665-655 from 3 Higher Level subjects. BTEC: All BTEC Extended Diplomas acceptable. Urban Planning and Development (BSc) (Three years) K490 Human Geography: DDD-DDM Sandwich (Four years) K446 Human Geography and Planning: DDM Urban Planning and Development: DDM-DMM Accreditation Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent qualifications are welcome, BSc Human Geography is accredited by as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). All degrees BSc Human Geography and Planning can GCSE requirements (or equivalent): be taken as an accredited (by the Royal • Maths at grade C or grade 4. Town Planning Institute) or non-accredited • English Language at grade C or grade 4. programme. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. BSc Urban Planning and Development is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Careers Applications information Job roles Typical places: 180 Typical applications: 650 Economic analyst, aid worker, charity officer, development officer, environmental consultant, planning officer, surveyor, transport planner, Find out more town planner, teacher. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Employers Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug National and local governments, business consultancies, sustainable Tel: (029) 2087 4022 +44 (0)29 2087 4022 energy centres, environmental Email: [email protected] agencies, housing strategy companies, cardiffgeographyandplanning @CUGeogPlan construction companies and surveyors.

Are you passionate about the social, environmental, political, development, planning and economic issues we face? Join us to help transform people and places around the world for the better.

CardiffConnected “The School hosted numerous public talks and events which were free to attend and great for those seeking to generate new ideas and boost their CV. Not a day went by when I was bored - there is always someone to talk to, somewhere different to go, something new to learn. My favourite memory is of the field study visit to Hong Kong - the external speakers, exploration, study, and the social activities we undertook completely changed my views on the world, and I became inspired and excited by Hong Kong’s unique culture and urban design. I am wholeheartedly proud to be a Cardiff University graduate and I am confident that the School of Geography and Planning will continue to exceed expectations for future students.” Astrid, Urban Planning and Development (BSc)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/geography-planning 8583 We are working to better understand and help solve some of the grand challenges facing human societies, environments and places around the world. Our agenda-setting research in economic, environmental, social, cultural and development geographies is recognised for its quality, relevance and impact. It is this research, and our academic curiosity, which underpins and motivates our teaching, enabling you to apply critical thinking and practical knowledge in addressing impacts of economic, social, political and cultural change on the built and natural environments. You will learn from lecturers and researchers who are working at the forefront of the geography and planning disciplines. Glamorgan Building, home to the School They will challenge you to think differently, independently, and creatively about the world we live in and you will graduate ready and Your future in focus Globally aware equipped to tackle the issues that matter All our programmes are now available with a The experience of studying or working in an to you. professional placement year. You would take international context can be highly attractive a salaried placement in your third year before to employers, but it is also an opportunity for Our approach returning to us for your fourth and final year academic, social and cultural development. We are one of the leading schools in the UK of study. In your first year, depending on your module for teaching and research in human geography A year in industry enables you to choices, you will have the opportunity to go and spatial planning. develop your professional know-how and on local field trips. During your second and We are committed to protecting and growing understanding before you graduate. You will final years, you will have the opportunity to the spaces that nurture us, improving the be able to practically apply your learning to a embark on a field study visit to European communities that shape us, developing contemporary workplace setting, engaging in a and international city destinations. This is an the institutions that bind us and positively range of activities and exercises that will build opportunity to engage with social, economic, influencing the people that lead us. your confidence and competence. and place-based issues in a live setting. Connected Previous placement employers have been Current second-year destinations include drawn from the private and public sectors, as Amsterdam, Berlin and Copenhagen with final We have long-established relationships with well as in the third sector, such as charitable year destinations of Cape Town, Los Angeles professional bodies and industry partners. trusts and campaigning organisations. and New Orleans. These links ensure we are part of the evolving conversations around geography and planning issues. Our undergraduate programmes hold accreditation from the UK’s leading learned societies or professional associations in the fields of geography, planning and surveying. We are accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Recognising the importance of industry voices and practitioner experience, we regularly host events with external speakers to provide you with insights into links between academic ideas, policy and practice. This is a great way to develop your industry and specialised knowledge while building your professional relationships.

Planning is an exciting activity that impacts on our everyday lives

8684 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses BSc Human Geography BSc Human Geography BSc Urban Planning and Geography and Planning and Planning Development Tackle the global contemporary social, political, economic and environmental challenges Explore the changing nature of space and What can be more exciting than the challenge which affect how and where we live. Human place and help solve the major social and and responsibility of shaping the places in geography is the study of our world and our development issues affecting communities in which we live, work and play? relationships with systems, policies, cultures the UK and around the world. Our programme focuses on the social, and social behaviours. It is about where we live, Our programme combines the problem-solving economic and environmental challenges of how we live and how we want to live. approaches of planning with the topical insights creating better places in which to live and will Our world is complex, our lives complicated. of geography, equipping you with the skills, provide you with the knowledge, tools and Multidimensional social and political issues – knowledge and confidence needed to tackle confidence to transform policy and practice to local, national and global - stream across the challenges affecting how and where we live. overcome those challenges. our television screens and social media. It fosters an understanding of the main Planning impacts our everyday reality in so They have the power, when misunderstood geographical trends in the world today, along many ways, influencing the homes in which or misrepresented, to skew public discourse, with the analytical skills to study spatial change. we live and the quality and availability of breed division and undermine social cohesion. You will examine the changing nature of spaces opportunities which can support our health, Our programme provides you with the and places, the relationship between society wealth and collective well-being. It can affect knowledge and critical understanding of the and space, and the role of the state. our public and community spaces and our intricate relations between the natural and Placing local and national issues in a global professional and leisure spaces, as well as human world and an awareness of how places context, we cover topics from environmental, how we travel and move between them. outside your everyday experience are created. social and economic change across the UK to You will examine how and why places, such as You will learn how to use your knowledge regional and international development. cities, towns, and the countryside, change and to shape the views and actions of elected how they can be improved through planning You will gain an understanding of global, decision-makers, the voluntary sector and practice and research. national and local processes of change, key industry, in order to improve society. environmental, social, cultural, political and This programme opens up a wide range of Together, we will explore geographical ideas economic trends and the role that planning exciting career opportunities in planning, and practice at various spatial scales, plays in shaping their effects on different development and surveying. Our graduates making connections between the local, places. Detailed case study work through field have an excellent track record of securing regional, national and global levels. While the study visits, away days and projects will give you employment in these sectors, as well programme will emphasise the environmental, an appreciation of transnational spatial change. as transport, economic development, social, cultural, political, economic and environmental policy, housing and urban You can choose to study an accredited or non- development components of geography, it also regeneration. With modules that involve accredited version of this programme. includes a range of specialist modules which leaders and experts from the world of The accredited option includes Royal Town will enable you to pursue your own interests practice, you will also have the opportunity Planning Institute (RTPI) accreditation which and passions. to understand how your learning applies to requires you to follow a specific selection of planning practice and consider the ways in While our focus is on human geography, we modules. also place a strong emphasis on how humans which you can develop your professional profile interact with the physical environment. and employability. Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society Accredited by both the Royal Town Planning (RGS), this programme allows you to apply your Institute (RTPI) as a spatial planning degree geographical knowledge in practice by offering and the Royal Institution of Chartered a work placement module in the second year. Surveyors (RICS), providing all the educational requirements for membership.

“I loved studying geography at A-level and “I chose to study Urban Planning and “I would argue that Human Geography knew that I wanted to continue to study Development as there are a range of career is unparalleled in its ability to offer it at university, but I was also interested paths and specialisations that you can interesting, challenging, and diverse topics in planning, particularly the opportunity go into with a planning degree such as of study. On countless occasions it has it offers to explore and apply learning to planning, surveying, regeneration, major changed my perspective of the world, the different case studies. I’m also quite an infrastructure and housing. The programme relations I have with others, and my ability arty person and planning has allowed me allows you to gain an insight into all these to critically analyse arguments which are at to be more creative through modules such fields which often have cross-overs in the forefront of global discussion.” as urban design.” knowledge.” Sophie Jones, Human Geography and Hasnain Ikram, Urban Planning and Matthew Ellis, Human Geography (BSc) Planning (BSc) Development (BSc)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/geography-planning 8785 Professionally accredited Healthcare Sciences Professional placement

Why choose Healthcare Sciences at Cardiff?

All of our subjects are ranked 100% We have strong collaborations 1st in Wales and top 10 in Overall student satisfaction for globally, which means students the UK. Midwifery, and Radiotherapy and could enjoy the opportunity to Source: The Times Good University Guide Oncology programmes. experience clinical work 2020 Source: National Student Survey 2019 abroad.

Opportunity for bursary and full tuition fees to be funded by the 100% Welsh Government.+ of our submitted research rated There are scholarship opportunities for students choosing to study Welsh medium modules on the + Subject to committing to working in Wales at international standard with Adult Nursing course. post qualification for two years. 94% classed as ‘internationally To find out more visit: Visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/adviceandmoney for excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.* www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol more information

8886 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Healthcare Sciences UCAS codes For detailed entry requirements and latest typical offers, please see our website. Midwifery (BMid) (Hons) A-level: Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging: BBB. grade B in a Science A-level is required. (Midwifery) (September intake) B720 Midwifery: ABB (no specified subjects). Nursing: BBB (no specified subjects). Adult Nursing (BN) (Hons) Occupational Therapy: ABB (no specified subjects). (September intake) B740 Operating Department Practice (ODP): BCC. (March intake) B741 Physiotherapy: AAB. At least grade B in Biology or Human Biology is essential. Child Nursing (BN) (Hons) Radiotherapy and Oncology: BBB. Grade B in a science A-level is required. (September intake) B730 General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship are excluded. WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Mental Health Nursing (BN) (Hons) in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. (September intake) B760 (March intake) B761 Access: Students must offer a credit based nursing or health-based diploma level course validated by The Open College Network. Occupational Therapy (BSc) (Hons) Midwifery: Pass with a minimum of 15 merits and 30 distinctions. (Three years, Full-time) B921 Nursing: Pass with a minimum of 18 merits and 27 distinctions. Occupational Therapy (PgD) Occupational Therapy: Pass with a minimum of 60 credits to comprise 30 credits at level 3 at (Two years, Full-time) Direct Entry Distinction grade and 15 credits at level 3 at Merit grade. ODP: Nursing/Health/Sciences/HE Pass with a minimum of 21 distinctions and 24 merits. Operating Department Practice Physiotherapy: Pass of 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at level 3, to include 36 credits with (BSc) (Hons) Distinction (with at least 18 in biology) and 9 credits at Merit. This is additional to GCSE entry (Three years, Full-time) B992 requirements. Physiotherapy (BSc) (Hons) Radiotherapy and Oncology, Diagnostic Radiography: Prefer Applied Science or Biomedical (Three years, Full-time) B162 Science (or a strong academic base) access diploma will be considered on an individual basis. IB: 24-35 points. See website for details. Diagnostic Radiography BTEC: Nursing: DDM. All relevant subjects may be considered. and Imaging (BSc) (Hons) (Three years, Full-time) B823 Radiography: DDM in Applied Science or Medical Science. Other BTECs may be considered. OT: DDD in Applied Science and Health and Social Care. Other BTECs may be considered. Radiotherapy and Operating Department Practice: DMM in Science or Health related topics. Oncology (BSc) (Hons) Other BTECs may be considered. (Three years, Full-time) B824 Physiotherapy: DDD in Applied Science or Medical Science. Accreditation Midwifery: DDD BTEC Extended Diploma. Other BTECs may be considered. All our degree programmes are accredited Radiotherapy: DDM in Applied Science or Medical Science. Other BTECs may be considered. by the appropriate professional body. Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are Please note that all subjects listed are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Students with subject to final validation. an appropriate degree of 2:2 or above may be admitted to the accelerated programme of Occupational Therapy. In addition - all degrees GCSE: Applications Information Nursing, Midwifery, OT, ODP: 5 GCSE grades A*-C/grades 9-4 including English/Welsh, Maths Typical places: 600 and a Science. Typical applications: 5,000 Physiotherapy: 7 GCSEs Grades A*-C/Grades 9-4 including English/Welsh, Maths and Science. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Diagnostic Radiography: 5 GCSEs grades A*-C/grades 9-4 including English/Welsh and Maths. Plus two other science or double award science. Why choose Healthcare Sciences at Cardiff? See page 153 for more information about GCSE equivalencies. Please Note: Deferred entry is not available for the Midwifery and Children’s Nursing Careers programmes. Job roles Advanced nurse practitioner, health visitor, lecturer, midwife, nurse, operating department Find out more Midwifery: Janet Israel practitioner, occupational therapist, www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Occupational Therapy: Heather Hurst, physiotherapist, radiographer, Download the School brochure: Steve Whitcombe research nurse and ward manager. www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Operating Department Practice: Employers Admissions tutors: Craig Griffiths Various Health Boards and NHS Director of Recruitment and Admissions: Physiotherapy: Stephen Dando Trusts, Community Health Services, Gina Newbury Radiotherapy and Oncology: Paul Brown local government social service Adult Nursing: Sandra Fender departments, international health Tel: (029) 2087 7538 Children’s Nursing: Martina Nathan services, higher education institutions Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 7538 and organisations such as Age Concern Diagnostic Radiography: Gareth Thomas, Email: [email protected] Mark Linehan and the Cardiff Blues rugby team. @CUHealthSci Mental Health Nursing: Alex Nute

www.cardiff.ac.uk/healthcare-sciences 8987 Do you want to make a communicate and support different people in difference, not just a choice? a variety of situations. “The opportunity to work within two University Health Boards enriches your Be part of something special You’ll be joining the only university that has been designated by the World Health education and the dedicated mentors help and join our School, which Organisation as a Collaborating Centre for develop you into a confident and skilled offers a range of qualifying Midwifery Development. As the centre for practitioner.” healthcare degrees. the European region, you will be taught by Lily Geraghty, Midwifery helpful and knowledgeable lecturers who are Having one of our buildings located within influencing healthcare and education across the University Hospital of Wales, the third Wales and beyond through their engagement Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) largest University Hospital in the UK, means and research. our School benefits from a strong healthcare You will be able to enhance your academic Join one of our nursing programmes that are focused community feel. learning in our simulation suites. The realistic ranked 1st in Wales and top 10 in the UK by You will be taught by lecturers who have real- midwifery ward, equipped with specialised The Times Good University Guide 2020 and life experience within their profession, and mother and baby mannequins along with are validated by the Nursing and Midwifery you will learn alongside students from other our simulated theatre, exposes you to lifelike Council (NMC). healthcare programmes, which provides a situations where you can safely practise and unique multidisciplinary environment in which develop essential skills, developing your BN Adult Nursing to study. confidence and expertise before going out into Adult nursing is a professional degree which Be part of something special, and start a placement. leads to an exciting, challenging and rewarding career you’ll feel proud of today. Whilst learning in the university setting is career. Our programme provides you with the Post-registration essential, we recognise and value equally skills and knowledge to become a registered the learning that occurs in the placement adult nurse after three years. We offer several modules and courses for area. In recognition of this and the Nursing Becoming an adult nurse means you will work registered healthcare professionals who would and Midwifery Education Standards, you will with adults of all ages (over the age of 16). like to continue their education at Level 6. spend approximately 50% of your time on You will build trusting relationships with For further information on post-registration placement. We have established close working individuals in your care and their families, study please visit our website. relationships with two large service providers in taking lots of factors into account and South Wales to facilitate placement learning in managing many priorities to get the best a range of environments, in the hospital and in BMid Midwifery possible result for them. the community to enhance your experience in Our midwifery programme is ranked 1st in caring for women, whilst being supervised by a Supportive lecturers will provide interesting Wales and top 10 in the UK by The Times dedicated mentor. learning which can be practised in our highly- Good University Guide 2020. Plus, with 100% equipped learning environments, which enable This degree is validated by the Nursing and of our students satisfied with our course you to learn in a realistic ward, community, Midwifery Council (NMC) and successful (The National Student Survey 2019) you will home and emergency simulations. Lifelike completion will lead to eligibility to register be joining a popular and supportive midwifery simulations mean you can safely practise with the NMC as a qualified midwife. programme with a family feel. and develop essential skills, developing your Please note that the programme will meet new confidence and expertise before going out into As a qualified midwife, you’ll provide full NMC Standards of pre-registration midwifery placement. antenatal care, identify and co-ordinate the education which are due to be published in care for women with high-risk pregnancies, 2020. You will spend approximately 50% of your time monitor all women and support them during on placement, in both hospital and community We strive to ensure our graduates are ready labour, and teach new mothers how to feed settings. During year two, there is an for the next step and that’s why 100% of our and care for their babies. You will be working opportunity for you to undertake a placement midwifery students are in employment or with women from a variety of backgrounds, learning opportunity in a different environment, further study within six months of graduating so you will need to be confident enough to either within the UK or overseas. (UNISTATS 2019).

With access to outstanding library, IT and clinical simulation facilities, you’ll also have opportunities to learn alongside future colleagues from other healthcare professions and in close proximity to major regional and national centres of clinical excellence.

CardiffConnected “The course is really varied. We go onto placements and we get to know all the different areas, which means we can apply the theory that we learn in class straight away into practice. Within a couple of months we know what we are going to be practising and we are able to see how this looks in real life. Placements are important as it gives you the confidence to know what’s going to happen when you will be working as a qualified nurse.”

Sylvia, Mental Health Nursing

9088 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses This degree will lead to eligibility to register own experiences from practice and evidence-

BN Mental Health Nursing Healthcare Sciences with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) based care. We have highly-equipped skills as an adult nurse. On qualification, you can laboratories in our clinical simulation suite Validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council work in a range of healthcare settings, both in which enable you to learn in a realistic (NMC), our valued and challenging mental the United Kingdom and abroad. We strive to children’s ward, community, home and health nursing course prepares you for a make you the best adult nurse you can be. emergency simulations. Lifelike simulations rewarding and stimulating career. mean you can safely practise and develop Mental health nurses offer help and support essential skills, developing your confidence to people of all ages, their families and carers “Cardiff University offers clinical and expertise before going out into clinical to support recovery from a variety of mental placements in the University Hospital of placement. Wales, a well-established hospital which health conditions. The role is diverse; you You will spend approximately 50% of your time will provide me with valuable experience might help one person to begin to understand on placement. We offer a varied experience, and open doors for me in the future.” their experience of disorder, while engaging which will allow you to integrate academic another about relevant therapies that can help Kayleigh Griffiths, Adult Nursing theory with practice and gain insight as to with their recovery. Mental health care can be the wide-ranging employment opportunities delivered by nurses in a variety of contexts, available to you upon qualification. In the such as specialist hospitals, community BN Child Nursing second and third year of the programme settings and people’s own homes. Whilst the you will also have the opportunity to work key role of the mental health nurse is to form Our programme provides you with the skills in specialist areas such as; neonatal units, meaningful therapeutic relationships, it is and knowledge to become a registered paediatric intensive care unit, children’s imperative that they are able to provide holistic children’s nurse after three years and offers accident and emergency unit, children’s and recovery focused-care, and these are you the opportunity to make a real difference and teenage oncology units and children’s principles and skills you will develop through to children’s lives; a value that few other hospice. our programme. professions can offer. As part of your placements, you will be placed While you will specialise in mental health Children’s nurses provide support and care to in the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales, nursing from the start of the course, the children, adolescents and their families. based at our Heath Park Campus site. This integrated nature of teaching means you will The role can involve everything from nursing a degree will lead to eligibility to register with share ideas and learn with those studying sick newborn baby, to caring for an adolescent the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a children’s and adult nursing. road accident victim. A child nurse needs to child nurse. Our supportive mental health lecturers provide interpret children’s behaviour and reactions diverse and interesting learning opportunities, and be able to spot when a child’s health which will include simulated practice in our deteriorates, which can often happen rapidly. “I have loved the variety of placement specially designed communication booths. Children have very specific health needs and opportunities I’ve been given, especially This allows you to touch on emotive areas, children’s nurses are practiced within a family- with POLO. My job opportunities now look reflecting the real world of mental health centred care approach, where children, young so broad!” nursing practice in a safe and supportive people and their carers are actively supported Billie Powell, Children’s Nursing environment. to become involved in care decisions. You will spend approximately 50% of your time Our lecturers are all registered children’s on placement. Our placements include teams nurses who provide supportive and working with children and young people and interesting teaching by drawing upon their adults in community and hospital settings.

You will have the opportunity to learn in a variety of settings

www.cardiff.ac.uk/healthcare-sciences 9189 You will experience a broad range of clinical therapy educators. A varied placement contexts which could include areas such as experience will allow you to integrate your crisis intervention, psychiatric intensive care academic theory with practice and gain insight units, addictions services and forensic mental into where occupational therapists work and health. the wide-ranging employment opportunities Completing this degree will allow registration available to you upon qualification. with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Once you have successfully completed the as a mental health nurse. It will ensure you are course you will be eligible to register with fit for practice at the point of registration and the Health and Care Professions Council equipped to develop your career. (HCPC) and be eligible to gain a professional membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). “I would recommend studying Mental Health Nursing at Cardiff University. I hope Occupational Therapy (PgDip) to work in areas such as acute mental pre-registration health in-patient facilities, rehabilitation Our two-year accelerated programme aims You will have extensive opportunities to and the community.” to qualify those who already hold a degree prepare for clinical practice Rebecca Farman (with a minimum grade of 2:2 in any subject) Mental Health Nursing as an occupational therapist. On successful completion, you will be eligible to register appropriately from the effects of anaesthesia with the Health and Care Professions Council and surgery. (HCPC) and have the opportunity to continue You’ll be taught skills that encompass all of PgDip/BSc Occupational Therapy onto the MSc in Health and Occupation, these three phases in both your academic available as a stand-alone dissertation study and clinical placements. Ranked 1st in Wales by the Times Good module, which will enable you to top up your Within academic study, not only do you University Guide 2020 and Top 2 in UK by qualification to a full MSc degree. get support from a personal tutor and an The Complete University Guide 2020, our innovative team of academics in a close-knit Occupational Therapy programme aims to “I chose Cardiff University because it’s got cohort, you will be supported in our recently qualify you as an occupational therapist. great facilities, for example, the activities refurbished simulation suite. This resembles a As a qualified occupational therapist, you will of daily living suite and simulation suite for real perioperative environment. Giving you the work with a variety of people who, for reasons occupational therapy.” chance to practice your theory knowledge and of ill-health, disability, trauma or adverse social skills before going out into practice. circumstances, face barriers and challenges Liam Hanson, Your clinical placements take up approximately which prevent them from undertaking the Occupational Therapy 60% of your study and take place throughout activities (or occupations) that matter to them. Wales, working alongside dedicated placement You could be helping someone to adjust to life mentors, knowledgeable perioperative after major surgery one day and helping people BSc Operating Department professionals and real patients. suffering from mental illness get back into Practice You’ll experience a diverse range of clinical everyday activities, such as work, the next day. environments, ensuring you are prepared for Ranked as the number one provider of Our programme is approved by the World the employment market. That’s why 100% Operating Department Practice (BSc) by the Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) of our students are in employment or further Guardian League Tables 2020. which means that your qualification will be study after six months of graduating (UNISTATS recognised in around 60 countries worldwide, You’ll be joining a friendly team at the only 2019). enhancing your opportunities for international higher education institution in Wales and After qualifying, most ODPs are primarily employment. With over 50 years of experience the only Russell Group University offering based in the operating department, but can in delivering occupational therapy education, Operating Department Practice (BSc). also work in areas as diverse as accident and our stimulating programme with a blended It’s an exciting, challenging and rewarding emergency, intensive care units, obstetric learning focus provides you with the career choice which is very unique and departments, endoscopy and as members of opportunity to engage in both academic study practical. Operating department practitioners the cardiac arrest team, to name but a few. and placement education. (ODPs) are vital members of a multidisciplinary On completion you will be eligible to apply You’ll receive close academic support from team. They support patient’s emotional, to the Health and Care Professions Council experienced personal tutors and be taught and psychological and physical wellbeing (HCPC) for registration as a registered supported by experienced staff, whilst sharing throughout the perioperative journey, whilst operating department practitioner. ideas. ensuring that appropriate resources are You’ll get to learn in our community hub and available to meet the high level of patient care occupational therapy clinic, providing you with required. This can be in anaesthetics, such “With their outstanding reputation for the chance to practise theory and also observe as preparation of a wide range of specialist nurturing and supporting their students, and assist with assessment and treatment of equipment, ensuring it meets the patient’s state-of-the-art facilities and knowledgeable real clients with developmental disabilities. individual needs; or in surgery, such as being lecturers, I knew that this was the place responsible for preparation and use of surgical where I could grow.” You’ll spend an important amount of your instruments; finally, in post anaesthetic care, learning time on placement in Wales that Tiffanie Shawcroft such as providing monitoring and appropriate is supported by experienced occupational Operating Department Practice interventions until the patient has recovered

9290 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses skills you obtain are transferable to all NHS Therapeutic radiographers play a key role in the

BSc Physiotherapy Healthcare Sciences Trusts and are recognised overseas. treatment and care of people with cancer. Choosing physiotherapy at Cardiff University, Diagnostic radiographers are key members This challenging yet rewarding profession uses means you will be studying at one of the top of the healthcare team. They operate a wide high energy ionising radiations in the treatment three Physiotherapy courses in the UK, as range of imaging equipment available in of malignant and non-malignant disease. ranked by The Times and Sunday Times Good modern medical practice, including computed You will be introduced to behavioural, imaging University Guide 2020. tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and radiation sciences and be supported Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and diagnostic ultrasound and X-ray equipment. to develop a firm understanding of human function when someone is affected by injury, As a diagnostic radiographer, you will be anatomy, physiology and cancer as a disease illness or disability, through movement and responsible for providing comprehensive care process and a human predicament. exercise, manual therapy education and advice. to patients, from newborn children to the As a therapeutic radiographer you will work It can also be used to reduce the risk of injury or elderly, producing and interpreting images to closely with doctors, medical physicists illness in the future. This degree aims to qualify be used in the diagnosis of injury and disease. and other members of the healthcare team you as a formally registered physiotherapist By the end of the course you will have a to provide personal and supportive care who will have the ability to work in a multi- thorough knowledge of the professional and to all ages. These people often have a life disciplinary team in various settings. clinical aspects of diagnostic radiography, threatening disease. You will work closely at all including the wide range of imaging Our hands-on course offers you the chance stages of a person’s treatment, including pre- technologies in use today. to study through both academic and practical treatment support, planning the radiotherapy, learning. Your academic learning will be Our course aims to immerse you in all aspects treatment delivery and evaluation management supported by internationally recognised of radiography practice, both practical and of side effects and post-treatment support. researchers and academics. Practical teaching theoretical. Practical teaching takes place in We offer an integrated mixture of university- takes place in specially designed labs and our dedicated diagnostic facilities, including based study and practice placements in the simulation suites and boasts state-of-the-art a functional diagnostic X-ray room and clinical setting. You also will learn alongside equipment, such as an anti-gravity treadmill and an image viewing suite, all supported by supportive lecturers in dedicated simulation a motion capture centre. simulation software that you have access to. facilities. That’s why 100% of our students are You will receive close academic support from Placement learning across Wales is also an satisfied with our course (The National Student experienced personal tutors and be taught and essential part of the course and it will give Survey 2019). Our virtual environment for supported by experienced staff. you the confidence and skills to practise radiotherapy (VERT) suite is used to enhance physiotherapy professionally in real-life We have close working relationships with your 3-dimensional anatomy learning as well situations with qualified professionals. NHS Trusts across Wales and you will benefit as specific radiotherapy-related skills. Plus our from placements supported by experienced specially designed mould room allows you to We constantly strive to make sure you have radiography placement educators. An original practise and develop skills which are not always plenty of opportunity to take part in extra- research project represents the culmination available to students in the clinical setting. curricular activities, such as physiotherapy- of your three years of study. The research related support with the annual Cardiff Half We work collaboratively with NHS organisations methods component of the syllabus equips Marathon. across Wales to provide you with varied practice you with the necessary skills for ongoing placements, so that you are competitive in the Our course is validated by the Health and Care professional development and evidence-based employment market upon qualification. Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered practice. Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), meaning upon You will have the opportunity to explore an Upon successful completion of the course, successful completion of the degree you can original research project, which represents you will be able to qualify as a diagnostic register as a qualified physiotherapist. the culmination of your three years of study. radiographer with the Health and Care This research study aims to equip you with Professions Council (HCPC). the necessary skills for ongoing professional “The wide variety of practical and development and evidence-based practice. theoretical work means each day is Upon successful completion of the course, different! It could range from massage, “Placement is a brilliant opportunity to you will be eligible to apply for registration as a dissection and electrotherapy to put my learning into practice and build my Therapeutic Radiographer with the Health and hydrotherapy, body paint . . . and so confidence.” Care Professions Council. much more!” Lleucu Walters, Radiography Lizzie Russell, Physiotherapy “I love studying radiotherapy at Cardiff because it’s a combination of academic and clinical learning. You could be studying BSc Radiotherapy and Oncology BSc Diagnostic Radiography the oncology of an organ one week and the and Imaging Our Radiotherapy and Oncology programme is next week you’ll be putting your knowledge ranked 1st in the UK (as an institution offering to practice in department.” Our Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging radiotherapy and oncology under the category Sophie Johannson, Radiotherapy programme is ranked 1st in Wales and 4th in of radiography) in The Times Good University the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good Guide 2020. Both the Health and Care University Guide 2020. Professions Council (HCPC) and Society and Our full-time programme is accredited by the College of Radiographers accredit us. Society and College of Radiographers, and the

www.cardiff.ac.uk/healthcare-sciences 9391 History, Archaeology Year abroad Professional and Religion placement

Why choose History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University?

We provide dynamic and 96% You can apply to spend a supportive teaching across an of our graduates are in year abroad on a wide range of exciting range of complementary employment and/or further study our programmes. subjects. six months after graduating.*

A flexible curriculum More than 70% There is an opportunity to study part of your lets you tailor your degree of our submitted research History and Welsh History degree through the was rated as “internationally medium of Welsh. to your interests. * To find out more visit: excellent” or “world-leading”. www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol

9492 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements History, and Religion Archaeology UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Single honours Ancient History: ABB-BBB Ancient History (BA) Archaeology BA and BSc: BBB-BBC (Three years) V110 Conservation: BBB-BBC Ancient and Medieval History (BA) History (single honours): ABB (Integrated programme) Modern History and Politics: ABB (Three years) V116 Religion and Theology: BBB-BBC Archaeology (BA) Joint honours programmes with History: range from AAB to ABB (see information on (Three years) F400 individual degree programmes). Other degree programmes within the School: range from AAB to BBB. Archaeology (BSc) WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted (Three years) F402 in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Archaeology and Ancient History (BA) IB: 28-36 points including scores of 5/4 at Higher Level. (Integrated programme) Joint honours with History: 30-34 points, to include 6 in history at Higher Level. (Three years) VVC4 History: 30-34 points, to include 6 in History at Higher Level and 6 in another Archaeology and Medieval History (BA) subject at Higher Level. (Integrated programme) BTEC: Single honours: DDM-DMM Humanities or Social Science. Any other BTEC subject if (Three years) VV1K combined with an A-Level excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. Conservation of Objects in Museums and Joint honours: See website. Archaeology (BSc) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are (Three years) F482 welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Please contact us History (BA) for further information. An A in Extended Project Qualification will be accepted in combination (Three years) V100 with A level grades listed above. Please check individual degree criteria on our website for more details. History with Welsh History (BA) (Three years) V1V2 All degrees GCSE requirements (or equivalent): GCSE English Language at grade C or grade 4. Modern History and Politics See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. (BScEcon) (Three years) LV21 Religion and Theology (BA) (Three years) V6V6

Joint honours Careers Applications information Ancient History and History (BA) A humanities degree is relevant for a Typical places: 300 (Three years) V117 very wide variety of careers, particularly Typical applications: 1,650 Ancient History and industry and business, the Civil Service Religious Studies (BA) and local government, law, journalism (Three years) VVQ1 and the media, where employers are looking for people who are articulate, Archaeology and Religious Find out more capable of both thinking for themselves Studies (BA) and tackling problems intelligently. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses (Three years) VV64 Our graduates also choose careers Download the School brochure: History and Archaeology (BA) in related fields as professional www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug (Three years) VV14 archaeologists, museum or archive Admissions enquiries: History and Religious Studies (BA) specialists, teachers and lecturers. Archaeology: Dr Richard Madgwick (Three years) VV61 Most Conservation graduates remain History: Dr Bronach Kane within their chosen field. Ancient History: Dr Louis Rawlings Other joint honours BA – see page 146 Job roles Conservation: Ancient History and another humanities Broadcast journalist, lawyer, field Dr Nicola Emmerson / subject archaeologist, care of collections Professor David Watkinson officer, solicitor, radio producer, Archaeology and another humanities Religious Studies: Dr Michael Munnik subject assistant chaplain and teacher. Employers Tel: (029) 2087 4470 History and another humanities or +44 (0)29 2087 4470 social science subject Local government departments, universities, public libraries plus Email: [email protected] Religious Studies and another organisations such as the Church CardiffUniHistoryArchaeology humanities or social science subject in Wales, British Museum, Historic Religion England and Cadw, and the Department for Education. @CUHistArchRel

www.cardiff.ac.uk/history-archaeology-religion 9593 You have growing freedom of choice of Curious about the human BA/BSc Archaeology experience across millennia and modules, with the core modules of History in Practice (year one), Approaches to History Investigate the material remains of past cultures, we are seeking to better and Exploring Historical Debate (year two). societies and cultures from the earliest understand our past to illuminate You choose further modules each year, humans to the present day. Equipping you our present and improve our culminating in your choice of three advanced with both practical and academic skills, our future. optional modules, including a dissertation in respected programmes can open up careers your final year. within the heritage sector and beyond. We offer the opportunity for single honours We focus on the archaeology of the British students to spend a year studying abroad in an BA History with Welsh History Isles, Europe, the Mediterranean and Egypt. exciting range of countries across the globe. Explore Wales’ dynamic modern history You can choose our BA or BSc option. A well-resourced School, we have a strong within a global context. Offering an in-depth BSc Archaeology places a stronger emphasis record of excellent research-inspired teaching, understanding of the history of Wales and the on scientific and practical elements, but the which is reflected in all our student satisfaction Welsh, our respected programme enables degree structures are very similar. surveys and in the supportive learning you to reflect upon the country’s international You can combine the study of specific environment in the School. contribution. Teaching in a number of modules periods - from the origins of agriculture in is available in Welsh. early prehistory to the archaeology of Egypt, BA History Greece, the Romans, Vikings and medieval Investigate past worlds and processes BA Ancient History Britain - with the acquisition of practical of change by examining key events and skills. All studies take place in purpose-built Explore ancient civilisations over two millennia personalities from 1,500 years of history. lecture theatres and teaching laboratories, from the Bronze Age to the rise of Islam, with additional access to our specialist You will re-evaluate existing understandings stretching from Ancient Greece and Rome to bioarchaeology and materials analysis of the past to create new and original Mesopotamia, Iran and the Silk Route. laboratories. interpretations of your own. We enhance and Dedicated to the understanding of past extend your historical knowledge and skills We place a strong focus on practical modules, societies through the interpretation of from the medieval to the modern. including bioarchaeology, artefact analysis, ancient evidence, this degree explores visual, illustration, forensics and surveying. You will You develop skills as an independent thinker epigraphic and archaeological material. undertake at least eight weeks of funded and learner, enabling you to research topics It develops knowledge and critical practical placement, usually on an excavation comprehensively and interpret original sources understanding of the political, social, economic or in a museum within the UK or overseas. from a diversity of places and periods. and cultural structures of these ancient You will also undertake your own research, Taught by leading academics, you can explore Near Eastern and Mediterranean societies. investigating a chosen topic of interest the history of societies in diverse parts of the Unusual in the UK, our programme also allows (independent archaeological study in year globe, including Europe (particularly Britain, you to discover the Levant and Egypt, Persia two), potentially progressing to a dissertation France and Germany), China, India and Russia. and the Byzantine Empire. For us, social option in your final year. Topics range from the Nazi New Order in the and cultural topics are just as important Fundamentally, we encourage you to develop a twentieth century to the British civil wars of the as historical periods and political history. critical attitude, founded upon sound practical seventeenth, from medieval sexuality to the You’ll encounter fascinating themes with experience - you will become an archaeologist cultural consequences of World War One, and contemporary relevance, from warfare, gender, by doing archaeology, not just reading about from 18th century crime and punishment to religion, art and literature to medicine and it, and gain wide-ranging skills valued by the economic history of 20th century Europe. science. Particularly popular is the reception employers. of antiquity in popular culture, from gaming to fashion and cinema.

Located next to the Arts and Social Studies Library in the John Percival Building, our facilities include purpose-built laboratories for those studying archaeology or conservation, as well as a range of photographic and drawing facilities, and specialist conservation and religious studies libraries.

CardiffConnected “The calibre of the tutors and lecturers at Cardiff is incredible. I wanted to do a joint honours course because it meant I would get to continue studying the two subjects I love the most, and Cardiff has great English and history departments. I was able to spend my entire second year at the University of Connecticut, which allowed me to study US and Native American history where it all happened. It was a truly incredible opportunity!”

Enfys, English Literature and History (BA)

9694 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses BSc Conservation of Objects in History, and Religion Archaeology Museums and Archaeology

Our vocational programme offers a blend of science and art, focusing on the study and preservation of cultural objects. Providing a first-step into conservation, our programme is led by an expert team with a global reputation. You learn to co-ordinate the scientific investigation of artefacts and understand more about their composition and technology. You study the structure, decay and conservation of cultural materials, progressing into practical work treating a wide variety of archaeological and historical artefacts from museums, excavations and historic houses across the UK, ranging from everyday 20th century objects to artefacts created millennia ago. You will have access to a suite of analytical facilities, including electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared BA Religion and Theology Studying abroad microscopy. You can apply to study abroad for a year In our richly rewarding degree you will explore One of the most rewarding aspects of our in a wide range of destinations, including the histories, cultures and beliefs of both major programme is an eight-week museum or universities in the USA, Canada and across and less well known traditions, taking your archaeological unit placement in the UK or Europe, on all degrees taught entirely within pick of thematic, historical, textual and social abroad. the School. Study abroad options vary for scientific approaches. joint honours programmes. Please check the BA Ancient and Medieval History You can tailor your own programme, where you website for the latest information. combine thematic, social scientific, linguistic and historical approaches, addressing both the Methods of teaching BA Archaeology and Ancient history and basic beliefs of religious traditions We place value on small teaching groups and History and their thematic study, from religion in tutorials, and on contact with you. We believe the media to mythology in modern cinema. that seminars and tutorials are an essential BA Archaeology and Medieval Examining religious history and culture across part of learning, allowing you to develop your History a broad spectrum, you will also consider the skills in setting out your ideas and arguments political and social dimensions of religion, and communicating your knowledge. Our integrated programmes allow you to from gender and sexuality to warfare and These skills are further developed through our investigate the past and benefit from leading social ethics. wide range of assessment methods. experts in two complementary disciplines. Bringing a wealth of expertise across themes Our modules equip you with the skills to and religious traditions, our academics share Methods of assessment interpret a broad range of evidence by the latest thinking in the classroom, including Many of the modules we teach lead to written adopting different methodological approaches. their own cutting-edge research. Our research examination papers, but a range of other expertise is particularly strong in Asian assessment methods are used. Most degree BScEcon Modern History and religions; the origins of Christianity, Judaism programmes include a final year dissertation, Politics and Islam; and Islam in the contemporary and most include a substantial element world. Our degree offers a rare chance to of coursework assessment. Presentation Investigate the great political problems of the study scriptural languages (such as Sanskrit, skills form part of the assessment on some past and present informed by their historical Greek and Arabic), for those with an interest in modules. Continuously assessed laboratory context. studying the original text. work is used in Archaeology and Conservation. This integrated degree allows you to engage Admissions procedure with a wide range of subject areas from the Further information modern world through a generous choice of We base the majority of our admissions option modules on historical and political Joint honours degree decisions on UCAS applications only. themes. Jointly taught with the School of Law Some applicants with unique circumstances and Politics, our broad-ranging programme is programmes may be asked to come to an interview. designed to develop a critical understanding of For further information about our wide range of If you apply, and are made an offer, you will pressing issues in modern public life. joint honours degree programmes, please also be invited to one of our Open Days between see page 146. January and March. Part-time study We offer part-time routes in our single honours degrees.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/history-archaeology-religion 9795 Journalism, Media and Culture

Why choose Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University?

2nd in the UK for the world- leading quality and impact of 96% 89% our communication, cultural and of our graduates are in of our REF 2014 research was media studies research.* employment and/or further study rated ‘internationally excellent’ or six months after graduating.* ‘world-leading’.* Source: REF 2014.

We have been ranked the The Guardian ranks us as the 4th best communications and 3rd best school in the UK for There are scholarship opportunities for students media studies school in Europe.* Journalism and Public Relations.* choosing to study part of their course through the medium of Welsh. Source: QS World Rankings by subject Source: Guardian University league tables To find out more visit: 2019. 2020. www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol

9896 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Journalism, Media and Culture UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-levels: Single honours Single honours: Media, Journalism and Culture (BA) R5V2 ABB: No specific subjects. Journalism and 0N3D Joint honours: Communications (BA) Offers for joint honours are normally the same as for single honours, except when one subject Media and Communications (BA) 3M7D requires higher grades than the other. BA in Journalism, Media and English Literature requires AAB, including an A in English Joint honours Literature, or English Literature and Language, or Creative Writing. Journalism, Communications J323 General studies is not accepted. and Politics (BA) WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Journalism, Media and PQ53 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. English Literature (BA) IB: 33 points (including 6 points in English) or 665 at Higher Level. Journalism, Media LP35 BTEC: DDM in all Arts, Science, Humanities and Social Science subjects. and Sociology (BA) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are Welsh and Journalism (BA) PQ55 welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. International students should have achieved an overall IELTS score of 7 (with a sub-score of 6.5 in writing and 6 in all other sub-scores) or similar evidence of strong English language proficiency.

Applications information Typical places: 180 Typical applications: 1,000

Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions tutor: Dr Ross Garner Tel: (029) 2087 5475 / (029) 2087 4187 +44 (0)29 2087 5475 Email: [email protected] Welsh language admissions tutor: Sian Morgan Lloyd Tel: (029) 2087 6843 +44 (0)29 2087 6843 Your studies with us will provide you with a cardiffjomec @CardiffJomec Why choose Journalism, Media and Culture highly sought after education at Cardiff University? Careers Job roles Recent examples of entry level jobs Having progressed from entry-level Many of our graduates progress include: content author, digital media jobs our alumni now hold numerous onto postgraduate journalism and executive, social media policy advisor, media and administration roles. communications degrees, available at the research intern, editorial intern, reporter, Job examples include: TV producer, University and elsewhere, and from there PR assistant, policy intern, campaign business entrepreneur, fashion designer, to various jobs in the media. executive, teaching assistant, project copywriter, PR executive, blogger, teacher manager, SEO copywriter and writer. and journalist.

CardiffConnected “Getting to know so many passionate lecturers allowed me to access a wide variety of perspectives and the variety of modules allows you to tailor your degree to your own interests. I got the chance to learn and do research around topics that matter to me, all in an intellectually stimulating environment.” Sofia, Media, Journalism and Culture (BA)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-and-culture 9997 Our degree programmes highest academic standards, coupled with You will achieve this by engaging with major study the many facets of dynamic presentation and team-working skills. thinkers, debates and intellectual paradigms within the field. journalism, media, culture and BA Media, Journalism and Culture communications, in an era of This degree aims to ensure that, following your BA Journalism, Communications globalisation. The excellent time studying with us, you will have become and Politics quality of our teaching, research both a critically aware citizen and a well- This joint honours degree is delivered in and scholarship and its value informed consumer in our media-saturated partnership by the School of Journalism, Media to our graduates is recognised society. and Culture and the School of Law and Politics. across the world. We begin with the assumption that in order It offers you the opportunity to explore the to understand modern society, we need to current debates in media studies and political Within the UK, we are ranked fourth best understand the central role that media and the science. This degree analyses and reflects for journalism and public relations by the cultural industries play in that society. upon changes to both politics and policy Guardian. Across Europe, we are ranked sixth, You will study the production, content and driven by the growth of social media, the and, globally, twenty-fifth for communications reception of media and the cultural industries, communications industry and the 24/7 news and media studies by the latest QS World with particular emphasis on understanding the cycle. You will benefit from teaching led by University Rankings by Subject. social production and circulation of meanings experts in the fields of journalism and media In the heart of the city and ideas. studies on the one hand and political science and government on the other. The School’s home is a state-of-the-art building You will develop skills in the close analysis of in Cardiff’s Central Square, situated alongside different media texts, including print, visual, national broadcaster BBC Wales and in close audio and moving images. While you are able BA Journalism, Media and proximity to other media organisations. Our to take a number of more practical modules, English Literature world-class facilities enhance our industry- the emphasis of the degree is academic and analytical. This joint honours degree is delivered by academic interface, putting us at the heart of a the School of English, Communication and vibrant media environment, in the city centre. Philosophy and the School of Journalism, BA Journalism and Media and Culture. The degree examines the Your study experience Communications We are proud that our staff include some of media in its growth and historical and cultural the world’s leading writers, researchers and The aim of this degree is to provide you with significance in shaping our lives, whilst also thinkers in the fields of journalism, media an analytical and practical understanding of offering a critical analysis of a range of texts and communication. They work alongside journalism and communications and their from different periods, together with the professional colleagues who have enjoyed integral role in both historical and present day exploration of complex ideas. outstanding careers in journalism, the cultural contexts. and creative industries, or public relations. In You will develop academic, professional and BA Journalism, Media and Sociology the 2019 National Student Survey, we achieved digital literacies that are invaluable in the This joint honours degree is delivered in an overall student satisfaction rating of 90%. workplace and, while you are able to take a partnership by the School of Social Sciences You will be assigned a personal tutor for the number of practical modules, the emphasis of and the School of Journalism, Media and duration of your degree. Meetings with your the degree is academic and analytical. Culture. It offers you the opportunity to explore tutor will be used to discuss your academic We will expect you to produce digital portfolios current debates in sociological concepts progress, provide feedback and advice, and and practice journalistic writing skills across and methods, communications and media make future plans. All our degrees also offer a number of platforms including online, studies. This modern degree enables you to several optional modules taught through the broadcast, print and magazines. You will also make sense of society and the role of mass medium of Welsh. pitch ideas for new editorial products and communications in an era of globalisation and Quality research businesses, and in doing so you will use a social change. variety of digital tools to produce graphics, Research quality is measured in the UK by the blogs and social media campaigns. Government’s Research Excellence Framework. BA Welsh and Journalism In the last assessment exercise, we were You have the opportunity to study joint honours ranked second in the country for our media and BA Media and Communications Welsh and journalism, through the medium communication research, which is recognised This degree will help you to understand the of Welsh, with this unique course. It has been internationally as one of our major strengths. historical and cultural basis behind the study of designed in response to the high demand for Career prospects both the media and cultural industries and the graduates with Welsh language and journalistic The nationally recognised Destinations of importance of their roles in modern society. skills. The course will combine academic Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey You will learn how participatory access to the rigour and analysis with the opportunity for found more than 96% of our graduates were in sites of public culture and communication are work experience and practical extra-curricular employment or further study six months after distributed along the axes of social division, activities. The course aims to produce graduation. such as disability, class, ethnicity, gender, graduates with a thorough academic and practical understanding of the Welsh language, Your studies with us will provide you with a nationality and sexuality. its literature and culture, a high level of skill in highly sought-after media and communications You will develop critical and analytical thinking written and spoken Welsh and well-developed education, which includes the ability to skills in a variety of areas, including film, employability and creative skills relevant to research, write and critique according to the television and popular music studies. modern Wales.

10098 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Law

Professionally accredited

Law Year abroad

Why choose Law at Cardiff University?

Practise and develop your Law at Cardiff University was 95% employability skills via our ranked 1st in Wales. of our graduates are in pro bono partnerships with Source: The Times/Sunday Times employment and/or further study charities, lawyers and voluntary Good University Guide 2020. * six months after graduating. organisations.

We offer LLB Law students the opportunity 100% to spend a year working as paralegals. of our submitted research The placement year is paid yet credit There are scholarship opportunities for students bearing and provides an excellent was classed as ‘international choosing the Welsh medium options on their standard’ with classed degree course. opportunity to build employability skills, 84% To find out more visit: develop practical legal knowledge and as ‘internationally excellent’ or www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol network with legal professionals. ‘world-leading’.*

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics 10199 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Law (LLB) M100 Law: AAB-ABB. Law and French (LLB) RM11 Law and French: AAB-ABB (to include grade B in French). Law and Welsh: AAB-ABB (to include grade B in Welsh first language). Law and Criminology (LLB) M190 Law and Criminology/Politics/Sociology: AAB-ABB. Law and Politics (LLB) ML12 There are no specific subjects required. Please check our website for more information. Law and Sociology (LLB) ML13 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Law and Welsh (LLB) MQ15 IB: 35 points or 666 at Higher Level. BTEC: DDD-DDM. For Law with French DD plus grade B in A-level French. For Law and Welsh DD plus grade B in Welsh first language A-level. Other: Applications from those offering alternative qualifications are welcome. Please contact us for more information. All degrees GCSE requirements (or equivalent): GCSE English language at grade B or grade 6. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

We offer LLB Law students (M100) the Applications information opportunity to apply to Typical places: 300 Typical applications: 2,300 study abroad. Study currently takes place in Madrid, Prague Find out more or Warsaw at one of www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses our European partner Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions enquiries: Tel: (029) 2087 6102 +44 (0)29 2087 6102 institutions through the Email: [email protected] medium of English. cardifflawschool @CardiffLaw

Careers We work in partnership with lawyers, Our students have: Our graduates occupy key positions in charities and voluntary organisations to • helped overturn two convictions at the the legal profession, business, industry give you the opportunity to practise and Court of Appeal through their work as and government in the UK, the European extend your skills through a variety of pro part of the Cardiff Innocence Project Union and beyond. To assist you in your bono schemes. • reclaimed thousands of pounds for career planning, we have a dedicated In 2019 our work, which provides vital individuals and/or families who have law careers advisor, and we provide a legal assistance to those in need, was paid private nursing home fees comprehensive careers programme. recognised at the annual LawWorks Pro • provided legal support for rugby clubs Bono Awards where we were awarded and players ‘Best Contribution by a Pro Bono Clinic’. • supported vulnerable adults who have been arrested.

CardiffConnected “I have always been passionate about criminal law as I believe the criminal justice system has an irreplaceable role to play in maintaining the law and order of a society. When I first heard about the Cardiff Innocence Project, I learned that the system, which should serve as a safety net for society, is sometimes flawed and that people can be failed by it. I couldn’t bear to see the consequence of a miscarriage of justice upon innocent people and their families and this is why I decided to use the knowledge I have to help.”

Justin, LLM and Bar Professional Training Course

102100 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses The School of Law and Politics Year two Year abroad Law has an outstanding reputation • Crime, Law and • Media Law Your year abroad will be spent studying Society • Miscarriages of French law in the law faculty of a partner for first-class teaching, • Discrimination and Justice: The Cardiff university (these currently include Amiens, underpinned by internationally Law Innocence Project Nantes, Rennes or Toulouse). At Amiens and renowned research. • Evidence • Sociology of Law Nantes, there is the opportunity to study for • French Law • Tort the Licence en Droit (French national Law You will be taught by world-leading experts • Land Law • Welsh Devolution degree) and obtain a double diploma in four and have the opportunity to gain hands-on • Legal Practice: years. Should you wish not to take the Licence experience of the law through a wide range of Foundation Skills en Droit, you will combine the study of some clinical legal education modules and pro bono modules in French law with the completion of a Year three activities in which you encounter real-life legal dissertation in French comparing an aspect of • Commercial Law • Law and challenges. We have excellent rates of student English and French law. satisfaction and provide an intellectually • Company Law Governance in Practice: Work stimulating, supportive and friendly place in • Dissertation Final year Placement Module which to study. • Environmental Law On your return to Cardiff University, you will and Justice • Law and Literature continue to study French language and at least All our LLB programmes equip you with the • Equity and Trusts • Law in the one module in English law. Alternatively, you will knowledge to proceed to the next phase of Community: clinical • Family Law have a choice of further modules in English law training to become a solicitor or barrister in legal education • Global Problems and/or aspects aspects of French culture and England and Wales. As well as the traditional projects and Legal Theory society. LLB degree, we offer LLB degrees in Law • Law of the EU • Healthcare, Ethics and Criminology, Law and Politics, Law and • Legal History and Law Sociology, and Law and Welsh, and a four-year • Sports Law LLB Law and Welsh • Human Rights Law LLB degree in Law and French. • Intellectual Property The LLB degree in Law and Welsh enables you These multidisciplinary programmes involve to combine study of Law and Welsh and to close integration between law and the partner Please note: Land Law, Tort, EU Law and consider legal issues of particular relevance discipline and draw on the strengths and Equity and Trusts are foundational modules to the modern legal system of Wales. You will specialisations of the University as a whole. essential for those wishing to go into legal study 120 credits in each year, with 80 credits practice. in Law and 40 credits from the School of LLB Degree in Law Welsh. This is a three-year honours degree LLB Law and French Year one programme. Year one comprises 120 credits of We were one of the first UK universities to You will study 120 credits: 40 from the compulsory modules. Years two and offer the opportunity of combining the study School of Welsh and 80 in contract law, legal three each comprise 120 credits of modules of English law not just with French language foundations, public law and criminal law. to be chosen from a list of optional subjects. but also French Law and legal system. Years two and three The final honours classification is based on There are compulsory subjects in year two; the year two and final year examinations. The combination, over a four year programme is an excellent preparation for work in an currently these are Datganoli yng Nghymru A variety of methods of assessment are international context, whether in industry, and Yr Iaith ar Waith. In year three, you choose adopted in different modules, ranging from commerce, diplomacy or legal practice. your remaining modules from a wide range of unseen written examination papers to Academically, the comparison of differing legal options in the School of Law and Politics and coursework assessment. The course structure traditions widens intellectual horizons and the School of Welsh. is as follows: deepens appreciation of basic legal concepts Year one and practices. This programme involves a year LLB Law and Politics Modules in contract law, legal foundations, abroad which you will study French law with LLB Law and Sociology public law and criminal law. an opportunity to gain a Licence en Droit - the LLB Law and Criminology Years two and three French national Law degree. In each year of the degree programme, you In years two and three, you pursue modules Year one will study modules to the value of 120 credits. amounting to 120 credits in each year, chosen You will study 120 credits: 40 are French You will take 80 credits in law with the 40 from the list of optional subjects normally language modules and 80 are law modules remaining credits taken in either sociology, available for that year of study. This list is (Contract Law, Legal Foundations, Public Law criminology or politics and international kept under review on an annual basis. and Criminal Law). relations modules, depending on which subject This academic year, for example, the you have opted for. options available are: Year two This year includes an advanced course in The optional law modules in years two and French language and compulsory modules in three are chosen from the list of subjects both French public and private law which will available in the year in question. The non-law introduce you to key aspects of French legal modules are chosen from those offered by the methods. You will also continue your study of School of Social Sciences and the Department key foundational subjects in English law (tort of Politics and International Relations. and land law).

www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics 103101 We offer a wide range of Law degree programmes, all of which rank as qualifying degrees for legal practice in England and Wales

Year one The Bar Standards Board will continue to Professional legal training: You will study 120 credits: 40 relate to require the study of the foundational modules We are the only Russell Group University that criminology, politics or sociology, and 80 are in before progressing to vocational training for currently offers the full range of courses to law: contract law, legal foundations, public law the Bar. prepare students for professional practice. and criminal law. Changes for those who wish to become We have built a reputation over many years for our high quality provision which is well Years two and three solicitors are more significant. From September regarded by the legal profession. 120 credits are taken in each year with 80 2021, you will be required to sit a centralised credits in law modules and the remaining online examination, the Solicitors Qualifying We currently provide the LLM Legal Practice modules in criminology, sociology or politics Exam (SQE). This means that you are no longer Course for graduates wishing to become and international relations. required to take the foundational modules solicitors. Subject to validation, from as part of your Law degree. However, these September 2020, we will offer the LLM- The non-law modules must be chosen from modules cover subjects which are examined in Bar Training Course for graduates wishing those in Criminology or Sociology offered by the the SQE, which means it will be beneficial for to pursue a career at the Bar (this course School of Social Sciences, or in Politics offered you to study them. replaces the LLM Bar Professional Training by the Department of Politics and International Course). Relations. Further details can be obtained from Postgraduate studies For those who do not wish to pursue a these academic schools. Postgraduate study in the School of Law and master’s degree, we also offer the Legal Politics can take one of three forms: Changes in programme Practice Course (LPC) and, subject to In all degree programmes, the list of available Postgraduate taught study: validation, the new Bar Training Course (BTC) modules is kept under review. We reserve We offer a broad based LLM programme which will be available from September 2020. the right to add and delete subjects when leading to the degree Master of Laws. You can We also offer the Graduate Diploma in necessary. choose to pursue either non-specialised legal Law (GDL), which is the current conversion study or one of our specialised programmes in: qualification enabling non-law graduates to Exemption from professional • Canon Law progress to the professional stage of training. examinations • European Legal Studies Welsh language provision Until recently, the regulatory bodies for • Governance and Devolution We offer core and optional modules through solicitors and barristers (The Solicitors • Human Rights Law the medium of Welsh in all LLB programmes. Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards • Intellectual Property Law This provides you with the necessary skills and Board) have required students to obtain a • International Commercial Law knowledge to work in the legal world in Wales, Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) to progress • Legal Aspects of Medical Practice enhance your legal knowledge and develop through to subsequent vocational stages on • Legal and Political Aspects of International communication skills that can be applied to the route to legal practice. All LLB Programmes bilingual and multilingual environments. at the School of Law and Politics allow you to Affairs study the foundational modules necessary to • Shipping Law Postgraduate research study: obtain the QLD. • Social Care Law We offer opportunities for full and part-time study leading to MPhil/PhD degrees. However, the path to professional qualification is undergoing changes.

104102 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Professionally Mathematics accredited Mathematics Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Mathematics at Cardiff University?

Our programmes are accredited We offer a year abroad to meet the educational programme and a professional Our programmes are flexible, requirements of the Chartered placement programme so you allowing you to specialise in your Mathematician designation can develop your mathematical area of interest as you progress awarded by the Institute of knowledge in different through the course. Mathematics and its Applications. environments.

100% of students on both Our intellectually exciting degrees MMath Mathematics and BSc produce graduates with key Mathematics, Operational There are scholarship opportunities for students employability skills who are in Research and Statistics with a choosing to study part of their course through demand in both the public and the medium of Welsh. Placement Year were satisfied To find out more visit: private sectors. with their course.* www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol Source: 2019 National Student Survey.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/mathematics 105103 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level Mathematics (MMath) All single honours programmes: AAB-ABB including a minimum grade A in Maths. (Four years) G101 BA (joint honours Music): ABB including a minimum grade A in Maths and grade B in Music. (Five years) (with a Year Abroad) G104 All joint honours applicants with music are expected to have gained or show evidence of Mathematics (BSc) working towards Grade 8 in one instrument or voice. Grade 8 Practical plus grade 8 Theory (Three years) G100 may be accepted in lieu of A-level music. (Four years) (with a Placement Year) G105 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu (Four years) (with a Year Abroad) G103 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Mathematics, Operational IB: 36-34 points or 666-665 in 3 Higher Level subjects, to include 6 in Higher level maths Research and Statistics (BSc) or Higher Level maths Analysis and Approaches. Higher Level maths Applications and (Three years) G991 Interpretations will be considered on a case-by-case basis but is not accepted as standard for (Four years) (with a Placement Year) G990 entry. (Four years) (with a Year Abroad) GG23 BTEC: DD plus grade A in A-level Maths. Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics (MMORS) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are (Four years) 252D welcome as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. (Five years) (with a Placement Year) G901 (Five years) (with a Year Abroad) 252F All degrees AS-level: Except for Mathematics, two AS subjects may be considered in lieu of a third A-level. Financial Mathematics (BSc) (Three years) I5R4 GCSE requirements (or equivalent): (Four years) (with a Placement Year) I5R6 GCSE English Language at grade C or grade 4. (Four years) (with a Year Abroad) I5R5 See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

Joint honours Mathematics and Music (BA) (Three years) GW13 (Four years) (with a Year Abroad) GW31 Applications information Accreditation Typical places: 200 Typical applications: 800 Courses are accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). Find out more Careers www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug The School of Mathematics boasts Dr Jon Gillard excellent links with industry and enjoys Admissions tutor: an active and targeted programme of Email: [email protected] careers events throughout the academic Admissions Enquiries: Caroline Frame-Morgan year. We organise regular Placement Tel: (029) 2087 4811 +44 (0)29 2087 4811 workshops to help you secure your ideal placement, and “Work@1” lunchtime Email: [email protected] sessions where we invite big names MathsCU @MathsCU from industry such as Lloyds Banking Group, Network Rail, Admiral and Welsh Government to give talks and meet with students. Our graduates are in high The School of Mathematics is moving into an exciting demand in both the public and private sectors, not only for their mathematical brand new purpose-built facility in the academic year 2021. capability, but also for their excellent Shared with the School of Computer Science and Informatics, communications skills and logical the new building has been designed in collaboration with thinking. Many of our graduates find themselves working in areas such students and lecturers to create interdisciplinary, flexible as finance, business consultancy, and creative workspaces, with innovative teaching areas and education, government, healthcare practices being a key feature. The School will still be located and defence, while others choose to continue their mathematical studies by close to the Students’ Union, two student residences and a undertaking an MSc or PhD programme. short walk from the city centre.

106104 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses The pursuit of mathematics is There is also a major piece of project work BSc Mathematics, Operational Mathematics in which you will undertake novel research. one of the oldest of intellectual Research and Statistics The course is ideal for students who want to activities. It pervades all gain a deeper understanding of mathematics, This BSc degree programme couples branches of science and has particularly if you are considering a research specialisation in statistics and operational significant relevance to the arts, career or want to work for a technological research with the study of the principles of humanities and social sciences. company. mathematics. Operational research leads on from decision mathematics and is based on Our degree programmes will equip you with BSc Mathematics the concept of mathematically finding and specialist numerical skills and develop your measuring high quality solutions to a real capacity for logical and analytical thought. The Mathematics BSc degree programme is problem or set of problems. These are qualities which are in demand our most flexible, as it allows you to choose across a broad range of stimulating and topics from the full range of subject areas The emphasis in the second and final rewarding careers. in mathematics: pure mathematics, applied years is on the application of statistics and mathematics, statistics, operational research operational research, particularly in industry Year one is similar for all of our degree and computing. and commerce. We have strong links with local programmes, and, in subsequent years, a wide The second and final years allow you to build organisations such as the Office for National range of modules are available, reflecting the Statistics and Welsh Government, who breadth of interests of the staff in the School. upon your interests, with a wide choice of specialised modules in subjects such as provide competitive placement opportunities Our research is truly interdisciplinary and coding theory and data compression, knots, for students on the professional placement we have provided solutions to contemporary mathematical programming, data mining, fluid programme. issues such as data security and hospital dynamics, official statistics and operational waiting times. We also have close links research. with industry, commerce and outside research centres through contract work and consultancies. MMORS Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics We provide an innovative and friendly environment and you will be allocated a Our four-year MMORS Mathematics, personal tutor to offer pastoral advice, Operational Research and Statistics course guidance and support and help you to offers you the opportunity to delve more deeply reflect upon your academic and personal into pure and applied mathematics, statistics development. and operational research than is possible on Students with any mathematical question can a BSc course and offers a strong grounding in get help either one-to-one or in a small group general mathematical theory and techniques. at the Maths Support drop-in service. This is Designed for those with an enquiring mind, available to all Cardiff University students. this degree provides a range of mathematics Our website will have the most up-to-date list modules designed to challenge and stimulate of modules that are currently available for each your academic curiosity. You will study pure degree programme. mathematics, statistics and operational research modules linked with optional MMath Mathematics modules from applied mathematics and This offers a more advanced level of computing. In later years, the focus is on mathematical training than is available in a advanced applications of modern statistics three-year programme. The modules offered and operational research theory. Throughout in the first three years of the programme are your studies, we support you to become an common to the three year degree programmes independent learner, able to effectively tackle in Mathematics. In your final year, the course unseen problems. develops research training and enhanced mathematical skills, especially in areas such as Financial mathematics is the study of mathematical analysis and fluid dynamics. the application of mathematics and computational techniques

CardiffConnected Krupa studied for the BSc Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics degree course and spent her placement year working with GlaxoSmithKline, a large pharmaceutical company, based at their site in Greenford, Middlesex. After graduation Krupa decided that she would embark on a career in the financial industry. She is now working as a trainee accountant for a large firm of chartered accountants who are sponsoring her while she studies for her professional qualifications.

Krupa, Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics (BSc)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/mathematics 107105 BSc Financial Mathematics Professional placement Project work You can spend your third year away from A project may replace one or two modules in In addition to a good understanding of university on a paid professional placement by the final year of any of our BSc single honours financial markets and institutions, modern enrolling on four-year versions of our degree degree programmes. Supervised project finance studies require competency in complex programmes. You will have support during work provides a valuable opportunity for you modelling techniques and mathematical and your second year to apply and prepare for to apply the knowledge and skills acquired statistical analysis, as well as knowledge of placements. These can be undertaken with a in your formal courses in the investigation innovative financial products, regulations and wide range of providers across industry and of a problem in mathematics, statistics or strategies. government, including many in the financial computing. This programme utilises theories and tools services, the pharmaceutical industry, retail, in mathematics, statistics and finance to and organisations such as the Office for focus on issues and topics relevant to the National Statistics. computational and market design side of As an employee, your work will be directly contemporary finance. The programme is supervised by the placement provider, and tailored to meet the needs of those interested we will monitor your academic progress. in complex systems, trading (in particular Students have recently completed placements high frequency trading), fund management, within organisations such as Lloyds Banking analytics and other far-ranging topics in the Group, Rolls-Royce, Ministry of Defence, world of finance. GlaxoSmithKline, Welsh Government, Deloitte, You will have excellent career opportunities and Air Traffic Control. in many areas of finance, including asset As a graduate with a year of placement management, hedging, trading, analysis and experience, you will have considerable investment banking. personal and professional skills in readiness for a competitive jobs market. Joint honours degree programme Year abroad BA Mathematics and Music As part of our four-year degree programmes Information about Music is available on you could spend the third year studying page 118. mathematics at a university abroad. We have agreements with a number of institutions across Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. You will have support to apply for your third year to be spent overseas and, in some cases, funding is available for travel and living costs. Please contact us for more details.

108106 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Medicine

Professionally accredited

Professional Medicine placement

Why choose Medicine or Medical Pharmacology at Cardiff University?

100% 100% of our Medicine 92% and 95% of our Medical satisfaction for our Medical of our Medicine students found Pharmacology students are in Pharmacology students. their course intellectually employment and/or further study (NSS 2019) stimulating. (NSS 2019) six months after graduating.*

99% Patient contact from as of our Medicine graduates found There is an opportunity to study part of your early as year one of our Medicine degree through the medium of Welsh, they had opportunities to apply Medicine degree. with scholarships opportunities also available. what they had learnt.* To find out more visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine 109107 Degree programmes/ Applications information UCAS codes Typical places: A100: 265 UK/EU and up to 25 international places. A101 and A102 Graduate Entry feeder stream Medicine: 40 places. A104: 16 places Medicine MBBCh Typical applications: The number of applications per A100 place is normally around 10:1. (Four years) A101 (Four years) A102 The ratio varies for other courses. (Five years) A100 (Six years) A104 Find out more Accreditation www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Admissions enquiries: These programmes are accredited by the Download the School brochure: Tel: (029) 2068 8113/8037 General Medical Council. www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Email: [email protected] CardiffC21 @CardiffMBBChC21

Typical Medicine entry requirements These typical requirements are for A101 and A102 Four-year Graduate Level subjects made up of a score of 7, 6, 6. guidance. Please check our website for Entry programme Additional requirements the latest information. Applicants who This is a specific four-year programme for University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT): receive an offer from us will always have applicants who are currently enrolled on For the A100 and A104 programmes you had an interview first. one of our four recognised feeder stream will be required to sit the UCAT any time programmes. Please see page 109 for A100 Five-year programme between July and October in the same year details of these courses. A small number GCSE (and equivalent): Please check our as application unless you have completed or of high-performing students who graduate website for the latest information. are committed to a degree. from the feeder stream programmes with A-level: AAA grades. These must include a 1st or 2:1 (Hons) degree, can apply to Find out more about the UCAT at Chemistry and Biology, but cannot include enter the second year of the five-year A100 www.ucat.ac.uk Critical Thinking and General Studies. MBBCh programme. Graduate applicants for A104 must also Applicants undertaking science A-levels GCSE (and equivalent): Please see website. have taken the UCAT. where a separate practical endorsement is A-level: BBB/ABC grades at A-level in any We do not have a minimum score for the reported will require a pass in this element. subjects acceptable to the feeder course UCAT, however the score may be used as WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced you plan to do first. General Studies and part of the selection process. Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted Critical Thinking are not accepted. Please Graduate Australian Medical School in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed refer to our admissions policy for full Admissions Test (GAMSAT): If you are above), excluding any specified subjects. information. applying to A100, A101 or A102 and have IB: Applicants require an overall total of 36 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced completed, or are committed to, a degree points (excluding theory of knowledge and Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted you must sit the GAMSAT instead of UCAT. the extended essay) for entry. A minimum in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed Your score must be available prior to an of 19 points must be achieved in the Higher above), excluding any specified subjects. offer of interview. Your GAMSAT score will Level subjects made up of a score of 7, 6, contribute to the decision to shortlist for A104 Six-year programme 6. Two sciences (from Chemistry, Biology, interview. Physics and either Maths or Statistics) must This six-year programme consists of a Find out more about the GAMSAT by visiting be offered at Higher Level. preliminary year followed by the standard www.gamsat.co.uk five-year Medicine course. It is designed for Graduate entry: Graduate entry (for the A100 Non-academic requirements: Applicants applicants without Biology and/or Chemistry programme) will be considered for candidates are assessed on non-academic criteria A-levels. A/AS-level, GCSE, WBA and IB entry who are predicted (or have achieved) a 1st using the information in their UCAS Personal standards are similar to those for the five-year or 2:1 (Hons) degree and in addition have Statement and Referee’s Report. programme. achieved a minimum of BBB/ABC at A-level We are looking for: GCSE and Level 2 WBA: Please see our and B in English Language, Mathematics and • insight into a career in Medicine website. Science at GCSE. Graduates must either have • evidence of experience and reflection in a A-level: You will need AAA in three subjects Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology at caring environment A2-level or have studied a degree course that at A-level. You can have either Biology or • evidence and reflection of personal provides a sufficient base in these sciences. Chemistry, but not both. You can also have responsibility Other: Applications from those offering neither. • evidence of a balanced approach to life equivalent/overseas qualifications are WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced welcome. International students without the Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted • evidence of self-directed learning. required subjects for A100 are encouraged in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed Applicants who are successful in both to apply for A104, provided they meet above), excluding any specified subjects. academic and non-academic assessment the minimum entry requirements for that IB: Applicants require an overall total of 36 will be invited to attend a multiple mini course. points (excluding theory of knowledge and interview (MMI). Please see: www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine/ the extended essay) for entry. A minimum courses for more information. of 19 points must be achieved in the Higher

110108 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses The School of Medicine is one • patients and clinical experience as the Five-year MBBCh Programme Medicine central focus of your learning of the largest medical schools (A100) • early and extensive clinical placements in a in the UK, with an international variety of healthcare settings across Wales This is the standard five-year programme reputation for teaching and • student-focused learning with a structured leading to the MBBCh degree. It is available to research. programme, including small group work, students who have appropriate science A-levels patient consultations, lectures, seminars, (or equivalent). Our MBBCh Medicine programme, which we self-directed and supported e-learning call C21, includes the latest learning and teaching techniques, to meet the health needs • teaching from internationally-renowned Four-year Graduate entry medicine of the public. As a Cardiff University student, researchers and clinicians MBBCh programme via feeder your learning will be focused on clinical cases, • extensive teaching facilities with a broad stream (A101 and A102) range of clinical skills and life sciences helping you to understand your patients’ needs A limited number of places on this programme learning resources while developing the skills and knowledge a are available to students who have doctor needs. • a final year, which we call our Harmonisation successfully completed one of four recognised Year, developed specifically to provide a three-year degree programmes: Degree programmes smooth transfer as you become a doctor • BSc (Hons) Medical Pharmacology Degree We offer four routes to MBBCh: • anatomy teaching using a variety of learning from Cardiff University (B210) • A100 standard five-year undergraduate methods, including dissection, prosections, programme and digital imaging. • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences Degree from Cardiff University (BC97) • A101 four-year Graduate Entry scheme We offer two innovative opportunities (via our specified feeder streams only) • BMedSci Degree from Bangor University immersed in more rural areas of Wales: • A102 four-year Graduate Entry scheme (B100) • A Community and Rural Education Route (via our specified feeder streams only), • BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences Degree from (CARER) which provides the opportunity for with all four years based in North Wales the University of South Wales (B901). a number of students to spend a year of (C21 North Wales) their education delivered in GP practices You will complete a three-week preparatory • A104 six-year programme (five years + and hospitals in North and Mid Wales. course then join year two of the A100 preliminary year for those with non-science Students on this scheme are currently based programme in Cardiff (A101) or North Wales A-levels). in Aberystwyth and Bangor (A102). (These are described in more detail in Although our programmes have different entry • C21 North Wales is our curriculum for A102 the year two, three, four and five entries later in points, they share a common core curriculum, students, who will have Bangor University this prospectus.) which offers: as their base. Their clinical focus is in north The preparatory course is designed to • an integrated approach, teaching thought- Wales and they graduate with a Cardiff introduce case-based learning and begin the provoking science in the context of clinical University MBBCh. development of your clinical skills. practice

Careers The School of Medicine Job roles: is based in the Cochrane Acute care, anaesthetics, cardiology, clinical academia, dermatology, emergency Building – a multi-million medicine, general practice, intensive care, medicine, neurology, occupational medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, pound development at the pathology, psychiatry, public health, surgery, radiology and more - careers in over 60 University’s Heath Park medical specialties are open to our graduates. campus, located on the site Employers of the University Hospital The NHS, general practices, Armed Forces, private health sector or voluntary sector, universities in the UK and around the world, with a wide variety of roles across society of Wales, one of the UK’s where medical knowledge or clinical skills are needed. largest teaching hospitals.

CardiffConnected “Studying medicine in Wales has truly been a great experience for me. From hands-on anatomy teaching and early clinical exposure to brilliant teaching in a huge range of facilities, Cardiff University offers it all! Studying at a leading research university means plenty of opportunity to get involved in cutting-edge research. We also spend a lot of time with patients and the med school supports us so that whatever we do, we can do it well. I can honestly call Wales a home away from home. With endless social events and societies (sports, cultural, arts, etc - you name it!) and everything from beaches and mountains to concerts and nightclubs, there is something for everyone. The cost of living here is quite low so we get to enjoy more for less! If I had the option again to study Medicine, Cardiff University would definitely be at the top of my list.” Ritty, Medicine

www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine 111109 • Small group sessions with facilitators will CARER - Community and Rural Six-year programme including be supported by interactive lectures, with Education Route preliminary year (A104) access to life science and clinical skills The Community and Rural Education Route This programme is available to students who resources (CARER) gives some students the opportunity have demonstrated high academic potential • Ethics and personal development, to spend year three embedded in a rural but who do not have the required science professionalism and patient contact are all community in Aberystwyth or Bangor. These background. During the preliminary year, you linked to the cases you are working on students have the opportunity to study the will study an Introduction to Medical Sciences • To give you real experience of such cases, same curriculum as their peers in Cardiff but in and a variety of other science-based modules. you will spend sessions most weeks seeing a different setting. Their learning is facilitated Modules include the biological and chemical patients with similar conditions in local by a small team of dedicated clinicians, fully sciences and mathematics plus a range of hospitals, general practices and other supported by Cardiff University and a local optional modules. Following satisfactory community-based services around South clinical educational supervisor. Student completion of the Preliminary Year, you will East Wales feedback on this programme is very positive. enter year one of the A100 programme. • Teaching will be based at our purpose-built Year five ‘Harmonisation Year’ (Phase 3) - About our programmes facilities in the Cochrane Building (located Preparing for practice on the site of the University Hospital Our MBBCh course emphasises learning with Year five, which we call ‘Harmonisation,’ of Wales, Cardiff) and at the School of patients, for patients. This will be put into prepares you to be a confident and competent Biosciences, as well as rotating through context from your first year, when you will F1 (Foundation doctor). regional Clinical Teaching and Learning spend time in clinical settings with patients. • This year, more time is spent on placement centres in Abergavenny, Cardiff, Bridgend, As your skills develop, you will see more than on campus. Your learning and Merthyr Tydfil and Newport. patients, with more complex conditions, assessment will be predominantly in the and become increasingly involved in your Years three and four (C21’s Phase 2) workplace, with additional sessions in patients’ care. Clinical placements take place - Learning to care simulation and small groups to refine your across the whole of Wales, in our teaching During these two years you will increase your clinical thinking and decision-making and community hospitals, plus over 230 understanding of the healthcare system and • Core learning on campus covers advanced general practices and at other community patient ‘pathways’, with the majority of your aspects of professionalism, communication, medical centres. Your skills and professional time now spent on clinical placements. teamworking, safe prescribing and practical behaviours are developed throughout the • Over these two years, six eight-week management of acutely unwell patients so curriculum, so that when you graduate you are placements across Wales will give you that you are ready to work as an F1 doctor. fully prepared for your career as a doctor. numerous clinical learning experiences You will be able to practise these advanced Our C21 course structure is as follows: and valuable exposure to life as a frontline skills on placement Years one and two (C21’s Phase 1) doctor. • You have three seven-to-eight week clinical - Core science and clinical practice • Your year three clinical placements focus on placements in community and hospital In Phase 1, you learn core science and how to acute care (‘Hospital Front Door’), looking settings across Wales. These are designed apply it to your clinical practice when treating after people with chronic conditions such to build your confidence, to allow you to patients. as diabetes, plus an Oncology placement practise clinical and prescribing skills and where you will learn about the care and to enhance your ability to work as part of Platform for clinical sciences treatment for patients with cancer. your clinical team. As year five progresses, From the start of year one we introduce you you will have increasing responsibility for the • In your fourth year, you will concentrate to the core knowledge, skills and behaviour assessment, investigation and treatment of on specialist and complex care. There expected of a doctor to prepare you for the your patients is particular emphasis on the elderly challenging and exciting programme of study patient and the specific medical needs • You also have an eight-week elective at a ahead. of children, women and the family plus destination of your choice, almost anywhere • Your first 12 weeks cover the basics of Clinical Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and in the world, to study aspects of Medicine anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, cell and Psychological Medicine. that capture your imagination molecular biology, immunology, microbiology • Working as part of a clinical team, you • Your Medicine course culminates with and pathology. You will also begin to develop will learn the essentials of excellent care, the Senior Student Assistantship (SSA), the fundamental communication, clinical becoming proficient at assessment and shadowing an F1 and being encouraged skills and professionalism required of a increasingly competent in the investigation, to directly manage patients under your doctor management and treatment of common supervising team. If you intend to work • There is an emphasis on small group disease. in Wales, SSA takes place in the hospital sessions, supported by lectures, laboratory where you will undertake your first F1 post; • Between placements, you’ll learn the work and sessions in the Anatomy Centre to if your F1 post is elsewhere, we will do our fundamentals of good medical practice back these up. best to find you a suitable placement. and the science you’ll need as a competent Clinical cases medic. You’ll also have expert teaching on The remainder of years one and two is based pathology, therapeutics, social sciences, on a series of clinical scenarios linking the ethics, and clinical and communication basic sciences to common clinical conditions. skills. • You will learn to address medical problems from first principles and develop your scientific reasoning skills

112110 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Medicine

Your skills and professional behaviour are developed throughout the curriculum

Tailoring your studies University is committed to working with Your assessments will support your learning Within our programmes we offer a range of European partners to ensure that students will and we will encourage you to use them as a opportunities to tailor your learning and study be able to undertake a period of study or work learning tool. The assessment methods we specific areas of Medicine in depth. abroad as part of their degree. use are all evidence-based, meaning that they have been tried and tested in other top medical These include: Intercalate schools around the world. We use a broad An intercalated degree enables you to focus Student Selected Components (SSCs) range of methodologies to allow for the diverse on an area of Medicine that interests you and SSCs in our Medicine programme let you academic strengths and different approaches earns you a BSc in addition to your MBBCh. explore areas of particular interest. Choosing to learning that students will have within a year your specialty, location and tutor allows you to Each year, approximately 100 medical group; these include written multiple choice- design a bespoke project tailored to your own students undertake an intercalating year like questions, coursework and projects, clinical aims and objectives. between years three to four or four to five, examinations and workplace-based tests. gaining a BSc of international academic Where possible, your clinical examinations will Opportunities to study abroad standard. We offer 14 degrees; you may have use real patients with real clinical problems. Elective the option to transfer to other UK universities We also use workplace-based assessment In your final year of study, you can apply for a in the UK, depending on the degree. to assess your clinical skills and clinical placement in the UK or almost anywhere else Our popular Modular Medical Intercalated performance, e.g. through portfolios and in the world. Your elective is part of the SSC Programme is designed to enhance your clinical logbooks that demonstrate your (Student Selected Components) programme, life-long learning skills, aid you in developing professionalism and your reflective learning. and is designed to develop your knowledge, research-based practice and facilitate your skills and attitudes beyond core learning. career development, especially if you have an You choose the country, the institution, the interest in medical research. specialty and your tutor. Spend some time in Postgraduate foundation a high-tech hospital in Australia or experience Assessment training and beyond the challenging medical conditions in Ethiopia Our assessments are designed to be Medical students graduating in 2024 . . . it’s your call. appropriate, realistic, fair, valid and reliable. will need to pass the Medical Licensing Erasmus+ Our assessment programme lets us, and you, Assessment (MLA) as part of their We encourage you to study abroad as part of see how you are progressing and helps us to medical school degree before they can your degree. Some year four students currently identify any students who begin to struggle join the medical register. More information take advantage of our Erasmus+ partnerships academically, so that we can put appropriate about this can be found at: www.gmc-uk. with medical schools across Europe for up support into place for them. Formative tests org/education/medical-licensing- to three months of their course. While the and constructive feedback provide regular assessment as well as in our brochure UK’s future association with the Erasmus+ opportunities to measure your progress and and on our website. programme currently remains unclear, Cardiff see how you are doing.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/medicine 113111 Medical Pharmacology BSc Year two Degree programmes/ Modules provide a broad coverage of drugs in UCAS codes Medical pharmacology is the study of the domains of neurotransmission, endocrine drugs and their effects on living systems. and paracrine cell signalling, haematology, Medical Pharmacology (BSc) B210 As such, medical pharmacology is at the the central nervous system, cardiovascular heart of modern Medicine. The Department pharmacology and chemotherapy. of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology teaches from the School of Medicine. Research and practical modules equip you Typical entry requirements with hands-on training in advanced laboratory These typical requirements are for This BSc (Hons) degree course is a modular techniques. Students interested in Graduate guidance. Please check our website for the three-year full-time programme offering an Entry Medicine follow a unique Clinical latest information. in-depth exploration of modern medical Anatomy module that utilises cadaveric A-level: AAB to include Chemistry and at pharmacology and provides specialised dissection to investigate the orientation, least one other science (preferably Biology) scientific training in internationally-recognised arrangement and function of the human body. or one mathematical subject. Applicants research laboratories. It aims to encourage undertaking science A-levels where a and develop your natural curiosity, ability to Year three - optional professional separate practical assessment is reported communicate, organisational and problem placement year (PPY) will require a pass in this element. solving skills and to prepare you to work An extended period in a working industrial/ WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced independently as well as in team situations. academic environment gaining invaluable Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted The programme produces graduates with a employability skills. Entry to the PPY is offered in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed detailed and comprehensive understanding once on the BSc course and not directly via above), excluding any specified subjects. of the biological effects and mechanisms UCAS. of action of a wide range of substances, in IB: 35 points (excluding theory of Final year knowledge and the extended essay). particular those used for the treatment of Studied in an intensive medical research- A minimum of 18 points must be achieved human diseases. led environment. Modules develop in the Higher Level subjects including a 6 in Appropriately-qualified students may also several selected areas in depth such as Chemistry and another science. be eligible to enter our four-year Medicine pharmacogenomics, neuropharmacology, BTEC: DD in Applied Science (Medical) plus (A101/A102) programme, directly after drug development and therapeutics, grade B in A-Level Chemistry. completing their Medical Pharmacology immunology, cancer and cardiovascular degree. Up to 10 places are available each Other: Applications from those offering biology and provide more practical experience year. (Please note: you cannot transfer to alternative equivalent/overseas in specialised techniques. One module is qualifications are welcome. Medicine after only one year of the BSc designed to develop skills of critical analysis course.) Other requirements in reading scientific papers and to promote GCSE (and equivalent): English or Welsh Year one the ability to present data accurately and Language (as applicable) and Maths at Studied in common with School of unambiguously. A key feature of the year is grade B or grade 6. See page 153 for Biosciences students following biomedical a substantial experimental or data analysis- information about GCSE equivalencies. degrees. You will acquire a sound based biomedical research project that Subsequent entry to the four-year understanding of chemical and biological promotes development of higher critical Graduate Entry Medicine Programme sciences: in particular biochemistry, applied and analytical skills. (A101 Cardiff/A102 North Wales): physiology and genetics, to help facilitate Final year students will also integrate with To be considered for entry into Medicine, understanding of how drugs work at a a number of medical students who are you must maintain a satisfactory academic molecular level. With regard to pharmacology, performance with an average final module undertaking a one-year Intercalated BSc you will be introduced to the scientific mark of 60% or higher in each year. In degree in Pharmacology, providing a valuable Why choose principles which define drug bioavailability year two of the BSc degree, students who platform for interdisciplinary peer-interaction. are eligible to apply for A101/A102 will and activity within the body. Modern Languages at Cardiff University? be expected to complete and pass a 20 Flagship teaching around drug therapeutics, Methods of assessment credit Clinical Anatomy module. While toxicology and abuse introduces the You will be formally assessed on completion in-course, they must also meet the criteria importance of self-directed study, evidence- of each module and, where appropriate, by for admission to the A101/A102 schemes based medical science (and practice), critical a continuous assessment element such as with regard to health, registration with the analysis and the bridge between molecular practical reports, essays and presentations. National Disclosure and Barring Service, and cellular pharmacology and the patient as the GAMSAT, attendance at an interview, an individual. Career opportunities a personal statement and provide a The graduate pharmacologist is sought satisfactory reference from their Medical by the pharmaceutical industry for posts Pharmacology personal tutor. in research and product development; by the governmental regulatory bodies; and Find out more by academic institutions for research and training. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Applications information Admissions enquiries: Typical places: 32 Tel: (029) 2074 2058 Typical applications: 200 +44 (0)29 2074 2058 Email: [email protected]

114112 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Modern Languages Modern Languages Year abroad

Why choose Modern Languages at Cardiff University?

With over 800 students and 60 academic staff, the School 95% Our Student Language offers a friendly, diverse of our graduates are in Ambassador scheme offers the environment. Personal tutors employment and/or further study opportunity to work in schools ensure support throughout the six months after graduating.* across South Wales. degree programme.

The Spanish Embassy and Goethe 100% Institute have satellite offices at our of our submitted research in School. We are home to the Confucius There is an opportunity to study part of your Institute and boast close links with REF 2014 was benchmarked as degree through the medium of Welsh. the Italian Cultural Delegation, Japan internationally important, with To find out more visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol Foundation, Institue Camões and 94% classed as ‘internationally Institut Ramon Lull. excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.*

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/modern-languages 115113 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level Single honours BA: ABB French (BA) (Four years) R100 BSc (combinations with the Business School – see page 53): AAB Law and French (page 101): AAA-AAB or AABB-ABBB (to include grade B in French) German (BA) (Four years) R200 Joint honours programmes: range from AAB to ABB (please refer to our web pages for specific Italian (BA) (Four years) R300 programmes) Modern Chinese (BA) (Four years) RC12 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Chinese (BA) (Four years) RC13 IB: Please see our website for details. Spanish (BA) (Four years) R400 BTEC: Single honours: DDM - DMM in Social Science, Humanities, Arts and Science subjects. Translation (BA) (Three years) Q910 Joint honours: see website. Modern Languages (Four years) 76D3 Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are and Translation (BA) welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience Law and French (LLB) (Four years) RM11 All degrees GCSE requirements (or equivalent): Joint honours BSc GCSE English language is required at grade C or grade 4. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Business Studies and Japanese NT12 Specific subjects For combinations with the Business School, GCSE Maths at Grade B/Grade 6 (see page 53). Joint honours BA Japanese and another language Portuguese and another language Any two of the languages taught in the Applications information School Typical places: 150 Typical applications: 900 Chinese and another humanities subject French and another humanities subject German and another humanities subject Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Italian and another humanities subject Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Spanish and another humanities subject Admissions enquiries: Dr Kate Griffiths Please see page 146. Tel: (029) 2087 4889 +44 (0)29 2087 4889 Email: [email protected] cardiffmlang @cardiffmlang We are part of the successful Bili initiative which links our Careers students with Senegalese Our graduates flourish in the job market as our employment statistics underline. Their language degrees lead them into a diverse and exciting range of careers peers for linguistic and which have included finance, international sport liaison roles, business consultancy, cultural exchange through education, health, the media, politics, diplomacy, interpreting, translation, law and digital media. teaching.

CardiffConnected “After graduating I went straight into employment at Cardiff City FC as a Player Liaison Officer. I use my language skills every day. This can involve anything from translating team-talks for our first team players to planning trips for our scouts to go and find the next big players. Essentially, I have to look after the players’ welfare and ensure they can focus all of their energy on playing football. If I hadn’t studied in Cardiff, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to work in my dream industry. The door was opened because of Cardiff University, so it was instrumental in helping me along my career path.”

Callum, French and Welsh (BA)

116114 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses We are home to one of the University (BNU). In years one and four, Keen to produce graduates fit for a variety Modern Languages largest and most dynamic you will study at Cardiff University. of career destinations, our innovative modules incorporate oral, aural, writing and modern languages centres in This distinctive programme structure allows you to pursue a dual degree where you grammatical skills, assessing students’ the UK. receive a BA in Modern Chinese from Cardiff progress with interesting assignments. We use a range of materials including film, With an excellent reputation for research and University, and a BA in Chinese language and radio and websites as well as interactive teaching, the School of Modern Languages culture studies from BNU, at the end of your learning tools. Our classes are taught in small gives you the opportunity to pursue your four years. Employability is embedded in the groups to enhance confidence and active interest in languages and cultures in an course. In your third year, you will be offered learning. Language classes are taught in exciting, interdisciplinary environment. either a work placement or a month teaching on a BNU scheme. You will write a dissertation French, allowing you to immerse yourselves in With a proven track record in excellent in your final year, with support and supervision the language. We offer you the possibility to teaching and research, we give you the from both institutions. pick specialist modules in business French, opportunity to pursue your love of languages specialised technical translation and other Our BA Chinese (single honours) is a four-year in a global context. career-facing language modules. programme with one year spent on a year- We have designed our curriculum specifically abroad working, teaching or studying in China. Core language modules are complemented to prepare you for this global context, offering By the end of the programme, your language by a range of cultural modules which work in years one and two pioneering transnational skills will be at HSK 6, the highest level of to develop an intercultural awareness. modules which will enable you to explore the language proficiency in China; an attribute Academic staff have expertise in modern and power and reach of your chosen language(s) crucial for anyone who wishes to live and work contemporary French culture, politics and on the world stage. in China, or work for a Chinese organisation. economics, modern French and Francophone You can also choose our unique degree in Modules will be available which cover Chinese literature, Francophone Africa, French cinema, Translation, which offers a foundation in two history and modern day Chinese culture. television and radio. We have designed our languages, as well as essential practical skills They focus strongly on providing you with a modules to reflect and engage students with which include using translation software. In greater understanding of modern China, its that expertise. addition, our joint honours degrees provide culture, politics and economics. The third year of this course offers the an opportunity to combine an interest in opportunity to live in a French-speaking languages with a number of other subjects, BA French environment. Depending on your degree including politics, business and law. programme, you can either decide to work Our global connections enable us to offer you French is a key business language and a as an English language assistant through the an exciting array of possibilities for your year global language of culture and diplomacy. British Council and teach in French-speaking abroad. You can choose to work, study or teach French can be studied at the University post schools, undertake a work placement, or all over the world, gaining valuable experience A-level or from beginner’s level. attend a Francophone university. and highly-transferable skills. On completion of this four-year programme, Our established exchange programmes High-level language skills are becoming ever you will have near native proficiency in French, provide opportunities to study in institutions more necessary and ever more valuable in as well as a critical understanding of key in cities which have included Paris, Toulouse, today’s changing world. Our graduates are aspects of contemporary French culture, Chambéry, Montpellier and Nantes in France therefore ideally placed for a host of exciting politics and society. and Brussels in Belgium. and ambitious careers. This programme is designed to hone your The final year enables you to build upon your French language skills to a very high level. year abroad, and focuses on your employability BA Chinese skills to prepare you for the job market.

Chinese is a global language, spoken by 1.4 billion people worldwide. Owing to China’s increasing role in industries such as transportation, banking and telecommunications, Mandarin has become a favoured language among employers who work internationally. Outside China, Chinese is spoken by large communities around the world, from Singapore to London to Vancouver, making it a very desirable language to learn at degree level. We offer two degree programmes allowing you to focus on this vibrant, dynamic language. The BA Modern Chinese is a unique opportunity to study in Wales’ multicultural capital, Cardiff, and the political, cultural and educational heart of China, Beijing, across the course of four years. You will spend two years abroad in China in your second and third years, fully immersing yourself in all aspects of Chinese life while you study at Beijing Normal

www.cardiff.ac.uk/modern-languages 117115 During the first and second years, you will focus on building and developing your communicative skills in Japanese, both speaking and in writing. A number of our staff members are native speakers. You will be taught by them and their colleagues, utilising interactive multimedia resources to aid your learning. You have the opportunity to study in Japan during your third year, to immerse yourself in Japanese culture and language. During this year, you will develop a high level of language skills in order to complete an advanced language course in your final year in Cardiff.

BA Business Studies and Japanese

Our Business Studies and Japanese degree is designed to provide you with a sound knowledge of business to enable you to The opportunity to travel abroad in your third year can be a transformative experience become proficient in Japanese and gain a clear understanding of Japan itself. This is During the first and second years, you will BA German a four-year degree of which the third year is acquire an understanding and practical spent in Japan. experience in Italian language, grammar and German is the native language of nearly one In the first two years, you will take modules translation. We apply innovative methodologies hundred million people. To speak German is from the Business Management degree in our teaching, including small group activities to be part of a crucially important political, programme and begin your study of the and constant discussion, with the support of economic and cultural world. Japanese language and Japan. native Italian teachers and exchange students. A recent survey by the UK’s leading employers’ Your year in Japan is spent studying at a Language skills are complemented by courses organisation, the CBI, rated German as the Japanese university. By this stage you will have that explore many aspects of Italian culture, language most valued by UK managers. a sufficient command of the spoken language including its social structures and institutions, The linguistic skills you acquire will give to operate comfortably in Japan and gain the history of art, history, literature and cinema. you direct access to German history, maximum benefit from your time there. literature, culture, drama, music and film. One of the most exciting elements of this In the final year, you return to Cardiff to Your understanding of the language and course is the opportunity to study or work continue your business studies and also to culture will be further refined during your year in Italy during the third year. Many students augment further your knowledge of Japanese. abroad, when you will experience life in a choose to study in some of Italy’s most German-speaking country. inspiring cities, including Milan, Pavia, Venice, BA Portuguese Parma, Pisa, Catania, Verona or Florence We offer German for both advanced students and Ferrara. Single honours students are and beginners. The modules we offer reflect Portuguese is one of the most important encouraged to gain teaching experience our teaching expertise in modern German languages for international business and through the British Council in Italy. A new work literature, culture, politics and film. In the politics, spoken by more than 260 million placement in Sardinia is now available, subject final year, you will write a dissertation, which people worldwide. According to the British to availability. stimulates initiative and can serve as a useful Council, Portuguese is one of the most vital preparation for postgraduate study. languages for the UK’s future. It is the official BA Japanese language of nine countries in four continents, and a widely-spoken community language German at the School of Modern Contemporary Japan is founded on a rich in the UK, the USA, Europe and Australasia. Languages was ranked #1 in Wales in and fascinating cultural history that stretches Portuguese is in high demand by employers. The Times Good University Guide 2020. back thousands of years. It remains a major On this exciting programme, you will gain economic power as well as an innovator in linguistic proficiency and in-depth cultural the fast-moving automotive and electronic BA Italian understanding of the Portuguese speaking industries. world and gain skills that will help you stand With a rich history dating back to the Roman We have a leading British centre for Japanese out from the crowd. era, Italy has significantly influenced the studies. Japanese can be studied as part of Whether you start as a complete beginner, or development of Europe. a joint honours degree and can be combined from an advanced level, we will support you At Cardiff University, Italian can be studied with a variety of subjects, including business to achieve fluency in Portuguese by the end either from a beginner or advanced level. studies and other languages. of your degree. Language teaching is provided This innovative programme offers you the By the end of the course, you will be proficient by a number of native speakers, supported by chance not only to learn Italian to a high level in the Japanese language and have an the Portuguese government agency, Camões of proficiency, but also to explore the culture excellent understanding of life and culture in Institute. We also offer a vibrant programme of that has shaped the social landscape of this Japan. cultural events to complement your learning. inspiring country.

118116 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Language classes are taught in small The option to work as a teaching assistant in groups and focus on speaking and listening, a Spanish school is also popular with single Modern Languages reading, writing and translation. We deal with honours students. contemporary topics and real-life materials, Graduates in Spanish find themselves working so you will learn about relevant issues in the in a wide range of exciting fields, including Portuguese-speaking world. We also provide international politics or business, consultancy, a variety of online materials to support your sales and marketing, the media and study outside class and develop your fluency. publishing, finance, the arts, the Civil Service, The language programme is complemented teaching, and translating/interpreting. in the first year by an introduction to the history and vibrant contemporary cultures of BA Translation countries such as Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. In the second and final years, Translation (three years) we explore topics such as music, film, Modern Languages and Translation literature, sports, politics and history of the (four years) Portuguese speaking world. Throughout your The present socio-economic situation has study, you will gain a broad perspective on created an increasing demand for translation diverse contemporary cultures. skills. We offer one of the few specialist As an integral part of the programme, you translation programmes in the UK, providing will study or work in a Portuguese-speaking an alternative route in the study of language country during your third year. Many students with a focus on employability. study in Portugal (Lisbon, Braga, Coimbra), We offer two translation programmes, or you can opt for a study or work placement the BA Translation (three-year, without a year in Brazil or another Portuguese-speaking abroad) and the BA Modern Languages and country. During the year abroad, you should Translation (four-year, with a year abroad). develop linguistic fluency and deepen your Both programmes allow you to study understanding of the cultures that you have translation methodologies alongside one or studied. two languages (should you wish), gaining excellent linguistic skills, as well as essential BA Spanish expertise in translation of your chosen language(s) into English. With around 400 million native speakers in Methods of teaching more than 20 countries where Spanish is These programmes focus significantly on A combination of lectures, seminars, an official language, Español is one of the professional translation skills, combining workshops and tutorials make for a stimulating three major languages in the world. Speaking theory and methodology to give you directly learning environment. All our programmes Spanish is key to understanding the vibrant transferable professional skills. encourage individual student participation Hispanic cultures across the world. During your final year, you may continue to and discussion in small groups. Our language Whether you have an A-Level in Spanish or no study two languages, but have the opportunity courses are designed to offer effective experience in the language at all, our Spanish to focus on one language in order to develop tuition so that you will have a high level of programme is open to you as a result of its further your level of proficiency. proficiency in your chosen language by the beginner and advanced entry points. By the end of the programme. Interaction with native end of the course, you will have an excellent Joint honours degree speakers allows for a more authentic learning understanding of Spanish language including programmes experience. grammar, speaking, listening and translation. Joint honours degrees provide you with the We offer a supportive environment for Our teaching staff have expertise in the opportunity to combine your interests in two passionate, talented linguists to gain highly literature of modern Spain and Latin America, different areas. Many of our students choose valuable skills in preparation for an exciting Spanish and Latin American cinema, politics to combine two of the languages taught array of careers within and beyond the UK. and history in the Hispanic world as well as within the School itself. We also offer a broad Catalan language and culture. range of combinations including archaeology, Methods of assessment English language, English literature, history, Formal examinations are combined with During the third year, you will have a fantastic international relations, law, music, philosophy, continuous assessments, such as projects, opportunity to improve your spoken and written politics and religious studies (please see our learning portfolios, coursework and class language, immerse yourself in another culture website for details). You will be required to tests, that allow for progressive development or gain work experience in a Spanish-speaking complete a year abroad period when language of language skills throughout each of the country. Many choose to study at one of our is one of the two subjects selected as part of a programmes. partner universities in Spain (Barcelona, joint honours programme. Cáceres, Ciudad Real, Granada, Lleida, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Valencia, Vic) or Latin America (Lima, Peru, or Guadalejara, Mexico).

www.cardiff.ac.uk/modern-languages 119117 Year abroad

Professional Music placement

Why choose Music at Cardiff University?

100% We have one of the largest 7th of our graduates are in faculties in the country, in the Times Good University employment and/or further study totalling 18 full-time academic Guide 2020 for Music. six months after graduating.* staff with wide-ranging expertise.

100% of our submitted research, including compositions 96% and recordings, rated at There is an opportunity to study part of your of our students are satisfied degree through the medium of Welsh. international standard, with overall.* To find out more visit: 95% classed as ‘internationally www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.*

120118 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Music

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: Music (BMus) W302 BMus and BA Honours: AAB-BBB (with an A or a B in Music). BA joint honours programmes: range from AAB to BBB (with an A or B in Music). Music (BA) W300 Please refer to our web pages for specific programmes. Music with a Year of G84D Consideration will be given to applicants who are not taking A-level Music, but are working Study Abroad (BA) towards Grade 7 or 8 Theory and Grade 8 Practical. Music with a Year of G85D WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Study Abroad (BMus) of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 32 points, including a 6 at Higher Level Music. Consideration will be given to applicants Joint honours who are not taking Higher Level Music, but are working towards a grade 7 or 8 theory and grade 8 practical. Music and another subject (BA) Please see page 146 BTEC: Single honours: DDM - DMM in the subject of Music. Please also see specific requirements below. Joint honours: see website. Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Specific requirements All applicants are expected to have gained or shown evidence of working towards grade 8 in Applications information one instrument, or voice, at the time of application. Typical places: 70 GCSE requirements (or equivalent): Typical applications: 400 • Maths at grade C or grade 4. • English Language at grade C or grade 4. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

Careers Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Job roles Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Lecturer, musician, writer, music librarian, teacher, radio producer, Admissions tutor: Dr Nicholas Jones Tel: (029) 2087 4171 +44 (0)29 2087 4171 music journalist, civil servant, audio Admissions enquiries: Liz Bradbury Tel: (029) 2087 4392 +44 (0)29 2087 4392 engineer, higher education manager Email: [email protected] and arts manager. CUSchoolMusic @cardiffunimusic cardiffunimusic Employers The BBC, Arts Councils, universities, Oxford University Press, National Trust and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a range of other Our in-house concert hall, which seats 250, hosts a Why choose Music at Cardiff University? industrial, commercial and charitable organisations. Many of our graduates series of professional performances across all genres, as also go on to have careers in other well as concerts by our student orchestras, choirs, and fields including politics, banking, the Civil Service, IT, law, and management. other ensembles.

CardiffConnected “I chose the School of Music because of the warm and friendly environment created by the wonderful staff and students which I felt from my first visit on one of the Open Days. Everyone shares a passion for the subject and it is clear from the enthusiasm of the staff that they really enjoy and love the modules they teach. There were so many wonderful opportunities to perform with the ensembles, both within the School and further afield. I enjoyed the diversity of the modules on offer and the freedom to choose to study the areas that most interested me. I felt so lucky to be able to learn about everything from traditional mass to popular music, with everything from world music, opera and jazz in between.”

Ebony, Music (BMus)

www.cardiff.ac.uk/music 121119 Our undergraduate programmes Admissions procedure Methods of teaching and allow you to specialise and Applicants for the single honours Music assessment develop your own musical programmes are asked to attend a short You will be taught through a combination of audition/interview and participate in a interests, whilst acquiring a individual tuition, lectures, workshops and workshop. This takes place between November seminars, with particular emphasis on group solid, broad-based education and March. work in the first year and individual teaching in aesthetics, analysis, in the second and third years. If you take Degree programmes practical modules, you will receive a weekly composition, ethnomusicology, The programmes we offer allow you to choose music history and performance. private lesson of 30 minutes on your main how much you would like to concentrate on instrument or voice. This increases to one When you join our musical community, you music as part of your university studies. hour a week if you are taking the third-year will be taught by academic and creative The BMus degree programme offers the most Recital module (only available on the BMus researchers and have practical tuition with in-depth study, allowing you to spend all your programme). professional performers. time specialising in music. You will study core Practical music-making In Cardiff, we benefit from both a professional modules – which offer a rigorous, broad-based opera company (the Welsh National Opera) education in music – along with additional One of the attractive features of studying and a professional orchestra (the BBC National optional modules. Our BA single honours at Cardiff is the richness and diversity of Orchestra of Wales). Music programme is flexible and challenging, music making opportunities on offer. allowing you to tailor the programme to your The main groups we run are the University We have a fruitful relationship with both own musical interests and to study a small Symphony Chorus and University Symphony organisations that allows, for instance, number of modules from other Schools. Orchestra, which regularly perform in the city’s students to attend dress rehearsals and buy You will have a freer choice of modules, but leading venues and further afield. We also cut-price tickets for concerts. The city also has cannot take the third year 30-credit Recital or have a Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, two world-class venues, the Wales Millennium Composition Project modules. BA joint honours Contemporary Music Group, Jazz Ensemble, Centre and St David’s Hall. students take 60 credits in music modules per Symphonic Winds, Piano Ensemble, Nogo Musical life in the School is well integrated year. All of the School’s modules are available Abang Gamelan Ensemble, and Lanyi West into that of the city. Our in-house concert hall, to joint honours students, except for the third African Ensemble. which seats 250, hosts a series of professional year 30-credit Recital and Composition project There is also a range of student-run societies, performances across all genres, as well as modules. including the Palestrina Singers, a Jazz Society, concerts by our student orchestras, choirs, and The permitted subject combinations are a Brass Band and an Operatic Society. other ensembles. detailed on page 146. Much of the repertoire in our public Our aim is to achieve a healthy mixture of Modules in music concert series connects directly with our academic, creative and practical studies. undergraduate programmes, and a range of Our programmes are flexible and challenging, In the first year, we offer core instruction visiting professional performers frequently hold allowing you to specialise and develop your in analysis, harmony and counterpoint, masterclasses and workshops with students, own musical interests. All programmes include musicology, ethnomusicology, composition in composition and performance. a major element of independent supervised and practical musicianship. As a BMus student project work, allowing you to undertake your you take the majority of these modules. More than just a degree own research with the support and guidance of As a BA student, you make a free choice from We are committed not just to your academic major authorities in the discipline. them, although some modules are prerequisite development, but also to your personal and Our bespoke facilities include a concert for other modules in subsequent study. professional development. Employability hall, lecture theatres and seminar rooms, a In the second and third years, you select skills are embedded in modules so that you computing resource centre, 25 practice rooms, from groups of analytical, stylistic, will learn musical, intellectual and practical three ensemble rooms and four electro- ethnomusicological and historical modules, skills that are transferable to other domains, acoustic studios. The main recording studio together with practical musicianship. especially the workplace. is equipped to industry standard. Our library Study abroad Our second-year Business of Music modules collection is well supplied with books, scores, are designed to help you better understand recordings and an ever-increasing number of We have links with university music different branches of the music profession, specialist archive collections. departments across Europe, the USA, Australia and provide an opportunity to undertake a These resources may be supplemented by the and Canada. In previous years, our students short placement in a music or arts-related extensive holdings of Cardiff’s Central Library have chosen to study with partner institutions area. Our annual series of talks on Careers and the Royal Welsh College of Music and in the USA, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, in Music offer a great chance to meet Drama. We also own a number of orchestral Finland, Slovenia, Canada and Australia. professionals active in a range of fields such instruments, African percussion instruments, Our year of study abroad programmes allow as performance, music education, music a historical keyboard collection, and a you to complete the first two years of your journalism, arts and artist management, collection of reproduction Baroque and early studies in Cardiff before spending your third production and licensing, and composing for classical instruments, plus a consort of viols, year overseas. You will then return to Cardiff to media. all of which are available for you to use. complete the final year of your degree. Periods of optional study abroad are also open to students on our BMus and BA programmes.

122120 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Optometry

Professionally Optometry accredited

Why choose Optometry at Cardiff University?

Consistently ranked 100% in the top three of our graduates are in £22m purpose-built optometry facility for optometry. employment and/or further study with on-site eye clinic. Source: The Complete University Guide. six months after graduating.*

100% Accredited by the GOC. of our submitted research rated 96% at international standard with overall student satisfaction.* 94% classed as ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.*

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences 123121 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Single honours Three-year programme: AAA-ABB including two science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Optometry (BSc) Maths, or Physics. Extended Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the EPQ will (Three years) B510 typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard A-level offer. (Four years) B511 Four-year programme: ABB-BBB to include a maximum of one science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Maths, or Physics). Extended Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the Accreditation EPQ will typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard A-level offer. Our degree programmes have recently WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in received a five-year accreditation by the lieu of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. General Optical Council. IB: Three-year programme: 34-32 or 665 in 3 Higher Level subjects. Higher Level subjects must include two science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics (minimum grade 5 at HL). Four-year programme: 32-31 points including one Higher Level subject at grade 6 or 665 in 3 Higher Level subjects. For applicants without a science subject or with one science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Maths, or Physics). Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Other requirements GCSE requirements (or equivalent): • Maths at grade C or grade 4. Applications information • English language at grade C or grade 4. Typical places: 90 See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Typical applications: 650 Fitness to Practise: The General Optical Council’s Student Code of Conduct and Fitness to Practise procedures stipulate that students must evidence good character. This will entail an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further information can be found at: www.optical.org/en/Investigating_complaints/fitness-to-practise-guidance/ Careers Job roles Qualified optometrists can choose a career in private practice, the hospital eye service, universities conducting research and teaching, or various Find out more options in industry. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Employers Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Universities, various NHS Trusts, Admissions enquiries: Dr Jennifer Acton / Judith Colwill independent and multiple optometry Tel: (029) 2087 4374 +44 (0)29 2087 4374 practices, plus companies such as Astra Zeneca and Johnson and Email: [email protected] Johnson. SchoolOfOptometryAndVisionSciences @SchoolOfOptom

The School is housed in a custom-designed optometry facility, which is home to all teaching, research and outreach activities. You will benefit from outstanding facilities, which include clinics, laboratories and learning spaces.

CardiffConnected “Studying optometry at Cardiff has been an amazing opportunity to meet, study and gain lifelong friends from around the UK and from abroad. I feel honoured to be part of one of the UK’s Russell Group universities and the teaching and support offered from the staff is exceptional. Another aspect of studying optometry at Cardiff that has benefited me is the student clinics which are openly available for students to practise throughout the year. This is great for practical exam time as we students can practise as much as we want to better ourselves before any exam. These have enabled me to perfect my optometry techniques and routines which I believe will make me a better optometrist in the future!”

Kinza, Optometry (BSc)

124122 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses This course will provide you In addition, you will have clinic and laboratory Optometry with the scientific and clinical modules every week that provide the vital hands-on experience that is essential to the knowledge to progress along the development of a clinical professional. pathway to become a registered Second year optometrist. The second year of study builds on the We offer both three and four-year degree foundation of the first. Through the integration programmes which lead to gaining a BSc of scientific and clinical teaching, you will gain a (Hons) in Optometry. greater understanding of the mechanisms and processes that take place in the visual system, Optometry and of the use of instrumentation to assess Optometrists are primary healthcare visual function and health. You will study professionals trained to examine and test the modules in Clinical Studies and Dispensing, visual system and, where necessary, provide Contact Lenses, Investigative Techniques, Ocular Pharmacology, Binocular Vision, Colour refractive correction using optical appliances year of the BSc Optometry programme (B510), Vision and Perception. such as spectacles and contact lenses. but also emphasise the logical thinking and Optometrists are also able to detect diseases The clinical practice you gain will help you to analysis skills necessary to succeed in a that affect the eye and visual system meaning develop your professional optometric skills science based discipline. a high level of knowledge of vision sciences and this will be consolidated through clinical Modules currently include Human and the pathology of the eye is required. placements in community optometry. During Development, Systemic Pathology, this year, you will, under close supervision, The course aims to provide you with the clinical Biochemistry for Optometry, Optometric be introduced to your first elderly patient. skills required to ensure that the primary care Physics, Introductory Optometry, and Written needs of the public are met to the highest Third year and Communication Skills. You also get the of standards. You will become familiar with Clinical methods and abilities are developed opportunity to gain practical experience of many aspects of optometric care including to a professional level throughout the year. basic clinical skills throughout the year. general eye examination, spectacle dispensing, A high proportion of your week is spent working contact lens fitting, binocular vision disorders, with patients in our on-site clinics. These General Optical Council (GOC) low vision, abnormal colour conditions, and clinics provide professional services to the registration/careers paediatric optometry. general public in all aspects of optometry, It is necessary to obtain a minimum of a lower including primary care, contact lenses, low second-class degree in order to progress to the Optometry (Three years) (B510) vision, paediatric and special assessment, pre-registration year. This course will provide you with the scientific binocular vision and dispensing. In addition Due to their relatively high-level of clinical knowledge and clinical skills to progress to the to our on-site clinical placements, external skills, Our graduates are highly sought after by next stage of your career, as a pre-registration placements in hospital clinics will support your employers and rarely experience difficulty in optometrist, in which you will enter your clinical learning and enhance the theoretical obtaining a pre-registration position. final training toward becoming a registered knowledge gained in ocular disease. The pre-registration training period is a year of optometrist. You will also complete modules in Occupational work in a community optometric environment Optometry, Law and Business, Investigative The clinical aspects of the course will play a or a hospital department under the direct Optometry and Abnormal Ocular Conditions. key role in each of the three years of your study supervision of a qualified optometrist. and are designed to be as diverse as possible. During your third year of study, you will also The pre-registration optometrist is required In the final year, you will experience direct undertake a research project; this may be to pass continuous assessments and clinical contact with a broad range of patients laboratory, clinic, or literature based. Ultimately, professional examinations which are run by in primary care, low vision, dispensing, contact you must produce a written thesis describing the College of Optometrists. Our graduates lenses and special assessment clinics. your work. These projects are of a consistently consistently achieve the highest pass rate high standard and our students frequently A variety of e-learning packages are also in these examinations. After passing the report that project work provides the most available, and our staff employ a wide range professional examinations, optometry absorbing and fulfilling part of their course of educational methods to enable effective graduates can register with the GOC as a because they are given the freedom to develop teaching and learning. qualified optometrist and begin to practise their own abilities and ideas. First year independently. In the first year, you will learn the fundamental Optometry (four years) (B511) aspects of optometry with no prior knowledge Further study of the eye and visual system expected. This course has been designed for students You may wish to complete further study after obtaining your registration. Some individuals Cells to Systems, Visual Optics, Ocular Anatomy, who have the desire and academic ability to choose to come back to university full-time to Ophthalmic Lens Dispensing, and Clinical study for a degree in optometry, but who do not undertake a PhD research degree. Techniques are some of the modules that you have the suitable academic background. will study to develop your knowledge of the The four-year course consists of a foundation We also offer a variety of postgraduate options scientific principles that underpin the subject. year, followed by the three-year B510 BSc to enable optometrists to specialise in areas Optometry course. While the subject matter is diverse, special such as glaucoma, paediatric optometry, low reference is continually made to the visual During the foundation year, you will study six vision and acute eye care. These modules can system and to the practice of optometry. modules, which not only give you the necessary be undertaken through distance learning or full scientific knowledge in order to enter the first time study.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/optometry-vision-sciences 125123 Professionally Pharmacy accredited

Why choose Pharmacy at Cardiff University?

82% We are a close-knit and 100% of our students who sat the long-established school of our graduates are in General Pharmaceutical Council’s with 100 years of excellence in employment and/or further study pre-registration exam in 2019 teaching and research. six months after graduating.* passed first time, higher than the overall national average of 72%.

We’re ranked as the top school We rank Joint First School of of pharmacy in England and We have a range of teaching activities designed to Pharmacy in the UK. support Welsh Language students and learners. Wales according to The Complete Source: Research Excellence Framework. To find out more visit: University Guide 2020. www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol

126124 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Pharmacy

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: AAB-ABB including Chemistry or Biology followed by Chemistry/Biology, Physics or Pharmacy (MPharm) B230 Maths, then any other third A-level. WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Accreditation of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. The programme is accredited by the IB: 34 points including scores of 6 in Chemistry, and Biology, Maths or Physics at General Pharmaceutical Council. Higher Level. BTEC: DD in Pharmaceutical or Applied Science and grade B in A-level Chemistry OR Biology. Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are Applications information welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work experience. Typical places: 130 Other requirements All applicants to the course must be 18 at the point of entry due to the nature of NHS and Typical applications: 650 other placement activities starting in the first weeks of the teaching programme. GCSE: Double Science or Biology, Maths and English Language. Fitness to Practise: The pharmacy regulatory body, the General Pharmaceutical Council, has Find out more a set of Standards for pharmacy professionals, meaning all students must demonstrate good character. This will entail an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Students www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses are required to undertake an Occupational Health assessment. Students will also be expected Admissions tutor: Dr Allan Cosslett to follow the All Wales NHS Dress Code during NHS placements. Tel: (029) 2087 4080 Further information can be found at: +44 (0)29 2087 4080 www.pharmacyregulation.org Email: [email protected] www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service https://gov.wales/nhs-dress-code CardiffSchoolofPharmacy International students must provide an original certificate of good conduct, or equivalent, from @PharmacyCU their country of origin. It has to be translated into English prior to their enrolment. Failure to undergo such a check, or the discovery of inappropriate behaviour, may result in the cardiffpharmacy student being unable to join or complete the course.

Careers The career options for pharmacists In hospitals, pharmacists are a key medicines to maximise the benefits are varied and plentiful, ranging from part of the healthcare team, working and minimise the risks associated hospital, primary care or community directly with doctors, nurses and other with different drugs. They also help to settings - including being based within health professionals on wards or in develop services to support the local GP surgeries - to industry or research in clinics to ensure patients’ needs are population with their health needs. the UK and internationally, making this met. Community pharmacists not only Industrial pharmacists are involved in an exciting degree to embark upon. supply medicines, they also advise the research, design, development, Why choose Pharmacy at Cardiff University? Pharmacists are experts in the the public on health matters and give testing and marketing of new medicines field of drugs and medicines. guidance to other health professionals and treatments, ensuring they are safe They consult with patients effectively, about medications. Additionally, they and of a good quality for patients. some prescribe medicines administer vaccinations and take blood Towards the end of your degree course, independently of a doctor and many are pressure measurements, amongst other you’ll be supported in finding a pre- on the frontline of healthcare provision. patient-focused tasks. Pharmacists in a registration position. primary care setting optimise patients’

CardiffConnected “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It’s ranked among the best in the country for the quality of its teaching and research – and now I know why. The course has been challenging and stimulating, covering topics ranging from formulation science to medicinal chemistry and, of course, clinical pharmacy. The way the course is taught varies from lectures, to workshops, to practical sessions and even inter-professional sessions with students from other professions, such as medicine. We are taught by lecturers who are experts in their fields, but who are always willing to lend a helping hand and there’s a family feeling among staff and students alike.” Gwenno, Pharmacy graduate

www.cardiff.ac.uk/pharmacy-pharmaceutical-sciences 127125 We are proud to train the The objectives of the MPharm degree are: Methods of teaching and pharmacists of the future. • to provide a sound knowledge and assessment It’s our mission to equip our understanding of the pharmaceutical You will benefit from a modern learning sciences and necessary professional skills, students with the knowledge, environment and practical experience of enabling you to proceed confidently with working with patients, the public, pharmacists, skills and experience they need pre-registration pharmacy training pharmacy staff and other healthcare to succeed in their chosen • to offer experience of working closely with professionals. In order to prepare you to deliver career. pharmacy practitioners and other healthcare multidisciplinary healthcare, you’ll learn with practitioners with practice placements in all students from other medical and healthcare Undergraduates study for a Master of four years of the course disciplines through our innovative inter- Pharmacy degree, accredited by the General • to produce graduates who are well prepared professional education sessions. Pharmaceutical Council. for career opportunities in hospital, Work-based placements are an integral Introduction community, primary care, industrial and element of the programme, where you’ll academic pharmacy. gain invaluable experience on the front Today’s pharmacists are not only experts line of healthcare provision in a range of in drug discovery and delivery, they play Year one: This is designed to give you a settings including hospital, a GP practice, and a direct role in improving patients’ health foundation in the scientific and communication community pharmacies and other social care and wellbeing. Many now also prescribe aspects of pharmacy. You will explore the settings. Formal lectures and laboratory-based medicines independently of a doctor. ‘healthy human’, complemented by an early ‘hands-on’ introduction to the clinical practice classes are supplemented by e-learning and As the role of a pharmacist is advancing of pharmacy and the role of the professional case-based problem solving, and effective to include more patient-facing opportunities, pharmacist. communication workshops. Together, these our MPharm programme reflects these exciting activities ensure you develop a culture of Year two: You will extend your knowledge in developments. professionalism and a commitment to pharmaceutical chemistry, formulation of On this four-year internationally respected lifelong learning. medicines and how therapeutic medicines programme, you’ll learn about the discovery work. In professional pharmacy, there is an and development of new drugs and Professional qualification emphasis on the dispensing of prescriptions. explore their chemical, physicochemical, The Pharmacy degree will enable you to pharmacological and toxicological properties. Year three: Clinical aspects of pharmacy are register as a pharmacist after successfully You’ll also study the clinical uses of medicines developed, together with formulation science completing a pre-registration year. and pharmaceutical analysis. Year three and the role of the pharmacist in improving This training year must be spent employed therapeutics focuses on challenging patient patient outcomes as part of interprofessional and supervised by a recognised pharmacist disease states such as neurodegenerative healthcare teams. tutor. There are a range of healthcare settings disease and cancer. You will gain generic You’ll learn about the underlying in which you can complete this training, research skills in literature evaluation and pathophysiology of many human diseases, including primary care, community settings, research presentation. and how the use of medicines can halt, hospital or industry. Year four: During semester one, you will slow the progression of, or reverse, disease Towards the end of the pre-registration focus primarily on your individual substantive processes. You’ll be taught by our team of year, you must sit and pass the General research project. The project may be based world-leading academic staff and pharmacist Pharmaceutical Council’s assessment. within the School or in collaboration with a practitioners who have an extensive range of Registration with the General Pharmaceutical community, hospital or industrial setting. In expertise. Council is the statutory qualification which semester two, there is intensive preparation Undertaking the MPharm at Cardiff University enables you to practise as a pharmacist in the for entry into professional practice. You will means studying at one of the top schools UK and the EU; it is recognised in many other apply the knowledge and skills you have of pharmacy in the UK and, as a close-knit countries around the world. acquired in both pharmaceutical science and school, we’ll help you to enjoy an academically professional pharmacy to a range of complex rich and fulfilling experience throughout your Postgraduate study pharmaceutical problems. These problems will time here. We also offer specialist programmes, in Clinical focus on you taking responsibility, dealing with Research, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacist complexity and managing change. Degree Independent Prescribing. Opportunities also It will take you four years of full-time study Admissions procedures exist for students to work towards MPhil/PhD to gain a MPharm degree. The programme research degrees. is modular and credit-based. As the degree Applicants, selected on the basis of the required qualifications, academic reference We also offer a full-time MSc in Cancer Biology course is part of the journey towards and Therapeutics which is open to graduates registration as a professional, all modules are and personal statement, are invited to visit the School. During the visit, applicants are with a first degree in the biological sciences or compulsory. However, there is some choice a healthcare discipline. of study in the final year, involving advanced encouraged, by interview, to demonstrate investigation in a specialist research area, relevant non-academic commitments and Use of living organisms in including a research project. skills, including a basic understanding of clinical pharmacy. This is also an excellent undergraduate teaching opportunity to ask staff and current students Please see page 151. about the School and life in Cardiff.

128126 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Physics and Astronomy

Professionally accredited

Professional Physics and Astronomy placement

Why choose Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University?

Our Institute of Physics accredited 93% We have one of the largest UK degree programmes include of our graduates are in communities of Astrophysicists specialised topics which reflect employment and/or further study and condensed matter physicists. our research interests. six months after graduating.*

Our research staff have been involved in some of the most 99% 93% of our research was rated as exciting recent scientific of our students were satisfied ‘internationally excellent’ or discoveries, including the * overall. * detection of gravitational waves. ‘world-leading’.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/physics-astronomy 129127 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: All courses AAA-ABB which must include Maths at grade B and Physics. Astrophysics (BSc) (Three years) F511 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Astrophysics (MPhys) (Four years) F510 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. Physics (BSc) (Three years) F300 IB: 32-36 points, with 665 at Higher Level and 6 in Higher Level Physics and Maths. BTEC: DD-DM in Science/Engineering related BTEC plus grade A in Maths A-Level. Physics (MPhys) (Four years) F303 Alternatively, D in any BTEC plus grades BB in A-level Maths and Physics. Physics with (Three years) F3F5 Other: Applications from students offering alternative equivalent qualifications or relevant Astronomy (BSc) work experience are welcome. Please contact us for more information as each case is Physics with Astronomy (Four years) F3FN assessed individually. Applicants not studying A-level Physics, but with high scores in Maths, and a Professional will be considered on an individual basis. Students without Maths A-level can progress Placement (BSc) through the Physics with a Foundation Year. Physics with (Four years) F3FM Other requirements Astronomy (MPhys) AS: AS-levels are not sufficient for admission to the BSc/MPhys programmes. Physics with (Three years) F350 GCSE requirements (or equivalent): Medical Physics (BSc) English language at grade C or grade 4 or IELTS 6.5 (overall) with a minimum of 5.5 in each Physics with a (Four years) F302 sub-group, for non-native English speakers. Professional See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Placement (BSc) Physics with a (Five years) F304 Professional Placement (MPhys) Physics with Astronomy (Five years) F5F3 Careers with a Professional Job roles Placement (MPhys) Find out more Research scientist, teaching, medical www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses physics, banking, intellectual property, Accreditation Download the School brochure: operational research, accountancy, All of our established degree programmes www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug airline pilot, government intelligence are accredited by the Institute of Physics. services, IT, police, armed forces, Admissions tutor: Dr Chris North power distribution, and roles from R&D Tel: (029) 2087 0537/6457 to management in industries such +44 (0)29 2087 0537/6457 as nuclear power, optoelectronics, Email: [email protected] automotive, aerospace, utilities and Applications information computer games. CardiffSchoolofPhysics Typical places: 120 Employers Typical applications: 600 @cardiffPHYSX UK and international universities, plus organisations such as Rolls Royce, Bank of England and EDF Energy.

Our undergraduate facilities are of a very high standard and are undergoing further upgrading as part of a University-wide infrastructure programme. A dedicated mathematical science library, additional computing facilities, a restaurant and a student common room are located in the adjacent Trevithick building. We are also located very close to the city centre and to student accommodation.

CardiffConnected “The School of Physics and Astronomy is a really interesting department with loads going on, for example, there is a big Compound Semiconductor Research Centre here. Cardiff is a great city. The town centre is close to the department and it has nice parks which are all easily accessible. One of the best things about studying here is the people. The academic staff are really nice and helpful and I have made good friends. When I graduate I am going to work in software development.”

Daniel, Physics (MPhys)

130128 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Physics and Astronomy

Practical training forms an important component of your degree

Physics is the most fundamental BSc or the more advanced MPhys. The latter is In the final year, you will undertake a major of the sciences. It is concerned a four-year, full-time degree intended primarily project. Most of these are located in research for students who wish to enter research, or laboratories, giving you the opportunity to with understanding the laws become professional physicists. undertake research work and to share in the of nature and applying this All of our degree programmes include core excitement of new discoveries. knowledge to unlock the secrets physics and mathematics modules which The first year form the basis of a physics education. of the universe, understanding We realise that it is not easy to commit yourself The range of programmes on offer provides an the world around us and to a particular degree programme up to a year opportunity to pursue a supplementary topic before entering university. We therefore offer a generating new technologies. in more depth, such as astronomy or medical highly flexible structure in the first year, which, physics. A physics-based degree offers an intellectual with few exceptions, allows you to defer your challenge, as well as providing you with Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, exact choice of degree until the beginning of practical skills and the ability to solve real-life and problem solving classes. Assessment is the second year. problems. This broad training allows you to a combination of exams and coursework, with All your first year coursework will be returned keep your choice of career open until the time a combination of written, typed and internet- to you with feedback within a week of you graduate and also to adapt to current based assessment. submission. Much of this will happen through employment opportunities. The work ethic and There are currently 16-18 hours of formal your academic tutor, allowing us and you to adaptability of physics graduates is one of teaching per week, with about the same again keep track of your progress in a timely manner. the factors which makes them so popular as expected of students for coursework and self- employees in diverse sectors such as industry, Computer programming is introduced in the directed learning. research, education, commerce and finance. first year, and is taught through dedicated You are given regular tutorials in a group modules and integrated into teaching Our Institute of Physics accredited degree including two or three other students with one throughout the degree. We have extensive PC programmes have been devised to convey the member of academic staff, during which your facilities connected to the University network, excitement of physics and astronomy, providing work can be discussed in an informal and and Wi-Fi throughout the building for laptops a thorough understanding of this fundamental relaxed atmosphere. You are also assigned and other devices. Students are introduced subject and to develop strong problem a personal tutor who is there to assist with to the relevant software for word-processing, solving skills. They provide a choice between non-academic problems should the need arise, data-analysis and web-based research. practically and theoretically-orientated and who will remain your tutor throughout your courses. Outside of timetabled sessions, the computing whole degree. facilities are available to undergraduates. Physics and Astrophysics are our most popular You will find that we foster a friendly degree programmes. In these subjects, there atmosphere and that we are approachable and is a choice between the standard three-year helpful.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/physics-astronomy 131129 Cardiff University graduate, Peter Huggett, pictured at his employer, Rolls Royce

The fourth year involves independent major MPhys/BSc Physics MPhys/BSc Physics with project work in which you would be expected to Astronomy Physics is a mainstream, traditional academic undertake novel research. programme, which provides the broadest This programme caters for those students who foundation in physics and leads naturally to wish to maintain the main physics core, but Assessment a wide range of careers. All major areas of are interested in taking a mixture of optional Examinations are held in January and May. physics are covered. modules from both physics and astrophysics. In your first year, you are required to pass Practical training forms an important Assignments and supervised projects use these in order to progress to the second year. component of this degree programme. astronomical data from observatories around Your final degree mark, which determines the You work with up-to-date apparatus employing the world and in space, and use extensive classification of your degree, is based partly lasers, x-ray sources, cryogenic equipment, image-processing and data reduction software on examinations taken in the second and third modern electronics and computer software. and techniques. years (and fourth year for MPhys), and partly on Project-type experiments are introduced at continuous assessment, such as projects and the end of the second year, in preparation for MPhys/BSc Physics with coursework. the final year project, which involves working Medical Physics Free-standing modules approximately two days per week in research laboratories or alongside research teams. This is provided jointly with the Cardiff and Vale Some of our courses allow you to take a University Health Board, Velindre NHS Trust and free-standing module in the first or second You may choose projects of a practical or Public Health Wales NHS Trust. The Medical year. This module can be chosen from a large theoretical nature from all aspects of our Physics element consists of a study of various number provided by other academic schools in activities, and you may also design your own diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, with the University. For instance, you may choose to project. special emphasis on the underlying physical study a language at beginner, intermediate or and mathematical principles. Practical work advanced level, begin a course in Music or opt MPhys/BSc Astrophysics includes a major project in the final year, for a module in Business and Law. We have a large number of academic staff who which can be undertaken at the Cardiff Brain are active in most aspects of Astronomy and Imaging Centre or at the University Hospital Postgraduate study Astrophysics research, providing courses of of Wales. The course equips you for a wide We have thriving research groups and a the very highest calibre. You take courses both range of careers including Medical Physics, in large number of students studying for a on astrophysical topics and on core physics which there is a proven demand. Many of our PhD or MSc. The main research groups are and mathematics. The aim is to give you a graduates have successfully moved onto the condensed matter and photonics, astronomy thorough grounding in physical principles, NHS scheme for Medical Physicists. and astrophysics, gravitational wave physics, mathematical methods, computing, and compound semiconductors and brain imaging. observational techniques. You practise and MPhys We offer research-led MSc programmes in consolidate these skills by applying them to physics and astrophysics, which build upon a wide range of astrophysical problems. We offer MPhys degrees in Physics, a first degree and can lead to a number of Astrophysics and Physics with Astronomy. graduate opportunities. In this way you acquire a very broad and flexible These undergraduate programmes are of four education which opens up career opportunities years’ duration (or five years with an industrial in high-technology industries, as well as in pure or other work placement) and are natural astrophysics research. You also undertake a extensions to three-year degrees, allowing supervised research project in your final year. subjects to be pursued in greater depth.

132130 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Politics and Politics and International Relations Professional International Relations placement

Why choose Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University?

Politics and international relations is an exciting and 95% We have links with Welsh varied subject which addresses of our graduates are in Government, Westminster, G7, the a range of questions that are employment and/or further study United Nations and NATO, NGOs, critical to our contemporary six months after graduating.* policy-makers and journalists. world.

Our internationally renowned team offer expertise in political 95% theory, public policy and electoral of our submitted research rated There are opportunities to study part of your Politics degree through the medium of Welsh. politics, cyber security, feminism, at international standard with To find out more visit: cold war history, environmental 81% classed as ‘internationally www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol politics, security, intelligence excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.* studies and postcolonial politics.

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics 133131 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Single honours Politics: ABB-BBB Politics (BScEcon) L200 International Relations: ABB-BBB International Relations L290 International Relations and Politics: ABB-BBB and Politics (BScEcon) International Relations and Politics (with a language): ABB-BBB International Relations (BScEcon) 305Q Politics and Philosophy: ABB-BBB International Relations and L292 Politics and Modern History: ABB-BBB Politics (BScEcon) (with a language) Politics and Economics: ABB-BBB plus GCSE Maths at grade B/grade 6 and GCSE English Language at grade C/grade 4 if not offered at AS or A-level. Integrated honours WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Law and Politics (LLB) ML12 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. IB: 34 points or 665 in Higher Level subjects. Joint honours BTEC: Single honours: DDM-DMM. Joint honours: see website. Politics and Economics (BScEcon) LL12 All degrees Politics and Philosophy (BA) LV25 GCSE requirements (or equivalent): English Language at grade B or grade 6. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Politics and Modern History LV21 (BScEcon) Politics and Sociology (BScEcon) LL32 Journalism, Communication J323 Applications information and Politics (BA) Typical places: 280 Typical applications: 1,000 Politics and a language taught in the School of Modern Languages Politics and Religious Studies taught in the School of History, Archaeology and Find out more Religion www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Tel: (029) 2087 6102 +44 (0)29 2087 6102 Email: [email protected] cardiffpolitics CardiffPolitics Careers Degrees in politics and international relations provide a foundation for a wide range of careers such as in non-governmental organisations, If you choose to study International Relations or global development, international business, diplomacy and intelligence Politics, you may have the opportunity to carry out a in government, journalism, and work placement at an organisation that plays a key role in policy research, as well as a basis for Welsh governance. more specialist subjects taught at postgraduate level.

CardiffConnected “For anyone looking to explore the foundations and possible future of political organisation, Cardiff’s School of Law and Politics is a fantastic and exciting hub that offers first-rate support for undergraduates. I’m in my second year of study for International Relations and Politics with French. It’s been an incredible time so far: being able to engage with like-minded, forward-thinking peers and professors is a real pleasure.”

Geneva, International Relations and Politics (with a language) (BScEcon)

134132 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Founded on world-class Study abroad options are also available for Politics joint and integrated Politics and International Relations those wishing to experience new cultures. research and an international programmes reputation for excellence, our We also offer expertise in the field of parliament and governance, having been These programmes allow you to combine degree programmes are both selected by Westminster to teach in conjunction your interest in politics with other areas in an challenging and inspirational. with the Houses of Parliament. We also offer interdisciplinary environment. Options available a module that enables you to undertake a as part of the BScEcon degree include studying A familiarity with the central concerns of placement in an organisation that plays a key Politics with Modern History, Economics, Politics and International Relations is essential role in Welsh governance. Sociology or International Relations. to any serious understanding of our dynamic and integrated world. If you are choosing a BA joint degree you can International Relations study a modern European language (French, We offer a range of degree programmes German, Italian, Spanish), Philosophy or other for those with an interest in Politics and Our new degree in International Relations offers Humanities subject (please see page 146) in International Relations. You can choose you the opportunity to focus on global politics. addition to your studies in Politics. to study one of our three single honours We have recently appointed 17 new members degrees, or combine the study of Politics and of staff who all specialise in International The LLB Law and Politics is an integrated International Relations with other subjects in Relations and are offering an array of exciting programme which allows you to gain a solid the Social Sciences and Humanities, including new modules. foundation in both politics and law. languages, on our joint honours programmes. The discipline of International Relations You will complete the courses in legal studies, Our research and teaching expertise includes has long been concerned with the relations necessary for exemption from the first part political theory, public policy, the politics of between states and the causes of war, but has of the professional examinations to pursue a devolution, environmental politics, Cold War grown recently into a multifaceted field which career as a barrister or solicitor. history, nuclear politics, global governance, addresses a wide range of questions critical feminist theory, postcolonial politics, political to our contemporary global world. These range International Relations and Politics economy, cyber security and critical military from topics such as war, security and terrorism, Can’t decide whether to take International studies. Studying politics at Cardiff provides nuclear politics, and international history, to Relations or Politics? Our combined degree the essential skills for an exciting career digital technologies and cyber-security, global provides you with the opportunity to focus on in fields such as journalism, government, environmental politics and climate change. both sub-fields and explore the integrations management, teaching, consulting, law, policy This single honours degree programme aims and connections between the domestic and analysis and education. to provide you with the opportunity to study the international. You will investigate broader With a fantastic central location you will benefit this exciting and important subject in its depth conceptual and theoretical questions that from a range of excellent facilities. Computer and breadth. The degree aims to cover both relate to politics at home and abroad, and rooms and cutting-edge e-Learning equipment traditional and new areas of the discipline compare the methodologies of political science enhance the learning process and library in a manner informed by current scholarly and international relations. collections provide students with access to debates, and global political concerns and In the final year, you have the opportunity to thousands of books and publications. developments. You will gain a solid grounding complete a dissertation on a topic of your in core International Relations theories and choice within the field, which is a fantastic perspectives, and the historical development Politics opportunity for independent research and of the international system. This will provide specialisation. The field of politics allows you to explore how the theoretical and historical foundation for parliaments and governments function, and more advanced study of a rich range of topics to evaluate political ideas such as power, at second and third year. You will be taught freedom, democracy, conflict, legitimacy or by academics who are leading researchers in accountability. their fields, exposed to research-led teaching in Our programmes offer you the opportunity to areas across the breadth of the discipline. gain an in-depth understanding of the field, as well as choosing from a range of optional modules depending on your interests. During the first year of your course, compulsory modules examine the foundations of Western political thought, modern political analysis, globalisation and international relations and European integration. The second and third years allow you to deepen your understanding of politics, political theory and ideas, in order to sharpen your insight into what motivates actors within the political sphere. Major themes such as political analysis and policymaking are examined, together with topical questions, such as devolution and the British party system. Politics and international relations underpin an understanding of almost all aspects of the ever-changing world we live in

www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics 135133 Professionally accredited Psychology Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Psychology at Cardiff University?

Both our courses are accredited Ranked 4th in the UK by the British Psychological and 44th in the world. Gain professional experience Society (BPS). as part of your degree. Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Ranked 2nd Opportunity to study 93% in the latest Research Excellence overall student satisfaction in the in Florida or Hong Kong framework (REF) - the system for National Student Survey (NSS) for a semester. assessing the quality of research 2019. in the UK.

136134 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses *See page 40 for details of statistical sources. Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements Psychology

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: AAA WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Psychology (BSc) of one A-level (at the grades listed above). (Three years) C800 IB: 36 points overall or 6, 6, 6 in three Higher Level subjects. Psychology with BTEC: DDD in Applied Science or Forensic Science. Other BTECs will be considered in Professional Placement (BSc) combination with suitable A-levels such as English, History, Geography, Sociology, etc. (Four years) C810 Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. All degrees GCSE requirements (or equivalent): • Maths or statistics at grade C or grade 4. • English Language or Welsh (as applicable) at grade C or grade 4. See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

Applications information Typical places: 210 (190 home and 20 overseas) Typical applications: 1,200

Find out more www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Admissions tutors: Professor Marc Buehner, Dr Lewis Bott, Dr Christoph Teufel Tel: (029) 2087 9999 +44 (0)29 2087 9999 Email: [email protected] PsychCardiff PsychCardiffUni

Along with our outstanding research facilities, we also have dedicated undergraduate facilities to ensure you have the best experience possible. As an undergraduate, you’ll be able to enjoy a newly refurbished lecture theatre; an undergraduate Why choose Psychology at Cardiff University? common room with modern and varied study space; undergraduate research rooms adapted for multi-participant studies; interactive seminar rooms complete with smart displays; and an upgraded computing lab with over 120 PCs.

Careers A psychology degree is favoured by many why it is important that both of our School’s Employers potential employers because it reflects a programmes are recognised by the British NHS Trusts, local government university education that develops both Psychological Society. departments, secondary schools, plus literacy and numeracy skills. Psychologists organisations such as the Department Job roles are also employed on an increasingly wide for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist, scale in the educational, social and health Defence, Relate and Victim Support. health psychologist, occupational services, for which postgraduate training is psychologist, sports, neuro or educational essential. This is why many of our graduates psychologist, counsellor, researcher or go on to continue their studies and also academic.

www.cardiff.ac.uk/psychology 137135 Psychology is the systematic First and second years Examples that may be offered are and scientific study of mind and Level 4 covers the first semester of the course Developmental Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescents, Animal Learning and behaviour. Psychologists study and is designed to give you a sound foundation in psychology research and psychological Cognition, Decision Making, Attitudes and how we think, feel and act, both thinking. Attitude Change, Active Vision, Behavioural Genetics, Psychology of Speech and individually and as part of a You will study three modules: Introduction Language, Emotion: Social and Neuroscience to Psychology, Psychological Research, and social group. Psychology has a Perspectives, Neuroscience of Learning Research Methods in Psychology. These will wide range of applications in the and Memory, Human Factors Psychology, provide you with a well-rounded introduction health and social services, in Environmental Psychology, Forensic to psychological research in areas including Psychology: Violence and Crime, Memory industry and commerce, and in social, cognitive, biological, and abnormal Processes and Memory Disorders, Theories psychology, as well as research on individual education. and Systems of Psychotherapy. You will also differences. Our School is long established, well resourced, work throughout your final year on a research and has an excellent international reputation. Psychological Research will introduce the project, where you design and undertake an As a psychology student at Cardiff University, principles of research design. empirical investigation. Your research project you will study the subject from the scientific Level 5 covers the next three semesters of is supervised by a member of staff who has standpoint, while meeting the challenges of the course. It places emphasis on critical expertise in the area that your project covers. understanding behaviour from social, cognitive thinking, as well as the ability to interpret and and biological perspectives. This programme integrate research findings and psychological Assessment is supported by enthusiastic lecturers from theories. You will study nine modules, each of There is a combination of coursework and one of the UK’s leading psychology research which focuses on a particular area including unseen examinations. Prizes are awarded to departments. developmental, cognitive, biological, abnormal, the best performing students. social, and perceptual psychology. Training Our courses in research design, statistics and computing Study abroad opportunities We offer a three-year degree in Psychology continues during Level 5. We offer the opportunity to spend one and a four-year degree in Psychology with semester at the University of Florida or the Professional Placement. Both programmes Professional placement University of Hong Kong as part of your degree. follow the same academic curriculum, but the (Four year degree) In the first semester of your second year, you four-year programme involves a year between This programme involves a placement year will be able to take courses in Florida or Hong your second and final year where you embark between your second and final year where you Kong that match the content offered in Cardiff. upon your professional placement. can discover how psychology is applied in a There are no additional fees to pay, and the exchange is supported by a bursary to cover Small tutorial groups, lectures and regular professional setting. your flight costs. The exchange is also possible practical sessions, such as interviewing, survey There are a wide range of placements in for students taking BSc Psychology or BSc work, psychometric testing and experimental areas including clinical psychology, forensic Psychology with Professional Placement. skills form the basis of learning on the psychology, occupational psychology and in programme. We also host frequent visits from other psychology informed settings, such as Postgraduate study leading British and overseas psychologists. the police force and the probation and prison Many of our students go on to postgraduate services. The placement year can provide you Applied psychology is included as an integral study after they have completed their BSc. with invaluable experience and can make you part of our courses and opportunities to We offer a range of postgraduate taught and more competitive when applying for jobs or undertake research projects are widely research opportunities that are designed to further courses of study. Placement positions available in a variety of settings, including prepare you for a variety of future careers. are mainly chosen from opportunities that schools, industry and hospitals. You are Some of the programmes we offer include MSc we provide, but you can also find your own encouraged to develop your own areas of Neuroimaging: Methods and Applications, MSc placement with the approval of the School. interest through a supervised project and final- in Children’s Psychological Disorders and an year option modules, which will help you to find Final year MSc in Psychology. employment or further professional training. You choose from a range of modules which The School of Psychology Research Internship focus on specific aspects of the subject or Programme (SPRInt) provides the opportunity current theoretical approaches, and which are for you to take part in paid research projects likely to change from year to year. A complete over the summer vacation following your list of these final year option modules will be second year. made available to you in your second year.

CardiffConnected “Studying psychology at Cardiff has benefited me greatly, even in social situations because everything we learn is interesting and applicable. Moreover, when lectures are filled with fascinating content and taught with enthusiasm by incredibly knowledgeable lecturers, it is hard not to be inspired!”

Ocean, Psychology with Professional Placement (BSc)

138136 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Professionally Social Sciences accredited Social Sciences Year abroad Professional placement

Why choose Social Sciences at Cardiff University?

Many of our programmes can Our research has been recognised be extended to four years 94% as being internationally with a third year spent on a of our graduates are in excellent, having a direct professional placement or employment and/or further study * impact on policy and practice. studying abroad. six months after graduating.

Our students benefit from Our research in education and our strong links with local sociology was ranked 5th and There are opportunities to take part of your Education degree through the medium of Welsh. government, policy-makers, the 3rd in the UK respectively in the To find out more visit: police and other third-sector 2014 UK Research Excellence www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol organisations. Framework assessment.*

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/social-sciences 139137 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. Single honours A-level: AAB-BBB Criminology (BSc)* L370 WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Education (BSc)* 8G46 of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. GCSE: English language at grade C or grade 4. Human and Social Sciences (BSc)* 58H2 See page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies. Social Science (BSc)* L301 IB: 32-35 points (17-18 points in 3HL subjects). Sociology (BSc)* 8H46 BTEC: DDD-DDM. No specific subject requirements. Degrees taught with other academic schools: see website. Social Analytics (BSc)* J3G5 Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are Integrated honours welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Law and Criminology (LLB) M190 Law and Sociology (LLB) ML13 Applications information Joint honours Typical places: 330 Typical applications: 1,500 Criminology and Sociology (BSc)* 8F46 Criminology and Social Policy Find out more (BSc)* 8D46 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Sociology and Education (BSc)* 8J46 Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Welsh and Education (BA) QX53 If you wish to discuss your application with an Admissions tutor please contact us. Politics and Sociology (BScEcon) LL32 Tel: (029) 2087 4208 +44 (0)29 2087 4208 Sociology and History (BScEcon) LV31 Email: [email protected] Journalism, Media and cardiffsocsi @CUSocSci Sociology (BA) LP35 Sociology and Social Policy (BSc)* 8K46 Our home, the Grade I listed Glamorgan Building, * Students on these programmes can is architecturally spectacular and also a popular filming choose to extend their studies to four years with the third year spent on a location for BBC series, including Sherlock and Doctor Who. professional placement or studying The Glamorgan Building houses teaching and learning abroad. facilities to support your studies, including a student support hub, ICT suites, lecture theatres, tutorial rooms and a coffee shop.

CardiffConnected Careers “My course enabled me to delve into, experiment, and take Career destinations for our students advantage of a range of disciplinary areas across the whole include the police service, probation spectrum of the social sciences, from sociology, psychology, service, social work, welfare and criminology, education and statistics. I learnt so much housing services, youth work, teaching, about the world and how people, institutions and societies community development, counselling behave and function. The lecturers, researchers and staff and advocacy work, administration and at the School were always kind and generous, particularly human resource management. Many my supervisors who would go out of their way to help me of our graduates also find work in the in all my endeavours. I spent a year studying abroad at the private sector, including finance and University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. It was marketing, tourism, retail, journalism, the best decision I made as not only did I make new friends advertising, and public relations. from all over the world, I had the opportunity to expand my Around a quarter of our students go on breadth of knowledge and skills even further.” to postgraduate study. Megan, Social Science (BSc)

140138 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses In the School of Social Sciences, the social science spectrum – criminology, ethnicity, and social justice and inclusion. Social Sciences we study how society shapes education, psychology, sociology, social You will focus on local, regional, national, global policy, social analytics – and think outside of the way people behave and and comparative contexts of education, and conventional disciplinary boundaries. this will be underscored by our close links with experience the world, explored Organising your studies thematically allows policy makers, local schools, colleges, and through a range of degree you to study the same topic from a number of other education and training organisations. programmes that emphasise different perspectives and gain a more holistic This degree provides an excellent basis for different aspects of social life understanding of complex social phenomena. those interested in postgraduate teacher You can choose modules that enable you to training, as well as employment in other and the institutions they rely on. study a particular topic in depth or spread professions including social care, youth and Our teaching is informed and underpinned by your studies across the spectrum of modules community work, local government, careers research into the problems and challenges offered. Topics reflect current research guidance, and education and policy research. of modern society. Many of our staff act strengths and have recently included crime You may have the opportunity to study a work as advisers to international organisations, and security, critical psychology, educational placement module and/or extend your study Westminster and European parliaments, and policy, misuse of data in the media, European to four years, with year three spent studying the Welsh Government, as well as to public governance and policy, identity and subjectivity, abroad or on a professional placement. and private sector organisations. Our students gender and sexuality, health and medicine, and learn from scholars who are contributing to work and employment. BSc Human and Social Sciences policy debates at international, national and You will have the opportunity to study a work local levels. placement module and/or extend your study A unique opportunity to combine psychology to four years, with year three spent studying with another social science discipline, Social Sciences at Cardiff abroad or on a professional placement. this degree is recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as the basis for University By studying across disciplines, you will become graduate membership – the starting point for a We are a large, interdisciplinary social science a social scientist with knowledge of a range of career in psychology. Graduates awarded 2:2 or centre offering expertise in the fields of perspectives and an understanding of how they higher, and who have passed their dissertation, sociology, research methods, educational can work together. studies, social policy, social analytics, will be eligible to apply for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS. criminology, and psychology. BSc Criminology This programme builds up a range of skills and Degree programmes Criminology focuses on both the processes knowledge on issues such as social change, Our programmes are designed to teach the of criminalisation and victimisation and gender, class and ethnicity, whilst developing a foundations of their respective disciplines, responses to crime and disorder. It investigates critical understanding of psychology. In addition alongside the theoretical and methodological how behaviours are defined as criminal or to modules in psychology and social research principles that underpin the social sciences. anti-social, how victims are affected by their methods, you can choose from a wide range We offer single honours degree programmes experiences, and how societies deal with of modules in education, sociology and social in criminology, education, sociology, social new types of crime. During the course of analytics. science, social analytics, and human and social your degree, you will learn about the different The flexibility of the programme means that you sciences. Our flexible joint honours programmes approaches to criminological research and the can choose to engage with topical issues and allow you to combine several of these subjects, different approaches to criminal justice they debates from across the social sciences, or plus social policy, with complementary subjects illuminate. tailor your choices, with specific career options in the humanities and social sciences. LLB Our programme examines problems of crime, in mind, to a particular pathway. programmes are also available for applicants justice and crime control, and shows how You will have the opportunity to study a work interested in studying law. social science research can be applied to placement module and/or extend your study Our programmes are built around a set of core real world issues and debates. It is taught by to four years, with year three spent studying modules that include both methodological criminologists with strong links to local police, abroad or on a professional placement. training and substantive topics. Our study skills probation and criminal justice services. and inquiry-based modules enable you to apply You may have the opportunity to study a work BSc Sociology the knowledge gained during your studies and placement module and/or extend your study develop important transferable skills. to four years, with year three spent studying Key to sociology is the idea that, although abroad or on a professional placement. every society presents us with particular Opportunities expectations, opportunities and problems, and On many of our programmes you will have BSc Education we each respond to these in different ways, the opportunity to study a work placement we always do so with reference to the social module and/or extend your study to four Our degree in education explores and relationships, groups and institutions that are years, spending year three on a professional questions the social, psychological, political familiar to us. In studying how societies are placement. We also offer four-year programmes and economic foundations of education and reproduced and changed through people’s with the third year spent studying abroad. enables you to investigate the evidence-base behaviour, sociology brings to light the complex that informs education policy and practice. and sometimes fragile connections that bind BSc Social Science Your study is underpinned by our research in the individual to the collective. this field and the latest developments in policy We focus on the traditional sociological Our degree in Social Science explores cross- and practice, encompassing aspects of culture concerns of race, class and gender and how cutting themes such as ethnicity, gender and identity, childhood and youth, gender and the inequalities associated with these, as well and inequality. It allows you to study across

www.cardiff.ac.uk/social-sciences 141139 as age, religion and ethnicity, are produced and reproduced. We also explore issues that are unique to modern societies, such as the effect of emergent technologies like social media, problems of urban governance and vulnerability, and developments in medicine and biosciences. You may have the opportunity to study a work placement module and/or extend your study to four years, with year three spent studying abroad or on a professional placement.

BSc Social Analytics

Every day we read news headlines quoting figures relating to everything from Brexit and migration to teenage pregnancy and sexual Glamorgan Building, home to the School of Social Sciences health. In a world saturated with data, figures and statistics, Social Analytics is concerned Please note: This subject is only available on We very much value the active participation with making sense of the social world that we joint honours programmes and must of our students in teaching and learning, and live in by critically evaluating the knowledge be studied alongside another discipline. in the life of the School. Our students give claims being made. All Social Policy joint honours programmes feedback on all courses and our student- This programme offers a unique opportunity can be extended to four years with year three staff panel encourages the fruitful exchange to investigate our society through quantitative spent studying abroad or on professional of ideas. For non-academic activities, the research via a range of disciplines including placement. student-run Social Science Society organises regular social events. sociology, criminology, human and social Further information sciences, social policy and education. Enhancing your degree Social Analytics is an interdisciplinary degree Methods of teaching and assessment Opportunities to study, work or volunteer suitable for students interested in themes Teaching takes place through lectures, abroad are available as summer placements. that cut across the Social Sciences, such discussion-based seminar groups, workshops Most programmes also offer the opportunity as inequality, health, deviance, gender and and computer-based lab sessions. We cover to transfer onto a four-year programme, ethnicity. key theories and debates, provide training spending your third year on a professional in research methods, and feature research The curriculum has been designed in placement or studying abroad. Popular carried out by our academic staff. collaboration with employers to give you the destinations for study abroad include North skills that you need to succeed in the modern Our teaching staff include a number of America, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and workplace. Social Analytics graduates are internationally recognised experts who New Zealand. data-savvy, critical consumers of information, contribute to the undergraduate curriculum. with significant software and analysis skills Students usually take six modules each year, Admission procedures who also benefit from the substantive including a mix of core and optional modules Offers of places are normally made on the expertise of a social science education. depending on the programmes. In year one, basis of A-level results, but we also accept a wide range of alternative qualifications. This single honours programme has a you meet regularly with your personal tutor We do not generally interview candidates. compulsory placement module in year two in small groups and follow a programme All applicants who are offered a place will and can be extended to four years with in which you are supported as you develop be invited to an offer holder open day. year three spent studying abroad or on a your study skills and learn how to be a social professional placement. scientist. Careers Depending on your chosen programme, you Our dedicated Employability and Placements BSc Social Policy may embark upon a supervised dissertation Manager works to improve students’ in your final year, which involves presenting at Social policy is the study of human wellbeing wider skills and experiences in order to our annual dissertation conference. and the ways in which societies seek to maximise their employability. We also offer a promote wellbeing through state welfare Students at university learn in many different number of modules that include placement agencies, the private sector, and the voluntary ways. These include lectures, seminars and opportunities that enhance your employability and community sector. You will gain a tutorials, as well as feedback and project by combining study with first-hand work critical understanding of the challenges of supervision. Private or independent study experience. is also crucial for deepening understanding responding to human need and managing the Postgraduate opportunities and developing research skills. This includes provision of social services. Policy debates We offer a range of taught master’s degrees, background reading, preparing for seminars, covered by social policy include social as well as a PGCE for those interested in conducting research, completing assignments security, education, health, housing and specialising in teaching at the post-16 levels and revision work. personal social services, as well as policies of education (in further education, sixth seeking to address new challenges, such Our programmes have a range of assessment form colleges, etc). We also offer PhDs and as tackling global warming and promoting methods including examinations, essays, Professional Doctorates and have around environmental sustainability. practical work, individual and group projects 200 students studying for a PhD or MPhil by and presentations. research.

142140 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Welsh Welsh / Cymraeg Cymraeg

Why choose Welsh at Cardiff University?

We’re committed to research Recognising the importance that delivers real social and 91% of practical experience, every cultural change. We achieved the of our graduates were in student will complete a period maximum possible rating employment and/or further study of work experience in their ( ) for our impact in * 100% six months after graduating. second year. REF 2014.

84% 100% of our submitted research was There are Coleg Cymraeg scholarship rated at international standard for overall student opportunities for students in the School with classed of Welsh. satisfaction.* 81% To find out more visit: as ‘internationally excellent’ or www.cardiff.ac.uk/coleg-cymraeg-cenedlaethol ‘world-leading’.*

*See page 40 for details of statistical sources. www.cardiff.ac.uk/welsh 143141 Degree programmes/ Typical entry requirements

UCAS codes These typical requirements are for guidance. Please check our website for the latest information. A-level: Single honours Single honours: Welsh (BA) Q560 BBC including a B in Welsh (first language and second language routes). (For the part-time degree in Welsh, Joint honours: AAA-BBB please contact us directly) Must usually include at least grade B in Welsh for first and second language students. Welsh and the Professional For detailed eligibility criteria across joint honours programmes, please contact us. Workplace (BA) Q561 Candidates without Welsh at A-level, but whose Welsh is of an equivalent standard, may Joint honours still be eligible to apply. Please contact us to discuss. WBA: The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu Business Management of one A-level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects. with Welsh (BSc) NQ26 IB: 30 points including at least 5 in Welsh at Higher Level. Welsh and Journalism (BA) PQ55 BTEC: Single honours: DM in Humanities or Social Science and grade B in A-level Welsh Welsh and another Humanities First or Second Language. Joint honours: See website. subject (See page 146) Other: Applications from those offering alternative equivalent/overseas qualifications are welcome, as are those who may have other relevant work/life experience. Honours LLB Other requirements Law and Welsh (LLB) MQ15 There are no other specific subjects required, however, A-levels must include a minimum of two traditional academic subjects. Please check our website for more information. General studies is not accepted. GCSE: English or Welsh at grade C. Please see page 153 for information about GCSE equivalencies.

Careers Applications information Typical places: 30 Typical applications: 100 With demand for Welsh language skills and expertise in many public and private sector fields (including the media, education, local and national government), a degree in Welsh or in Find out more Welsh combined with another subject www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses provides a valuable qualification for posts requiring bilingual personnel. Download the School brochure: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Many of our graduates have secured Admissions tutor: Dr Iwan Wyn Rees careers in law, the media, the Tel: (029) 2087 4710 +44 (0)29 2087 4710 performing arts, administration, Email: [email protected] communications and teaching at all levels. ysgolygymraeg @ysgolygymraeg ysgolygymraegpc

CardiffConnected “Dewisais wneud gradd mewn Cymraeg am fy mod yn angerddol am yr iaith ac eisiau dysgu rhagor am fy hunaniaeth er mwyn gosod sylfaen ar gyfer deall gweddill y byd yn well. Mae Ysgol y Gymraeg yn gymuned glòs a chyfeillgar, o’r staff academaidd i staff y swyddfa. Mi fuaswn i’n argymell i unrhyw un i fod yn rhan o’r Panel Myfyrwyr-Staff er mwyn cael dweud eich dweud am y radd. Hefyd, mae’n werth ymuno gyda Chymdeithas Iolo sy’n agored i unrhywun sydd â diddordeb mewn celf, theatr, ffilm, neu lenyddiaeth Gymraeg. Uchafbwynt personol oedd bod yn ddigon ffodus i deithio a dysgu gyda help llaw yr ysgol. Ar drothwy fy mhenblwydd yn 21 oed, treuliais fis ym Mhatagonia yn gwneud profiad gwaith gyda ysgoloriaeth Santander. Cawsom y croeso mwya’ bendigedig gan y gymuned Gymreig yn y Wladfa, ac mae’r ystrydeb yn wir - mae hi’n anhygoel clywed y Gymraeg ar ochr arall y byd. Ond mae hefyd yn anhygoel bod mewn clwb nos lle mae cerddoriaeth Latino yn gyfeiliant i ddawnsio tango sy’n ail natur i’r Archentwyr. Mae’n anhygoel profi Asado ar fferm a marchogaeth ceffyl gyda’r Andes yn gefnlen. Mae’n anhygoel gweld sut y mae diwylliannau’n cyd-blethu mewn gofod anial.” Esyllt, Welsh and Philosophy (BA)

144142 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses We are committed to the While every student will spend a period of Welsh/Cymraeg development of language, society time in the second year on a work experience placement, our BA Welsh and the Professional Joint honours and identity in contemporary Workplace programme offers you the We offer a wide selection of joint Wales through teaching and opportunity for work experience in the final honours programmes with other arts and research of the highest standard. year as well. As a student on the programme, humanities subjects. you will also be provided with an external If you wish to combine the study of Combining the study of language and mentor and complete an independent research Welsh with another subject, you would literature, we offer unique modules relevant to project based around the workplace. usually study three 20 credit modules Welsh in today’s Wales. Whatever the subject (first-language) or four 20 credit modules area, whether children’s literature or language Our approach (second-language) in year one. planning, you will study in an innovative and Our single honours programmes are open to In year two and the final year, you select an progressive way. Our diverse selection of first and second language students who would equal number of options from the Welsh modules includes translation studies, heritage follow separate pathways (studying different degree programme and from the other and tourism, sociolinguistics, language modules) in year one before coming together subject that you elect to study. acquisition, poetry and prose, dialectology, and in year two. creative writing. Year one Law and Welsh Preparing you for life outside of the University As a first-language single honours student, This programme aims to produce graduates is also an important element of our work. We you’ll usually study six 20-credit modules that qualified to employ their legal knowledge offer a number of modules related specifically concentrate on the language itself, writing through the medium of Welsh as well as to Welsh in the community and the workplace. skills, literature of different periods, and Wales English. The degree meets the requirements There are also multiple opportunities to and its culture. of the professional bodies in relation to participate in work experience with a range of Second-language single honours students proceeding to qualification as a solicitor or a institutions. These experiences will help you usually study six 20 credit modules that form barrister, while also allowing you to pursue understand the role you can play in the future an intensive specialised route. This allows you interests of a linguistic or literary nature. development of Wales - economically, socially to develop communication skills through the In order to study this programme, you will and culturally. You’ll leave fully equipped with medium of Welsh and gain the confidence to normally be expected to have studied Welsh the skills, knowledge, tools and ambition to use the language in various situations. as a first language to A-level standard. make your mark in your chosen field. To develop your confidence further in using (See also the School of Law and Politics Future-focused Welsh, and to establish Welsh from the outset entry on page 99). as the natural language used in the School, Our modules will provide you with a range additional opportunities are provided for Business Management with of transferable skills suited to a number of second-language students throughout the Welsh different careers. They’ll help prepare you to degree programme. work creatively, confidently and professionally This programme is offered jointly with through the medium of Welsh. Year two Cardiff Business School and combines Recognising the importance of practical You’re required to take a number of core specialist information and skills relevant to experience, we also guarantee a period of modules, together with a variety of literary the field of business management and the work experience for every student through our and/or language options. The literary options field of Welsh. You will develop a thorough core module – Yr Iaith ar Waith. This provides cover the medieval and modern periods; understanding of the business world in you with an opportunity to put your skills the language options include the sociology Wales (and beyond) within the context of to the test in a professional setting. It also of Welsh, language planning and topics Welsh language and culture. You will spend offers you the opportunity to begin building relating to linguistic variation, both social approximately a third of your time studying your professional network and make valuable and geographical. You will find the full range modules with us. connections with workplaces and employers of modules on our website. An attractive The programme is suitable for those who throughout Wales. Previously, our students feature of our programme is flexibility; you have studied through the medium of Welsh have undertaken placements with the BBC, can specialise in literary studies, medieval or at A-level or who have an equal standard S4C, Welsh Government, National Assembly modern, or in linguistic studies, or you may of Welsh. You are not required to hold an for Wales, National Museum Wales, Boom take a combination of modules reflecting your A-level in Welsh to study this programme. Cymru, the Urdd, Mentrau Iaith and a range of own particular academic interests and career organisations in the fields of translation, law ambitions. Welsh and Journalism and media/production. This programme provides an opportunity to study Journalism with Welsh. The programme has been designed in response to the high demand for journalists with Welsh language and journalistic skills. The programme combines academic rigour and analysis with the opportunity for work experience and practical extra-curricular activities. This programme is only available if you are following the first-language Welsh route. The refurbished Humanities building café is an ideal place to work or relax

www.cardiff.ac.uk/welsh 145143 Further information

Joint Honours degree programmes 146 English language programmes 148 Preliminary year programmes 150 Fees 151 How to apply 152 Important legal information 153 General index 154 Degree subject index 154 Finding out more 156 Open days 156 Travelling to Cardiff 156

Find out more online: www.cardiff.ac.uk/undergraduate Visit our website for more information on: • Joint honours degree programmes • Admissions and selection criteria • Application • Preliminary/foundation courses • Fees and funding • Open Days

146144 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Further information

www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses 147145 Joint and integrated honours degree programmes We offer a diverse and exciting range of joint History and: Ancient History BA V117 honours and integrated honours degree Archaeology BA VV14 Economics BA VL11 programmes. English Literature BA VQ13 Joint honours degree programmes English Literature and: French BA VR11 (BA/BScEcon) in the Humanities and Ancient History BA QV31 German BA VR12 Social Studies Archaeology BA QV34 Italian BA RV31 French BA RQ13 Music BA WV31 Joint honours degree programmes entail German BA RQ23 Philosophy BA VV15 studying two subjects in equal proportions History BA VQ13 Religious Studies BA VV61 throughout your period of study. These Italian BA RQ33 Sociology BScEcon LV31 are designed to maximise student choice Journalism, Media BA PQ53 and flexibility. Select a subject from those Spanish BA RV41 Music BA WQ33 highlighted and look beneath it to choose Welsh BA QV51 Philosophy BA VQ53 another subject which can be combined with Religious Studies BA VQ63 Italian and: it. The UCAS codes are listed alongside. Spanish BA QR34 Ancient History BA RVJ1 Ancient History and: Welsh BA QQ53 Archaeology BA RV34 English Literature BA QV31 Economics BA RL31 French and: French BA RV11 English Language BA QR33 Ancient History BA RV11 German BA RV21 English Literature BA RQ33 Archaeology BA RV14 History BA V117 French BA RR31 Economics BA RL11 Italian BA RVJ1 German BA RR32 English Language BA QR31 Philosophy BA VV51 History BA RV31 English Literature BA RQ13 Religious Studies BA VVQ1 Japanese BA TR23 German BA RR21 Spanish BA RV4C Music BA WR33 History BA VR11 Philosophy BA VR53 Archaeology and: Italian BA RR31 Politics BA LR23 English Literature BA QV34 Japanese BA TR21 Portuguese BA 6YR4 French BA RV14 Music BA WR31 Religious Studies BA VR63 German BA RV24 Philosophy BA VR51 Spanish BA RR34 History BA VV14 Politics BA LR21 Welsh* BA QR53 Italian BA RV34 Portuguese BA P6P9 Philosophy BA VV54 Spanish BA RR14 Japanese and: Religious Studies BA VV64 Welsh* BA QR51 French BA TR21 German BA TR22 Economics and: German and: Italian BA TR23 French BA RL11 Ancient History BA RV21 Portuguese BA W4Y6 German BA RL21 Archaeology BA RV24 Spanish BA TR24 History BA VL11 Economics BA RL21 Italian BA RL31 English Language BA QR32 Journalism and: Philosophy BA VL51 English Literature BA RQ23 Welsh* BA PQ55 Politics BScEcon LL12 French BA RR21 Journalism, Communication and: Spanish BA LR14 History BA VR12 Politics BA J323 Italian BA RR32 Education and: Journalism, Media and: Japanese BA TR22 Welsh* BA QX53 English Literature BA PQ53 Music BA WR32 Sociology BA LP35 English Language and: Politics BA LR22 French BA QR31 Portuguese BA S89P Modern History and: German BA QR32 Religious Studies BA VR62 Politics (integrated single honours LV21 Italian BA QR33 Spanish BA RR24 degree programme) BScEcon Philosophy BA QV35 Spanish BA QR3K Welsh BA QQ35

148146 www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses Music and: Spanish and: Further information English Literature BA WQ33 Ancient History BA RV4C These groupings are accurate at the time French BA WR31 Economics BA LR14 of going to press and may be subject to German BA WR32 English Language BA QR3K change. History BA WV31 English Literature BA QR34 Italian BA WR33 French BA RR14 Philosophy BA VW53 German BA RR24 Other joint honours and Religious Studies BA VW63 History BA RV41 integrated honours degree Welsh BA QW53 Italian BA RR34 programmes Japanese BA TR24 Philosophy and: We also offer joint and integrated honours Philosophy BA RV45 Ancient History BA VV51 programmes in the following areas: Politics BA LR24 Archaeology BA VV54 Portuguese BA G5Y5 Business Studies and Japanese BSc NT12 Economics BA VL51 Religious Studies BA RV46 Criminology and Social Policy BSc 8D46 English Language BA QV35 Welsh* BA QR54 English Literature BA VQ53 Criminology and Sociology BSc 8F46 French BA VR51 Welsh and: Economics and Management Studies History BA VV15 Education* BA QX53 BScEcon LN12 Italian BA VR53 English Language BA QQ35 Education and Sociology BScEcon 8J46 Music BA VW53 English Literature BA QQ53 Law and Criminology LLB M190 Politics BA LV25 French* BA QR51 Law and French LLB RM11 Religious Studies BA VV65 History BA QV51 Law and Politics LLB ML12 Spanish BA RV45 Italian* BA QR53 Law and Sociology LLB ML13 Welsh* BA QV55 Journalism* BA PQ55 Law and Welsh* LLB MQ15 Music BA QW53 Politics and: Mathematics and Music BA GW13 Philosophy* BA QV55 Economics BScEcon LL12 Politics BA QL52 Sociology and Social Policy BSc 8K46 French BA LR21 Religious Studies BA QV56 German BA LR22 Spanish* BA QR54 Italian BA LR23 Modern History† BScEcon LV21 *Timetabling and other restrictions mean it Philosophy BA LV25 will not be possible for students who have Religious Studies BA VL62 studied Welsh as a second language to take Sociology BScEcon LL32 these Joint Honours combinations. Spanish BA LR24 Welsh BA QL52 †Modern History and Politics is an integrated single honours degree programme. Part-time study Portuguese and: French BA P6P9 The programmes listed in this prospectus are all taught on a full-time basis. However, some German BA S89P are also available on a part-time basis: Italian BA 6YR4 • Ancient and Medieval History BA academic school (contact details are listed Japanese BA W4Y6 • Ancient History BA in each School entry of this prospectus). Spanish BA G5Y5 • Archaeology and Ancient History BA If you wish to study part-time you should (integrated) apply directly to the University (and Religious Studies and: • Archaeology and Medieval History BA not UCAS) and your application will be Ancient History BA VVQ1 (integrated) considered by the relevant Admissions Archaeology BA VV64 • Archaeology BA (Route 1) Tutor. English Literature BA VQ63 • English Language BA You can apply online at: German BA VR62 • English Language and Linguistics BA www.cardiff.ac.uk/apply History BA VV61 • English Literature BA Italian BA VR63 • English Literature and Creative Writing BA Further advice is available by contacting Music BA VW63 • History BA the Admissions Office: Philosophy BA VV65 • Philosophy BA Tel: (029) 2087 9999 Politics BA VL62 • Theology BTh (Route 1) Email: [email protected] Spanish BA RV46 • Translation BA Part-time courses Welsh BA QV56 • Welsh BA The Continuing and Professional Education • Welsh and the Professional Workplace BA Department provides a wide range of part- Sociology and: time day and evening courses. For more History BA LV31 Specific details about these programmes information please see our website: Journalism, Media BA LP35 (e.g. time commitment) are available from the admissions tutor in the appropriate www.cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-courses-for- Politics BScEcon LL32 adults

www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses 149147 Students study a range of degree programme related modules, along with English language and study skills modules Students from more than 120 countries are represented on campus

150148 www.cardiff.ac.uk/elt Further information English language programmes

The English language programmes teaching Students come from all centre offers a variety of courses ranging from over the world to improve eight weeks, to nine months, which cater for most their English before starting language levels and abilities. university study. English for University Study The English for University Study programme is a full-time English language and study skills course in academic English. It will provide you with the academic study skills that you need to study effectively in a UK environment, covering language, study and professional skills and British academic culture. The English for University Study programme is a good choice if you plan to continue your higher education studies at foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate level. You will need to take a test to demonstrate your English is of an appropriate level. The programme provides you with the skills and language needed for a smooth transition into academic study. The aim is to develop confident and successful students who are equipped for university study in the UK.

Our academic schools will accept the English Pre-sessional programmes In-sessional English language for University Study Exit Test scores instead of a valid IELTS. Exit tests can be taken at the The English for University Study programme is support end of each term. a full-time English language and study skills Many international students feel they need course in academic English. It will provide further help with English language after The English for University Study Programme you with the academic study skills that you starting their course. If you would like to have has three entry points: in September, January need to study effectively in a UK environment, some additional English language support, and April/May. covering language, study and professional the in-sessional team can help you. skills and British academic culture. These classes can strengthen your academic Intake Minimum entry requirement writing, reading, listening, speaking and Course options pronunciation, as well as generally improve September IELTS 4.0 Current Required Required your language skills and confidence. January IELTS 4.5 IELTS IELTS course length In addition to classes, as a student you will April/May IELTS 5.0 5.0 6.5 20 weeks* be able to access self-study lessons on 5.5 6.5 12 weeks* academic writing, grammar and vocabulary Included in the course: 6.0 6.5 8 weeks on the Cardiff University Student Intranet. • 20 tuition hours per week (plus self-study 6.5 7.0 10 weeks and assignments) * participating Schools only • one-to-one tutorial guidance and support Further Information • formal transcript showing assessments completed and indicating your level of For further information, including language proficiency at completion of the information about sub-scores,and to course. make an application, please visit: www.cardiff.ac.uk/elt or email: [email protected]

www.cardiff.ac.uk/elt 151149 Preliminary year programmes

Programmes/UCAS Codes Biochemistry BSc (Page 45) (4 year prelim year) C74C (5 year prelim year and prof year) CR41 Biological Sciences BSc (Zoology) (Page 45) (4 year prelim year) C102 (5 year prelim year and prof year) C103 Biological Sciences BSc (Page 45) (4 year prelim year) C302 (5 year prelim year and prof year) C303 Biomedical Sciences BSc (Page 45) (4 year prelim year) B900 (5 year prelim year and prof year) B901 Chemistry BSc (Page 57) (4 year prelim year) F105 Dentistry BDS (Page 63) (6 year prelim year) A204 The preliminary year programme please contact the School of Pharmacy and Engineering BEng (Page 72) includes modules in Biosciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences for information. (4 year prelim year) H101 Chemistry and Maths. The particular If you are seeking admission to a degree Medicine MBBCh (Page 107) modules studied depend on the programme incorporating a preliminary or (6 year prelim year) A104 requirements of your chosen degree foundation year, you should apply via UCAS (see course codes, left). You will need to Neuroscience BSc (Page 45) subject. satisfy the appropriate admissions tutor (4 year prelim year) B141 On successful completion of the preliminary (5 year prelim year and prof Year) B140 as to your competence to pursue a degree year, you automatically progress into the programme. The preliminary year is not meant Pharmacy (Page 124) first year of your chosen degree programme. to be a route for students who have failed to Please contact the However, please note that transfer from achieve the required grades in their A-levels. School of Pharmacy and other preliminary year degree programmes to Pharmaceutical Sciences directly. Dentistry and Medicine is not permitted. For admissions enquiries and, specifically, advice regarding your qualifications, you must Physics (Page 127) If you are admitted onto one of the contact the appropriate admissions tutor in Please contact the Biosciences degree programmes, you have the School related to your degree programme School of Physics and Astronomy directly. the opportunity to change your degree of interest. programme within the same programme if your interests change e.g. from BSc Biological Contact details can be found on the main Sciences to BSc Biomedical Sciences. subject pages - see page numbers listed in You may also have the opportunity to transfer box, left. to one of our four Master’s degrees, subject to your overall academic performance in years two and three of your BSc course. In addition, Biosciences offer specialised For general enquiries (and not degree programmes, details of which can be admissions queries) about the content found on page 45. of the preliminary year in Science The Schools of Medicine and Dentistry offer programme, please contact: foundation year programmes. You are taught Dr Helen Jones alongside those enrolled on the preliminary Tel: (029) 2087 4771 year in Science. Email: [email protected] The School of Engineering offers a separate foundation year programme. For enquiries about the Engineering foundation year, please contact the With respect to a foundation year in Physics, School of Engineering: please contact the School of Physics and Tel: (029) 2087 4656 Astronomy for more information. Regarding Email: [email protected] queries for a preliminary year in Pharmacy,

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The University charges an annual Applicants from Northern Ireland should contact Sponsored students fee which covers all tuition fees, their Education and Library Board. EU students Students who have sponsorship from their essential course costs, registration applying for financial assistance need to complete Government/Embassies, or any other form of form EU17N. sponsorship, must provide evidence of this by and examinations, other than the re- It is important that you apply for any funding that emailing a copy of their written guarantee to the taking of examinations by applicants you are eligible for before you start your studies. tuition fees office before being permitted to enrol not currently registered. Please note Failure to apply and receive confirmation of your on their course. Failure by a sponsor to pay tuition that charges for accommodation in funding will result in the University invoicing you fees when due will result in the student being liable for payment directly as a self-paying student. University Residences are additional. directly for your fees. Important Year abroad and/or placement fees Tuition fees If you withdraw from the University, please email: Students undertaking a work placement year Tuition fees are published on our website at: [email protected] to find out the implications of or a sandwich year will pay 20% of the full fee. www.cardiff.ac.uk/fees withdrawal on your tuition fees. Students may also Students undertaking one-year placements under UK/EU student fees want to discuss other aspects of their withdrawal the Erasmus scheme or a study placement at an Please note that our fees are subject to change. with a member of the Advice and Money Team, overseas institution outside the Erasmus scheme These changes will be in line with government telephone: 029 2087 4844. will pay 15% of the full fee. policy. Please see our website for more Payment of fees Students on the work-based learning year of the information. Applicants in receipt of an offer will be notified BSc/MArch Architecture programme will pay 50% International student fees of the tuition fee and directed to the website of the full fee. Fees will be fixed for three years for international containing fee payment information. Eligible Overseas tuition fees students. For courses longer than three years, students can take out a repayable tuition fee Following the introduction of the Education notably Medicine and Dentistry, fee increases loan to cover the cost of all the fees. You are not (Fees and Awards) regulations 1982 all will be applied at different points. Please see our required to pay the tuition fee loan back while you applicants from overseas other than nationals of website for more information. are studying. the EU are required to pay fees at the overseas Scholarships and bursaries Once you have finished your course and are rate. You should be aware that the regulations For information on financial support provided by earning the equivalent of £25,000 or more, make it possible in some circumstances for the University please visit: repayments will automatically be deducted from universities to charge overseas fees to students www.cardiff.ac.uk/funding-ug your salary. If you do not wish to take out a tuition in receipt of Student Finance. In such cases, you will be personally liable to pay that portion of the Assistance towards student tuition fees/ fee loan and wish to pay by direct debit, you can pay up-front in three instalments in November, tuition fees not covered by Student Finance. student loans January and April. International students can pay Information about student finance options is in full by debit card or credit card, but can also For information on fees please contact the available on all the following websites: make payment in three instalments by direct debit Finance Office: Cardiff University website: providing they originate from a UK bank account. Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4399 www.cardiff.ac.uk/fees Email: [email protected] Student Loans Company: www.slc.co.uk Self-paying students Self-paying students are allowed to pay their For information on financial support please If you normally live in Wales: tuition fees in three instalments by direct debit, contact the Advice and Money Team: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk in November, January and April. Full details will Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4844 If you normally live in England: be posted on the website that students will be Email: [email protected] www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance directed to in the letter sent out in mid-August. Web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/student- If you normally live in Scotland: life/student-support www.saas.gov.uk

Latest information The use of animal-derived products Some changes to the information in this prospectus will inevitably occur in the interval between in undergraduate teaching publication and the academic year to which the prospectus relates. Therefore, you should visit our website Given the nature of the subjects, the use www.cardiff.ac.uk for more up-to-date information. of functioning non-human organisms and Suggestions for improvement animal derived products in practical work and We make every effort to check the accuracy of the information in this prospectus at the time of going to press. scientific study is a requirement of many of the However, if you feel that any of the information is misleading then please contact: degree programmes offered by the Schools of Claire Sanders, Director of Communications and Marketing, Cardiff University, Friary House, Greyfriars Road, Biosciences, Pharmacy, and Optometry and Vision Cardiff CF10 3AE. Email: [email protected] Sciences. Edited by David Roylance/Laura Roberts, Communications and Marketing Department, Cardiff University. Sensitivity is exercised, and in the very rare case of Designed by Barry Diamond, Cardiff University. Printed by McLays (Cardiff) Ltd. a student being unable to carry out work on non- Images on pages 2, 4, 6 and 11 copyright visitcardiff.com human organisms and animal derived products, This prospectus is printed on paper obtained from well managed alternatives may be sought where practicable, sources using vegetable-based inks. Both the paper used in the where permitted in course regulations, and where production of this prospectus and the manufacturing process are there is no conflict with learning outcomes. If in FSC® certified. The printers are also accredited to ISO14001, the doubt, applicants can obtain further information internationally recognised environmental standard. from Admissions Tutors.

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Applications for full-time Entry requirements Deferred entry undergraduate programmes at The typical entry requirements listed in this Most of our degree programmes will consider Cardiff should be made through prospectus are stated in terms of A-levels, applications from those wishing to defer UCAS. International Baccalaureate, the Welsh entry for a year. We ask that this be clearly Applications are made online via the UCAS Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge indicated, with your reasons for deferral, on website: www.ucas.com/apply Certificate and BTEC, but we welcome your application. applications from those offering alternative The UCAS website provides information on qualifications at an equivalent level, including Curriculum changes how to apply and explains the application those with combinations of qualifications and Significant changes have been made to the procedure. You are advised to consult this those with other relevant life/work experience. school curriculum in England and Wales information carefully before completing your In many cases, typical offers for these in recent years. Our approach to some of application. Applications should be made by qualifications are listed on our website along these changes is outlined below but detailed 15th January 2021 (or 15th October 2020 with information about relevant admissions information can be found on our website at: for Dentistry and Medicine courses). and selection criteria. www.cardiff.ac.uk/apply Late applications will be considered after this If you are applying for a joint honours Practical science date, subject to places being available. programme you are advised to check our Where applicable, we will expect applicants to The Cardiff University UCAS code is website for entry requirement information. have taken this element. For a number of our C15 CARDF and degree programme codes For further information please visit: programmes (primarily in science subjects) are listed in this prospectus. www.cardiff.ac.uk/courses where a qualification includes a practical science element, you will be required to pass Our admissions tutors are also able to give Admissions this to gain entry onto the programme. Please you advice. Contact details are listed in this We welcome applications from people from see our website for more specific detail. prospectus. all backgrounds with the potential and determination to succeed on our programmes Admissions policies and Welsh Baccalaureate Skills of study. Starting with our admissions and procedures Challenge Certificate recruitment practices we work to deliver a We accept the Welsh Baccalaureate For further information about our admissions comprehensive range of services dedicated to Advanced (WBA) Skills Challenge Certificate policies and procedures please visit: helping students make the most of student life. as equivalent to an A-level for admission www.cardiff.ac.uk/apply or contact the at the same grade, for entry to all of our We are committed to promoting equality and Admissions Office: undergraduate degree programmes. diversity in all of our practices and activities, Email: [email protected] including those relating to student recruitment, Tel: 029 2087 9999 selection and admission.

154152 www.cardiff.ac.uk/apply Further information

If you are studying the WBA Skills Challenge Applicants for healthcare courses examinations through the medium of Welsh, Certificate in combination with three Medical check regardless of the language of tuition of the A-levels, any offer you are made for entry If you are planning to study a healthcare programme. (This may not be possible in will be flexible, allowing you to satisfy the course, you will be required to have a medical certain clinical areas.) Some accommodation grades required EITHER from the WBA Skills check prior to starting your course. at Talybont and Senghennydd Court student Challenge Certificate and two A-level grades The Occupational Health Service oversees residences has been allocated for Welsh OR grade requirements from three A-levels. this screening process. speakers and learners who would like to be grouped together. Please note, if you Please note that any specific subject Criminal records check would like to take advantage of this, in your requirements in all combinations must Admission to healthcare courses is subject accommodation application. be met. to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act Extended Project Qualification (1974) Section 4(2)(Exemption) Order 1975 More information is available on our website: and DHSS Circular HV (88)9 guidelines www.cardiff.ac.uk/apply (EPQ) regarding child protection and police checks. We recognise the EPQ for entry for all our Placements for these programmes are also Part-time study degree programmes with the exception of defined as regulated settings within the Please see page 147. Medicine and Dentistry. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Equality and diversity Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside Therefore, if you intend to apply, you will be 3 A-levels (or equivalent) this will be recognised required as a condition of a registration/ We are committed to promoting equality in an offer of study (bar the exceptions given admission to provide a satisfactory Disclosure and diversity in all of our practices and above) on the basis that, achieving a grade A and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. activities, including those relating to student in the EPQ will lower the entry requirements by recruitment, selection and admission. We a single grade. For example an AAB at A-level Notes for Welsh language aim to establish an inclusive culture which offer would be amended to “AAB at A-Level in applicants welcomes and ensures equality of opportunity 3 subjects OR grade A in the EPQ and ABB at Our education is primarily in English, but for applicants of all ages, ethnicities, A-level in 3 subjects”. provision through the medium of Welsh is disabilities, family structures, genders, available and being developed in some areas. nationalities, sexual orientations, races, GCSE Equivalencies We recognise that Welsh speakers may feel religious or other beliefs, and socioeconomic GCSEs in England and Wales have different more comfortable with a Welsh speaking backgrounds. grading structures. Please note that our entry Personal Tutor. Provided there are Welsh Enrolment and semester dates requirements are subject to change so check speaking members of staff in your subject More information about enrolment and our website for latest equivalencies but at the area, every effort will be made to allocate semester dates is available online: time of going to press, the equivalencies are as a Welsh speaker to you. If you wish, you www.cardiff.ac.uk/enrolment follows. Where there is a two grade equivalency can also submit assessed work and take i.e. grades A* and C, we will require the lower www.cardiff.ac.uk/semesterdates grade i.e. 8 for grade A* and 4 for grade C as standard, unless otherwise stated. Please Read Carefully – Important Legal Information GCSE Grading The contents of this prospectus relate to the Any offer of a place to study at Cardiff Wales England Entry 2021 admissions cycle and are correct University is subject to terms and A* 9 and 8 at the time of going to press in January conditions, which can be found on our A 7 2020. However, there is a lengthy period of website at: www.cardiff.ac.uk and which B 6 time between printing this prospectus and you are advised to read before making C 5 and 4 applications being made to and processed by an application. The terms and conditions us, so please check our website at: set out, for example, when we might International applicants www.cardiff.ac.uk before making an make changes to your chosen course application, in case there are any changes to or to student regulations. It is therefore, Applications from international students the course you are interested in or to other important you read them, and understand will be accepted by UCAS between facilities and services described here. them. 1 September 2020 and 30 June 2020 (or 15 October 2020 for Dentistry and Where there is a difference between the If you are not able to access information Medicine). We recommend that you apply contents of this prospectus and our website, online please contact us: as early as possible, as some courses have the contents of the website take precedence Email: [email protected] limited spaces. Please also see page 36. and represent the basis on which we intend Tel: 029 2087 4455 to deliver our services to you. Your degree Students admitted to Cardiff University study for a Cardiff University degree.

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A F P Accommodation 26 Fees 151 Part-time study 147 Admissions policies 152 Foundation course 150 Preliminary year programmes 150 Advice and money 30 G R Applications 152 Global Opportunities 24 Residences 26 B H S Brochures (Academic School) 156 Halls of residence 26 Scholarships 151 Bursaries 151 Health service 31 Schools’ liaison 156 C How to apply 152 Semester dates 153 Cardiff – a capital city 8 I Societies and clubs 32 Cardiff – the University 12 Sports 34 Information services 30 Careers 22 Student bloggers 29 International students 36 Chaplaincies 31 Student residences 26 Clubs and societies 32, 34 J Student support services 30 Computing facilities 30 Jobs/jobshop 32 Students from around the world 36 Counselling 31 Joint honours degree programmes 146 Students’ Union 32 Criminal records check/DBS 153 L T D Languages for All 24 Tours 156 Day Care Centre 31 Library 30 Tuition fees 151 Deferred entry 152 M U Disabilities 31 Maintenance grants/loans 151 UCAS application procedures 152 Doctors 31 Map 38 Union, Students’ 32 E Medical checks 153 University, the 12 Employability 22 N V English language programmes 148 Nightlife 8, 32 Visiting the University 156 Enrolment 153 O Entry requirements, general 152 W Open Days 156 ERASMUS 24 Welfare 30 Eye clinic 31 Welsh Baccalaureate 153

Degree subject index

A Archaeology 92 B Archaeology and Ancient History 92 Accounting 52 Banking and Finance 52 Archaeology and Medieval History 92 Accounting and Finance 52 Banking and Finance with a 52 Architectural Engineering 72 Accounting with a European Language 52 European Language Architectural Studies 42 Anatomy/Anatomical Sciences 45 Biochemistry 45 Astronomy 127 Ancient and Medieval History 92 Biological Sciences 45 Astrophysics 127 Ancient History 92 Biology 45 Applied Mathematics 103 Biomedical Sciences 45 Applied Psychology 134 Biosciences 45 Applied Software Engineering 60 Business Economics 52

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G P Further information European Language Genetics 45 Pharmacy 124 Business Management 52 Geography (Environmental) 67 Pharmacology 107 Business Management (Human Resources) 52 Geography (Human) 82 Philosophy 77 Business Management 52 (International Management) Geography (Human) with Planning 82 Physics 127 Business Management 52 Geology 67 Physics with a Professional Placement 127 (Logistics and Operations) German 113 Physics with Astronomy 127 Business Management (Marketing) 52 H Physics with Astronomy with a 127 Business Management with a 52 Professional Placement Healthcare Sciences 86 European Language Physics with Medical Physics 127 History 92 Business Studies and Japanese 52 Physiotherapy 86 History with Welsh History 92 Politics 131 C Human and Social Sciences 137 Politics and International Relations 131 Chemistry 57 Human Geography 82 Chemistry with a Year in Industry 57 Portuguese 113 Chemistry with a Year Abroad 57 I Preliminary/Foundation Programmes 150 Integrated Engineering 72 Chinese 113 Psychology 134 International Relations 131 Civil and Environmental Engineering 72 Psychology with a Professional Placement 134 Intra and Perioperative Practice 86 Civil Engineering 72 R Italian 113 Computer Science 60 Radiography: Diagnostic/Radiography 86 Computer Science with High Performance 60 J and Imaging Computing Japanese and French/German/ Radiotherapy and Oncology 86 Computer Science with Security 60 Italian/Spanish 113 Religious Studies 92 and Forensics Joint Honours 146 S Computer Science with Visual Computing 60 Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies 96 Social Analytics 137 Conservation 92 L Social Policy 137 Creative Writing 77 Law 99 Social Policy and Sociology 137 Criminology 137 Law and Criminology/Politics/Sociology 99 Social Science 137 D Law and French/German 99 Sociology 137 Dental Hygiene 63 Law and Welsh 99 Software Engineering 60 Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy 63 M Spanish 113 Dentistry 63 Management 52 T E Marine Geography 67 Theology 92 Earth Sciences 67 Mathematics 103 Theoretical and Computational Physics 127 Economics 52 Mathematics, Operational Research 103 Town Planning 82 Economics and Politics 52 and Statistics Translation 113 Economics and Finance 52 Mechanical Engineering 72 U Economics and Management Studies 52 Medical Engineering 72 Urban Planning and Development 82 Economics with a European Language 52 Medical Pharmacology 107 Education 137 Medicine 107 W Education and Sociology 137 Medieval History 92 Welsh 141 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 72 Midwifery 86 Welsh History 92 English Language 77 Modern History and Politics 92 Z English Language and Literature 77 Music 118 Zoology 45 English Literature 77 N Environmental Geography 67 Neuroscience 45 This prospectus can be made Environmental Geoscience 67 Nursing 86 available in alternative formats. Exploration and Resource Geology 67 O It is also available on our website at: F www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Occupational Therapy 86 Financial Mathematics 103 Operating Department Practice 86 To request an alternative format Foundation Programmes 150 Optometry 121 please contact the Prospectus Office: French 113 Tel: 029 2087 4455 Email: [email protected]

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www.cardiff.ac.uk Our website offers the latest and more detailed information about the University and its activities.

Publications You can download copies of our School brochures and undergraduate prospectus (English and Welsh language) from: www.cardiff.ac.uk/pubs/ug Alternatively, you can obtain copies from the Prospectus Office: Tel: (029) 2087 4455 Email: [email protected] Schools and colleges liaison service The schools and colleges liaison team offers prospective students and their teachers advice on all aspects of higher education. Schools liaison staff aim to help students make informed decisions about their higher education options. The service offered to schools and colleges includes a programme of talks for students and parents. A variety of Cardiff’s Open Days enable you to meet subjects are covered. and talk to Admissions Tutors, academic For further information, please contact the staff and other University staff as well as schools liaison office: current students, to get information on Tel: (029) 2087 4455 issues from courses to careers, facilities Email: [email protected] to finances, student accommodation to www.cardiff.ac.uk/teachers social life. Academic Schools will be open to visitors throughout the day, enabling you to UCAS HE conventions explore those degree programmes that are of Schools liaison staff also attend many of the interest to you. Tours, displays and practical UCAS Higher Education conventions. For more demonstrations aim to give you a flavour of Virtual campus tour information, please visit: what studying in Cardiff is really like. www.ucas.com/exhibitions Discover more about the University If our Open Day dates are not convenient you and the city of Cardiff through our are welcome to take a self-guided tour around Useful telephone numbers interactive online tour at: the University and you can download the tour Cardiff University: (029) 2087 4000 booklet from our website. virtualtour.cardiff.ac.uk Schools Liaison Office: (029) 2087 4455 More information is available: International Office: (029) 2087 4432 www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays Residences Office: (029) 2087 4849 Tel: (029) 2087 4455 Students’ Union: (029) 2078 1400 The University’s Open Days in Email: [email protected] 2020 will take place on: Address: Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT Travelling to Cardiff • Wednesday 1 April Open Days 2020 Door-to-door directions by road: • Friday 3 July www.cardiff.ac.uk/visit/directions Since choosing a university is such an • Saturday 19 September important decision, it is always advisable to Satnav: • Saturday 24 October If you are using Satnav the postcodes are: visit the universities you are interested in See our website for further details. before making your final choices. The best Cathays Park Campus: CF10 3AT way to do this is to attend an Open Day where Heath Park Campus: CF14 4XN Register your interest at: you can gain an insight into life as a student. www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays

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