STUDY IN A GREAT PART OF BRITAIN!

Swansea is a cosmopolitan waterfront city with a vibrant cultural scene, exciting night life and stunning coastal scenery. On its doorstep are ancient castles, museums and national parks and countless opportunities for hiking, watersports and outdoor pursuits.

Located just three hours from London and within easy reach of the rest of the UK and Europe, Swansea is the ideal place for your study abroad experience! WHY STUDY AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY?

• Home to more than 16,000 students from over 120 countries, Swansea University is large enough to offer a wide choice of academic and social activities, yet small enough to ensure a close and welcoming community • Over 20 years’ experience in hosting study abroad students allows us to offer a professional, friendly and seamless programme of support from the moment you get in touch • Low cost of living with no additional tuition fees to pay if you enrol as an exchange student • 2014 UK University of the Year (WhatUni.com Student Choice Awards) • UK Top 10 for Student Quality of Life • UK Top 30 for Research Excellence YOUR STUDY AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY

You can study at Swansea for a full academic year or for just one semester, starting in either September or January. You can enrol with us as an exchange student or as a direct enrolment student:

Exchange Direct Enrolment • If your home university has a reciprocal • If your home university does not have a exchange agreement with Swansea University reciprocal exchange agreement with Swansea you can study with us as an exchange student University you can enrol with us directly • This means that you will not pay additional • You will either pay fees directly to Swansea tuition fees to study with us - you will pay your University or via your home university’s Study usual fee to your home university Abroad Office, if they have a direct enrolment • However, if you are a US student who pays out- partnership with Swansea University of-state fees to your home university it may be • See www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad cheaper to enrol with us directly (see right) for tuition fees, how to apply and further • See www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad for information further information and how to apply

Please check with your home university study abroad co-ordinator or visit www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad for further information about which of these options is most suitable for you.

WHAT YOU CAN STUDY We offer a wide range of modules in diverse subject areas from the following Colleges:

• College of Arts and Humanities • College of Engineering • College of Human and Health Sciences • College of Medicine* • College of Law Visit our online module catalogue • School of Management for a full list of what is available: https://intranet.swan.ac.uk/catalogue • College of Science

PRE-SESSIONAL COURSE As an introduction to the UK, you can also choose to take our two week pre-sessional course on ‘British Culture and Politics Since 1945’ before the start of the regular term.

It is available in both September and January and an additional fee may be payable, depending on your programme of study. See www.swansea.ac.uk/pre-sessional for details.

*Biochemistry and Genetics modules only

www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad WHERE YOU WILL STUDY

From September 2015 Swansea University will operate across two campuses and the teaching for each subject area will take place on the campus where its home College is located:

SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS Established in 1920 and located in parkland on the seafront, this campus is home to the Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Human and Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, and Science.

It is also home to the University’s Sports Village, gallery, museum and theatre, and numerous shops, cafés and bars.

BAY CAMPUS Opening in September 2015, this state-of-the-art campus is located on the seafront four miles from the Singleton Park campus.

It is home to the College of Engineering, the School of Management and student facilities including a library, support services and student residences.

This development was guided by the personal interest and involvement of Prince Charles and his Foundation for the Built Environment. LIVING IN SWANSEA

ACCOMMODATION The University offers a wide choice of accommodation on both campuses and all students are provided with assistance in finding accommodation on campus or in the local area. For further information visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad

COSTS Swansea is one of the most affordable places to live as a student in the UK and the cost of living is low. For further information visit www.swansea.ac.uk/international/students/fees-and-funding

www.swansea.ac.uk/StudyAbroad ABOUT SWANSEA

• The University is located on , a stunning Three Cliffs Bay, Gower beach stretching for 5 miles, and both campuses are within easy reach of the city centre • Swansea is on the edge the (the UK’s first designated ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’) which is home to some of the world’s best beaches, including beach, voted 9th Best Beach in the World in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards • Swansea is located in , one of the four regions that make up the (together with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Known as “the land of song”, Wales has a distinctive culture with its own mythology and one of the oldest unbroken literary , Swansea traditions in Europe. Home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 400 castles, it is renowned for its stunning natural scenery, numerous historic monuments and passion for rugby! • Located under three hours from Bath, Stonehenge and Stratford-upon-Avon and just three hours from London, Swansea is the ideal base for exploring the UK • Swansea has excellent national and international air, rail and bus links, with direct flights to Edinburgh, Swansea Bay Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Milan and Barcelona from nearby Cardiff airport • It is home to Swansea City Football Club - Wales’ first Premier League football team • The world’s first coastal path to cover an entire country, Wales Coastal Path, runs through Swansea and for 870 miles around the coastline of Wales

I am loving my time at Swansea. Everyone is very friendly and it’s a beautiful location. I’ve really Big Ben, London enjoyed visiting the Gower and the chance to see historic places like London, Bath and Stonehenge. Taylor Delap, Exchange Student, Texas A&M University

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