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Study in Wales for the experience of a lifetime Lampeter’s relatively small size ensures Study abroad programme at students benefit from a close community atmosphere. When you just want to relax University of Wales Trinity outside and enjoy this rural idyll, there’s just the right spot. A river runs through the Saint David: campus, offering a lovely location in which to study and chat to friends. You won’t find hectic city life here. What The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has longstanding links with North you will discover is a vibrant small town that America, China, Japan, and Malaysia for study abroad. Our Study Abroad offers much more than you might expect. In Programme began in 1976 and, since then, the University has welcomed the 18th century Lampeter was an students to Wales from colleges and universities either on study abroad or for important place for the drovers who full-time undergraduate study. gathered herds of livestock to be walked all the way to the markets of south-east England. It must have been a busy place then and it is now. Just take a step outside the University’s gates and you are in Our campuses: the town. When you feel like exploring the wider area Lampeter Campus a trip to Carmarthen offers plenty of shops, restaurants, places of interest and entertainment and easy access to When you see the original campus and personal learning experience, having Swansea,Cardiff and London by train. buildings, you would be forgiven for found auniversity where they are known and thinking you have stumbled upon an valued as individuals. On the Lampeter campus you can study Oxford or Cambridge college in the Modern History, Medieval Studies, middle of South West Wales. It’s hardly Lampeter combines a rich heritage and Archaeology, Anthropology, Classics, surprising as the campus, founded history with the facilities and technology Ancient History, Chinese Studies, Creative in 1822 it was based on an Oxford necessary for 21st-century learning. Writing, English, Philosophy and Religious quadrangle and Lampeter’s Royal Students are encouraged to be active Studies or any combination of these. Charter, dating back to 1828, is the participants in their learning. There’s oldest in Wales. freedom to do your own thing and be proactive outside the classroom too. It’s rather magnificent and so is the surrounding countryside. Lampeter is a You can make your mark on Lampeter’s picturesque campus with calming rural active campus social life, for example. scenery in an area boasting wonderful Health and fitness fans will love the woodlands, magnificent mountains and sports centre with its state-of-the-art gym beautiful beaches. This is a place that lends equipment, variety of classes, including itself to study. yoga and circuits, and facilities for basketball, badminton, netball and fencing. The architecture of the original buildings is imposing but this is a friendly, close-knit community. Students tell of their unique 2 3 Carmarthen Campus Its picturesque setting, friendly, The Sports Centre has a Health and Fitness community atmosphere and the Suite, swimming pool and a multi-purpose convenience of having so much on your dance studio. To make life easier for you, doorstep, with a busy town just a short Students Services and the Students’ Union, walk away, means Carmarthen offers both sources of help and advice, have their an attractive student life. The mixture of own buildings so you know exactly where Victorian and modern buildings provides to gowhen you need them. a beautiful background for living and learning and a sense that tradition is Beyond the campus respected here and innovation is warmly embraced. UWTSD’s Carmarthen campus is close enough to the town to be part of it and There’s a rich heritage in Carmarthen too, yet has its own sense of community the original college building, dating back to too. Shopping, entertainment and good 1848, lies at the heart of the Carmarthen transport links are just a few minutes away. campus. The magnificent Old College is Known widely as Wales’ oldest town, home to Y Cwad, a modern, open access charming Carmarthen is swathed in history learning space for students and staff. and mystery. The town retains many of its It features students’ computers, group historic buildings and monuments while study rooms, wireless Internet access, new developments bring fresh life to its a stationery shop and reprographics streets. Carmarthen has a lot to offer service. We are also excited as the new students. There are restaurants, bars, small headquarters for Welsh broadcasting shops and big chain stores, supermarkets company S4C opens on campus. and a market hall selling some of the best local produce in Wales. Major high street The main restaurant, where meals for stores have set up shop in the redeveloped students living in catered accommodation town centre, St Catherine’s Walk, situated are served, is in the Halliwell Centre. It’s a on the former cattle mart site. light, bright place. The glass frontage leads out onto a terrace, barbecue and outdoor If you fancy seeing more of Wales and seating. There’s also Tap House 72, in the the UK, Carmarthen has good transport Students’ Union, an all-day refreshment links. Swansea is less than an hour by hub with an ever changing programme of train, Cardiff and London, which both have events. There are many different courses international airports, are just around two offered at Carmarthen and the facilities to and five hours away. go with them. The campus has a well- stocked library and excellent learning and On the Carmarthen campus you can study: teaching spaces, a fully equipped theatre Acting, Education, Theatre Design, Media, and workshops, plus media and music Film, Sport, Health and Outdoor Education, suites. Its IT facilities include open access Social Justice, Early Childhood and Youth areas and rooms where students can do and Community. group work. 4 5 Swansea Campus In Swansea you can study: Art, Advertising, Automotive Design, Computer Animation, You are never far from a beach or the The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is Design Crafts, Film and TV, river at our Swansea campuses, while at the heart of Swansea and offers you both Fine Art, Games Design, there’s shopping, sport and culture on the vibrancy, opportunities and excitement Illustration, Business, your doorstep. Our students study in of city living and the delights of beach life. Management, Marketing, some of the city’s most beautiful historic Conveniently located in the city centre, Logistics, Engineering. buildings and newest, innovative ones. UWTSD provides easy access to shopping, With its strong sense of Welsh heritage entertainment, sport and culture, plus a mixed with cultures from around magnificent beach and the stunning Gower the globe, there is a lot to discover coast just a few miles up the road. in Swansea. Within the city of Swansea there is a wide variety of student halls and private The Liberty Stadium, a few miles outside accommodation available. the city centre, is home to Swansea City AFC and the Ospreys. It’s also a Opening in 2018, the University’s new concert venue. £300m development, in the city’s maritime area,is on the Wales Coastal Path, next to The iconic Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the marina with its barrage and sail bridges, opposite the University’s stunning Alex pretty sailboats and attractive architecture, Design Exchange. High Street, just a old and new. It’s great for cycling too. few minutes away from our Swansea College of Art buildings. The Uplands, a UWTSD proudly aims to transform short stroll from the city centre, has been education and transform lives. Now the named one of the hippest places in the university is transforming an area of the UK (TravelSupermarket’s UK Hip Hang-out city, adding an innovative mix of education Neighbourhood Index). It has a popular and enterprise to a location that has monthly outdoor market and a variety of already attracted businesses, cool cafes, trendy, upmarket bars and restaurants. restaurants and bars. Follow Swansea promenade toward the Warehouses and docks are part of its lighthouse and you will find yourself in history and they are becoming part of its picturesque Mumbles, loved for many future, converting into smart offices and things including its fine dining and Victorian cafes, providing spaces for water-based pier that has long been a traditional seaside sports and contributing to the area’s appeal. destination. and Rhossili, one of the top 25 This exciting new space will provide beaches in the world (The Sunday Times). purpose-built facilities for learning, teaching and applied research as well as social, Studying in Swansea is not just about leisure and recreation spaces in a prime academic excellence, although this is waterfront location. extremely important. It’s about the whole Global research has gone into the creation experience of living as a student in the area – the excellent nightlife, great shopping, friendly locals, low crime levels, stunning scenery, amazing beaches and excellent road and rail links. 6 7 Academic Program The Cultural Programme for International and European Students You may choose from a variety of courses at the University of Wales Trinity Saint The Cultural Programme is an important is home to Llansteffan Castle, a 12th David. Full details of the courses are available on our website. part of your time at the University of century Norman Castle. Following a short Wales Trinity Saint David. The Programme climb up a hill, views of both the sands provides a variety of excursions to various and countryside are breathtaking. Nearby At the beginning of the program, our professors will introduce each of the courses locations in Wales and England throughout is Laugharne, and the Dylan Thomas to you, so that you can decide which ones appeal to you most.