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
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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. Once you have the academic year. Boathouse. Dylan Thomas is maybe Wales’ chosen between 12-17 hours of classes (60 UK Credits, 30 ECTS credits per most famous poet. He spent the last four of Attendance - Excursions usually take place his short 39 years composing his poetry in semester). on weekends and you are accompanied by the little village of Laugharne. members of staff who provide historical and Upon completion of the Study Abroad Programme, you and your institution will be cultural information. This is a great way to get to know Wales and England in a safe provided with a transcript. and friendly environment.
These excursions vary slightly, but can include some of the following:
Pembrokeshire Coast
Wales boasts some of the most spectacular coastline in Great Britain. The Pembrokeshire Coast has miles and miles of natural attractions - cliffs, beaches, caves and of course wildlife. Visitors can spot seals, puffins, wild horses and many other wild creatures in their natural habitat. This trip also includes a visit to St David’s, Britain’s smallest City! This is home to a splendid 12th Century Abbey, which was built on the ancient home and church of St. David, patron Saint of Wales.
Llansteffan & Dylan Thomas’ Boathouse
Llansteffan is a small village just 8 miles from Carmarthen campus. Yet nestled on the shore of the Tywi Estuary, this village
8 9 The Gower, Swansea Bath, England Cardiff Mining Museum of Wales. The highlight of the visit is the hour-long underground Britain’s first designated ‘Area of For two thousand years Bath has been a tour, led by ex-miners, which takes you The capital of Wales Cardiff was once the Outstanding Natural Beauty’ spa town, built around Britain’s only hot down in the pit cage to walk through world’s leading coal-exporting port. Now, it mineral springs. For centuries this natural underground roadways, air doors, stables is a destination point for tourists and native Within minutes of the University of Wales phenomenon has attracted visitors to and engine houses built by generations Welsh alike. An inviting new waterfront, Trinity Saint David Swansea campus you Bath, and led to a unique historic urban of mineworkers. On the surface you can set along Cardiff Bay, is the home to the reach the 19 mile-long Gower Peninsula. It environment around the springs. The explore the colliery buildings - the engine- Millennium Centre (a state of the art theatre/ starts at Mumbles and extends westwards. Romans were the first to realise the value house, the blacksmiths’ workshop and the opera House). You can also visit It’s famous for its beautiful coastline and of the hot mineral water. They built their pithead baths. the Millennium Stadium, the home of beaches. religious spa of Aquae Sulis around the Welsh rugby! three springs. The Gower Peninsula’s beaches are some Cardiff has a rich history dating back 2,000 of Wales’ cleanest and most beautiful. The Roman Baths is below the modern years. Its famous castle, built in Roman street level and has four main features, the times, was ‘recreated’ as a medieval-styled Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the showpiece in the nineteenth century. Other Roman bath house and finds from Roman popular attractions in the area include the Bath. The Georgian Pump Room is on the striking Civic Centre, which houses the ground level. Bath is also known for its National Museum, and the city’s Victorian shops and was once the home to literary arcades, which offer great shopping. figure, Jane Austin. This visit is always a favourite among international students! Aberystwyth
Once a mining-town, Aberystwyth is now a cultural hub, hosting the National Library London, England of Wales. The National Library is one of the great libraries of the world. Since Students spend the whole weekend 1911 it has enjoyed the right to collect, exploring London: Among the many places free of charge, a copy of every printed of interest are Westminster; Buckingham work published in Britain and Ireland. It Palace; Covent Garden; Trafalgar Square; also houses exhibitions and is home to Oxford Street and Knightsbridge. Students many rare Welsh and Celtic manuscripts. are free to plan their own activities, from You will be able to take the cliff railway sightseeing to seeing a West End Musical! up Constitution Hill and visit Aberystwyth Castle, a Norman Castle built on the site of an Iron Age fortification. Shopping and walks along the promenade are also a must for any visitor!
Big Pit
Coal mining is an integral part of Welsh History. Big Pit was a working coalmine until it closed in 1980. Then in 1983 it became a museum of the South Wales mining The Gower, Swansea industry and is now known as the National
10 11 How to apply:
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Information on visas and immigration:
www.uwtsd.ac.uk/international/applications-and- admissions/immigration-and-visas/
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