International Pathways Guide 2018/19 The College, Swansea University 2018/19 Where bright futures • Improve your future earning potential, secure a good job after graduation and enjoy face-to-face begin interaction with lecturers during your course. • Ranked 26th, Swansea University is amongst the Top 30 Universities in the UK for Research (REF, 2014). • Make personal connections with students from around the globe, enjoy different cultures and discover for yourself why students voted Ranked Swansea University top for postgraduate studies (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2017). • Ranked in the top 5 for student satisfaction (NSS 36th 2018) and the top 5 cheapest student cities in the UK (Student Living Index 2017), Swansea in The Times & gives students excellent value for money. Sunday Times Good • Swansea University is in the UK top 15 for University Guide graduate employment (Times 2018) and offer 2018 paid internships and work placements with world-leading employers. • 5* Campus Facilities and Teaching Quality (QS Stars rated for Excellence) Contents Welcome 3 Osteopathy 29 Launch your global career at Swansea University 4 Politics and International Relations 30 The College: Your pathway to a degree from Swansea Psychology 31 University 6 Science 32 Your life on campus 8 Society and Wellbeing 33 Think sport... Think Swansea 9 Sports and Exercise Science 34 Bay Campus 10 Languages and Translation 35 Singleton Park Campus 11 Postgraduate pathways 36 Your life in Swansea 12 Postgraduate degrees available 37 Getting around Swansea 14 Things to do in Swansea 15 Postgraduate courses Accommodation 16 Management, Accounting and Finance 38 Undergraduate pathways 19 Children and Young People 39 Undergraduate courses Computer Science (specialist and conversion) 39 Engineering 40 Accounting and Finance 20 Public Health and Management 41 Business Management and Economics 21 Languages, Politics and Culture 41 Computer Science 22 Education 23 Your academic entry requirements 42 Engineering 24 English language and your study plan 46 Law 25 Bursaries and scholarships 49 Criminology 25 Tuition Fees 50 Mathematics 26 Your academic calendar 2018/19 51 Media and Communication 27 Further information online 52 Medicine 28 Thuy An Do from Vietnam studied Accounting and Finance via the pathway route. Thuy An graduated top of her class and is now working as a Financial Officer. I found that the small classes were very encouraging. They made me more confident. See pages 20 and 38 for Accounting and Finance courses 1 The College, Swansea University 2018/19 Sayed Mohamed Jaafar Husain from Bahrain was a pathway student and has gone on to achieve a high first-class BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance from Swansea University. An all-round experience is offered here at Swansea, from the beach to Wind Street. Special thanks to the team for their hospitality. This was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Swansea, it's been a pleasure. Soundarya from India studied University Foundation in Science. I never thought I would fall in love with this place and feel the way I do about my studies. I can't wait to continue this journey until I graduate with the amazing friends I've made along the way. See page 33 for Science courses 2 WELCOME FROM OUR VICE-CHANCELLOR Swansea University is ambitious It is a privilege to be the Vice-Chancellor facilities. In the Research Excellence for its students, staff, and for the of such a friendly, exciting, and Framework exercise (REF) 2014, we successful University. became one of the top 25 research institution as a whole. We are on intensive universities in the UK. Ninety a steep upward trajectory making This guide will introduce you to the per cent of Swansea research was rapid progress towards our courses we offer together with the judged to be internationally excellent in sporting opportunities, societies, and its impact and a third of our research is aspiration of being one of the top campus environment that create the wider now classed as world-leading. This 200 universities in the student experience at Swansea. Our means that our students are taught by, world by our centenary in 2020. former students report most positively on and work alongside, some of the best their time at Swansea. academic staff in the country and even the world. I hope the guide will give you a good idea of why this is such an exceptional We are an international university based place to study. in Wales and we aim to equip students with a global education. Our campuses The University was founded in 1920 at are enriched by staff and students from the behest of industry for people in the over 135 different countries while many area who had a thirst for knowledge and of our degree schemes offer the learning. We now welcome students from opportunity to spend a year or semester far greater distances but we have studying abroad at one of our partner continued the tradition of providing an universities across the world. education designed to link directly with a future career. And the figures speak for I know from the experiences of my own themselves; our current graduate children how difficult it can be to select a employment rate is 94.3%. University. I hope that this guide will, at the very least, encourage you to consider This is a University on a strong upward The College, Swansea University. You will Professor Richard B. Davies trajectory and attracting massive be favourably impressed! Vice-Chancellor, Swansea University investment to provide the most up-to-date for graduate TOP employment The Times University 15 League Table 2018 TOP for student satisfaction UK NSS 2018 TOP 26th 5 30 52nd Best value “Among the research-intensive universities institutions, Swansea University TOP made the biggest leap, from joint in the UK 52nd to joint 26th” (Times Higher) 10 Expert Market 2017 3 The College, Swansea University 2018/19 Launch your global career at Swansea University WHAT IS EMPLOYABILITY? Employability is the term used to describe the skills needed to get a job. WOW At Swansea University we are committed to equipping our students with the skills and WEEK OF WORK expertise needed to get a job after finishing a course with us. Tasters of a wide range of businesses and projects WHILST STUDYING, YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM: • An on-site Careers Team • Courses with work placements available • Opportunities to study and work abroad • Annual career fair • Mock interviews and advice on the recruitment process • Gradintel job matching service • Employers’ talks SPIN • Placements programme SWANSEA PAID • Swansea Employability Award INTERNSHIP NETWORK • Dedicated Employability Academy Connecting our students to employers for graduate level placements SWANSEA EMPLOYABILITY AWARD Unique to Swansea University, this award is formally recognised in your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) and allows up to four employability modules to be taken. UK TOP 30 The modules will help you: GRADUATE • Find out what you really want to do EMPLOYMENT (Guardian University League • Explore the Possibilities Table 2018) • Plan and Make it Happen 4 <heeZ[hkZmbhgpbma\hff^k\bZeZg]bg]nlmkbZeiZkmg^klblZmma^\hk^h_LpZgl^ZNgbo^klbmrl research strategy. The University has industry links which are amongst the best in the UK. Organisations that support research activities and employability initiatives include: 5 The College, Swansea University 2018/19 The College, Swansea University. Your pathway to a degree from Swansea University Offering a modern and dynamic educational experience, The College is committed to providing academic and support services in an environment that encourages you to achieve excellence in your studies. The College offers academic pathways in partnership with Swansea • Foundation options: Our extended semester Foundation options University that lead to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Our allow entry with lower English levels (refer to page 46). unique approach to education transforms international students into • Dedicated on campus accommodation: Students of The College Swansea University graduates and lifelong learners. will have a dedicated residence on the Bay Campus, very close At The College you will be expected to work hard, but you will also to the teaching building, and will be housed with other students have plenty of opportunities to enjoy your studies and the many of The College. From September, students will live in one of the social activities available both in Swansea and the surrounding area. newly built Swansea University halls, with a choice of standard or premium en suite rooms, before moving to The College’s own • Small classes with personalised attention: We offer a personalised hall in January. and supportive educational philosophy that encourages students to reach their maximum academic potential. Academic classes • Value for money: We can offer some of the least expensive offered by The College usually have no more than 35 students. lifestyles of the UK Top 30 research Universities. The College provides the same excellent standard of education, without the • A Swansea University student from day one: From the first price tag. moment of enrolling at The College, you will be a Swansea University student with a student ID to match! • 24 hour student support: Our Student Support team can offer advice and help 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We can • On campus: Your studies will take place on Swansea organise airport pickup, accommodation allocation, provide University's stunning seaside campuses, enabling you to join in orientation and advice on where to try the best food in the city! the exciting events happening across the University! • Superb student lifestyle: Our students are able to take part in all • Five intakes per year: Start your studies at a time best suited University events in addition to special activities reserved only to you with intakes in September, January, May, June and even for you.