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In 2020 Swansea University will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary. During this centenary year the university will be reflecting on the growth and continued success that has been achieved. There will be numerous opportunities for prospective students and alumni to connect and celebrate together.
Based on the Bay Campus and part of Swansea University’s College of Engineering, the new GBP 35 million state-of-the-art IMPACT research centre is designed to provide a collaborative research environment for academia and industry. Specialising in numerical, materials and processing technologies the centre facilitates high impact and transformative research in advanced engineering and materials.
Phase 2 Bay campus developments include the Computational Foundry and student residences. Singleton Campus construction involves the development of a Chemistry department, developing the A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH) and the addition of Natural Resources Wales.
The development of the GBP 450 million Bay Campus has had a huge regional impact in terms of employment and student growth.
Swansea University has achieved the highest rating possible in the national Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) making it one of the top universities in the UK.
The TEF panel emphasised the consistently outstanding outcomes for students from different backgrounds at Swansea, and the personalised high-quality support for student learning.
Swansea University has established its high quality of teaching by qualifying for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) gold award in 2018.
TEF experts have judged that Swansea University delivers excellent teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.
The TEF Panel awarded the rating based on the following indicators:
Swansea University is one of seven Welsh Universities that have applied for the Year Two TEF awards along with 299 UK universities, colleges and alternative providers.
The university is organised into seven colleges, covering undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.
The academic colleges at the university are:
In addition to the regular course offerings, there are also English language programmes for international students.
Swansea University has country and course specific entry requirements. Requirements can also vary based on the applicant’s previous subject of study. Applicants with qualifications above the stated requirements might be eligible for second year entry.
Undergraduate: Most academic departments require an IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) but there are exceptions.
Postgraduate: Most academic departments ask for an IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) but there are exceptions.
Specific English requirements are listed on each course page under the entry requirements section.
If English scores do not exactly meet requirements, applicants could still be accepted upon completion of the English language pre-sessional programme at Swansea’s English Language Training Services (ELTS).
If the applicant does not hold a Secure English Language Test score, or if they are not a national of a majority English speaking country, they should expect to undertake a short test of English at enrolment. This is done to assess whether the student might benefit from additional free English Language support.
Applicants with a recognised foundation programme from their country or the UK e.g. INTO, WISC,
NCUK) may be eligible for entry on to the first year of a degree at Swansea University. Swansea also offers a foundation programme for applicants who do not meet minimum entry requirements. Nationals of certain countries do not need to provide any English language qualification.
Swansea University offers excellent research and accommodation facilities. Swansea takes pride in offering world-class research facilities for its postgraduate student body. The research centres and institutes cover a wide range of interests.
Accommodation is guaranteed for all first-year students, and they can expect a reasonable deal as Swansea have the second cheapest accommodation in the UK. It offers a variety of accommodation depending on budgets and individual student requirements. Students can choose from on-campus or private residences and the Swansea residential services team is ready to help whenever needed.
For a university that has a reputation for research, Swansea is equally committed to encouraging sport at all levels. The university's Sports Village complex caters to students with different interests and includes some impressive facilities.
Swansea University offers up to GBP 1.5 million worth of scholarships for international students. The International Development Office is awarding up to GBP 6,000 Excellence Scholarships for undergraduate study and up to GBP 4,000 for postgraduate study.
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Scholarships: Students can apply for the International Merit and International Excellence scholarships. Scholarships on offer will result in a discount in tuition fees and cannot be used in place of a deposit.
Eira Davies Scholarship: Female students who are residents of select developing countries and are admitted to master’s postgraduate courses within the College of Human and Health Sciences can apply for the scholarship. This is a full tuition fee scholarship, and students demonstrating academic excellence and evidence of financial need are eligible to apply.
Fulbright Scholarship: The Fulbright Commission has recognised Swansea University as a centre of excellence in the UK. Swansea offers a tuition fee waiver for incoming American Fulbright scholars applying for a one-year master’s course in any subject.
Chevening Scholarships: Swansea University is proud to be a partner University of the Chevening Scholarship Commission and welcomes a number of Chevening Scholarship holders to the university each year.
GREAT Scholarships: Swansea University is offering scholarships to Chinese students enrolled in postgraduate courses in various subjects. The university is partnering with the British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign to offer scholarships to Chinese students with a value of nearly GBP 1 million.
Several federal and private student loans are also available to U.S. and Canadian applicants.
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