Overview

Swansea University was the first British university to employ a female professor; research conducted by their School of Engineering contributed to the world's first supersonic car; and the campus is next to the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Gower Peninsula.

Location

Swansea is famed for its stunning beaches and parks, most of which are easily accessible by bus. There are many companies running organised activities in surfing, horse riding, kite surfing, wind surfing and sailing. There are also opportunities for hiking and cycling in Swansea and the Gower

You can also visit the Mumbles for shopping and a day out with its boutiques, delis, pubs and surf shops. Mumbles is renowned for the ‘Mumbles Mile’, the mile-long pub-crawl that runs along the sweep of the bay.

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Swansea University has nearly 12,000 students and offers over 500 undergraduate and 130 postgraduate courses in a wide range of subject areas, from American Studies to Zoology. A full range of social, cultural, and sporting amenities complements the campus lifestyle and contributes to the strong sense of community that the University embraces.

Swansea has 92% of its academic staff actively engaged in research, which is of international or national standing and nearly a third of research areas reach international levels of excellence, achieving the top grades of 5 or 5* in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.

The international outlook and collaborative links with industry ensure that Swansea's degrees meet employers’ needs, and that their world-class research has real impact. Their welcoming campus community thrives on exploration and discovery, and is the perfect environment in which to live and study.  As a future graduate there are more opportunities open to you than ever before, and gaining a degree from a strong academic university is the best start you can get. In fact, 94% of our graduates find employment or are in further study within 6 months of graduating.

We offer expert advice and guidance from our Careers Centre, who will support you in your personal and professional development, help you gain work-experience placements within the sector of your choice, assist you in putting together a CV, filling out application forms and preparing for interviews.   

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Degrees Overseas Coordinator

Name: Degree Program Team Title: Degree Program Enrollment Coordinator Department: Degree Program Team BIO: The GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Degree Program Team Coordinators manage the student admission and pre-departure processes to our Australian, New Zealand and U.K. member universities. We are here to provide students with a list of bundled services, including help housing, travel, and living abroad. We work with students from the time they begin their search for a program until they depart for their degree abroad. If you reside in the U.S. your coordinators are Matt Hancock and Jodi Reesman, and they can be reached by phone at 303-446-2214 or toll-free (in Canada and the U.S.) at 1-800-980-0033. If you reside in Canada, your coordinator is Virginia Clay. Virginia can be emailed at canada@degreesoverseas.ca.