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Key Course Details

3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
Q3W9
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
ABB-BBC
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 9,535
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
QHW8
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
ABB-BBC
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 9,535
4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry
UCAS Code
Q3WI
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
ABB-BBC
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 9,535
3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
Q3W9
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
ABB-BBC - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 18,400
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
QHW8
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
ABB-BBC - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 18,400
4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry
UCAS Code
Q3WI
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer
ABB-BBC - More Information
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 18,400

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Course Overview

On our English and Creative Writing degree you will learn a range of writing skills to equip you for a career as a writer, including novels, plays, poetry, film scripts, and non-fiction.

You will explore a range of styles and genres, as well as studying the history, traditions and theory of English Literature.

You will be taught by experienced writers whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed, as well as academic staff internationally recognized for their research.

You can also spend a semester studying in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore.

Why English Literature with Creative Writing at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula;

English at Swansea is ranked: 

  • 11th in the UK for Research Impact (REF2021)
  • Top 20 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2025)
  • Top 101-150 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

Swansea is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, one of the 20th century's most influential lyrical poets, and you will have the opportunity to be involved with projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales.

You will also have the option of a semester in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore, further improving your student experience and career prospects. 

Your English Literature with Creative Writing Experience

You can tailor your degree to your own interests, learning how to write novels, write for the stage, screen and broadcast, write short stories and non-fiction, write poetry, writing as a career and exploring styles and genres.

The English with Creative Writing course also allows you to explore a variety of English Literature topics including gothic and genre fiction, gender and culture, renaissance literature, national and global literatures, and contemporary writing.

Teaching is through creative writing workshops and you will have the chance to pursue a personal project in an area that especially interests you.

You will be taught by experienced writers with established reputations whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed and by academic staff internationally recognized for their research.

You will also have an personal tutor for any pastoral and academic support you may need, and the English Student Society at Swansea organises a range of literary, social and cultural events.

English Literature with Creative Writing Employment Opportunities

Students on this course typically develop excellent oral and writing skills and you will learn to present your ideas in a range of formats, along with strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

  • Education
  • Journalism
  • Media and public relations
  • Project administration
  • Public services

Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to English literature, as well as writing styles and genres.

You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests. In your final year, you have the opportunity to focus in depth on your chosen research project to produce your final dissertation.  

Modules

3 Year Full Time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Monsters, Theories, TransformationsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-100
Creative Writing: Fiction GenresSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-117
English EssentialsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-120
Approaches to Gender in English LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-112
Creative Writing: Styles of FictionJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-118
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from the below

Optional Module Choices 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Grammar and MeaningJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and CultureJanuary-June (TB2)20AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of MythologyJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.January-June (TB2)20EN-113
Hollywood: A History of American FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20MSS106

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select three modules

Compulsory Selective 1 Creative Writing 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Introduction to Writing PoetrySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-232
Introduction to Writing FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-234
Introduction to Writing DramaJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-236
Writing a Short FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-270
AND

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. You may select three modules and not make a selection from the box below. Do not select more than three modules in total in one teaching block.

Compulsory Selective 2 English Literature 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Debating Texts: Theory in LiteratureSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-206
Revolution of the Word: ModernismSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to PostmodernSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of BritainJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-241
Contentious ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-242
Medieval EncountersJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-266
AND

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required select one module to complete your six modules for the year. Do not select more than three modules in any one teaching block. To select ALE218 students must have completed ALE121 in Year 1.

Optional Modules 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and SacramentSeptember-January (TB1)20CLC204
Race and Ethnicity: American PerspectivesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-243
Techniques of SeeingSeptember-January (TB1)20VC-200
Discourse AnalysisJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE218ALE121 must have been complete in year 1
World EnglishesJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE231
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic PredicamentJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC209
American Word / American Image January-June (TB2)20EN-244

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules)

Compulsory Modules - Selective (Creative Writing) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Further Fiction WritingSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3014
Further Creative Non FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-309
Creative Writing Personal ProjectJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3026
Further Poetry WritingJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-319
AND

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules) ensuring that, with the compulsory selective box above, you have selected no more than 60 credits (three modules) per teaching block or if selecting the English Literature dissertation, two modules per teaching block alongside it. Students must not select EN-3031 and EN-3026. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

Optional Module Choices (English Literature) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dissertation - English LiteratureSeptember-June (TB1+2)40EN-3031** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
Welsh Gothic / Gothic WalesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth CenturySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the VampireSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3050
Graphic NovelSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem RenaissanceSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3061
ChaucerSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-314
Reading/Writing TraumaSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-394
StylisticsJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE323
Crime Fiction since 1920January-June (TB2)20EN-3045
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize ModuleJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3053
Beyond ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3058
Philosophy and LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3060
Science Fiction and MediaJanuary-June (TB2)20MS-345

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Monsters, Theories, TransformationsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-100
Creative Writing: Fiction GenresSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-117
English EssentialsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-120
Approaches to Gender in English LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-112
Creative Writing: Styles of FictionJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-118
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from the below

Optional Module Choices 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Grammar and MeaningJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and CultureJanuary-June (TB2)20AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of MythologyJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.January-June (TB2)20EN-113
Hollywood: A History of American FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20MSS106

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select three modules

Compulsory Selective 1 Creative Writing 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Introduction to Writing PoetrySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-232
Introduction to Writing FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-234
Introduction to Writing DramaJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-236
Writing a Short FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-270
AND

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. You may select three modules and not make a selection from the box below. Do not select more than three modules in total in one teaching block.

Compulsory Selective 2 English Literature 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Debating Texts: Theory in LiteratureSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-206
Revolution of the Word: ModernismSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to PostmodernSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of BritainJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-241
Contentious ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-242
Medieval EncountersJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-266
AND

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required select one module to complete your six modules for the year. Do not select more than three modules in any one teaching block. To select ALE218 students must have completed ALE121 in Year 1.

Optional Modules 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and SacramentSeptember-January (TB1)20CLC204
Race and Ethnicity: American PerspectivesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-243
Techniques of SeeingSeptember-January (TB1)20VC-200
Discourse AnalysisJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE218ALE121 must have been complete in year 1
World EnglishesJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE231
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic PredicamentJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC209
American Word / American Image January-June (TB2)20EN-244

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions and to experience different cultures.

 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Study Abroad (English Literature and Creative Writing)September-June (TB1+2)120EN-R00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules)

Compulsory Modules - Selective (Creative Writing) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Further Fiction WritingSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3014
Further Creative Non FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-309
Creative Writing Personal ProjectJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3026
Further Poetry WritingJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-319
AND

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules) ensuring that, with the compulsory selective box above, you have selected no more than 60 credits (three modules) per teaching block or if selecting the English Literature dissertation, two modules per teaching block alongside it. Students must not select EN-3031 and EN-3026. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

Optional Module Choices (English Literature) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dissertation - English LiteratureSeptember-June (TB1+2)40EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic WalesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth CenturySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the VampireSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3050
Graphic NovelSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem RenaissanceSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3061
ChaucerSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-314
Reading/Writing TraumaSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-394
StylisticsJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE323
Crime Fiction since 1920January-June (TB2)20EN-3045
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize ModuleJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3053
Beyond ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3058
Philosophy and LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3060
Science Fiction and MediaJanuary-June (TB2)20MS-345

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Monsters, Theories, TransformationsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-100
Creative Writing: Fiction GenresSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-117
English EssentialsSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-120
Employability Skills for Culture and CommunicationJanuary-June (TB2)0CC-N150
Approaches to Gender in English LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-112
Creative Writing: Styles of FictionJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-118
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from the below

Optional Module Choices 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Grammar and MeaningJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and CultureJanuary-June (TB2)20AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of MythologyJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.January-June (TB2)20EN-113
Hollywood: A History of American FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20MSS106

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select three modules

Compulsory Selective 1 Creative Writing 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Introduction to Writing PoetrySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-232
Introduction to Writing FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-234
Introduction to Writing DramaJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-236
Writing a Short FilmJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-270
AND

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. You may select three modules and not make a selection from the box below. Do not select more than three modules in total in one teaching block.

Compulsory Selective 2 English Literature 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Debating Texts: Theory in LiteratureSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-206
Revolution of the Word: ModernismSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to PostmodernSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of BritainJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-241
Contentious ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-242
Medieval EncountersJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-266
AND

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required select one module to complete your six modules for the year. Do not select more than three modules in any one teaching block. To select ALE218 students must have completed ALE121 in Year 1.

Optional Modules 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and SacramentSeptember-January (TB1)20CLC204
Race and Ethnicity: American PerspectivesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-243
Techniques of SeeingSeptember-January (TB1)20VC-200
Discourse AnalysisJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE218ALE121 must have been complete in year 1
World EnglishesJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE231
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic PredicamentJanuary-June (TB2)20CLC209
American Word / American Image January-June (TB2)20EN-244

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

Year in Industry 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Year in Industry - School of Culture and CommunicationAcademic Year120CC-S00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules)

Compulsory Modules - Selective (Creative Writing) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Further Fiction WritingSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3014
Further Creative Non FictionSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-309
Creative Writing Personal ProjectJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3026
Further Poetry WritingJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-319
AND

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 60 credits (3 modules) ensuring that, with the compulsory selective box above, you have selected no more than 60 credits (three modules) per teaching block or if selecting the English Literature dissertation, two modules per teaching block alongside it. Students must not select EN-3031 and EN-3026. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

Optional Module Choices (English Literature) 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Dissertation - English LiteratureSeptember-June (TB1+2)40EN-3031
Welsh Gothic / Gothic WalesSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth CenturySeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the VampireSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3050
Graphic NovelSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem RenaissanceSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-3061
ChaucerSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-314
Reading/Writing TraumaSeptember-January (TB1)20EN-394
StylisticsJanuary-June (TB2)20ALE323
Crime Fiction since 1920January-June (TB2)20EN-3045
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize ModuleJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3053
Beyond ShakespeareJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3058
Philosophy and LiteratureJanuary-June (TB2)20EN-3060
Science Fiction and MediaJanuary-June (TB2)20MS-345

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We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. 

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.  

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

No Provision

Unfortunately, there is currently no formal Welsh-medium provision on this course. If you would like to let us know that you are interested in pursuing an element of your course through the medium of Welsh, please email astudio@abertawe.ac.uk to indicate your interest along with your year of entry and we will do our best to see what is possible.

Whilst this course does not offer academic content delivered in Welsh, the University can provide you with the following, and Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you:

  • An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
  • The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
  • The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
  • A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
  • One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
  • Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

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You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date UK International
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500
September 2025 £ 9,535 £ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date UK International
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500
September 2025 £ 9,535 £ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Start Date UK International
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 17,500
September 2025 £ 9,535 £ 18,400

Fees for full time undergraduate UK students may increase in subsequent years of study in line with the maximum regulated fee level set by the Welsh Government

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

We care about our students and our aim is to ensure that you achieve the best degree classification. We have a personal mentoring system where you will be allocated an personal tutor. We also have an “open door” policy where our academic teachers are available to talk to you at any time about any queries or academic concerns you may have.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

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This course offers you the opportunity to spend a Year In Industry, in the UK or overseas*, giving valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for only paid placements which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Although securing a placement is the responsibility of the student, we work with a number of organisations who provide a range of placement opportunities. Students are also supported throughout their application journey with advice, guidance and additional resources. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies, you will transfer onto the equivalent degree programme.

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