Swansea University

University Guide

HOW TO APPLYAll applications for full-time undergraduate degrees must be made through UCAS, the Universities Colleges and Admissions Service. You should also use UCAS if you wish to transfer from one university to another.

Apply online atucas.com

WHY STUDY ARTS AND HUMANITIESThe Arts and Humanities embrace human life and influence society. You will learn to think creatively, to reason about being human, understand others through their languages, histories and cultures, foster social justice and equality, and to ask questions about our world. Our students are informed and critical citizens. Without the arts and humanities, democracy could not flourish.

OUR SUBJECTSThe College of Arts and Humanities offers the following subjects:

• American Studies• Ancient History • Classics• Classical Civilisation• Creative Writing• Egyptology• English-Chinese Translation

and Interpreting• English Language• English Literature• History• Medieval Studies• Media and Communication

• Modern Languages• Politics and International

Relations• Philosophy, Politics and

Economics• Public Relations and Media

(accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations)

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

• War and Society• Welsh

Find out more at:swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/artsandhumanities

http://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/artsandhumanities/http://www.ucas.com

CAREERSEmployers welcome Arts and Humanities Graduates because they have personal capabilities such as adaptability, creativity, decisiveness, initiative, leadership and tolerance of stress that are crucial to meet the demands of the 21st-century world of work. They make an invaluable and irreplaceable contribution to the economy and are crucial in supporting world-leading creative industries sectors.

Over 90% of our Graduates are employed or in further study within 6 months after graduating. They enter diverse and dynamic vocations such as:

• Marketing, sales and advertising • Commercial industrial and public sectors • Education • Business, law and finance • Art, design and culture• Journalism, media and PR• Creative and professional writing • Social and welfare professions • Heritage and tourism• Government and politics • Foreign affairs and diplomatic corps • Humanitarian organisations• Teaching English as a foreign language• Translators and interpreters

Salary range: £22,00-£42,000

Study AbroadThe world is a global competitive marketplace. Study abroad allows you to compete in the world. We offer a semester or a year abroad in Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore or North America.

We also offer summer programmes:

swansea.ac.uk/international/opportunities/summer-programmes

OUR COURSESYou may want to study one subject or combine two subjects. We offer Single Honours and Joint Honours courses to suit your choice.

SCHOLARSHIPSSwansea University has scholarships available to reward academic merit, income-related bursaries and sport and music scholarships.

swansea.ac.uk/scholarships

http://www.swansea.ac.uk/international/opportunities/summer-programmes/http://www.swansea.ac.uk/scholarships

• English Language and TESOL students have the option of taking the Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), a professional qualification for teachers of English as a foreign language.

• English Literature students can study creative writing through workshop-based exercises.

• Egyptology students can study a practice-based museum project at the University’s Egypt Centre.

• Ancient History, Classical Civilisation and History students have study trips.

• The Literacy through Classics programme allows our students to gain valuable teaching experience in local primary schools.

• Media and PR students have the option of a year in industry

• Media and PR Students can take a work placement module.

• Politics and International Relations students can study an internship module with the Welsh Assembly Government.

• Politics, IR and PPE students can study the Parliamentary Studies module. Members of British Parliament and our lecturers teach the module and students visit British Parliament in London to review policy-making committees.

• Translation and Interpreting students have work placements with Professional Translation Businesses and Companies.

• Welsh and Welsh-Medium students have work placement opportunities with Translation, Legal and Media Companies.

• Paid work placements are available through the Swansea Employability Academy. swansea.ac.uk/business-and-industry/recruitourtalent/workplacements/placementprogrammes

EMPLOYABILITYOur courses include Employability opportunities - transferable skills that Employers look for from Graduates. Most of our courses offer internship, projects, study trips or work experience.

http://www.swansea.ac.uk/business-and-industry/recruitourtalent/workplacements/placementprogrammes/