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Going to university should be a career and life-enhancing experience. We believe that, here at Swansea, we have the right balance, with excellent teaching and research matched by a superb quality of life.

By choosing to study with us, you will join a friendly and lively community of students drawn from over 100 countries. Our academic environment is top class and provides an ideal foundation for your personal and professional development. Factor in our award-winning student experience and unrivalled location, and it comes as no surprise to learn that our students find their time at Swansea both life and career-enhancing.

The momentum we have gained as one of the UK’s most ambitious, research-led universities has made us a natural university of choice for a great many talented students, and the increases in applications to study here are a clear indication of our growing success. Studying at Swansea is very much a lifestyle choice, and I believe that we offer an ideal environment in which to live and study.

We look forward to welcoming you to Swansea University.

Professor Richard B. DaviesVice-Chancellor

Health and Safety To ensure your safety during the day please adhere to any warning or safety notices and signs. While the University

campuses are closed to through traffic, there are still roads used by bus services in Swansea and for access. Please be aware that some roads will be busy on Open Days with coaches and shuttle buses, so please take care around this area and utilise the marked crossing points.

In the event of a fire alarm (a continuous siren) please use the nearest marked exit to vacate the building and follow the directions of University staff.

Please remain outside of the building until given the all clear by a member of staff. If you are on an upper floor and have difficulty in negotiating stairs, please make your way to one of the designated safe-haven points, which are sign-posted, and use the telephone there to seek further assistance. Please note that lifts should not be used in the event of a fire.

In the event of any emergency please contact the nearest member of staff, who will contact the on-site security team.

In the event that you or any member of your party feel unwell or require First Aid, please contact the nearest member of staff or student ambassador, who will contact our First Aiders. Open Day First Aid cover is provided by our on-site security team and St John’s Ambulance.

Please note: Filming/photography will be taking place during the Open Day for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to be filmed/

photographed, please make a member of staff aware on the day.

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BAY CAMPUSSwansea University’s £450 million Bay Campus offers students a unique place to live and study being one of the few universities in the world to have its very own beach! The campus also boasts an impressive array of student facilities with 2000 stunning en-suite residences, world class academic facilities where student learning is conducted alongside research with world leading organisations, a large collection of retail and leisure facilities and unrivalled student support facilities.

Colleges based at the Bay Campus include the College of Engineering, the School of Management and in September 2018 will welcome the College of Science. There is also the Tower Information Centre which is home to Student Support Services, a state of the art Bay Library, a Students’ Union, and an impressive Great Hall which offers magnificent views across Swansea Bay.

SUBJECT AREAS • Accounting and Finance• Business Management• Computer Science• Economics• Engineering (all disciplines)• Marketing• Mathematics• Sport and Exercise Science

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Introduction to Swansea University Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium 09:00

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Parents’ Talk Great Hall (6) GH049 09:45

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10:15

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Sport for All Great Hall (6) GH029 12:30 13:00

Student Finance Great Hall (6) GH043 12:00 12:30

Student Life Talk Great Hall (6) GH037 09:45

12:45

10:15

13:15

Visit our Singleton Park Campus for other services including the Information Fair, Sports Village and Hendrefoelan Student Village Tours.

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Croeso i Brifysgol AbertaweAn introduction to the University and an opportunity to meet current students and lecturers. Discover more about the opportunities to study through the medium of Welsh including details of the Scholarships and Bursaries available. Refreshments provided.

Great Hall (6) GH029 09:15 09:45

Campus tours are available through the medium of Welsh on request, subject to the availability of Welsh speaking Student Ambassadors. Please direct all enquiries to staff members in the Welcome and Registration Marquees on the Singleton Park Campus and the Bay Campus.

TALKS & TOURSBAY CAMPUS

WELSH MEDIUM TALKS

The following session is available through the medium of Welsh, for students and visitors who are Welsh speakers.

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TOUR LOCATION FREQUENCY START END

Campus Tours (lasts 30mins) Campus Tours Marquee (7) Every 15mins 09:00 15:30

Accomodation Viewings (lasts 30mins) Campus Tours Marquee (7) Every 20mins 10:00 16:00

Library Tours Bay Library (5) Drop in 10:00 16:00

All numbers in brackets

correspond to the maps. Please refer

to the BayCampus map

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SUBJECT TIMETABLEBAY CAMPUS OPEN DAY

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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE School of Management (7) SoM 011 10:00

13:00

11:30

14:30

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING MARKETING)

School of Management (7) SoM 010 10:00

13:00

11:30

14:30

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Engineering Central (4) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

CIVIL ENGINEERING Engineering Central (4) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

COMPUTER SCIENCEThe subject talk will be followed by student demonstrations and an opportunity to meet staff and students.

Great Hall (6) GH043 10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

ECONOMICS School of Management (7) SoM 239 10:00

13:00

11:30

14:30

ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

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INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS AND CAREERS (For School of Management Students)

School of Management (7) SoM 011 12:00

15:00

12:30

15:30

MATERIALS ENGINEERING Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

MATHEMATICSThe subject talk will be followed by a student presentation and an opportunity to meet staff and students.

School of Management (7) SoM 247 10:00

13:00

11:30

14:30

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

MEDICAL ENGINEERING Great Hall (6) Sir Stanley Clarke Auditorium

10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE Engineering Central (4) B004 10:00

13:00

12:00

15:00

STUDY ABROAD (FOR SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDENTS)

School of Management (7) SoM 010 12:00

15:00

12:30

15:30

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre 13:00 13:30

INFORMATION FAIR Stalls for College of Arts and Humanities subjects can be found in the new Taliesin Create located in the Taliesin Arts Centre (32)

Fulton House (17) Fulton House Refectory 10:00 15:00

INTRODUCTION TO SWANSEA UNIVERSITY

Taliesin Arts Centre (32) Taliesin Theatre 09:00

10:15

12:15

09:30

10:45

12.45

LIBRARY IT SERVICES Singleton Park Library (7) Training room 2 11:00

13:00

11:30

13:30

PARENTS’ TALK Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre 11:30

14:00

12:15

14:45

SPORT FOR ALL Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre 13:30 14:00

STUDENT FINANCE Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre 09:45 10:15

STUDENT LIFE TALK Taliesin Arts Centre (32) Taliesin Theatre 11:30

14:00

12:15

14:45

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Our Singleton Park campus was established in 1920. It is in a superb location within a park, close to the city centre and a stone’s throw from a sandy beach.

The Singleton Park Campus and the Bay Campus are closely linked in order to grow the strong Swansea University identity, maintain the outstanding student experience and support the ever-increasing, multidisciplinary research undertaken across Colleges.

American StudiesAncient HistoryApplied Medical SciencesBiochemistryBiologyBiological SciencesChemistryClassicsCriminologyEducationEgyptologyEnglish-Chinese Translation and InterpretingEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureEnglish with Creative WritingFrenchGenetics

GeographyGeo-informaticsGermanHealth and Social CareHealthcare Science (Audiology,Cardiac Physiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy Physics, Respiratory and Sleep Physiology, Radiation Physics and Neurophysiology)HistoryItalianLawMarine BiologyMaternity CareMedia and Communication

Medical BiochemistryMedical GeneticsMedicine (Graduate Entry)Medical PharmacologyMedieval StudiesMidwiferyNursing (Adult, Child, Mental Health)OsteopathyParamedic SciencePhysical Earth SciencePhysicsPolitics/International RelationsPopulation Health and Medical Sciences Public RelationsPsychology

Social PolicySocial WorkSociologySpanishTESOLTranslation and InterpretingWar and SocietyWelshZoology

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TOUR LOCATION FREQUENCY START END

CAMPUS TOURS (last 45mins) Campus Tours Marquee (32) Every 15mins 09:00 15:30

ACCOMODATION VIEWINGS Accommodation Marquee (22) Open House 10:00 15:30

SPORT CENTRE TOURS (lasts 45mins) Campus Tours Marquee (32) Every 30mins 09:00 15:30

HENDREFOELAN STUDENT VILLAGE (lasts 60mins)

Fulton House (17) Every 30mins 09:00 15:00

LIBRARY TOURS Singleton Park Library (7) Drop in 10:00 16:00

All numbers in brackets

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SUBJECT TIMETABLESINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

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AMERICAN STUDIES Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre D 11:00 12:00

APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES Institute of Life Science 1 (33) 1st Floor seminar room 10:15

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15:00

AUDIOLOGY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:30 11:30

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Institute of Life Science 2 (36) 5th Floor Hub 10:15

13:15

12:00

15:00

BIOLOGYThe subject talk will be followed by a Q&A and field activity demonstrations.

Wallace Building (9) Wallace Reception 09:45

13:00

13:00

16:00

CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 13:30 14:30

CHEMISTRYThe subject talk will be followed by a demonstration of teaching methods, activities and a Q&A session.

Grove Building Extension (13) Chemistry Reception 10:30

13:00

12:00

14:30

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CLASSICS, CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION, ANCIENT HISTORY AND EGYPTOLOGY

Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday H 10:00

12:00

11:00

13:00

CRIMINOLOGY Richard Price Building (14) Moot Court 11:30

13:30

12:30

14:30

CYMRAEG Keir Hardie (3) KH130 11:00 12:00

EDUCATION Talbot Building (8.3) Talbot 980 11:00 12:00

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TESOL Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre

11:00 12:00

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE WRITING

Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre L

10:00

12:00

11:00

13:00

GENETICS AND MEDICAL GENETICS Institute of Life Science 2 (36) 5th Floor Hub 10:15

13:15

12:00

15:00

GEOGRAPHYThe subject talk will be followed by a range of geography activities and an opportunity to meet staff and students.

Wallace Building (9) Wallace Reception 11:30

14:00

12:45

15:15

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 13:30 14:30

HISTORY AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES James Callaghan (4) James Callaghan Lecture Theatre

10:00

12:15

11:00

13:15

LAW Richard Price Building (14) Richard Price Lecture Theatre

11:30

13:30

12:30

14:30

MARINE BIOLOGYThe subject talk will be followed by demonstrations and a trip to the Marina to view our research vessel.

Wallace Building (9) Wallace Reception 09:45

13:00

13:00

16:00

MATERNITY CARE Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:30 11:30

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA

Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre D

12:00 13:00

MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY Institute of Life Science 1 (33) 1st Floor seminar room

10:15

13:15

12:00

15:00

MEDICINE (GRADUATE ENTRY) Grove Building (12) Grove Lecture Theatre

10:30

13:30

12:00

15:00

MIDWIFERY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 11:45 12:45

WELSH MEDIUM TALKS

The following session is available through the medium of Welsh, for students and visitors who are Welsh speakers.

Campus tours are available through the medium of Welsh on request, subject to the availability of Welsh speaking Student Ambassadors. Please direct all enquiries to staff members in the Welcome and Registration Marquees on the Singleton Park Campus and the Bay Campus.

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CROESO I BRIFYSGOL ABERTAWE An introduction to the University and an opportunity to meet current students and lecturers. Discover more about the opportunities to study through the medium of Welsh including details of the Scholarships and Bursaries available. Refreshments provided.

Faraday Building (8.1) Lecture Theatre B 09:15 09:45

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MODERN LANGUAGES, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre E

10:00

12:00

11:00

13:00

NUCLEAR MEDICINE, RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 11:30 12:30

NURSING Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:00

13:00

12:45

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OSTEOPATHY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 12:30 13:30

PARAMEDIC SCIENCE Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:00

13:00

11:15

14:15

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

Keir Hardie (3) KH230 11:00 12:00

PHYSICSThe subject talk will be followed by student presentations and hands-on experiments.

Wallace Building (9) Wallace Reception 10:45

13:45

13:00

16:00

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre G

10:00

12:00

11:00

13:00

POPULATION HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Institute of Life Science 1 (33) 1st Floor seminar room

10:15

13:15

12:00

15:00

PSYCHOLOGY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:30

13:00

11:30

14:00

RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY

Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 12:30 13:30

SOCIAL POLICY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 10:30 11:30

SOCIAL SCIENCES Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 12:30 13:30

SOCIAL WORK Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 12:30 13:30

SOCIOLOGY Glyndw r Building (11.1) Glyndw r Reception 11:30 12:30

WAR AND SOCIETY Faraday Building (8.1) Faraday Lecture Theatre H

11:00 12:00

ZOOLOGYThe subject talk will be followed by a field activity demonstration and a Q&A session.

Wallace Building (9) Wallace Reception 09:45

13:00

13:00

16:00

ACCOMMODATION

SINGLETON PARK CAMPUSThere are around 1200 rooms in the 9 Singleton Park Residences. 7 residences are self-catered with en-suite and standard rooms and shared kitchens. Kilvey and Rhossili residence (our 2 standard with a pre-paid dining card accommodation options) are our best value accommodation with £28 per week from your residence fees allocated to a dining card to eat at campus outlets.

SINGLETON PARKAccommodation Open House 10:00 - 16:00 from Accommodation Marquee (22)

BAY CAMPUSThe Bay Campus residences comprise over 2000 en-suite rooms with fully equipped, shared kitchens. All rooms at the Bay Campus are self-catered. In addition to a kitchen, there is a Tesco Express and a range of catering and bar services on offer across the campus.

BAY CAMPUSAccommodation tours will be departing from the Campus Tours Marquee (7) every 20 minutes.

HENDREFOELAN STUDENT VILLAGEHendrefoelan Student Village is the largest off campus site and is approximately 2 miles from the Singleton Park Campus, with a 24 hour bus service from within the Village. Accommodation comprises self-catering flats and houses with shared bathrooms and kitchens. Student life in the village is sociable, supportive and you will benefit from:

• Students’ Union Bar • Launderette• A convenience shop • Barbecue areas

HENDEREFOELAN STUDENT VILLAGEAccommodation tours will depart from Fulton House (17). From 09:00 - 15:00 (every 30mins)

BECK HOUSEBeck House, is for postgraduate students and students with families. Beck House has standard and en-suite rooms and family flats all with fully equipped kitchens.

It’s approximately a 1 mile walk from the Singleton Park Campus with residents’ parking.*

*There is no bus service from Beck House to the Singleton Park Campus.

SAS LETTINGS: PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSINGIf you’d prefer to live off-campus, there’s a good supply of quality private sector student houses and flats in Swansea. Our lettings agency, SAS Lettings, manages over 130 properties in popular student areas.

5TH MOST AFFORDABLE UK UNIVERSITY CITY(Natwest Student Living Index 2017)

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OPEN DAY SHUTTLE BUSES

SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

HENDREFOELAN STUDENT VILLAGE

Every 30 minutes from 09:00 until 15:00

*Please allow one hour from departure time for the tour.

SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

BAY CAMPUS

Every 15 minutes from 10:00 until 17:00

SWANSEA TRAIN STATION

BAY CAMPUS

Every 30 minutes from 09:00 until 16:00

SWANSEA TRAIN STATION

SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

Every 30 minutes from 09:00 until 16:00

ROUTE 1

ROUTE 3

ROUTE 2

ROUTE 4

£3,000 EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

for AAA at A Level*

UP TO £3,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR SPORTING

EXCELLENCE

£2,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FOR AAB AT A LEVEL*

UP TO £3,000 COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOL (for students who study at least 66%

of their course through themedium of Welsh*)

£1,000 MUSIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP*

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*Terms and conditions apply, please visit:swansea.ac.uk/scholarships

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