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Singleton Park Swansea West Glamorgan Wales SA2 8PP Tel: +44 (0) 1792 205678 Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295618 Website: extraweb.swan.ac.uk |
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Swansea the University In choosing a degree course, you are also choosing the place where you will live for the next three or four years. We hope our website will help you decide if Swansea is right for you. University of Wales Swansea has a compact campus, just a couple of miles from the city centre. We house over 98 per cent of first year students who apply for university accommodation. A proportion of that accommodation is on the seafront campus, as is the library and the students' union. Our sports centre is a short walk away, while most other student accommodation is within easy reach. Regular buses run from the city centre to the campus, as well as to the Hendrefoelan Student Village, and to the Uplands, Brynmill and Mumbles. We have some 10,320 registered students currently at the University, following courses in arts and social studies, business, economics and law, education, engineering, health science (including nursing) and science. If you have not yet decided on your subject, our wide range of schemes gives you an opportunity to follow courses in subjects which are new to you. You can choose to specialise in one subject by taking single honours, or follow joint schemes. At Swansea, you can combine modern languages with business studies, computing, engineering, law and science. Set against a backdrop of parkland and looking out over the sea, the University also gives you the chance to make the most of city life. For a fuller picture of life at Swansea, why not come and see for yourself? Our main Open Days, held in July, September and October, can help you discover just how much we have to offer. Swansea the City Swansea is both a popular centre for tourism and a busy commercial city. Once described by the poet Dylan Thomas as ¹QUO¥an ugly, lovely town¹QUO¥, Swansea has developed into a lively modern city in a dramatic maritime setting. The former docklands have been transformed by the creation of the Maritime Quarter, which links the centre of the city to the spectacular curve of Swansea Bay. Echoes of Dylan Thomas's Swansea survive in the traditional covered market located at the heart of the city, where fresh seafoods include cockles and laverbread. Swansea is also a modern shopping centre, with a good range of shops and stores. The city has a range of pubs, restaurants and clubs. At the far end of Swansea Bay, the former fishing village of Mumbles is particularly popular with students in search of a lively nightlife. The city's multi-screen cinema complex includes a bowling centre. Sports enthusiasts can take advantage of the Swansea Leisure Centre. There is also a Regional Sports Complex at Morfa Stadium, just outside the city. The Grand Theatre has been imaginatively refurbished and can justifiably claim to be one of Britain's finest regional theatres. Getting to and from Swansea is easy these days. The M4 motorway brings you to the doorstep, and there is a good coach and rail network with many other major towns and cities in Britain. Once here, you'll find that the relatively compact city centre means that you can keep travelling costs down. Good bus services link the campus with the heart of Swansea. Swansea the area If you want to escape from city life, the area to the west of Swansea provides the ideal place for water sports, climbing, hang-gliding, riding, walking, or just lazing on the beach. Swansea has all the facilities of a modern city, but there's a difference -there's also a magnificent coastline, unspoilt beaches, rural landscapes and mountains to explore, if you're prepared to strike out from campus. The lighthouse at Mumbles marks the start of the Gower Peninsula. The 19-mile long peninsula was the UK's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Along the south coast of the peninsula, there is a succession of sandy beaches and coves, separated by rugged limestone cliffs. Each beach has its own special character and the majority of them are easy to reach. Gower ends at the spectacular three mile beach of Rhosili, which is a mecca for surfers. The south coast also attracts walkers, rock climbers and hang-gliding enthusiasts. The furthest point west you can go is Worms Head. This narrow neck of land is attached to mainland Gower by a low-tide causeway - so check the tide times before you venture across! Gower also provides a natural field laboratory for the University, and field trips to the peninsula are part of life for students studying natural sciences. Alternatively, you can head north to explore the countryside round the Towy Valley, where you will find the dramatic ruins of Carreg Cennen Castle to the south east of Llandeilo, or make for the Brecon Beacons National Park. The park's mountain ranges and huge open spaces provide the perfect setting for walking and climbing. |
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