Swansea University International Guide 2021

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BAY CAMPUS

BIOSCIENCES SINGLETON CAMPUS

(Guardian University Guide 2018) ADDED VALUE 10

• Courses accredited by major professional accounting and finance bodies, including the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), with a number of industry qualification exemptions • Research-led, innovative teaching from a team of industry experts • Bespoke employability support to enhance your graduate prospects from our in-house team of careers advisors • Access to enterprise support and business mentoring as well as a range of state of the art facilities, including our Media Suite • Links with Student Circus and Highered – niche job search platforms that help International Students secure jobs in the UK and their home countries • A degree from the Accounting and Finance department will give you a competitive edge when you start your career. State-of-the-art facilities, world-class teaching and close links with accrediting bodies (ACCA, CFA, ICAEW, Chartered Banker and CIMA) will put you at the top of your game when you enter the world of work. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES • BSc Accounting and Finance • BSc Accounting • BSc Finance Each of our BSc degrees allow the option to study a year abroad or undertake a year in industry. Undergraduate pathway options are available, please see page 34. POSTGRADUATE COURSES Conversion taught programmes for students from any academic background • MSc Accounting and Finance • MSc Financial Management • MSc Finance and Big Data Analytics Postgraduate pathway options are available, please see page 34. Advanced taught programmes for students who have already studied the subject at undergraduate level • MSc Finance • MSc International Banking and Finance • MSc Investment Management • MSc Strategic Accounting RESEARCH DEGREES We invite applications from well-qualified candidates whose research interests correspond to our areas of research expertise. Applicants are encouraged to explore the research expertise of the School to ensure a good fit between PhD proposals and potential supervisors. Information about current faculty and the School’s research groups can be found at: swansea.ac.uk/som/research

95% OF OUR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED OR IN FURTHER STUDY WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF (Complete University Guide 2020) GRADUATE PROSPECTS 10

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES • BSc Biology * • BSc Biological Sciences (with deferred specialisation) * • BSc Marine Biology * • BSc Zoology * • BSc Biology with a Year in Industry • BSc Marine Biology with a Year in Industry • BSc Zoology with a Year in Industry • BSc Biology with Integrated Foundation Year (Only applicable for EU students. See page 34 for details regarding Foundation Year for non-EU students) *Available with a Year Abroad POSTGRADUATE COURSES RESEARCH DEGREES • MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management Students interested in studying the MRes Biosciences, MPhil and PhD in Biological Sciences are focussed around four themes: • Professional laboratory and fieldwork opportunities • £2 million Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR) • £1.35 million Swansea Laboratory for Animal Movement (SLAM) £1.6m investment in a purpose-built 18m catamaran-class survey vessel equipped with state-of-the-art survey and research equipment • International fieldwork opportunities in Borneo, Puerto Rico and the Indian Himalayas • Degrees accredited by the Royal Society of Biology

GRADUATING (DLHE 2016/17)

TEACHING QUALITY 20

(Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2018)

(Complete University Guide 2018) 16 GRADUATE PROSPECTS TH IN THE UK (National Student Survey 2018) ZOOOLOGY 5 STUDENT SATISFACTION TH IN THE UK

*for qualified candidates

ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDIA SUITE

(Research Excellence Framework 2014-2021) 7 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TH IN THE UK

• Marine and Freshwater Systems • Behavioural Ecology and Evolution • Biodiversity and Ecosystems • Natural Products and Environmental Resources

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