University of Wales Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom

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About University of Wales Trinity Saint David

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is a multi-campus university in Wales whose history began in 1822 with the founding of St David's College at Lampeter, often described as the birthplace of higher education in Wales. It holds Lampeter's Royal Charter of 1828, the oldest of any university in Wales. Its mission, Transforming Education; Transforming Lives, centres on applied, employer-focused education and widening participation.

UWTSD leads the UWTSD Group, a confederation that includes Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion as constituent further education colleges, giving learners a continuum from further to higher education. The University of Wales was integrated with UWTSD in August 2017.

Teaching takes place at campuses in Swansea (SA1 Waterfront and the IQ building, Swansea Business Campus, and Swansea College of Art at the Dynevor and Alexandra Road buildings), Carmarthen, Lampeter, Cardiff (Haywood House), London (Canary Wharf) and Birmingham (Quay Place and Sparkhill).

Academic provision is organised in four units:

Institute of Education and Humanities: English and creative writing, history and archaeology, language and linguistics, philosophy, theology and religious studies, psychology and counselling, sociology, teaching and PGCE, youth work and early years, with Yr Athrofa Centre for Education and the Academy of Sinology.
Faculty of Management and Health: accounting and finance, business and management, health and social care, hospitality, leisure and tourism, law, criminology and emergency services, and sport and healthy living.
Wales Institute of Science and Art (WISA): art, design and photography, architecture, construction and environment, computing, environment, energy and sustainability, film, media and animation, motorsport, mechanical and electrical engineering, and performance, dance and musical theatre, including Swansea College of Art and the Wales Academy of Voice and Dramatic Arts.
Institute of Inner City Learning: employment-focused courses in business, computing and health and social care at London and Birmingham.

Student life is supported by UWTSD Students' Union, an independent student-led charity with free, automatic membership, which runs clubs, societies and venues at Carmarthen and Lampeter. University-owned en-suite halls are on the Carmarthen campus; elsewhere students use private housing or privately run halls. The university is naturally bilingual, with a Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch and free Welsh lessons.

International students apply directly or through agents, with regional offices in New Delhi and Wuhan, and study abroad, exchange and summer school places run with partner institutions abroad.

University information

Tuition fees 2026/27

Full-time undergraduate (BA, BEng, BSc, CertHE, DipHE): £9,790 per year (home), £15,600 per year (international).
International Foundation Programme: £15,600; classroom-based Foundation Year (home): £5,760.
PGCE: £9,790 (home), £15,600 (international).
MA, MSc, MTh and MBA (on campus, unless otherwise specified): £7,800 per year (home), £17,500 per year (international); online full-time master's: £7,800 (home), £11,000 (international).
PhD full-time: £6,000 per year (home), £17,500 per year (international); MPhil full-time £4,710 (home).

See the tuition fee schedule for all programmes.

International scholarships

The International Office Scholarship (up to £3,000) supports international students entering postgraduate courses, and the International Office Alumni Scholarship (up to £3,000) supports international alumni entering taught postgraduate courses. The International Alumni Postgraduate Taught Discount gives up to £3,000 off a self-funded taught master's at a Welsh campus for non-EU international UWTSD graduates who completed their degree within the last two years; it is applied automatically. International scholarships

Alumni Postgraduate Taught Discount

UK and EU UWTSD graduates progressing to a self-funded taught postgraduate programme receive up to £2,500 off tuition (full amount for courses costing £7,500 or more, pro rata for part-time study), applied automatically. Alumni discount

Bursaries

The Student Support Bursary Framework includes the UWTSD Cares Bursary (up to £1,000 for care-experienced and estranged students and young adult carers), a Disability Bursary, a Digital Connectivity Bursary, a Women in STEM Bursary, a Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion Progression Bursary (up to £500), Internship, Employability, Course Resources and Travel bursaries, and the Student Financial Support Fund for hardship. The Welsh-Medium / Bilingual Award gives up to £600 (£50 per 10 credits studied through Welsh), and Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offers further scholarships. Applicants must be enrolled, studying at least 40 credits and have fees paid directly to UWTSD, and apply through the Hwb App. International students can apply for the Course Resources Bursary and the Student Financial Support Fund. Undergraduate bursaries

Government funding

UK students can apply for tuition fee and maintenance support through Student Finance Wales, Student Finance England, SAAS or Student Finance Northern Ireland, including postgraduate master's and doctoral loans. US students may use Federal Student Aid (school code 012341 00) for eligible courses.

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Undergraduate applications

Most full-time undergraduate degree and HND applications are made through UCAS (institution code T80), with up to five choices. For September 2026 entry, applications received by the UCAS deadline of 14 January 2026 receive equal consideration; later applications are considered while places remain. UCAS Extra runs from 26 February to 1 July 2026, and Clearing runs from early July through September. Offers are usually expressed in UCAS Tariff points, with typical entry requirements set on each course page. Some courses require an interview or audition before an offer is made.

Many part-time and apprenticeship programmes are applied for directly to the university, after which applicants track their application, interviews and offers through the MyTSD applicant portal.

International applicants

International students can apply directly online or through an agent; full-time degrees are awarded by UWTSD. For the Autumn 2026 intake, application deadlines are 10 August 2026 (Wales campuses), 19 August 2026 (London), 29 July 2026 (Birmingham) and 24 September 2026 (online), with CAS deadlines of 1 September, 8 September and 18 August 2026 for Wales, London and Birmingham respectively; credibility interviews form part of the process. Spring 2027 application deadlines are 8 December 2026 (Wales and London) and 24 November 2026 (Birmingham), and a Summer 2027 intake runs at London and Birmingham. An International Foundation Programme is offered.

English language requirements

International Foundation Programme, CertHE and HND: IELTS 5.0 overall (or equivalent) with at least 4.5 in reading, speaking and listening and 5.0 in writing.
Undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (including DBA and professional doctorates): IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5; PTE Academic 59 in all components; TOEFL iBT reading 18, listening 17, writing 17, speaking 20; Cambridge C1 Advanced 169 overall with 162 in each component; Oxford ELLT 6 overall with no component below 5.
Postgraduate research: IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in reading and writing and no lower than 5.5 in listening and speaking; PTE Academic 62 in all components.

Citizens of listed majority English-speaking countries meet the requirement automatically, and country-specific qualifications are accepted, for example WASSCE English at grade C or above and KCSE English at grade B or above. Pre-sessional English courses are delivered by the Oxford International Digital Institute.

Postgraduate taught

Most postgraduate and part-time programmes are applied for directly to the university; primary and secondary PGCE applications are made through UCAS.

Postgraduate research

The normal minimum for the PhD, PhD by Published Works, Professional Doctorate and MPhil is a master's degree or an upper second class honours degree relevant to the proposed research, or equivalent professional experience; the Master by Research and MSc by Research normally require an upper second class honours degree. Applicants contact [email protected] with an outline of their proposed research to identify a supervisory team, then complete a three-stage online application including a structured research proposal.

Visas

Students on courses longer than six months normally need a Student visa sponsored by UWTSD. Doctoral students may be issued a CAS under the Doctorate Extension Scheme on meeting the university's conditions.

Swansea: the SA1 Waterfront Campus and Innovation Quarter by the marina, where the IQ building houses STEM subjects and education and teacher education programmes, next to the Y Fforwm library; Swansea Business Campus for business, management and public service degrees with student accommodation nearby; and Swansea College of Art in the Dynevor and Alexandra Road buildings in the city's art quarter, with studios and workshops for ceramics, printmaking, photography, film and TV, textiles, design and an automotive clay studio.
Carmarthen (College Road, SA31 3EP): home to around 1,500 students, centred on Old College (1848) and Canolfan S4C Yr Egin, a creative centre opened in 2018; courses in business and management, sport and health, performing arts, archaeology and history, youth and community studies, early years and education, adventure filmmaking, wellbeing and mental health, creative writing, philosophy and ancient civilisations; university-owned en-suite halls, a scenic workshop and theatre spaces, a sports centre, and football at Richmond Park.
Lampeter (College Street, SA48 7ED): the original 1822 campus, with a sports centre (gym, dance studio, sports hall, squash court) and a Students' Union venue.
Cardiff (Haywood House): creative programmes from vocal performance to musical theatre through the Wales Academy of Voice and Dramatic Arts, business and management courses, and integrated health and social care.
London (Canary Wharf): business, computing and health and social care courses with support aimed at mature students.
Birmingham (Quay Place in the city centre and Stratford Road, Sparkhill): business, computing and health and social care courses with weekday or weekend study.
Aberystwyth: the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, next to the National Library of Wales.

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