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Aberystwyth University

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Overview of the university

History

The University was founded in 1872 and used to be part of the University of Wales. It is located in Aberystwyth, Wales, and has around 8,000 students. The main campus is located on Penglais Hill and contains most of the main university buildings as well as the halls of residences. The University also has buildings on three other sites.

International Admissions

International students looking to study at the University must make their application using the online UCAS service. Entry requirements will vary depending on the subject chosen, and English language proficiency will also be taken into consideration throughout the application process.

Subject Areas

The University offers many courses in the following areas of study:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Behaviour and Animal Science
  • Art and Art History
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
  • Biology and Zoology
  • Business and Management
  • Computer Science
  • Countryside and Ecology
  • Drama, Theatre, Film and Television Studies
  • Economics
  • Education and Childhood Studies
  • Engineering
  • English and Creative Writing
  • Geography and Earth Sciences
  • History
  • Information Studies
  • Law and Criminology
  • Marine and Freshwater Biology
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Languages
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Politics
  • Psychology
  • Social Science
  • Sport and Exercise Science
  • Tourism
  • Veterinary Biosciences and Equine
  • Welsh and Celtic Studies

Programs and courses at Aberystwyth University

345 courses at Aberystwyth University, listed alphabetically:

C Celtic Studies, BA (Hons) Cemeg gyda Gwyddoniaeth Gytbwys (TAR Uwchradd - Graddedigion yn unig), PgCE Chemistry with Balanced Science (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE Childhood Studies, FDA, BA (Hons) Computer Graphics, Vision and Games, BSc (Hons) Computer Graphics, Vision and Games (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Computer Science (MComp), MComp Computer Science (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with integrated year in industry), MComp, BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with integrated year studying abroad), BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Computer Science/Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Computer Science/Physical Geography, BSc (Hons) Computer Science/Physics, BSc (Hons) Creative Arts, BA (Hons) Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Drama and Theatre, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film and Television Studies, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Fine Art, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and French, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and History, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Spanish, BA (Hons) Creu Cyfryngau, BA (Hons) Creu Perfformio, BA (Hons) Criminal Law, LLB (Hons) Criminology, BSc (Hons) Criminology (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Psychology, BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology, BSc (Hons) Cultural Heritage Studies: Libraries, Archives and Museums, BA (Hons) Cymraeg (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith), BA (Hons) Cymraeg (TAR Uwchradd - Graddedigion yn unig), PgCE Cymraeg / Creu (Perfformio / Cyfryngau), BA (Hons) Cymraeg / Cysylltiadau Rhyngwladol, BA (Hons) Cymraeg a Daearyddiaeth, BA (Hons) Cymraeg a Hanes, BA (Hons) Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd, BA (Hons) Cymraeg Proffesiynol, BA (Hons) Cymraeg y Gweithle Proffesiynol/Busnes a Rheolaeth, BA (Hons) Cymraeg/Education, BA (Hons) Cymraeg/Mathematics, BA (Hons) Cynradd (3-11) TAR - Graddedigion yn unig, PgCE Cysylltiadau Rhyngwladol, BA (Hons) Cysylltiadau Rhyngwladol a'r Cyfryngau, BA (Hons)
E Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status, BA (Hons) Ecology, BSc (Hons) Ecology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Economics, BSc (Hons) Economics (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Economics and Climate Change, BSc (Hons) Economics and International Relations, BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics, BSc (Hons) Economics/Business and Management, BSc (Hons) Education, BA (Hons) Education (with integrated foundation year), BA (Hons) Education with Spanish, BA (Hons) Education/Drama & Theatre, BA (Hons) Education/History, BA (Hons) Education/Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Engineering Physics, BEng Engineering Physics (with integrated year in industry), BEng, MEng English (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE English Literature, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing (with integrated foundation year), BA (Hons) English Literature/Drama & Theatre, BA (Hons) English Literature/Education, BA (Hons) English Studies and Climate Change, BA (Hons) English Studies and TESOL, BA (Hons) English Studies and TESOL (with integrated foundation year), BA (Hons) English Studies and TESOL (with integrated year in industry), BA (Hons) English Studies and TESOL (with integrated year studying abroad), BA (Hons) Environmental Earth Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Earth Science (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Environmental Earth Science (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Environmental Earth Science (with integrated year studying abroad), BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (with integrated year studying abroad), BSc (Hons) Equine and Veterinary Bioscience, BSc (Hons) Equine and Veterinary Bioscience (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Equine Science, BSc (Hons) Equine Science (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Equine Studies, FdSc Equine Studies (Top-Up), BSc (Hons) European Law, LLB (Hons)
M Marine and Freshwater Biology, MBiol, BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Biology (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Biology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Marketing, BSc (Hons) Marketing (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Marketing/Business and Management, BSc (Hons) Marketing/French, BSc (Hons) Marketing/Spanish, BSc (Hons) Mathemateg (TAR Uwchradd - Graddedigion yn unig), PgCE Mathematical and Theoretical Physics, MMath (Hons), BSc (Hons) Mathematical Modelling, BSc (Hons) Mathematics, MMath (Hons), BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE Mathematics (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education, BSc (Hons) Mathematics/Accounting and Finance, BSc (Hons) Mathematics/Business and Management, BSc (Hons) Mathematics/Drama and Theatre, BA (Hons) Mathematics/Economics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics/Film and Television Studies, BA (Hons) Mathematics/French, BA (Hons) Mathematics/Physics, BSc (Hons) Media and Communication Studies, BA (Hons) Media and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Media and Education, BA (Hons) Media and English Literature, BA (Hons) Media and History, BA (Hons) Media and Theatre Studies, BA (Hons) Medieval and Early Modern History, BA (Hons) Microbiology, BSc (Hons), MBiol Microbiology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Modern and Contemporary History, BA (Hons) Modern Languages, BA (Hons) Modern Languages - French (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE Modern Languages - Spanish (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE
P Photography/Art History, BA (Hons) Photography/Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Photography/Film and Television Studies, BA (Hons) Physical Geography, BSc (Hons) Physical Geography (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Physical Geography (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Physical Geography (with integrated year studying abroad), BSc (Hons) Physical Geography with Education, BSc (Hons) Physical Geography/Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Physics, MPhys, BSc (Hons) Physics (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Physics - BSc (Hons) (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Physics with Balanced Science (Secondary PGCE - Graduates only), PgCE Physics with Planetary and Space Physics, BSc (Hons), MPhys Plant Biology, BSc (Hons) Plant Biology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Politics, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, BA (Hons) Politics and Modern History, BA (Hons) Primary (3-11) PGCE - Graduates only, PgCE Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology (with integrated foundation year), BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Integrated Year in Industry), BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Integrated Year Studying Abroad), BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business and Management, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Psychology and Education, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Marketing, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Forensic Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Forensic Psychology (with integrated year in industry), BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics/Statistics, BSc (Hons)

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