Locating Courses at Swansea University

• View the Swansea University Web page.
• Select a department by scrolling through the menu.
• Select the appropriate academic year by scrolling through the menu.
• Click the link that reads “List Departmental Modules” to review the course/module lists for that department. 
• Click on individual module codes to read detailed descriptions.

Credit Conversion

• 5.0 Swansea credits = 1.5 U.S. credits
• Credit weighting may vary by course/module

Early Start Program

All Interstudy students studying for the Fall or Full-Year are invited to participate in the Early Start program. If a student wants to participate they should indicate this on Interstudy Application.  Early Start options are offered in Swansea and London.  Cost varies depending on location.

London Early Start: British Culture & Politics

Taught over 3 weeks, before the start of the semester in Swansea. The course reflects the wealth of historical, cultural and social opportunities offered by one of the world’s major capital cities and incorporates trips to world class museums, galleries, religious and cultural centres. At the end of the course students will be transferred directly to Swansea to continue the semester.

Swansea Early Start: British Culture & Politics Since 1945

In Swansea this course covers modern British culture society a politics since the end of the Second World War and is taught with an emphasis on literature and film. It is taught over a two week period before the start of the semester at Swansea and includes excursions to places of historical and cultural interest in Wales and the England.

Academic Calendar

Though formally structured in line with the traditional three-term system common in Britain, the Swansea academic year offers sufficient flexibility to permit semester-based enrollment for Interstudy students, both Fall and Spring. In the Fall, semester modules are assessed by essays and a special exam or by essays set at the end of the semester. Fall Only students should be aware that the following departments require that students be present for exams in January: Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Chemistry. In the Spring semester, assessment is made based on essays and end of semester exams. All students are required to remain until such time as they have completed and submitted all assigned work for assessment, or taken all examinations.