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Swansea University: Languages, Translation and Media

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/culture-communication

At Swansea University’s School of Culture and Communication, our students are at the heart of our teaching and we provide a supportive learning and research environment which is designed to create accomplished and socially aware global citizens.

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Based within our Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, our wide range of arts and humanities focussed courses are based on our historic Singleton Park Campus which dates to 1920. Here you will have access to modern teaching and study rooms and a well-equipped library and will be able to fully immerse yourself in our vibrant and multi-cultural campus life. Take a virtual tour of our Singleton campus.

Our Singleton Park Campus overlooks extensive parkland and is also close to both beaches and the city, giving you easy access to everything you need as a Postgraduate student.  Find out more about Swansea.

We offer a diverse range of postgraduate taught and research courses across the following subject areas:

American Studies, MA by Research
American Studies, Ph.D /M.Phil / Ph.D Distance Learning 

Ancient History and Classical Culture, MA
Public History and Heritage, MA
Public History and Heritage, MA (Extended)
Ancient History, MA by Research
Ancient History, Ph.D. / M.Phil
Classics, MA by Research
Classics, Ph.D. / M.Phil
Egyptology, MA by Research
Egyptology, Ph.D. / MPhil

Chinese-English Translation and Language Teaching, MA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, MA / PGDip
Secondary PGCE with QTS: English, PGCert
Applied Linguistics, MA by Research
Applied Linguistics, Ph.D. / M.Phil / Ph.D Distance Learning 

Creative Writing, MA
Creative Writing (Extended), MA
English Literature, MA
Secondary PGCE with QTS: English PGCert
Creative Writing, Ph.D / M.Phil
English Literature, MA by Research
English Literature, Ph.D. / M.Phil

History, MA
Medieval Studies, MA
Public History and Heritage, MA
Public History and Heritage, MA (Extended)
War and Society, MA 
History, MA by Research
History, Ph.D. / M.Phil
War and Society, MA by Research

Digital Media, Culture and Society, MA
Communication, Media Practice and Public Relations, MA
International Journalism, MA
Sports Communication and Journalism, MA
Digital Humanities, MA by Research
Digital Media, MA by Research
Digital Media, M.Phil
Media and Communication Studies, Ph.D. / M.Phil
Media Studies, MA by Research
Screening/Staging Europe, MA by Research

Professional Translation, MA
Professional Translation (Extended), MA
Professional Translation (Extended with Université Grenoble Alpes), MA
Secondary PGCE with QTS: Modern Foreign Languages (French, Spanish), PGCert
Translation and Interpreting, MA
Translation and Interpreting (Extended), MA
Translation and Interpreting (Extended with Université Grenoble Alpes), MA
Latin American Studies, MA by Research
Literary Translation, MA by Research
Modern Languages, MA by Research
Modern Languages, Ph.D. / M.Phil
Modern Languages, Swansea University & Université Grenoble Alpes, Joint Ph.D
Screening/Staging Europe, MA by Research
Translation, Ph.D. / M.Phil

Professional Translation, MA
Secondary PGCE with QTS: Welsh PGCert 
Welsh, MA by Research
Welsh, Ph.D/MPhil

 

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Why study at Swansea University’s School of Culture and Communication?

You will benefit from high quality teaching from a thriving and supportive academic community with access to innovative world-leading research and research centres. Our practical sessions, seminars, and workshops allow you to develop key transferable skills to prepare you for your future chosen career.

Our Facilities   

You will have access to a range of amazing facilities at the School of Culture and Communication to support your studies including:

  • Taliesin Arts Centre and Taliesin Create, dynamic on-campus theatre, cinema, and inclusive creatives spaces.
  • Technology Enhanced Learning Suite fitted with touch screens and lecture capture technology, allowing you to revisit any of your lectures online.
  • Adobe Design Suite and Media Creativity Suite, these fully equipped computer labs and video studios are kitted out with iMAC computers and industry standard software including Adobe Creative Cloud and Final Pro X.
  • Interpreting Suite and Language Laboratories with the latest translation software and our state-of-the-art eye tracker sensor technology.
  • Fully equipped audio-visual production studios complete with green screen and video editing suites.
  • Richard Burton archives, an extensive collection of local, regional, and nationally significant materials
  • Egypt Centre, Swansea University’s on-campus museum of over 5,000 Egyptian antiquities offering students practical object-centred learning and teaching opportunities.

Employability

Our practical postgraduate programmes across the School of Culture and Communication are run with employability at the centre and foster transferable skills which are highly sought after by employers.

Throughout your postgraduate study you will also have access to the Swansea Employability Academy (SEA), which will support you at each stage of your career journey through:

  • Employability workshops, events, and careers fairs.
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities.
  • Access to information and funding to support student internships and student society clubs and events.
  • Alumni support

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Our research

In the latest Research Excellence Framework 2021 assessment, 86% of the Swansea University’s research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Across the School of Culture and Communication you can get involved in research undertaken at our current active research centres.

  • Centre for Comparative Study of Portugal, Spain, and the Americas (CEPSAM)
  • Centre for Digital Arts and Humanities (CODAH)
  • Centre for Heritage Research and Training (CHART)
  • Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Research (MEMO)
  • Centre for Research into Gender and Culture in Society (GENCAS)
  • Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (CREW)
  • Centre for Research on the Narrative Literatures of the Ancient World (KYKNOS)
  • Creative and Critical Practice Research Group (CCPRG)
  • Language Research Centre (LRC)
  • Medical Humanities Research Centre (MHRC)
  • Object and Landscape Centred Approaches to the Past (OLCAP)
  • Richard Burton Centre for the Study of Wales (RBC)

Scholarships

Join the School of Culture and Communication and you may be eligible for a scholarship to help support your studies. Our Creating Futures Scholarship provides financial aid alongside unique work experience opportunities and the university also offers a range of additional postgraduate scholarships and bursaries.

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Living in Swansea

Swansea is a friendly, safe, affordable, and diverse city by the sea. With award winning beaches and countryside on the doorstep, it is ideal for those who like to explore the great outdoors. The city enjoys many cultural outlets including our state-of-the-art Swansea Arena, museums, and Dylan Thomas Centre. Accommodation for students across the city is plentiful.

Swansea is located one hour from the capital of Wales, Cardiff, and three hours from London by train. It also benefits from good motorway links, giving easy access across the UK.

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