The University
of Wales, Lampeter. Come to study in the
tranquil, green hills of Wales.
Lampeter is a small and friendly town, situated
in West Wales on the banks of the river Teifi,
surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside
in Britain. The University of Wales Lampeter has
approximately 1400 students and Lampeter town
has about 3000 inhabitants. This means that you
get to know people very quickly and there is a
welcoming, family atmosphere about the place.
Just to prove it, Ceredigion, the county in which
Lampeter is situated, has the lowest
crime rate in the whole of Britain.
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Country-lovers will especially enjoy
Lampeter, with its rolling green hillsides dotted
with sheep and its many walking possibilities.
Though very small, Lampeter is a market town and
has surprisingly good
facilities, with three supermarkets, a wide variety
of shops and numerous pubs. In the town you will
hear a lot of Welsh spoken, one of the ancient
languages of Europe - but everyone speaks English
too. English and Welsh are both used on public
documents but all courses (except Welsh courses!)
are taught through the medium of English.
Lampeter is part of the federal University of
Wales, with sister institutions in Aberystwyth,
Bangor, Cardiff, Swansea and other cities and
towns in Wales. So, although Lampeter is one of
the smallest university institutions in Britain,
it is also part of one of Britain’s largest
universities.
The original St. David’s College at Lampeter,
founded in 1822, is the oldest degree-giving institution
in England and Wales, apart from Oxford and Cambridge.
The first building, still the centre of the campus,
was modelled on the Oxbridge colleges and built
in a neogothic style. Since then Lampeter has
expanded considerably and it now has extensive
student accommodation, lecture halls, sports facilities,
libraries, all on the same site and within easy
walking distance of each other. Although Lampeter
has all the facilities one would expect of a twenty-first
century university, the campus retains the serenity
of its nineteenth-century origins. From the academic
computing service or the media centre you can
still watch the rare red kite hunting over the
Teifi valley.
Like most universities in Europe and North America
in the nineteenth century, Lampeter was founded
with a religious purpose. These days, the university
retains an international reputation in Christian
theology but it has diversified in a multi-cultural
and multi-faith world. Islamic Studies was established
at Lampeter a number of years ago, for instance,
and there is a small mosque on campus. At Lampeter,
the emphasis is on choice, individual fulfilment
and free-ranging discussion.
Lampeter combines the best of traditional practice
with a progressive attitude to teaching and research
in the contemporary world.
The students are drawn from all over Britain
and Ireland, from other European countries - Sweden,
France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Greece - and
from North America, Malaysia, the Middle East,
Africa, Canada and China.
Here are some of the points international students
tell us they really appreciate about Lampeter:
Students receive individual attention from
teaching staff; most teaching is done in small
groups and staff members are very approachable.
The compact nature of the campus and the town
means that going from one lecture to
the next or heading back home at night does
not involve a long cross-city trek.
There is a range of accommodation available
on campus, including en-suite and self-catering.
Lampeter aims to provide the cheapest student
accommodation rates in Great Britain.
For those who require it, some accommodation
blocks are set aside as male-only and
female-only
The University social life is lively, with
lots of events organized by the Students’
Union.
You can explore the idyllic Welsh countryside
whenever you wish: it’s always just outside
the door. And, as one French student remarked:
“Don’t forget to mention that Lampeter
is the most welcoming university I have ever
had the pleasure to experience!”
The university’s academic disciplines are
grouped in two Schools: the School of Humanities
and the School of Social Sciences. We don’t
teach sciences and we don’t teach engineering.
We teach
the traditional liberal arts, but with an emphasis
on their relevance in the modern world, and we
teach the skills required in modern management.
There are also degree courses which span a number
of
disciplines, such as Medieval Studies, Environment
and Archaeology, or Australian Studies.
The majority of subjects can be taken as part
of a Single Honours Degree (one main subject only),
a Joint Honours Degree (where two subjects are
studied in parallel), or a Combined Honours Degree
(three subjects). This allows a very wide range
of possibilities for your studies. You can tailor
your degree programme to your particular interests
and requirements.
Students may register full-time or part-time.
A number of degree programmes are also available
on a distance-learning basis. Lampeter offers
courses of study leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Arts (three-years full-time study or the equivalent
in part-time study), and shorter courses leading
to the Certificate or Diploma in Higher Education,
in areas such as:
American Studies
Anthropology
Archaeology
Australian Studies
Business Management
Chinese Studies
Classics
English
Literature
Enviromental Studies
Film and Media
History
IT
Medieval Studies
Philosophy
Theology, Religious & Islamic Studies
Victorian Studies
Welsh Studies
There is also a lively graduate teaching programme
across the range of disciplines, leading to the
degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy
and Doctor of Philosophy.
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