Study at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Location and student life

The headquarters and historic campus are in Carmarthen, a market town in South West Wales, centred on the Old Building of 1848, with its chapel and quadrangle. There's also a large campus at SA1 Swansea Waterfront, which opened in 2018, plus sites in Cardiff, Birmingham and London. Life at Carmarthen centres on a close-knit student community, while Swansea gives you city and coastal life as well. The university website publishes travel details for each campus. Across the campuses you'll find Students' Union venues, clubs and societies, and sport, rugby included, has long been part of life here.

Courses and subjects

Teaching is spread across several faculties and institutes. These include Architecture, Computing and Engineering; Business and Management, which takes in the Swansea and Carmarthen business schools along with tourism and hospitality; Swansea College of Art; the Institute of Education and Humanities (Yr Athrofa); the Institute of Management and Health; the Wales Institute of Science and Art; and the Institute of Inner City Learning in London and Birmingham, which covers business, health and social care, and computing. Among the subjects with a long track record here are education and teacher training, art and design, theology and religious studies, sport and outdoor education, and English and creative writing. Entry pathways include the International Foundation Programme and foundation routes, including in art and design.

Entry requirements for international students

If you're applying from outside the UK, you'll typically need qualifications broadly equivalent to the UK entry requirements for your course. Requirements do vary, so check the page for the course you're interested in. For English, the published thresholds are IELTS 6.0 overall, with no section below 5.5, for undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes. Postgraduate research applicants need 6.5 overall, with 6.5 in reading and writing, while the International Foundation Programme, CertHE and HND routes ask for 5.0 overall. Pre-sessional English courses are available if you need them, and UKVI Secure English Language Tests taken within two years are commonly accepted as evidence.

Accommodation

At Carmarthen, international students live in university halls, mostly in en-suite rooms on 38-week contracts. The options include New Style En-Suite rooms, which come with a larger bed. New first-year undergraduates who make UWTSD their firm choice and apply by the published deadline (31 July 2026) are offered a place in university accommodation. If demand is higher than the number of rooms available, the accommodation team will help you look for private housing instead. You apply through the university's accommodation portal once you've received your offer.

Scholarships and funding

The international awards listed on the university site include the International Office Scholarship, worth up to £3,000 for postgraduate entry, and the International Office Alumni Scholarship, also up to £3,000, for international alumni moving on to postgraduate taught study. Wales Global Academy scholarships offer up to £3,000, and there's a Wales Global Scholarship of £5,000 as well as a tuition-fee discount for international graduates who progress to postgraduate study. Who can apply depends on your course, campus and country, and the awards change each year, so check the university's funding pages for the current values before you count on any of them.