International opportunities

  • Your options to study or work abroad:

    Study Abroad

    Year Abroad - If your degree scheme at Swansea includes an intercalary year abroad (four year degree scheme), you will be able to study at a partner institution in the third year. Semester Abroad - Some degree schemes allow you to participate in a semester abroad in your second year as part of a three year degree scheme. For more information click here

    Work Abroad

    Swansea University has a variety of different opportunities to gain international work experience: Erasmus work placements, British Council Language Assistant placements, internships with multi-national and small businesses in India, Law, Media & Museum internships in the USA and short- term internships through MBA programmes. For more information click here.

    Summer Programmes

    If you are unable to participate in an intercalary year or semester abroad, summer programmes are the ideal way to benefit from an international experience.  We currently offer experiential programmes in America, Asia, Africa and Europe. For more information click here

    GO FURTHER

    Thousands of Swansea University students have studied abroad on a variety of programmes. If you are a past student and would like to give us your photos, case studies or videos, we would love to hear from you please email studyabroad@swansea.ac.uk ! To read and view the experiences of some of these students click here.

     

  • Your experience counts

    Why go abroad?

    Why study abroad There are innumerable benefits to studying and working abroad, many of which will enhance your CV. 

    Selling your experience

    Selling your experience It is essential that you market your study or work abroad experience successfully to potential employers. 

  • Learn a language

    learn a new language with Swansea University

    We offer several different ways to learn a language at Swansea University.  You can study French through a degree, Arabic through our Students Union, or Mandarin in your spare time.   These can be the stepping stone to your experience abroad.

    Find out which languages we offer...

  • Visiting and Exchange students

    European study abroad

    We accept students from partner institutions to study with us too.  We have partnership agreements throughout the world.  Please go to our Visiting and Exchange pages.

  • Contact us

    International Development Office
    Marketing Department, Abbey Stable Block
    (Building 2.1 on the campus map)

    Our office is open 10am until 4pm daily.

    We have an extensive collection of materials about our partner universities. 

    If you have any questions, please email or telephone us:

    Email: studyabroad@swansea.ac.uk

    Tel: 01792 606850