Welcome

A short flight from Dublin or Belfast, with more than 33,000 students from all over the world, state-of-the-art facilities and teaching excellence, the University of South Wales is a great place to study. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a range of areas including nursing, teaching with QTS, medical sciences, sports science and rugby coaching, music and sound, photography and fashion.

The University of South Wales is a popular choice amongst Irish students and we have been welcoming students from Ireland to our campuses for many years. Students have enjoyed the high standard of living but relatively low cost of living that South Wales offers.

We hope you find the information for Irish students useful. Please contact us if you have any questions or queries!

Pontypridd Campus, Treforest

Fees and scholarships

Undergraduate

Please refer to our Undergraduate Fees and Funding page.

Postgraduate

For the latest information, please check Postgraduate Fees and Funding page.

Entry requirements

Foundation Entry Requirements

Foundation Years are available to students who don't meet the academic requirements for entry directly onto year 1 of a Bachelor degree.

Undergraduate Entry Requirements

Academic Qualifications

Irish Leaving Certificate – we will accept the UCAS tariff points from the equivalent Leaving Cert results, with a minimum of four Honours/Higher level subjects. Please visit the UCAS website for more information on UCAS tariff in relation to the Irish Leaving Certificate.
We also accept the QQI or FETAC awards with a minimum level 5 certificate in a relevant subject area. For Nursing applications, we would require a minimum of 6 distinctions and 2 merits. For all other courses, we require 5 distinctions and 3 merits.
Students who are interested in applying for one of our Nursing or Midwifery courses, click here for lots of helpful information including preparing to apply, making your application, entry requirements, understanding how your application is processed and preparing for the next stage in the application process.

Postgraduate Entry Requirements

Academic Qualifications

A good Bachelor Honours degree.
MBA applicants should have one of the above and at least 1 year relevant work experience.

English Requirements

We consider grade B3 or above at Ordinary level or grade C3 or above at Honours level or undergraduate and postgraduate awards
For undergraduate study we require IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each band or equivalent
Postgraduate Study: IELTS with an overall score of 6.0 with at least a 5.5 in each component. Please note that some courses may require a higher level of English language proficiency than the University’s standard requirements. Please see the course page for further information.

Contact us

Please contact us with any questions you may have about studying and applying to the University of South Wales.

Officers

Dr Lisa Davies
International Recruitment Manager

Telephone: +44 1443 482885
Email: lisa.davies5@southwales.ac.uk

Address:
USW International,
University of South Wales,
Llantwit Rd,
Treforest, South Wales,
CF37 1DL

Students from Ireland

Courses