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Overview

Cardiff University combines meaningful research with expert teaching and modern facilities, to give international students an unforgettable study abroad experience. A prestigious institution based in one of the safest capital cities in Europe, the University is ranked in the world’s top 100 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017. 

Teaching is of a high quality at Cardiff University, as evidenced by the fact that it was awarded a silver rating in the recent Teaching Excellence Framework. Academics and researchers at Cardiff have also received a number of different prestigious honours and awards, including two Nobel Prizes.

The quality of research undertaken at the institution has recently been rated as the fifth best in the UK, and the best in Wales (Complete University Guide 2019). The University is also in the process of its biggest ever campus upgrade, with £600 million being invested in new facilities and buildings.

Cardiff University is internationally-recognised by employers from around the globe, meaning that students will have the best possible chance of getting a job after graduating.

With over 200 societies and 60 competitive sports clubs, students can rest assured that they will be kept busy outside of lectures. There are also more than 7,000 international students from over 100 different countries studying at the institution, meaning that students will have the opportunity to meet lots of new people and make lifelong friends from all over the world.

With more than 14 different residences and over 5,500 rooms situated in the heart of Cardiff, first-year undergraduate students are guaranteed a room by the institution, and can trust that the varied accommodation options will provide them with everything they need to make Cardiff University a real home away from home.

What’s new

The University is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to provide its students with world-class facilities as part of its largest campus upgrade in a generation.

A massive GBP 600m capital investment programme across the University, including GBP 260m in student facilities, will help it ensure that it can give students the best experience possible.

Its on-going programme of investment has already delivered state-of-the-art buildings such as the Cochrane Building, home to the School of Medicine. Located at the Heath Park Campus, it is shared with students studying other healthcare disciplines and has a range of facilities including a clinical skills centre, a high-tech medical simulation centre and a library. Also on Heath Park Campus, the School of Dentistry has opened a new GBP 2m simulation suite.

Department structure

Cardiff University offers over 500 degrees across a range of subject areas. It has three separate colleges which are each home to 25 academic schools.

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences covers subject areas such as:

  • Business
  • English, Communication and Philosophy
  • Geography and Planning
  • History, Archaeology and Religion
  • Journalism, Media and Culture
  • Law and Politics
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Social Sciences
  • Welsh

The College of Biomedical and Life Sciences covers subject areas such as:

  • Biosciences
  • Dentistry
  • Healthcare Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Optometry and Vision Sciences
  • Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Wales Deanery (PGMDE)

The College of Physical Sciences and Engineering covers subject areas such as:

  • Architecture
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science and Informatics
  • Earth and Ocean Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Physics and Astronomy

Many of its academic schools are among the best in the UK, with award-winning academics, Nobel Prize winners, Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners and tutors with many more accolades delivering cutting-edge research and teaching.

As a member of the Russell Group, Cardiff University attracts funding, grants and awards that enable it to deliver the highest quality teaching across its academic schools.

Cardiff University is ranked among the world top 100 in numerous subject areas and in the UK top 5 for subjects including: Architecture; Civil Engineering; Communications and Media; Dentistry; Healthcare Sciences; Journalism; Optometry; Pharmacy; Psychology; Sociology and more.

It is also ranked within the UK top 10 for: Business; Chemistry; English; General Engineering; Geography and Planning; Mechanical Engineering; Medicine; Modern Languages; Physics; Radiography and more (Top 5 and Top 10 subject areas ranked by independent sources – The Times, The Guardian, The Complete University Guide, REF).

Entry requirements

Entry requirements at Cardiff University vary from course to course. Have a look at the admissions criteria for undergraduate students for more details.

For some undergraduate degree programmes, international students may be required to undertake an International Foundation Programme prior to undergraduate study, if they don’t have the appropriate subject background for direct entry to first year, or they haven’t studied the appropriate subjects in the required depth.

The International Foundation Programme (IFP) is a one-year programme designed to give students the academic and English language skills needed to begin a variety of degrees with the University. The IFP offers automatic progression to a range of degree schemes in some of the best academic departments in the UK.

All undergraduate applicants must demonstrate a standard level of English Language that will enable them to benefit fully from their course of study. If they are an overseas applicant and their first language is not English, then they must have a proven level of English to study on its courses.

The University accepts a variety of language qualifications for entry to its courses and for some programmes, the University may ask for higher grades in order to cope with the requirements of the course. Most undergraduate courses at Cardiff University require an IELTS score of 6.5 (with at least 5.5 in all sub-scores), with some courses requiring a higher score of 7.0.

If students are looking to improve their English language skills before starting their University studies, there are pre-sessional English language programmes ranging from 8 to 20 weeks in length which cater for most language levels and abilities.

In addition to IELTS and GCSE English, the University also accepts the following English language tests:

  • TOEFL iBT
  • Pearson Test of English – Academic
  • Trinity ISE II/III
  • Cardiff University English Language and Foundation programmes
  • Other English language qualifications

Scholarships & funding

Financial support options including scholarships, grants, bursaries and awards…

Cardiff University welcomes applications from international students from across the globe, offering several different scholarships each year to help students fund their studies. It offers its own scholarships schemes as well as those run in conjunction with partner organisations.

Cardiff also offers scholarships for Research Excellence, PhD research, postgraduate study, International Foundation Programmes and many more prestigious awards.

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