Summer Schools
Study Abroad and Exchange
Students from outside the UK can attend a summer school which is a great way to build your international experience, discover a different culture, and bring your learning to life.
The summer school can be run from Carmarthen, Lampeter and Swansea campus, some institutions like to stay on more than one campus during their time in Wales. With such diverse courses and campuses, there is widespread opportunities throughout a number of programme and faculties, from Creative writing to Outdoor Education.
Summer Schools
Each of our Summer Schools are open to students from our partner institutions noted below. Except the Dylan Thomas Creative Writing Summer School, which welcomes applications from students studying in a number of Universities and Colleges.
If you are from an institution interested in bringing a summer school to Wales, please get in touch and we would be happy to develop a bespoke programme for you.
Dylan Thomas International Summer School
A twelve day residential summer school focusing on the extraordinary landscape of Wales as a catalyst for creative writing. Students will attend daily writing workshops, travel to culturally significant locations, and listen to readings by renowned Welsh writers.
The Dylan Thomas International Summer School is a 12-day, fully accredited, writing programme, held at our Lampeter campus.
Open to undergraduates, graduate students and also members of the public, the programme benefits from small class sizes of approximately 15 students.
Founded by renowned Welsh poet and playwright Menna Elfyn in 2014, the programme is co-directed by author Pamela Petro and poet Dominic Williams.
Each student taking the course for credit must submit a selection of poems, short story, or essay for grading.
Highlights of the 2024 Programme included:
- Prose and Poetry Writing workshops
- Trips – including Aberglasney Gardens, Harlech Castle, Anglesey, Snowdonia, Llansteffan (coastal village) and the Dylan Thomas Boathouse at Laugharne.
- Residential visit to Ty Newydd, Wales’ National Writing Centre and former home of Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
- Tour of the Roderic Bowen Library, UWTSD Lampeter campus, which contains one of the most important collections of rare books and medieval manuscripts in Britain and optional walk to an Iron Age hillfort.
- Nightly readings - by Wales’ finest practising writers and poets
- Personal student tutorial with Pamela Petro or Dominic Willams.
- £2450 (approx $2900) per person (inclusive of en-suite accommodation / meals / airport pick up and return, and all excursions)
- Students may choose whether or not they wish to take the program for credit: a 30 credit module at the DTSS is equivalent to 3 graduate or undergraduate credits toward a US degree.
- Returning students may build a UWTSD post graduate degree over a period of visits to the DTSS programme achieving 120 credits from four summer schools and completing a dissertation at a distance.
- Undergraduate students can start to build postgraduate credits concurrently
Administration correspondence and questions should be addressed to Dominic Williams.
The maximum number of places available on the DTSS is 18. Admission to accepted candidates is considered on a first come, first served basis. Note that the programme will only run subject to minimum numbers being met.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges have been a partner of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David since 2008 and have enjoyed Outdoor Education programmes.
Outdoor Education: Theoretical Issues in Outdoor Pursuits is a 3-week course that will be a combination of academic theory and hands-on outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, caving, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, mine exploration, rock climbing and mountain biking. While the activities are enjoyable, they are fundamentally a means for examining a range of academic themes such as sustainability, personal and social development and the duality of risk versus adventure.
- Explore a range of issues including sustainability, conservation, changing landscapes, personal and social development and risk vs. adventure
- Participate in activities like rock climbing, caving, kayaking, surfing, hiking, swimming, coasteering and mountain biking
- Learn hard and soft skills while reflecting on how “experience” connects to learning
- Appreciate Welsh culture through active participation in those activities that are thought to be quintessentially Welsh
Theory sessions will be used to prepare for the practical activities, to review experiences and to provide the necessary background knowledge essential for the various assessments.
Saint Michael’s College, Vermont
The aim of the International Sustainability Summer School is to inform visiting students on the different perspectives of sustainability in Wales through cultural, ecological, political, geographic, and artistic lenses.
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Students and staff from Saint Michael’s College visit UWTSD during May for a two-week study abroad course focused on how Wales has integrated ecological sustainability throughout its culture, institutions, art and policies. Saint Michael’s College approached UWTSD as they were aware of the Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE) and its commitment to sustainability. The course included cultural and environmental field studies, on-site guest lectures, and collaboration and exchange of research and artistic projects.
For more information on your institution bringing a summer school please contact our International Recruitment Unit.
Douglas College, Vancouver
UWTSD has been hosting students on exchange, degree completion and on Summer field schools from Douglas College, Vancouver since 2009.
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The programme is 2–3 weeks at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Carmarthen campus. The programme has a variety of lectures, site visits and includes cultural trips around Wales as well as a stay in London before or after the programme.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
All UWTSD students who submit a Go Global Application will be automatically considered for funding. The Outward Mobility Team will place you under either Taith or Turing funding, depending on your unique circumstances. Students going abroad will not need to apply for this funding. This funding will not cover all costs, but is meant to help supplement students personal savings, loans, and other financial sources to go abroad.