About our Faculty

Courses in the area of Health, Sport and Science could lead you down a variety of career paths, whether you want to train to be a midwife or work at crime scenes as a forensic scientist.

Subjects and Courses in the caring professions, nursing, midwifery and social work, are taught in brand-new buildings with state-of-the-art lecture rooms and practice suits.

Exciting advances in healthcare practice are opening up new employment opportunities and our courses have been designed in response to the projected changes in healthcare.

We’ve been teaching science for over eight decades. Building on this experience, we pride ourselves on our dynamic and relevant approach to teaching, with the most up-to-date equipment and techniques. You can choose to study a traditional science subject, such as a biology or chemistry degree, or try one of our innovative courses like Observational Astronomy.

With nutrition and exercise rarely out of the media and governmental debates these days, sport and sports science is a rapidly-growing area of study. We have the largest and most effective research group of exercise physiologists in Wales, and staff use their up-to-date knowledge and expertise to ensure that course modules reflect trends in the industry.

Our geography and environmental science students benefit from a wide range of experiences to understand our complex world and how it can be managed. Glamorgan is the perfect place if you are interested in this subject, plus we are the only university in the country where students can visit Mount Etna and Stromboli (the world’s most active volcano) as part of their studies.

Research in the Faculty is conducted at national and international levels, with much of our activity considered ‘world class’ during the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, with particular success in environmental research, and nursing and midwifery. Students throughout the Faculty benefit from being taught by top-rated professors and researchers who are committed to fostering academic debate and delivering a first-class learning experience.

Whatever you choose to study, you can guarantee that our links with industry and the relevance of our courses to the workplace, means that you’ll be one step ahead when it comes to finding a job after graduation.