Prime Highlights:
- Swansea Law School opens at UWTSD’s new SA1 waterfront campus, offering flexible courses and practical training for students.
- The School focuses on preparing graduates for careers that strengthen communities, with strong employer support.
Key Facts:
- Offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including LLB, LLM, criminology, and emergency services pathways.
- Combines academic teaching, work-based learning, and industry-accredited programs to equip students with skills and confidence for employment.
Background:
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has opened Swansea Law School at its new SA1 waterfront campus, advancing its goal to improve legal education and create more career opportunities in law, criminology, and emergency services.
Among the new offerings is the BA Fire and Rescue Leadership, developed in partnership with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Students at Swansea Law School will benefit from purpose-built facilities that emphasise experiential learning. These include immersive simulation rooms, advocacy and courtroom-style practice spaces, crime scene investigation activities, and practical assessments designed to mirror real-world professional scenarios.
Dr Bronwen Williams, Head of Swansea Law School, said the launch represents a major milestone for the university. “This is an exciting new chapter for UWTSD. Our programmes are designed with industry and for industry, ensuring students receive strong academic foundations alongside practical training that prepares them for meaningful careers within Wales’s legal and justice sectors,” she said.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Elwen Evans KC highlighted the broader impact of the initiative, noting that the School reflects UWTSD’s commitment to developing skilled professionals who can support Welsh communities. “By bringing law, criminology and public service disciplines together, we are creating a practice-focused centre of excellence that will play an important role in shaping Wales’s future workforce,” he said.
Widening access is a central element of the School’s mission. Regular collaboration with law firms, public services, emergency response organisations and criminal justice bodies will help keep courses current and relevant, while also providing opportunities for placements, mentoring and live project work.
Looking ahead, Professor Gareth Davies, Dean of the Institute of Management and Health, said the School plans to expand into new programme areas, including specialised postgraduate courses and enhanced work-based learning provision. These developments, he added, will further strengthen Wales’s talent pipeline and support economic growth and civic life across the nation.
