Wrexham Glyndwr University
Wrexham Glyndwr University
- Founded: 2008
- Type: Public University
- Students: 6,500+
- Location: Mold Rd, Wrexham LL11 2AW, United Kingdom
- Contact: +44 1978 290666
- Web: www.glyndwr.ac.uk
Call Us: +44 (0) 208 1333 905
WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7939983493
Overview
The University of Wrexham Glyndwr was originally known as Glyndwr University until 1887. In 2016, it was renamed to its current name. In 2008, the institution was officially recognized as a university. Since 2004, the university has been a part of the University of Wales. There has been a rapid increase in the number of students over the years. The university’s management committee decided to expand its campus area and build more faculty buildings because enrolments were going up. A Board of Governors oversees the university.
Wrexham Glyndwr University offers 6,500 students a variety of facilities, including a large sports centre, a radio studio, a sound recording studio, engineering laboratories, an art gallery, a computer lab, a theatre studio, a motor racing team, an integrated crime scene laboratory, and a Chinese medicine clinic, among others. When Wrexham Glyndwr University purchased the Racecourse Ground of Wrexham FC, it became the only university to own an international football stadium.
Wrexham’s main campus is just ten minutes from the town center, while a new campus specializing in computing and management opened in London recently. Connecting Wrexham with Manchester and Liverpool, the University has excellent road and rail links. Wrexham Village Hall, Snowdon Hall, and Student Village Hall are the three main buildings on campus. In terms of amenities, students won’t have to look elsewhere than campus for what they need. They are able to concentrate in a stress-free setting. The campus is home to the school’s annual events, sports competitions, festivals, inter-college seminars, and quizzes. A cafeteria and bar are available on campus for the convenience of students.
There is a dartboard, pool table, TV, and a patio with barbecues available to guests of the student housing complex. The university library houses a vast archive of academic resources such as journals, textbooks, books, magazines, and research papers. Additionally, the library now provides students with electronic access to its collection of resources. The classrooms and labs on campus are wired for technology. Plenty of eateries and coffee shops surround the campus. There are a few convenience stores and clinics in the neighborhood.
With so many options, students can tailor their education to their specific passions. The University Guest Lectures, hands-on workshops, and engaging discussions attract many experts in their fields. In addition to classroom instruction, students can participate in internships and gain practical experience by traveling to prominent businesses. Famous politicians like Andrew Gwynne, Stuart Webber, Andy Sturgeon, Jack Sargeant, and Max Sarin are among the university’s notable alums (artists).
Why the Wrexham Glyndwr University?
- Recently awarded Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2017).
- The university is ranked 11th in the UK for courses and lecturers, according to the Whatuni Student Choice Awards for 2018.
- It is the best in the region that 93% of full-time graduates in 2015/16 were employed or studying within six months of graduating.
Facilities:
Services for storing and delivering information, such as libraries
- Over 120,000 books and other learning resources are available to students, in addition to thousands of online textbooks and journals.
- There are quiet study areas, computer labs, and collaborative learning areas outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and plush seating for students to use.
Accessible classrooms and computer labs at every campus.
- Extensive IT support available for students, whether on university computers or students’ own devices.
- Different Infrastructures and Resources
- CHILDCARE
Help with Finances and Grants for College
- Students, both current and prospective, have access to a team of advisors who can help them with a wide range of financial and personal concerns. This covers topics such as financial aid eligibility, discretionary funds, financial education seminars and workshops, income maximization, and budgeting.
Learning Welsh
- Students at Wrexham Glyndwr University have many options for learning and interacting in Welsh. Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offers Welsh language and bilingual education through its local branch.
Snacks and drinks available on-site
- There is an abundance of fantastic dining and drinking options. At the Wrexham campus, students have their pick of several cafes, as well as the Students’ Union bar and food court. The university provides food options for people with a variety of dietary restrictions.
Services for International Students
The Wrexham Glyndwr University Language Centre offers pre-sessional English lessons and summer school English courses. International students are supported throughout the year by the International Student Welfare Team and Student Ambassadors. As a team, they organize events and trips that allow students to experience British culture, improve their language skills, and learn about each other’s cultures.
The University has a long history of welcoming international students and staff and they are very proud of their contributions. As they understand that students and staff may be concerned about the situation,they are closely monitoring it. They put a high priority on the safety and welfare of our staff and students.
Rankings
- The Sunday Times Good University Guide ranked WGU 2nd in the UK for Teaching Quality
- 2023 Times University Guide: 120th
- Guardian University Guide 2023 ranks 94th
Wrexham Glyndr University rose 14 places this year, placing it at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 1 in Wales for Teaching Quality according to the results of a student survey.
The ranking by the national newspaper is predicated on factors such as students’ perceptions of the quality of their professors’ instruction, the competitiveness of incoming students, the significance of their research, and the future employment prospects of their recent graduates.
The 2018 edition of the guide also features a ranking of universities in England and Wales based on their commitment to and practice of social inclusion.
The rankings are based on important indicators that account for the variety of students admitted and their subsequent academic success in higher education.
This new praise comes not even a week after Glyndr was bumped up more than 40 spots in the rankings compiled by another national newspaper.
The University was once again recognized for the quality of its teaching after climbing more than 40 places in The Guardian’s University Guide league table, now placing it at number 66 in the UK.
Students at Wrexham Glyndwr University live in three main blocks. Corbishley Hall is situated in 96 acres of parkland and has twenty large single rooms with shared kitchens. With 328 en-suite rooms in flats of six to eight, Wrexham Village is the university’s newest accommodation. Student Village houses 208 single en-suite rooms arranged in flats of five to six.In and around Wrexham, there are private landlords and properties available for students to rent. The Accommodation Office maintains a list of recommended landlords and properties.
Wrexham Glyndŵr University’s campuses reflect our specialisations, as well as providing students with a range of facilities. The campuses each have their own unique character, identity, and purpose, which is a benefit not only to the students, but also to the communities in which they are located, as well as to local businesses.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we may have altered the way in which we will provide some of our services and facilities to our students. However, the university remains committed to providing excellent student support, student services, and facilities that will improve your academic performance. Check out this page for more details.
WGSU’s Careers and Employability Service provides you with a wealth of expertise, resources, and opportunities to help you make your career decisions and encourage you to achieve your full potential.
For potential students, current students, and graduates, the service provides impartial and professional information, advice, and guidance. Additionally, it promotes vacancies and volunteering opportunities for employers.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re looking for part-time work during your studies, a volunteer opportunity during your break or a graduate job upon completion of your course – you’ll be supported every step of the way by their team.
Top Features
Top Rated
Beautiful Location
Best Achievement
Residential Facility
Campus & Location
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Location
Address: Mold Rd, Wrexham LL11 2AW, United Kingdom
You Must Know
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Discipline
- Animal Science
- Art and Design
- Business
- Computing
- Criminology and Policing
- Social and Community Work
- Sports
- Education
- Engineering
- Health and Wellbeing
- Humanities
- Nursing and Allied Health
- Psychology and Counselling
- Science
Entry Requirement
It is required for students to demonstrate a certain level of English proficiency before starting their program. If you want to apply to Wrexham Glyndwr University, you need a recognised English language test or qualification
Average Admission Exam Scores-
TOEFL: 86
IELTS: 6.5
PTE: 60|
GMAT: 600
Tuition Fee
Tuition fees for Undergraduate degree courses
For a full-time undergraduate degree course at Wrexham Glyndr University, tuition fees will be £9,000 per year starting in 2022/23.
Tuition fees for Masters degree courses
If you want to study at taught masters level, you may be able to borrow up to £17,489 from the university. For more information, please visit our Postgraduate Funding section.
Scholarship
The university will offer Welsh students a maximum of £10,350 in funding support (£8,790 if they live at home), provided by a combination of grants and loans. A minimum grant of £1,000 will be available to all eligible students.
Find out more at https://glyndwr.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/undergraduate-funding/
What You Like To Study
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Course and Faculty
- Accounting & Finance Management
- Additional Learning Needs/Special Educational Needs and Disability (ALN/SEND)
- Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering
- Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation Science
- Animation
- Applied Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation
- Applied Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation (with Foundation Year)
- Applied Art
- Applied Business Management
- Applied Sports & Exercise Sciences
- Architectural Design Technology
- Automotive Engineering
- BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance (with Foundation Year)*
- BA (Hons) Animation (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Applied Arts (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Business (with Foundation Year)*
- BA (Hons) Children’S Books with Foundation Year*
- BA (Hons) Comics with Foundation Year
- BEng (Hons) Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)*
- BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year)*
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Science
- BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation Science with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Computer Game Design and Enterprise (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Game Development (with Foundation Year)*
- BSc (Hons) Computer Networks & Security (with Foundation Year)*
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with Foundation Year)*
- BSc (Hons) Computing (with Foundation Year)*
- Business & Human Resource Management
- Business & Management
- Coaching: Sport and Fitness
- Comics
- Computer Game Design & Enterprise
- Computer Game Development
- Computer Networks & Security
- Computer Science
- Computing
- Construction Management
- Cyber Security
- Education
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Equine Science & Welfare Management
- FDSC Applied Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation (with Foundation Year)
- Fine Art
- Football Coaching & the Performance Specialist
- Forensic Science
- Game Art
- Graphic Design
- Health & Social Wellbeing
- Illustration
- Industrial Engineering
- International Foundation Year
- International Tourism & Hospitality Management
- Learning Support
- Marketing & Business
- Media Production
- Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Music & Sound Technology
- Photography & Film
- Product Design
- Professional Sound & Video
- Psychology
- Public Health & Wellbeing
- Renewable & Sustainable Engineering
- Social & Cultural History
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Television Production & Technology
- Therapeutic Childcare
- Veterinary Nursing
- Working with Children & Families
- Youth & Community Work (JNC)
- Accounting & Finance Management
- Accounting & Finance Management (with Foundation Year)
- Accounting & Finance Management (with Industry Placement)
- Additional Learning Needs Special Educational Needs and Disability (ALN/SEND)
- Additional Learning Needs/Special Educational Needs and Disability (ALN/SEND) (with Foundation Year)
- Adult Nursing
- Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering
- Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation (Top-Up)
- Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation Science
- Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Conservation Science (with Foundation Year)
- Animation
- Animation (with Foundation Year)
- Applied Art
- Applied Art (with Foundation Year)
- Applied Business Management (Top-Up)
- Applied Cyber Security
- Applied Software Engineering
- Applied Sports & Exercise Sciences
- Applied Sports & Exercise Sciences (with Foundation Year)
- Architectural Design Technology
- Architectural Design Technology (with Foundation Year)
- Automotive Engineering
- Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry (with Foundation Year)
- Biomedical Science
- Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year)
- Business & Human Resource Management
- Business & Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year)
- Business & Human Resource Management (with Industry Placement)
- Business & Management
- Business & Management (with Foundation Year)
- Business & Management (with Industry Placement)
- Childhood, Welfare & Education (Top-Up)
- Children’s Nursing
- Civil Engineering Studies (Top-Up)
- Coaching: Sport and Fitness
- Comics
- Comics (with Foundation Year)
- Community Specialist Nursing
- Computer Game Design & Enterprise
- Computer Game Design & Enterprise (with Foundation Year)
- Computer Game Design & Enterprise (with Industrial Placement)
- Computer Game Development
- Computer Game Development (with Foundation Year)
- Computer Game Development (with Industrial Placement)
- Computer Networks & Security
- Computer Networks & Security (with Industrial Placement)
- Computer Science
- Computer Science (with Foundation Year)
- Computer Science (with Industrial Placement)
- Computing
- Computing (with Foundation Year)
- Computing (with Industrial Placement)
- Construction Management
- Construction Management (with Foundation Year)
- Counselling
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Cyber Security
- Cyber Security (with Foundation Year)
- Cyber Security (with Industrial Placement)
- Education
- Education (with Foundation Year)
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- Equine Science & Welfare Management
- Equine Science & Welfare Management (with Foundation Year)
- Fine Art
- Fine Art (with Foundation Year)
- Football Coaching & the Performance Specialist
- Football Coaching & the Performance Specialist (with Foundation Year)
- Forensic Science
- Forensic Science (with Foundation Year)
- Game Art
- Game Art (with Foundation Year)
- Game Art (with Industrial Placement)
- Graphic Design
- Graphic Design (with Foundation Year)
- Health & Social Wellbeing
- Health & Social Wellbeing (with Foundation Year)
- Illustration
- Illustration (with Foundation Year)
- Industrial Engineering (Top-Up)
- Industrial Engineering Design (Electrical)
- Industrial Engineering Design (Mechanical)
- International Business
- International Business (with Industry Placement)
- International Tourism & Hospitality Management
- International Tourism & Hospitality Management (with Foundation Year)
- International Tourism & Hospitality Management (with Industry Placement)
- Law
- Law & Criminal Justice
- Low Carbon Energy, Efficiency & Sustainability
- Marketing & Business
- Marketing & Business (with Foundation Year)
- Marketing & Business (with Industry Placement)
- Media Production
- Media Production (with Foundation Year)
- Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Mental Health & Wellbeing (with foundation year)
- Mental Health Nursing
- Music & Sound Technology
- Music & Sound Technology (with Foundation Year)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Occupational Therapy
- Operating Department Practice
- Paramedic Science
- Photography & Film
- Photography & Film (with Foundation Year)
- Physiotherapy
- Primary Education with QTS
- Product Design
- Product Design (with Foundation Year)
- Production Engineering
- Professional Policing
- Professional Sound & Video
- Professional Sound & Video (with Foundation Year)
- Psychology
- Psychology (with Foundation Year)
- Public Health & Wellbeing
- Public Health & Wellbeing (with Foundation Year)
- Renewable & Sustainable Engineering
- Renewable & Sustainable Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- Social & Cultural History
- Social & Cultural History (with Foundation Year)
- Social Work
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation (with Foundation Year)
- Therapeutic Childcare (Top-Up)
- Working with Children & Families
- Working with Children & Families (with Foundation Year)
- Youth & Community Work (JNC)
- Youth & Community Work (JNC) (with Foundation Year)
- Advanced Clinical Practice
- Art Interdisciplinary Practice
- Arts in Health
- Biomedical Science
- Community Specialist Practice
- Computer Game Development
- Computer Networking
- Computer Science
- Computing
- Creative Production and Curatorial Practice
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Cyber Security
- Data Science and Big Data Analytics
- Design Interdisciplinary Practice
- Education (Wales)
- Engineering (Aeronautical)
- Engineering (Automotive)
- Engineering (Composite Materials)
- Engineering (Electrical & Electronic)
- Engineering (Mechanical Manufacturing)
- Engineering (Mechatronics)
- Engineering (Renewable & Sustainable Energy)
- Game Art
- Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing
- History
- Human-Animal Interaction and Wellbeing
- Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- MBA
- Non-Medical Prescribing for Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals
- Primary Education
- Professional Art Practitioner
- Professional Development (Education)
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
- Professional Practice in Health
- Psychology (Conversion)
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Unmanned Aircraft System Technology
- Youth & Community Studies
- Youth & Community Work (JNC)
- Analytical & Forensic Chemistry
- Applied Biomedical Sciences Research
- Applied Clinical Research
- Forensic Anthropology & Bioarcheology
- Psychology
- Sport, Exercise & Health Science
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
How much you pay and what kind of help is provided can be affected by a variety of factors. Visit their fees and funding pages to learn more about what you can expect to pay.
Learn more about the pricing and subscription options by checking out the related document.
Most full-time undergraduates in the UK and EU will be eligible for financial aid to cover the full cost of their tuition; repayment of these loans is not required until after the student graduates and begins earning more than £27,295.
Graduate and non-traditional students follow a unique set of guidelines. If you want to learn more, just click the links provided.
Loans for Welsh Students
Student Loans in Great Britain
Grants for Scottish Students
International Students from the European Union
You won’t have to pay any of that money up front, no.
If you’re a full-time undergraduate student from the UK or EU, your course fee will cover all of the fixed costs directly related to your major and required for your successful completion of the program. To wit:
Fees for courses that are taken for the first time during your program.
the total price tag of your required academic internship or work placement.
The price tag of any mandatory field trips included in your course load.
Payment for and attendance at initial attempts of all examinations. However, this does not account for the price of retaking exams, paying for a new evaluation, or starting the year over again. Retaken exams cost money, and students who want to repeat a year will have to pay another annual fee.
The ability to use the library and other academic resources at the university.
Official documents related to your student status, such as your student card, letters verifying your enrolled student status, academic results, and, when applicable due to achievement, a transcript and/or certificate, are issued to you once per academic year. Additional copies and/or replacements will incur a fee.
Your diploma (if you’re old enough) and two tickets for guests.
The question is whether or not part-time students will be eligible for financial aid.
A new part-time student can now get a government Tuition Fee Loan to help pay for school. Like full-time students, you won’t have to make any payments until you’ve been working for more than £27,295 for at least three years. Learn more here.
After you have completed your course and graduated, you will begin making loan payments in the month of April. If you start a three-year program in 2021–2022, you will finish in July 2024 and be required to begin making payments in April 2025 if your income is at least £27,295.
The Students Loans Company cannot deduct payments from your paycheck before April 2022 regardless of when you finish or drop out of school. Depending on your income, repayment won’t begin until after the above dates.
In all cases, income rather than the amount borrowed serves as the basis for repayment. You won’t have to pay anything back until your yearly income is £27,295. If your annual income is more than £27,295 then you will be required to make repayments equal to 9% of that amount.