Additional Fees & Charges

The academic provision of the University includes certain elements of study away from Aberystwyth. These involve activities such as field courses in biological, geographical, environmental science subjects, visits to theatres, galleries and museums in humanities-based subjects. The additional costs of such opportunities are not included in the overall University fee. If you are intending to study one of these subjects you should therefore note the need to budget for these events. Fuller details will be available from the department organising the event. These costs are given as an indication of the likely cost. Costs will vary as will the location and duration of the study programme. Details of the courses that have additional charges are included below:

Computer Science

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

All degrees within the Department

1 night

Gregynog, mid Wales

Compulsory for all first year students.

£30

All degrees within the Department

1 night

Gregynog, mid Wales

Compulsory for second year students doing an industrial year.

£30

Education and Childhood Studies

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

ED11320

Young Children Learning

Approx 3 days

Pre-school setting in Aberystwyth or student's home location

Observation

£44

(for a CRB check)

ED330220

Communicating Science: The Scientists, the Media and the Public

1 day

Science museum

Study trip

£15

Information Studies

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

Information Studies

(All single and joint honours courses)

4 weeks

Student choice

Placement

Travel expenses and possible accommodation costs depending on proximity, £0-£200

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

BR11110/RD10510

The Agricultural Industry

5 days

Cambridge

Thematic tour of a UK region

£60

BR12610/RD10210

Studying the Dynamic Countryside

5 days

Shropshire

Residential field course

£110

RS26010/RD28610

Equine Study Tour

5 days

North Wales, Shropshire and Welsh Borders

Study tour

£300

RS35310

Agriculture Study Tour

5 days

UK

Study tour

£70

BS32110

Terrestrial Ecology Field Trip

8 days

Ireland

Field trip

£110 + travel

BR32710

Animal Behaviour Field Course

8 days

Suffolk

Residential field course

£110 + travel

BR33010

Marine Biology Field Course

8 days

Millport, Scotland

Residential field course

£110 + travel

BR32910

Freshwater Biology Field Course

1 week

Scotland – Loch Lomond

Residential field course

£110 + travel

BR32810

1 week

Pembrokeshire

Residential field course

£110 + travel

 

Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences

Degree scheme/module number

Duration LocationNature of Activity Approximate Cost 
GEOGRAPHY DEGREE SCHEMES (F800, F801, F840, L700, Majors, Joint Honours)
Single Honours and Major students all participate in a second year residential fieldtrip, selected from the options below (or equivalents). The fieldwork module is optional for Joint Honours students.

Option 1: Available for all Geography schemes

GG22420; DA22420

 1 week UK/Ireland based  Second year field trip Daily expenses only

Option 2: Available for BA Human Geography/BSc Geography only

GG22420; DA22420

 1 week New York (or equivalent)  Second year residential field trip  £500 and travel* and daily expenses

Option 3: Available for BSc Physical Geography / BSc Geography only

GG22420; DA22420 		 1 week Crete (or equivalent) Second year residential field trip  £700 - £750 and daily expenses 

 Option 4: Available for BSc Physical Geography / BSc Geography

GG22420; DA22420

 1-2 weeks New Zealand (or equivalent)  Second year residential field trip £900 - £1150 and travel* and daily expenses
In addition to field courses, students may incur additional costs for the following modules:
 DA21210 Profiad Gwaith Daearyddiaeth (Optional for Welsh Medium students only) 50 hours  -

Work placement. Students are responsible for covering travel and other incidental costs.

 Variable
 GG37320 Geography Work Experience (Optional for L700 Human Geography students only) 10 days   - Work placement. Students are responsible for covering travel and other incidental costs. Variable

 GG34040/DA34040 Geography Dissertation

(Compulsory for L700, F800, F801 and F840 students)

  -  - Dissertation. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in Dissertation research. Limited support is available through the W.J. Edwards Award and IGES Travel Awards competitions. Variable
 GG34220 Geography Major / Joint Honours Project

(Compulsory for Major and Joint Honours students)

  -  - Project. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in project research. Limited support is available through the W.J. Edwards Award and IGES Travel Awards competitions Variable
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (F640)
Environmental Earth Science students participate in residential fieldtrips in each of the three years of their degree as follows:

Environmental Earth Science

EA11410 

 1 week North Wales  First year residential field trip  Daily expenses only 

Environmental Earth Science

EA21720 

 1 week South West England Second year residential field trip  Daily expenses only 

Environmental Earth Science

EA31110 

 1 week  Ireland  Final year residential field trip  £300 
In addition to fieldcourses, students may incur additional costs for the following modules:

EA30330

Independent Project for Environmental Earth Science

(Compulsory for F640 students)		  -   -  Dissertation. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in Dissertation research. Limited support is available through the W.J. Edwards Award and IGES Travel Awards competitions. Variable

*Students participating in the New York and New Zealand fieldtrips are responsible for booking their own flights. Flights to New York are approximately £350 - £400, and flights to New Zealand are approximately £1,100 - £1,250, but both are subject to change with variations in fuel prices and aviation taxes.

School of Art

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

MG10120

Collectors and Collections since 1450

1 day

Cardiff/Liverpool/ Birmingham/Manchester

First year field trip
(Museum and Gallery Studies students)

£10

MG20210

Preventative Conservation and Collection Care

1 day

Cardiff/Liverpool

Field trip
(Museum and Gallery Studies students)

£10

Open to all art students

5 days

St. Petersbourg

Overseas field trip

£650-£750

School of Management and Business

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

BR12720/RD16810

Tourism in Practice

3 days

North Wales

Study tour

£55

RS20510

International Tourism in Practice

1 week

Malta

Study tour

£350

Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

Students studying Drama, Theatre, Performance or Scenography

-

Aberystwyth

Theatre Passport for a set of performances at the Arts Centre

£80-90

Film and Media students

-

Wales

Industry field trips

£5-20

Scenography and Theatre Design students

-

Aberystwyth

Materials for workshop

£25

All new students

-

Aberystwyth

optional performances during the registration and welcome week will incur a fee. There will also be a number of free activities.

Up to £30

Welsh

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

Welsh

4 weeks

Aberystwyth

Wipan course for beginners

£200

Celtic Studies/Irish/Welsh and the Celtic Languages

2 weeks

Ireland/Brittany

Irish or Breton language course

£100-150