Additional Fees and 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:

Aberystwyth Business School

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
All students	-	-	Purchase of specified calculator	£15
N800, N8R4, N8R1, N870	3 days	Berlin, Germany	Study Tour	£225
MM38000/20 Empoyability Skills for Professionals	-	-	Some students will be required to pay for a DBS certificate	£41

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

All students

Purchase of specified calculator

£15

N800, N8R4, N8R1, N870

3 days

Berlin, Germany

Study Tour

£225

MM38000/20

Empoyability Skills for Professionals

Some students will be required to pay for a DBS certificate

£41

Geography and Earth Sciences

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of Activity	Approximate Cost
GEOGRAPHY (F800), PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (F840), HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (L700), DAEARYDDIAETH (F801) AND 4 YEAR VARIANTS
Single Honours and Joint Honours students all participate in a second year residential fieldtrip, selected from the options below (or equivalents).
Option 1: Available for all Geography schemes GS20020 / DA25420 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills / Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes	1 week	UK based	Second year field trip	Daily expenses only
Option 2: Available for all Geography schemes GS20020 / DA25420 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills / Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes	1 week	European destination	Second year residential field trip	£250-£350
In addition to field courses, students may incur additional costs for the following modules:
GS34040 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science (Compulsory for L700, F800, F801 and F840 students)	-	-	Dissertation. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in Dissertation research.	Variable
GS34220 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.	Variable
Year 3 optional modules may have half-day or full-day local fieldtrips with daily expenses only
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (F640) AND 4 YEAR VARIANTS
Environmental Earth Science students participate in residential fieldtrips in each of the three years of their degree as follows:
Environmental Earth Science GS11320 Fieldwork Skills	1 week	UK based	First year field trip	Daily expenses only
Environmental Earth Science GS20020 / DA25420 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills / Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes	1 week	UK based	Second year residential field trip	Daily expenses only
Environmental Earth Science GS35320 Advanced Fieldwork Skills	1 week	UK based	Final year residential field trip	Daily expenses only
In addition to field courses, students may incur additional costs for the following modules:
GS34000 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science	-	-	Dissertation. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in Dissertation research.	Variable
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (F750) AND 4 YEAR VARIANTS
Environmental Earth Science GS12310 / GS11320 Fieldwork Skills	1 week	UK based	First year fieldtrip	Daily expenses only
Option 1: Available for all Geography schemes GS20020 / DA25420 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills / Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes	1 week	UK based	Second year fieldtrip	Daily expenses only
Option 2: Available for all Geography schemes GS20020 / DA25420 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills / Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes	1 week	European destination	Second year residential field trip	£250-£350
Optional for third years	Variable	UK/Europe	Third year optional field trips	Variable
GS34000 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science (Compulsory for F750 students and 4 year variants)	-	-	Dissertation. Students are responsible for travel, materials and other costs involved in Dissertation research.	Variable
Year 3 optional modules may have half-day or full-day local fieldtrips with daily expenses only

History and Welsh History

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
HY25820/HY35820	1 day	Hereford	Visit to cathedral	Daily expenses only
HQ34620	1 day	Gloucestershire	Visit to Gloucester Cathedral and Berkeley Castle	Daily expenses only
HQ34330	1 day	Worcester	Visit to cathedral and medieval library	£25*
Available for students on all History degree schemes	2 nights	Gregynog, Mid Wales	Medival History Colloquium	£60

*Departmental subsidy may be available.

International Politics

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
All students	-	Various	Optional additional activities may incur travel and other incidental expenses	Variable

Law and Criminology

Degree scheme / Module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
LA36600/20 Employability Skills for Professionals	-	-	Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate	£49.50
LC30440 Criminology: Professional Placement	-	-	Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate	£49.50
LC22520 Criminal Justice Placement	-	-	Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate	£49.50

Degree scheme / Module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

LA36600/20

Employability Skills for Professionals

Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate

£49.50

LC30440

Criminology: Professional Placement

Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate

£49.50

LC22520

Criminal Justice Placement

Some students will be required to pay for a DBS Certificate

£49.50

Life Sciences

Students taking laboratory-based modules will need to purchase a lab coat priced at approximately £20. These are available for purchase from the Student Union shop.

In addition, optional field courses are available on some study schemes. Examples are indicated below but not all trips are available every year. While indicative costs are provided below they may vary according to circumstances beyond our control e.g. exchange rate.

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approximate cost
BR30020 Marine and Freshwater Biology Field Course	15 days	Curaçao, Southern Caribbean	Optional residential field course	£2,500 (including flights)
BR36220 Conservation Genetics and Evolution Field Course	1 week	Pembrokeshire	Optional residential field course	£110 + travel
BR23820 Tropical Zoology Field Course	2 weeks	Costa Rica	Optional residential field course	£2300 including flights
BR39220 International Animal Health Study Tour	1 week	Varies	Optional residential field course	£750 + travel
BR34920 Animal Behaviour Field Course	8 days	Portugal/France	Optional residential field course	£350 + travel
BR36620 Terrestrial Ecology Fieldcourse	1 week	Aberystwyth	Optional residential field course	Daily living expenses
Research postgraduates	-	-	It may be necessary to charge supplementary fees up to a maximum of £7,500 for each year of study for research in the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences and Department of Life Sciences involving large animals or significant amounts of consumable reagents, some of which can be inherently costly. Whether a supplementary charge is levied and the extent of that charge will depend on the nature of the research being undertaken. Applicants will be advised of any such charges at the earliest stage in the offer process.	Up to £7,500 for each year of study

Mathematics

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
MT39020 Cylwyniad i Addysgu Mathemateg mewn Ysgol Uwchradd (optional for Welsh-medium students only)	10 days	Local secondary school	Work placement	Variable (students are responsible for covering travel and other incidental costs)

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

MT39020

Cylwyniad i Addysgu Mathemateg mewn Ysgol Uwchradd (optional for Welsh-medium students only)

10 days

Local secondary school

Work placement

Variable (students are responsible for covering travel and other incidental costs)

Nursing

The University provides educational and recreational resources that will assist students during their studies, such as library facilities, books, electronic platforms, on-site computers, study spaces etc. which are free of charge. However, some services will incur additional costs, such as printing, stationery, sports affiliations etc, and these will be at the student’s own expense.

Students will be provided with a set number of the All-Wales student nurse uniform free of charge. Any additional uniforms can be purchased at the student's own cost.

Students are also strongly advised to consider subscription to a Union such as RCN or Unison to ensure indemnity and professional support during training.

Our placement areas cover the Mid Wales locality where the geography can be quite rural, and students will be expected to make their own arrangements regarding transportation to their placements. Travelling to clinical placement areas will be at the student’s expense, unless the distance is more than their usual mileage to and from their University base; students can then claim mileage expenses for the difference only from the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme.

In addition, if the placement area is a considerable distance away from the student’s term-time home address and daily travelling is deemed unreasonable, or if transportation to access the placement areas are a concern, funded accommodation possibilities can be explored whilst undertaking these practice placements. This cost will be covered in line with the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme.

Some aspects of the programme may also incur some element of cost, for example, conference fees, trips, educational visits, community projects and so forth. These will be communicated to students at the earliest opportunity, and we will endeavour to keep additional costs to a minimum.

Psychology

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
Students on Psychology with Counselling courses (C843 or C844)	-	-	CPCAB Level 3 counselling qualification (optional)	£189

School of Art

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
Students undertaking Art Practice Modules	-	Aberystwyth	Purchase of art materials	Variable depending on subject area (e.g. painting, printmaking, photography or illustration)
Students undertaking Art Hisory and/or Art Practice modules	-	England and Wales	Field trips associated with modules	£10-£15
All students, optional	5 days	European city destination	Study visit	Variable £300-£350 (Suject to student demand)

Degree scheme/module number

Duration

Location

Nature of activity

Approx. cost

Students undertaking Art Practice Modules

Aberystwyth

Purchase of art materials

Variable depending on subject area (e.g. painting, printmaking, photography or illustration)

Students undertaking Art Hisory and/or Art Practice modules

England and Wales

Field trips associated with modules

£10-£15

All students, optional

5 days

European city destination

Study visit

Variable

£300-£350

(Suject to student demand)

School of Education

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	£49.50 (for an Enhanced DBS Check)
X325 BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status			Compulsory DBS check Travel to attend placements	£41 Variable
There may be travel costs to placements on other modules. However, these placements are not compulsory, only strongly recommended.

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

£49.50

(for an Enhanced DBS Check)

X325

BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status

Compulsory DBS check

Travel to attend placements

£41

Variable

There may be travel costs to placements on other modules. However, these placements are not compulsory, only strongly recommended.

School of Veterinary Science

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
-	-	-	Specialist clothing and equipment	£600
Animal Husbandry Extra-Mural Studies (AHEMS)	-	-	Travel to AHEMS and EMS placements	Variable
-	-	-	Some AHEMS and EMS placements will also require students to pay for board and lodging	Variable

Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
Year One Drama and Theatre students (single and joint honours)	-	Aberystwyth	Theatre Passport for a set of performances at the Arts Centre	£60
Year Two and Year Three Drama and Theatre students (single and joint honours)		Aberystwyth	Theatre Passport for a set of performances at the Arts Centre	Up to £40 per year
Students taking film practice modules			Associated costs with travelling to and from filming locations and purchasing specific props - costs will depend on the nature of the project	£0 - £25
All students			Optional trips / Industry Field Trips	£5 - £20

Welsh and Celtic Studies

Degree scheme/module number	Duration	Location	Nature of activity	Approx. cost
Celtic Studies/Irish/Welsh and the Celtic Languages	1-2 weeks	Ireland/Brittany	Optional Irish or Breton language course	£400-500