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Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University
As the first University in Wales, we have a long-standing reputation for delivering academic excellence, an exceptional student experience and world-leading research.
Our mission
To deliver inspirational education and research in a supportive, creative and singular environment in Wales. Building on our historical strengths and our reputation for excellence, we will contribute to society in Wales and the wider world by applying our knowledge to local and global challenges. Working within a welcoming and bilingual community, we will use our expertise to cultivate critical thinking, independent questioning and skills that equip our learners for their future lives.
A reputation for exceptional teaching quality
Over the past 150 years, Aberystwyth University has developed into a strong academic community of over 2,000 staff and 6,000 students from across the globe. We have19 academic departments, organised into three faculties across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. We have sterling reputation for teaching excellence. At the heart of our mission is effective and impactful teaching; this is why we are consistently ranked amongst the best universities in the UK for teaching quality and student satisfaction.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses are designed for those interested or working in business or management-related roles, archives, libraries, information, governance, and information services.
Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses are:
- Flexible — you can plan your own study schedule to study at your own pace (within the Short Course running time), and choose whether or not to complete formal credit-bearing assessment for the Short Course.
- Quality controlled – each course is developed, edited and produced by a team of subject and distance learning experts, and quality assured by University and relevant professional body review procedures.
- Supported – underpinning your Short Course studies with us is a strong study support team that includes your Short Course tutor, study skills advisors providing support through an online skills service, the University’s vast range of online resources, and several online forums to meet & chat with Short Course and other Distance Learners.
- Work based — each Short Course is professionally relevant and designed to develop your knowledge and skills for specialist information workplaces. Completing the Short Course activities and exercises should enable you to reflect on your learning in relation to your workplace needs.
- Interactive – although you study at your own pace, as part of your studies you will complete self-reflection activities to assess your understanding of the subject, and join online discussions and exercises.