Guide for International Students 2011 - Cardiff Law School

index & useful contactsIndexUsefulContactsAcademic support 29Accommodation_ Allocation 11_ Applying for 10_ Costs 10_ Family 46_ Internet 26_ Moving in 12_ Private 13_ Temporary 12Airports 16Arriving in the UK 16Assessments 30ATAS certificate 05Banking_ Accounts 25_ Bank letters 20_ Opening 25Bedding 15Books 31Bringing your family 44Budgeting 24Buses 35Careers Service 41CAS number 04Cellphones 27Classes 30Clothes 14Coach collection 17Coaches 19Communications 26Computers 26Contacting otherstudents 154849www.cardiff.ac.uk/internationalInternational OfficeTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 4432Fax +44 (0) 29 2087 4622Email international@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/international/arriveResidences OfficeTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 4849Email residences@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/residencesEnglish Language SupportTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 6587Fax +44 (0) 29 2087 6141Email elt@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/eltCooking_ Food costs 24_ Food shopping 36_ Utensils 15Counselling Service 32Culture 35Customs 18Dentist 43Disability andDyslexia Service 33Discount cards 25Doctor_ Registrationin the UK 43_ Report 42Driving 35Electrical sockets 15Enrolment 28Email 26English support 29Family 44Fees 22Finances_ Requirementsfor Visa 07_When you’rein the UK 22Food costs 24Food shopping 36Graduate Centre 31Health advice 42Immigration_ Visa 02_When you arrivein the UK 18Student Support CentreTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 4844Email studentsupportcentre@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/studentsupportInduction programme 20Insurance_ Possessions 13_ Medical 42International Office 01Internet 26IT_ Bringing yourcomputer 15_ Buying a computer 26_ Help with IT 26Hand luggage 15Laundry 24Living expenses 24Luggage 14Medical treatmentin the UK 43Money_ Declaring atimmigration 18_ To bring 14_ Transferring 25Mobile phones 27Packing 14Personal tutor 29Plagiarisim 30Private accommodation_ Costs 24_ Finding 13Payphones 27Places of worship 36Police registration 09Post 27Enrolment TeamTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 6211Email enrolment@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/regis/enrolment/essentialFinance OfficeTelephone +44 (0) 29 2087 9262 /6918 / 4962Email fees@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/fince/studentsInformation Services (IT)Telephone +44 (0) 29 2087 4487Email insrvConnect@cardiff.ac.ukwww.cardiff.ac.uk/insrvReceipts 08Registering withthe Police 09Religion and faith 36Residences 10Safety 43Schools for children 47Security 43Semester dates 29Shopping 36Societies 37Sports 38Student ID card 28Student Support Centre 32Students’ Union_ Advice 33_ Social 37Taxis 35Tuberculosis (TB) 05Trains 19Travelling from airports 16Travelling to Europe 35Tuition fees 22Vaccinations 42Visa 02Voluntary work 40What to bring 14Working afteryour studies 41Working duringyour studies 39university mapMap 4 University and City CentrePPUniversity BuildingsHalls of ResidenceShopping AreaPedestrianised Shopping AreaUniversity Car ParksPublic Car ParksCardiffWest Park and RideBus StopCardiff East Park and RideBus StopAberconway Building C5 11ARCCA C3 33Architecture D3 45Biosciences D4,D3 35 39Business School C5 11Bute Building D3 45Careers Service C4 25Centre forAdvanced Studiesin the Social Sciences D3 41Centre for ProfessionalLegal Studies D4 28Chaplaincy C4,D4 10 26Chemistry D3*,E3 39 * 50City and Regional Planning D3 49Communications andInternational RelationsDivision E3 60Computer Science E3 58Brecknock House 101Cancer Genetics Building 121Cardiff Medicentre 102Cardigan House 103Carmarthen House 104Denbigh House 105CUBRIC D4 30Day Care Services D3 41Deri House E3 60Development andAlumni Relations E3 60Earth and Ocean Sciences D3 39Eastgate House F3 59Engineering E3 58English Communicationand Philosophy D4 16Estates Division F3 66European Studies(European Languagesand Politics) D4 24Eye Clinic D4 15Finance Division F3 66Glamorgan Building D3 49GovernanceandCompliance F3 66Dental School/Hospital 106Glamorgan House 107Healthcare Studies 116HenryWellcomeResearch Building 108Institute of Medical Genetics 109Graduate Centre D3 38 Nursing and Midwifery F3 59Music D4,D4* 20 23 * Residences and Catering B6 3Graduate Schools D4 31 Occupational Safety,HealthandEnvironmental Unit D4 37Health Centre D4 37Optometry andHistory &Archaeology D4 16Vision Sciences D4 15Humanities Building D4 16Pharmacy C3 33Human Resources F3 66Physics andAstronomy E3 58IT Services D3 41Planning F3 66Journalism,Media andPsychology D4,D4* 9 27 *Cultural Studies D3 45Purchasing F3 66Joint InternalAudit Unit F3 66Queen’s Buildings E3 58JulianHodgeBuilding C4 14Redwood Building C3 33Law D4,D4* 24 28 *Religious andLifelong Learning E3 42Theological Studies D4 16Main Building D3 39Registry F3 66Mathematics E3 42Research and CommercialDivision McKenzie House F3 66F3 66Medical School 110Monmouth House 111Neuadd Meirionnydd 122New LectureTheatre complex 114NHS Liaison Unit 103Nursing & Midwifery 116www.cardiff.ac.uk/internationalCathays Park Campus (Map 4) Tel Switchboard: 029 2087 4000Pembroke House 113Postgraduate Medical andDental Education 122Radnor House 115Sports & Social Club 117Student Support Centre 103Security Centre D4 35Social SciencesD4,E3,D3*, E331 42 49 * 50Sports•Fitness and Squash D4 34•Llanrumney Playing FieldsMap 2,E5•Talybont B6 3Student Recruitment andWeb Division E3 60Student Support Centre D4 31Students’Union D3 38Tower Building D4 27Trevithick Building E3 58Welsh D4 16Welsh Centrefor PostgraduatePharmaceutical Education C4 21* Indicates main siteHeath Park Campus (Map 5) Tel Switchboard: 029 2074 7747TheUniversityshares theHeathParkCampus withtheUniversityHospitalofWales(UHW).MAP 5Tenovus Building 118Tŷ Dewi Sant Building 116Tŷ Maeth 119Wales HeartResearch Institute 120Map 5 Heath Park CampusAdditionalInformationAll Nations Centre B7 89British Council E3 53Cardiff InternationalArena E1 84Central Library E1 80Central Police Station D3 54City Hall D3 55Coach Station D1 86Law Courts D3 56Post Office:QueensArcade D2 71Temple of Peace D3 36University ofWales Registry D3 51RoyalWelsh Collegeof Music and Drama C3 48WelshAssemblyGovernment Offices D4 29Welsh Assembly Map 2 D2 96HospitalUniversity HospitalAccidentand Emergency Unit C7 1AttractionsCardiff BayVisitor Centre Map 2 D2 97Cardiff Castle D2 64Llandaff Cathedral Map 2 B4 90National Museum andGallery ofWales D3 52Techniquest Map 2 C2 94TheatresNewTheatre E3 61ShermanTheatre E3 40ChapterArts Centre A2 62Concert HallsSt David’s Hall D2 76University Concert Hall C4 19Wales MillenniumCentre Map 2 D2 96CinemasCineworld E2 83Odeon Map 2 D2 92Vue D1 99SportAthletic Stadium Map 2 B3 88Cardiff Blues RFC A1 87Cardiff City FC A1 87Cardiff RFC D2 78CardiffTennis Club D3 57Glamorgan CountyCricket Club B3 32MaindyAthletic Stadium/Swimming Pool C5 6Millennium Stadium D1 81Superbowl Map 2 D4 91Welsh Institute of Sport C3 44ShoppingCapitol Centre E2 68CastleArcade D2 72Central Market D2 75Queen’sArcade D2 71Queen’sWest D2 65RoyalArcade D1 82St David’s Centre E2 73ResidencesAberconway Hall C4 12Aberdare Hall C4 22Allensbank House D7 98Cartwright Court E6 4Colum Hall C4 13Gordon Hall E3 43Hodge Hall D4 17Roy Jenkins Hall D5 8Senghennydd Court E3 47Senghennydd Hall E3 46Talybont North/South B6 5Talybont Court B5 7University Hall andConference Centre F7 2LibrariesAberconway & Guest C5 11Arts & Social Studies D4 18Bute &Architecture D3 45Duthie Library Map 5 112Julian Hodge Study Centre C4 14Law D4 18Legal Practice Library D4 28Music D4 22Biomedical Sciences D4 35Science D3 39Senghennydd E3 42Trevithick E3 58StreetIndexAdam Street F2Albany Road F5Allensbank Road D7Australia Road B6Basil Place E4Birchwood Lane F7Birchwood Road F7Boulevard de Nantes D3Braeval Street E5Brandreth Road E7Bridge Street E2Brydges Place D4Bute Street E1Bute Terrace E1Canada Road C6Castle Street D2Cathays Terrace D5Cathedral Road B3Catherine Street D4Central Link F1Charles Street E2Churchill Way E2City RoadE4Clare Street C1Claude Road F5Coburn Street E4Cogan Terrace D4College Road D3Colum Drive D4Colum Road C4Colum Place C5Corbett Road D4Cottrell Road F5Cowbridge Road East A2Crown Way C6Crwys Road D5Custom House Street E1Dalcross Street E5Dalton Street D5Daviot Street E5Despenser Street C2Duke Street D2Dumfries Place E3East Grove F3Excelsior Way A6Fairoak Road D6Fanny Street D5Fitzalan Place F2Fitzhamon Emb C2Fitzroy Street E4Flora Street D5Gordon Road E3Glossop Road F3Glynrhondda Street E4Greyfriars Road D2Harriet Street E4Hayes Bridge Road E1Herbert Street E1High Street D2Hill’s Street E2King Edward VII Ave D3KingswayD2Lake Road East E7Lake Road West E7Leckwith Road A1Llanbleddian Gardens E4Llandaff Road A3Llandough Street D4Llantwit Street E3Lower Cathedral Road C2Lowther Road E4Mackintosh Place E6Maindy Road D4Mary Ann Street E2May Street D5Mill LaneE1Minny Street D5Miskin Street E4Moira Place F2Monthermer Road E6Moy RoadE5Mundy Place D4Museum Avenue D3Museum Place E3Neville Street C2New Zealand Road C6Newfoundland Road B6Newport Road F3Ninian Road E6Ninian Park Road B1North Road C5Park Place D4Penarth Road D1Penylan Road F6Plasnewydd Road F4Queen Street E2Rhymney Street E4Rhymney Terrace E5Richards Street E5Richmond Road E4Ruthin Gardens D4Salisbury Road E4Schooner Way F1Senghennydd Road D4Severn Grove A3Severn Road A2St Andrew’s Place E3St John Street D2St Mary Street D1St Peter’s Street F3Station Terrace E2Strathnairn Street F5Stuttgart Strasse E3The Friary D2The Hayes E2The Parade F3The WalkF3Thesiger Street E4Tudor Street C1Ty Draw Road F6Ty Gwyn Road F7Tyndall Street F1Wellfield Road F5Wellington Street B2West Grove E3Westgate Street D2Whitchurch Road D6Windsor Place E3Windsor Road F2Wood Street D1Woodville Road D5Working Street D2Wyverne Road E4