Accommodation
Most students live in halls of
residence in their first year, and many choose shared houses
later on. The Halls are at Severn Point – a fully managed and
secure site, which is a short walk from the College. Standard
contracts are for 42 weeks from September to July so there’s no
need to move your stuff out during the Christmas or Easter
vacations and you can even choose to stay year round if you can’t
bear to leave Cardiff. The rent is just £129.00 per week (2019/20),
including bills. That’s at least 25% cheaper than in London and
other UK cities and could save you up to £3000 a year.
If you choose to live in private rented accommodation the
College will be happy to assist with finding suitable housemates
and housing options, through good relationships with landlords and
property agencies. The rent is approximately £300 per month for a
room in a private house, with an extra £50 to cover bills
(2019/20).
Finding Friends
Every summer, RWCMD’s Students’ Union runs a hugely successful
scheme to help new students find suitable flatmates. Based on your
own preferences, you’ll get contact details for four or five other
new students so that you can get in touch or meet up before the
start of term.
Student Services
The College employs three full-time staff members – Brian Weir,
Kate Williams, and Jo Crane – who work closely with the College’s
management team and the Students’ Union to ensure that all students
can access a full range of support services to help them get the
most out of their time at RWCMD. They provide a first point of
contact for students with a range of issues, and offer day-to-day
practical support from finding suitable accommodation and potential
housemates to advice on managing finances, accessing funding, and
finding suitable part-time work. They also co-ordinate a range of
specialist services to support the physical, mental and spiritual
health of students at RWCMD. These include support for students
with additional learning needs, mental health difficulties, and
disabilities, a free confidential counselling service, a sports
massage service, and a Healthy Artist scheme that provides access
to specialist performance-related health support.
Email: studentservices@rwcmd.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 29 2039 1321
Support for Students with Additional Learning Needs
The College offers confidential and professional advice to
support students with health conditions or learning differences
including dyslexia, epilepsy, depression, ME, diabetes and autistic
spectrum disorders. It can co-ordinate a range of practical support
to ensure that you are able to commence your studies at RWCMD,
progress through your course, and graduate successfully. The
College has in-house mental health mentoring support, in-house
study support, and provides free access to a confidential
counselling service. Its Student Support Manager can provide
assistance to students in applying for Disabled Students Allowance,
arranging needs assessments, and developing Individual Support
Plans.
Library
The library’s collections hold more than 50,000 items including
books, journals, newspapers, play scripts, scores, orchestral sets
and audio visual material. In 2014, it also became the home of the
UK’s largest lending collection of play sets. The library also
provides access to online resources including databases of
thousands of audio and video recordings of classical and jazz
music, and leading contemporary theatre productions.
Visit the library pages
Enterprise and Employability
The College’s training programmes are designed as far as
possible to replicate the conditions that you can expect to meet in
the industry after graduation. Through your studies at RWCMD, you
will be exposed to professional contacts and career guidance.
Performance opportunities are embedded into the training programmes
and, in addition to this, there are opportunities to gain valuable
practical experience through RepCo – a company run by RWCMD
students, and partly funded by Arts Council Wales. To support your
transition into the professional world, the College also offers a
programme of talks and seminars on career management, from
accountancy to managing your personal brand.