Cymraeg (Welsh) degree (BA)

• A typical offer would be in the 240-280 points range
• Students with GNVQ and BTEC qualifications will be considered on individual merit
• We consider mature students with relevant experience on individual merit.

Please also read our Entry Requirements section.

For joint honours degrees you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.

• Bangor University is located in the county of Gwynedd, where 69% of the population is able to speak Welsh. No other university offers such a remarkable linguistic environment to study a living Celtic language.
• We offer a wide choice of modules.
• You will be able to study aspects of Wales’s great medieval literature under expert supervision. You will also learn how Welsh literature and the Welsh language have adapted and responded to the challenges of the modern world.
• In Year 1 we have modules which have been specifically designed for our second language students.
• You will be offered work placements where your academic transferable skills will be put to practical effect.
• We have a firm commitment to teaching small groups of students. Welsh at Bangor consistently achieves a 100% general satisfaction level among its students (according to recent student surveys).
• You will be taught by academic staff who are leading international experts in their respective fields of study. Their publications encompass both the medieval period and the literature of Wales in more recent times.

This section provides an outline of the content of this Cymraeg (Welsh) (i fyfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith) course. Each year you'll study a series of modules, some of these are compulsory and others can be selected from a range of optional modules.

Year 1

You will follow a variety of modules catering for the needs of both first-language and second-language students. Second-language students will follow a combination of modules with a particular emphasis on developing writing and aural skills. In order to ensure an integrated learning experience you will also follow a selection of modules with first-language students. First-language students will study a broad selection of texts – extending from the poetry and prose of the middle ages to modern Welsh classics and media literature. You will also be given a range of insights into the culture and history of Wales. There will also be an emphasis on advanced skills in oral and written Welsh.

Year 2 and Year 3

Both first-language and second-language students will follow the same Welsh degree scheme during their final two years. Additional tutorial support is provided for second-language students to ease the full transition to first-language provision. You will be able to choose your modules from a thematically broad and wide-ranging list of subjects.

Court Poetry; Early Welsh Saga Poetry; Tales of the Mabinogion; Dafydd ap Gwilym; Poets of the Welsh Gentry; Literature and Society 1500- 1740; Welsh literature of America; The Modern Welsh Novel; Modern Welsh Poetry; Kate Roberts’s Fiction; The Modern Welsh Theatre; Television Drama; History of the Welsh Language; Language Policy and Planning; Translation Skills; Practical Writing Skills/ Welsh in the Workplace; Dissertation.

If you wish, you can also select modules from our Welsh-medium creative writing provision: Poetry Workshop; Creative Prose Workshop; Cynghanedd; Script-writing.

You will be taught by means of lectures, seminars and small tutorial groups. You will be assessed through examinations, essays, continuous coursework and oral presentations.

Our graduates go on to careers in education, media/journalism, creative writing, the civil service, PR, marketing, the translation industry, language planning, the heritage industry and IT. Furthermore, this course will provide you with a range of rigorous analytical and presentational skills which will be vitally important in numerous other careers. Bangor also offers excellent opportunities at postgraduate level.

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