BA Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification e.g.: A Levels: including grade B in Welsh (or a grade B in a humanities subject studies through the medium of Welsh - e.g. History, Geography, Religious Studies); English Literature/English Language/English preferred but not required; General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted BTEC National Extended Diploma**: DMM-DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: DMM-DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: Including grade H5 in Welsh** and grade H5 in English Literature/Language Access**: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature, studying two literary traditions from medieval to contemporary periods. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course follows a joint honours structure with half of the modules each year in Welsh and half in English Literature.
Modules
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- Defnyddio'r Gymraeg
- Early Modern Literature
- Literature Today
- Writing Skills
- Practical Spoken Welsh
- The Literary Tradition 1
- Literature and Visual Culture
- Creative Writing
- Modern European Theatre
- Scriptwriting for TV
- Literary Criticism
- The Middle Ages
- Professional Writing Skills
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Realms of Magic: Medieval Romance and Its Afterlives
- Sex, Sin, and Death: Medieval Women’s Writing
- Alternative Worlds: Sci Fi, Young Adult and Speculative Fiction
- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
- Nineteenth-Century Networks: Writing Global Connections
- Dafydd ap Gwilym
- Literature and Society, 1500-1740
- The History of Welsh
- Professional Welsh
- Writing Poetry
- Literature and Philosophy
- Modern Theatre
- Adapting for the Stage
- Final Year Project: English Literature
- Dissertation
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Writing Wales, Writing Ireland
- Legends and Super Heroes: King Arthur And His Peers
- Reading Myth
- The Monstrous Middle Ages
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Revolution! Dreams of Other Worlds in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Climate Change in Contemporary Culture
- Modern Poetry
- Professional Writing
- Professional Translation
- Writing Prose
- Welsh America
- The Mabinogion
- The Novel
- Literature of Protest and Rebellion
- Scriptwriting
- The Small Screen