BA Cymraeg (Welsh) and Welsh History
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); History 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** 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 Welsh History, combining Welsh language and literature with Welsh historical studies. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Welsh-speaking work placements are available, providing opportunities to engage with Welsh-speaking professionals and communities in north-west Wales.
Modules
- Defnyddio'r Gymraeg
- Early Modern Literature
- Literature Today
- Writing Skills
- Practical Spoken Welsh
- The Literary Tradition 1
- Literature and Visual Culture
- Creative Writing
- The Bilingual Workplace
- Modern European Theatre
- Scriptwriting for TV
- Literary Criticism
- The Middle Ages
- The Six Lives of Henry VIII
- Introduction to History and Heritage
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Introduction to Modern History, 1815-1914
- Introduction to Modern History
- Wales in the Modern World
- Wales: Princes to Tudors
- Wales: From the Princes to the Tudors
- Professional Writing Skills
- Education in Contemporary Wales
- 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
- History of the Holocaust in 10 primary sources (1939-1945)
- The World Turned Upside Down: Civil War, Regicide, and Revolution in England and Wales, 1600 - 1700
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- The Story of America, 1607-1867: On Film and Television
- War, Colonialism, and Resistance: European Empires in the Early Modern World
- Britain in the Jazz Age
- The Jazz Age: Culture, Scandal and Poverty
- Rethinking Archaeology: Theory and Interpretation in Archaeology
- Geoarchaeology: Using Earth Sciences to Understand the Archaeological Record
- Heritage and Identity
- Work Placement
- Victorian Britain, 1837-1901
- Victorian Britain
- Holy Wars, 1095-1197
- The Holy Wars of 1095-1197
- Making History
- The Craft of the Historian
- Modern Poetry
- Dissertation
- Professional Translation
- Writing Prose
- Welsh America
- The Mabinogion
- The Novel
- Literature of Protest and Rebellion
- Scriptwriting
- The Small Screen
- Work Placement
- The United States, 1877-1945
- The Tudors: Politics, Society, and Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1485-1603
- Europe, 1945-1992
- Nationalism in the UK in the 20th century
- Emperors, Shoguns, and Trading Companies: Early Modern Asia and the British Empire, 1600 - 1800
- Wales and Europe in the Renaissance: Image, Language, Identity and the Role of the Gentry, c.1450-1630
- The Age of Reform: Britain 1770-1835
- The Age of Reform, 1770-1835
- Re-igniting the Dragon: Wales since 1939
- Reawakening the Dragon
- The Prehistoric Archaeology of Coastal and Maritime Communities
- Geoarchaeology
- The Guardians of Heritage
- Museums: Management, Curation, Exhibition Design
- Professional Writing
- School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation
- BA Dissertation School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences