Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students), BA (Hons), with industry placement

This four-year Welsh (second language) degree at Swansea University immerses students in the literature, poetry, and socio-cultural history of the Welsh language. Participants explore a wide array of texts from medieval traditions to contemporary works, while building essential skills in oral and written Welsh, grammar, linguistics, and translation. Taught by leading experts—including Chief Bards and award-winning authors—the programme includes a third-year industry placement, optional modules in gender, culture, and creative writing, and access to scholarships from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the university.Ranked second in the UK for Celtic Studies (Times Good University Guide 2024), the course offers a blend of compulsory first-year modules, such as language use and translation, and optional advanced topics like international language rights and Welsh law. Assessment varies, incorporating podcasts, oral presentations, and website creation, to develop strong research, analytical, and communication skills. Swansea's scenic campus supports a global yet Welsh-focused community, with employability resources to aid career transitions. For details, visit the course page.

Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including: • Defnyddio'r Laith • Trawsieithu Your second and third years will comprise entirely optional modules from an expansive range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included: • Hawliau Laith yn y Cyd-destun Rhyngwladol • Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg • Cyfraith Hywel • Blas ar Ymchwil • Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project. For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/welsh/ba-welsh-second-language