Swansea University 2024 Undergraduate Prospectus

Global Opportunities available †  Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available 100 % WELSH GRADUATES IN EMPLOYMENT, STUDY AND/OR OTHER ACTIVITIES INC TRAVELLING, 15 MONTHS AFTER LEAVING SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (HESA 2022)

WELSH / CYMRAEG SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

The Welsh language opens doors to a wide variety of exciting opportunities in fields such as trade, industry, education, the media and local authorities. These degree courses will ensure you have the understanding, knowledge and skills that are relevant in today’s Wales, and you will be studying in a department that is acknowledged nationally and internationally for its research and teaching quality.

You will gain a solid foundation in language with an opportunity to

TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 (First Language) • Creative Welsh • Professional Welsh • The Status of the Welsh Language • Translation Year 1 (Second Language) • C ommunication and Presentation Skills • Translanguaging • Using the Welsh Language Year 2 • Introduction to Creative Writing • Language Rights in the International Context • M ulticulturalism and Welsh Language • Prose Between Two Worlds Year 3 • A Taste of Research • Dissertation • The Welsh Language, Devolution and the Law • Translation • Welsh Drama: Saunders Lewis and Gwenlyn Parry

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †

specialise in areas such as translation, creative writing, language laws and policy,

sociolinguistics and Welsh literature. You will also have the opportunity to go on various work placements as part of your course. As a graduate of Welsh at Swansea, you will have a thorough understanding of the Welsh language, its culture, literature and its legal context. You will be able to think critically and creatively – invaluable skills when venturing into the competitive world of work. There is now a high demand for graduates who understand Welsh law and policy and who have sophisticated communication skills across diverse areas such as care and health, public administration, police forces and third sector organisations.

Typical Offer: BBB

BA Honours ▲  Cymraeg, Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus (Welsh, Media and Public Relations) ♦  Cymraeg, Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus (gyda Blwyddyn Dramor / gyda Blwyddyn mewn Diwydiant) (Welsh, Media and Public Relations) (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) (First/Second Language Pathway) ▲ Welsh ♦ Welsh (with Year in Industry) ▲ Welsh: Language, Law and Policy ♦  Welsh: Language, Law and Policy (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ▲ Education and Welsh ♦ Education and Welsh (with Year Abroad) ▲ English Literature and Welsh ♦  English Literature and Welsh (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ▲ History and Welsh  ♦  History and Welsh (with Year Abroad / Year in industry) ▲ Media and Welsh  ♦  Media and Welsh (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry)

▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page

• Civil Service • Education • Media and PR FUTURE CAREERS:

• Publishing • Translation

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