BA (Hons) Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students) at Swansea University

Programme overview

The BA Cymraeg (Ail Iaith) explores the language, literature and culture of Wales for second-language Welsh speakers, with a focus on creativity, employability and Welsh in society. Students develop translation, communication and bilingual working skills in a supportive environment, whether fluent or still building confidence.

Department: School of Culture and Communication | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year in industry) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Grammar and Vocabulary, Analysing and Discussing Texts, Society and the Welsh Language Today, Using the Language, Minority Languages: Power and Policy and Political Literature. Year 2 covers the bilingual workplace, travel literature, language teaching techniques, multiculturalism and the Welsh language, creating and publishing in Wales and digital communication. Year 3 covers translation, a taste of research, Welsh poetry and prose modules and an extended project.

Career pathways

Graduates go on to careers in business, HR and finance, education, arts, design, media, marketing, PR, sales, politics, language planning, youth work, translation and administration, and many progress to PGCE, taught and research master's degrees and PhDs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer BBC-CCC at A-level to include grade B in A-level Welsh; BTEC DMM-MMM with grade B in A-level Welsh; UK Access 45 Merits at Level 3 and A-level Welsh; T Levels Merit and A-level Welsh; mixed qualifications 96-112 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications, to include 40 tariff points in Welsh Second Language. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,700 a year (2026/27). Year 1 fee for September 2026 entry; international fees rise by 3% for each subsequent year of study. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year in industry)

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