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Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B-C,C,C

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26-30

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM-MMM

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

UCAS Tariff

96-120

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

Aberystwyth University welcomes the Welsh Baccalaureate as a valuable qualification in its own right and considers completion of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate to be equivalent to an A level grade.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Welsh language

Celtic studies

Mae'r radd BA Cymraeg a’r Ieithoedd Celtaidd yn gwrs hynod ddifyr sy'n dod â'r byd Celtaidd yn fyw ac yn tanio'r dychymyg.

Drwy ddewis Prifysgol Aberystwyth, byddi'n ymuno ag un o'r adrannau mwyaf blaenllaw ym maes y Gymraeg a’r Ieithoedd Celtaidd. Cei ddysgu am ddiwylliant, llenyddiaeth, hanes ac ieithoedd Prydain, Iwerddon, Ewrop a'r tu hwnt o'r cyfnod cynharaf hyd heddiw.

**Pam astudio Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd yn Aberystwyth?**
- Enw da yn rhyngwladol – Mae'r adran ymhlith y rhai sydd â'r amgylchedd academaidd ac ysgolheigaidd bywiocaf yn y byd ym maes Astudiaethau Celtaidd.

- Lleoliad heb ei ail - Ar lannau arfordir y gorllewin rhwng Bae Ceredigion a Mynyddoedd y Cambria, byddi'n rhan o gymuned gyfeillgar, eang ei gorwelion - y lle delfrydol i astudio'r Gymraeg ynghyd â hanes a threftadaeth cyfoethog y Celtiaid a'u hardaloedd yn fwy eang.

- Arbenigwyr - Mae'r adran yn ganolfan ymchwil a chanddi enw da yn rhyngwladol, ac yn gartref i dîm o arbenigwyr ysbrydoledig sy'n arwain y byd ym maes iaith a diwylliant Cymreig a Gwyddelig.

- Ieithoedd Celtaidd eraill - Cei'r cyfle i ddysgu Gaeleg yr Alban a Llydaweg yn ogystal â'r lenyddiaeth gysylltiedig.

- Astudio Dramor - Mae myfyrwyr y cynllun fel arfer yn treulio semester yn eu trydedd flwyddyn yn astudio mewn prifysgol dramor - profiad gwerthfawr sy'n datblygu sgiliau iaith a hyder.

- Boddhad Myfyrwyr - Yn yr arolwg cenedlaethol diweddar o fodlonrwydd myfyrwyr, roedd Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd ar y brig yn y DU ym maes Astudiaethau Celtaidd (NSS 2020).

- Dewis eang – Cei ddewis o blith ystod hynod ddiddorol o fodiwlau sy’n adlewyrchu diddordebau ymchwil diweddaraf ein darlithwyr.

- Bywyd Cymdeithasol Cymraeg Byrlymus - Cei fyw drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a mwynhau'r elfen gymdeithasol sydd i'r gymuned Gymraeg yma. Tyrd i fyw yn neuadd Pantycelyn, ymaeloda ag UMCA, cer ar deithiau rygbi, ymuna â'r côr, a cher i nosweithiau megis Gwobrau'r Selar.

- Digwyddiadau Ysgogol - Wrth astudio yma, fe gei di'r cyfle i fynychu cyfoeth o ddarlithoedd cyhoeddus, nosweithiau lansio llyfrau, perfformiadau a sgyrsiau yn yr Adran ei hun a'r tu allan iddi.

- Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – Mae’r Llyfrgell ar stepen drws Campws Penglais. Mae'n unigryw yng Nghymru ac yn rhoi'r cyfle i fyfyrwyr fanteisio ar ei chasgliadau prin o lenyddiaeth.

- Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd - Mae'r Ganolfan yn sefydliad ymchwil wedi’i leoli gerllaw Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru yn Aberystwyth.

Mae graddedigion y radd Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd yn canfod gwaith mewn amrywiaeth o yrfaoedd, gan gynnwys addysg, gweinyddu, y cyfryngau a'r sector cyhoeddus, yma a thramor. Bydd y sgiliau ymchwilio a dadansoddi y byddi wedi eu datblygu hefyd yn sail cadarn i astudio’n uwchraddedig ac am yrfa yn y byd academaidd.

**Beth fydda i'n ei ddysgu?**
Gallai’r modiwlau y byddi’n eu dilyn ar y cwrs Cymraeg a’r Ieithoedd Celtaidd gynnwys ‘Cyflwyniad i Wyddeleg Modern a'i Llenyddiaeth’, ‘Cymraeg Ddoe a Heddiw’, ‘Diwylliant Celtaidd’ a ‘Braslun o Hanes ein Llên’ i enwi ond rhai.
Yn ystod dy ail a dy drydedd flwyddyn, byddi’n datblygu dy wybodaeth ymhellach ac yn cael dewis pynciau sydd o ddiddordeb penodol i ti.
Dros dair blynedd felly, byddi’n meithrin y gallu i adnabod teithi’r iaith Gymraeg a’r ieithoedd Celtaidd ac yn magu dealltwriaeth o’r broses greadigol ac o werth gweithiau llenyddol. Mae natur yr arlwy o fodiwlau yn golygu y gelli gyfuno astudiaeth iaith, llenyddiaeth a diwylliant cyfoes neu hanesyddol yn y Gymraeg a’r ieithoedd Celtaidd eraill.

**Sut bydda i’n cael fy addysgu?**
Yn Adran y Gymraeg byddi'n dysgu trwy gyfuniad o ddarlithoedd traddodiadol, seminarau a dulliau dysgu arloesol eraill. Mae awyrgylch fwy anffurfiol yn y seminarau, er mwyn meithrin trafodaeth fwy agored.

**Sut bydda i'n cael fy asesu?**
Bydd dy waith yn cael ei asesu drwy arholiadau, drwy asesu cyson, a thrwy osod a marcio traethodau ac ymarferion.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,000
per year
England
£9,000
per year
EU
£16,520
per year
International
£16,520
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

Extra funding

Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnig pecyn gwerthfawr o ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau i gynorthwyo myfyrwyr. Mae ein cystadleuaeth Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad hirsefydlog yn golygu y gallech gael hyd at £2,000 y flwyddyn tuag at eich costau byw a’ch costau astudio. Gallwch gyfuno Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad gydag unrhyw un, neu â’n holl wobrau eraill, i wneud eich pecyn ariannol yn fwy gwerthfawr. Mae’n ein gwobrau’n cynnwys Bwrsariaeth Aberystwyth, sy’n dibynnu ar brawf modd, yr Ysgoloriaethau Chwaraeon a Cherddoriaeth, bwrsariaethau i rai sy’n gadael gofal/gofalwyr ifainc/myfyrwyr dieithredig ac ystod o wobrau adrannol-benodol. Ewch i’n gwefan i gael y manylion llawn.

The Uni


Course location:

Main Site (Aberystwyth)

Department:

Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies

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What students say


How do students rate their degree experience?

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Welsh studies

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This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.


Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
26%
Male students
74%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
7%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
C
B

Celtic studies (non-specific)

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

96%
UK students
4%
International students
30%
Male students
70%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
7%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
C
B

After graduation


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Welsh studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,744
low
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
9%
Teaching and educational professionals
9%
Business, research and administrative professionals

Celtic studies (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,744
low
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
9%
Teaching and educational professionals
9%
Business, research and administrative professionals

As only a small number of students study this course, these stats refer to both the Gaelic and Celtic languages and study — over 40% of the graduates in this area have studied Welsh and another quarter studied Irish Gaelic. Not surprisingly, most graduates go to work in the regions they studied, so these subjects tend to lead to jobs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and salaries reflect that, being a little lower than the graduate average. Graduates from Celtic studies subjects are also quite likely to go into teacher training when they graduate.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Welsh studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

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£26k

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Celtic studies (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

£25k

£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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