Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd course at Aberystwyth University.
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B,B,B
To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.
Most popular A-levels studied
The Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd course at Aberystwyth University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| Welsh | A |
| History | B |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | A |
| Psychology | A |
| Religious Studies | A* |
| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| Welsh | A |
| History | B |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | A |
| Religious Studies | A* |
| Biology | C |
UCAS code: Q562
Here's what Aberystwyth University says about its Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd course.
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.
Source: Aberystwyth University
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies
Location
Main Site (Aberystwyth) | Aberystwyth
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Welsh language
• Celtic studies
Start date
21 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £19,190 per year |
| International | £19,190 per year |
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd course at Aberystwyth University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
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Teaching on my course
96%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
93%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
93%
low
Learning opportunities
99%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
100%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
100%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
96%
med
Assessment and feedback
95%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
100%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
96%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
100%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
96%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
82%
low
Academic support
100%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
low
Organisation and management
96%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
100%
high
How well organised is your course?
93%
high
Learning resources
100%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
100%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
100%
high
Student voice
96%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
100%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
93%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
96%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
93%
high
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
96%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
96%
med
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Teaching on my course
96%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
91%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
91%
low
Learning opportunities
99%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
100%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
100%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
95%
low
Assessment and feedback
96%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
100%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
95%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
100%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
95%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
86%
low
Academic support
100%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
low
Organisation and management
100%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
100%
high
How well organised is your course?
100%
high
Learning resources
100%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
100%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
100%
high
Student voice
96%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
100%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
91%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
95%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
100%
high
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
95%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
95%
med
The Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd course at Aberystwyth University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
Facts and figures about Aberystwyth University graduates who took Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
55%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
70%
In work, study or other activity
65%
Say it fits with future plans
80%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
20%
Teaching Professionals
15%
Administrative occupations
10%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings from Aberystwyth University graduates who took Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£30.7k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Cymraeg a'r Ieithoedd Celtaidd.
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