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Cardiff University

UCAS Code: QQ53 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

A,A,B-B,B,B

Must include Welsh First or Second Language, and Creative Writing, English Language and Literature, or English Literature.

Extended Project

A

For applicants taking the EPQ qualification, an A in the EPQ can be recognised to lower the entry requirements by a single grade. For example an AAB offer would be "AAB from 3 A levels or ABB from 3 A levels and a grade A in the EPQ". Please note that any subject specific requirements must be met.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

You must have: - English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade C/4 or an equivalent (such as A-levels). If you require a Student visa, you must ensure your language qualification complies with UKVI requirements.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34-31

34-31 overall or 666-665 in 3 HL subjects. Must include grade 6 in HL English Language and Literature, English Literature, or English Literature and Performance. You must also have a Welsh Language qualification equivalent to grade B at A-level.

D in a BTEC in Humanities or Social Science subjects, and grades AB-BB in A-level Welsh First or Second Language, and A-level Creative Writing, English Language and Literature, or English Literature

Acceptance of T Levels for this programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Academic School. Consideration will be given to the T Level grade/subject and grades/subjects achieved at GCSE/Level 2.

The Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu of one A Level at the A Level grades specified, excluding any subject specific requirements.

UCAS Tariff

120-136

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About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subjects

English literature

Welsh language

Gyda’n rhaglen BA Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Saesneg (BA), byddwch yn datblygu dealltwriaeth drylwyr o’r iaith Gymraeg, ei llenyddiaeth a’i diwylliant, ac yn ymwneud â llenyddiaeth Saesneg o wahanol gyfnodau a diwylliannau, ar draws yr ystod o brif genres llenyddol. Byddwch yn ennill sgiliau lefel uchel mewn Cymraeg a Saesneg ysgrifenedig a llafar, sgiliau allweddol mewn cydweithio a meddwl yn feirniadol, a sgiliau cyflogadwyedd a chreadigol datblygedig sy'n berthnasol i'r Gymru fodern a thu hwnt. Byddwn yn eich cefnogi i ymwneud yn feirniadol ac yn greadigol â phroblemau anodd mewn ffordd feddwl-agored a chydweithredol, gan gynnwys ar bynciau sensitif a dadleuol.

Rydym yn croesawu’r rhai sydd wedi astudio’r Gymraeg naill ai fel iaith gyntaf neu ail iaith. Os yw'r Gymraeg yn ail iaith i chi, byddwch yn cael modiwlau penodol yn y flwyddyn gyntaf a'r ail flwyddyn i ymarfer a gwella eich sgiliau cyfathrebu ac iaith. Ar ôl hyn, mae myfyrwyr iaith gyntaf ac ail iaith yn dod at ei gilydd am y mwyafrif o fodiwlau'r ail flwyddyn, a holl fodiwlau'r flwyddyn olaf. Mae opsiynau modiwl yn eich galluogi i archwilio pynciau fel ysgrifennu Cymraeg hanesyddol a chyfoes, polisi iaith, a chyfieithu proffesiynol.

Ym maes Llenyddiaeth Saesneg, mae’r cysylltiadau rhwng llenyddiaeth a ffilm, celf, hanes, technoleg, iaith, a bywyd bob dydd wedi ein cyfareddu, ac mae ein haddysgu yn adlewyrchu’r diddordebau hyn. Byddwch yn dysgu sut mae llenyddiaeth yn mynd i'r afael â phryderon cymdeithasol, amgylcheddol ac economaidd gyda'r nod o greu byd gwell, mwy cynhwysol a datblygu atebion cynaliadwy ar gyfer dyfodol y blaned. Ym mlwyddyn olaf y rhaglen, gallwch arbenigo yn eich dewis feysydd astudio.

Yn ystod eich gradd, cewch gyfle i ymgymryd â lleoliad gwaith mewn gweithle lle siaredir Cymraeg yn ddyddiol, i ddatblygu eich hyder a’ch sgiliau proffesiynol. Byddwch hefyd yn ymgymryd â thraethawd hir, lle byddwch yn dylunio ac yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil ar bwnc o'ch dewis sy'n ymwneud â'r iaith Gymraeg, ei diwylliant neu ei llenyddiaeth. Mae modiwl craidd blwyddyn olaf mewn Llenyddiaeth Saesneg yn rhoi’r cyfle i chi wneud archwiliad manwl o un testun ar draws semester cyfan a defnyddio’r profiad a’r wybodaeth a enillwyd fel sail i ddarn o waith sydd ar gael i’r cyhoedd.

Byddwch yn graddio gydag ystod o sgiliau proffesiynol, gan gynnwys cydweithio, cyfathrebu a dadansoddi beirniadol. Byddwch hefyd yn ymwybodol o'r heriau ieithyddol a diwylliannol sy'n wynebu cymdeithas a diwydiant cyfoes, a bydd gennych y syniadau a'r hyder sydd eu hangen i'w datrys. Mae’r gallu i ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg ar lefel broffesiynol yn hynod ddeniadol i gyflogwyr hefyd, gan olygu bod gennych gyfle unigryw i ddilyn gyrfa ddiddorol ac amrywiol lle gallwch ddylanwadu ar ddyfodol ieithyddol, diwylliannol, dinesig ac economaidd Cymru.

**Nodweddion Unigryw’r Rhaglen**
**Dilynwch eich diddordebau:** Dewiswch o fodiwlau ar draws ystod o feysydd mewn llenyddiaeth ac iaith Gymraeg, a gwahanol gyfnodau a genres mewn llenyddiaeth Saesneg.
**Meddyliwch dros eich hun:** Ymdriniwch yn feirniadol ac yn greadigol â gwahanol fathau o destunau mewn ffordd annibynnol a meddwl agored.
**Antur ac archwilio:** Cyfleoedd i astudio dramor yn Ewrop a thu hwnt, gan feithrin annibyniaeth a gwytnwch.
**Cymraeg yn y gweithle:** Magwch eich hyder a'ch sgiliau ymarferol drwy ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg mewn lleoliad proffesiynol ar brofiad gwaith.
**Cyfathrebu’n effeithiol:** Datblygwch sgiliau dwyieithog wrth lunio a chyflwyno eich syniadau a dadleuon ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig.

Tuition fees

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

Channel Islands
£9,535
per year
England
£9,535
per year
EU
£23,700
per year
International
£23,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

Extra funding

Mae llawer o ysgoloriaethau ar gael i ddarpar fyfyrwyr. Ewch i https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/study/undergraduate/funding/scholarships i gael rhagor o wybodaeth.

The Uni

Course location:

Main Site - Cardiff

Department:

School of Welsh

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

88%
English literature
97%
Welsh language

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Literature in english

Teaching and learning

88%
Staff make the subject interesting
89%
Staff are good at explaining things
81%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
64%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

73%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
79%
Course specific equipment and facilities
57%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
19%
Male students
81%
Female students
85%
2:1 or above
3%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
B

Welsh studies

Teaching and learning

96%
Staff make the subject interesting
91%
Staff are good at explaining things
83%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
100%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

91%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
87%
Course specific equipment and facilities
83%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

89%
UK students
11%
International students
21%
Male students
79%
Female students
87%
2:1 or above
4%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
A
A

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Literature in english

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.

£24,000
med
Average annual salary
85%
med
Employed or in further education
63%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

16%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
10%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
8%
Teaching and educational professionals

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.

£24,000
med
Average annual salary
95%
high
Employed or in further education
60%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

17%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
9%
Teaching and educational professionals
8%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

What about your long term prospects?

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

Literature in english

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

£19k

£19k

£24k

£24k

£28k

£28k

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.

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

£25k

£30k

£30k

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Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

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This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

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This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for undergraduate students only.

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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