Swansea University
UCAS Code: QP55 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities Course
We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a Grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSEs: English/Welsh Language Grade C
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
International students will also require a score of 4 at Higher Level English Language or Literature, or 5 at Standard Level English Language or Literature.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
UCAS Tariff
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
Swansea University will accept the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate as fully equivalent to one A-Level.
About this course
If you are interested in studying the various aspects of Welsh language, literature, life and culture alongside studying Media and PR, then this is the degree for you. Our Media and Welsh degree programme offers you the opportunity to:
• Gain a solid foundation in language and literature with an opportunity to specialise in fields such as translation, creative writing, and sociolinguistics.
• Be taught by some of the leading Welsh authors and scholars - staff in the Welsh Department include three Chief Bards and winners of the Welsh Book of the Year Competition.
• Undertake a work experience module with a charity, business, or government organisation in Wales.
• Develop a strong understanding of the history and theories in the fields of media and public relations, as well as an awareness of current and changing developments of the impact they have on society and the business world.
• Undertake a Year in Industry, providing you with unique cultural experiences and further enhancing your student experience.
Welsh at Swansea is ranked 4th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024), while Media at Swansea is ranked 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024).
Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the beautiful Gower Peninsula, the University's location gives you the best of beach and city life. The university’s multicultural community provides a global perspective while its strong Welsh Society will also enable you to immerse yourself in the culture, sports and language of Wales.
This degree opens up a wide range of career opportunities in fields such as marketing, media, politics, business and education.
Please visit our course page for more information:
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/welsh/ba-welsh-media-second-language/
Modules
Students on this course will have access to our 6 unique media pathways (Media Theory, Digital Media, Journalism, Film, Public Relations, Creative Practice), as well as Cymraeg modules.
Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including:
• Introduction to Media Communication
• Defnyddio'r Laith
Your second and third years will comprise entirely optional modules from an expansive range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included:
• Studying Digital Media
• Social Media Cultures
• Media Law
• The History of Screen Animation
• Creative Media Practive
Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project.
For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/welsh/ba-welsh-media-second-language
Assessment methods
Studying Media and Welsh at Swansea University allows students to enhance their future employability prospects through assessments that replicate the kind of experiences you will face in the creative communications industries, often with the involvement of industry professionals to offer feedback and advice. Some examples of these are:
- Developing creative ideas for a multi-media project that is then pitched to a commissioning editor from the BBC
- Working with one of the University’s Sports Club to develop a communications strategy to raise the profile of the club among Freshers students
- Creating a multi-media rebranding project for a client
- Writing and/or recording a film review
- Interpreting a brief from a local organisation and working with that client to develop a digital PR strategy that is then pitched to the client
- Filming and editing a series of short 3-minute videos in a variety of styles optimised for distribution on social media
- Sourcing and writing a local news story as a part of the development of a digital journalism portfolio
- Developing an idea for a new lifestyle journalism publication, and pitching the idea to a publisher
For full breakdown of course structure and assessment please visit our course page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/welsh/ba-welsh-media-second-language/
The Uni
Singleton Park Campus
Academi Hywel Teifi
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