Welsh Medium Studies

Please note that many of these degree schemes have differential UCAS codes which reflect the Welsh/bilingual nature of their delivery. They should not be confused with courses taught entirely through the medium of English. For a comprehensive list of courses available at Aberystwyth, please refer to the UCAS Handbook/website or to the relevant sections of this prospectus

Category 1

70% or more of the following degree schemes are offered through the medium of Welsh. In the case of schemes which combine two subjects, 70% or more of the provision will be available in Welsh in each subject (e.g. combining Drama and Welsh History means that 70% or more of the Drama component will be available in Welsh and 70% or more of the Welsh History component will also be available in Welsh).

Single Honours
Celtic Studies (4 years) Q501
Film and Television Studies W621
Modern Welsh Studies Q523
Welsh (for first and second language students) Q560
Welsh (for beginners) [4 years] Q522
Drama and Theatre Studies W401
History V101
Literature and History of Wales Q550

Joint Honours
Welsh and Drama QW54
Welsh and History QV51
Welsh and Welsh History QVN1
Welsh and Film and Television Studies QWM6
Drama and History WVK1
Drama and Welsh History VW24
Drama and Film and Television Studies WWP4
Irish and Drama QW5K
Irish and History QV5C
Irish and Welsh History QV52
Irish and Film and Television Studies QP53
Welsh History and Film and Television Studies VW26
History and Welsh History VV21

Major-Minor
Welsh with History Q5V2
Welsh with Welsh History Q5VF
History with Welsh V1Q5

Category 2

Between 40% and 70% of the subject (human) Geography are available through the medium of Welsh. In the case of combining Geography with the other subjects noted, 70% or more of the other subject will be available in Welsh.

Single Honours
Geography L702

Joint Honours
Welsh and Geography LQ75
Geography and Drama LWR4
Geography and History LVR1
Geography and Welsh History LVT1
Geography and Film and Television Studies LWR6

Major-Minor
Welsh with Geography Q5L7
Geography with Welsh L7QM

Category 3

Up to 40% of the subject Politics International Politics will be offered through the medium of Welsh. In the case of combining Politics/International Politics with the other subjects noted, more than 40% of those subjects will be available through the medium of Welsh.

Single Honours
Politics L201
International Politics L255
International Politics and Welsh Politics L245
Politics and Welsh Politics L243
Modern History and Politics VL1F

Joint Honours
Welsh and Politics LQ25
Welsh and International Politics LQF5
Geography and Politics LL72
Geography and International Politics LL7F
International Politics and Film and Television Studies LWG6
Welsh History and Politics LV22
Welsh History and International Politics VL12
History and Politics VLC2
History and International Politics VLD2

Major-Minor
Welsh with Politics Q5L2
Politics with Welsh L2QM

Category 4

In the case of the following degree schemes, the Welsh/Irish component is taught through the medium of Welsh, but the other subject is taught through the medium of English. There may be some Welsh-medium seminar provision in some subjects and there is a right to submit work for assessment in Welsh whatever the language of delivery. In order to avoid confusion, the subject is noted in the language of its delivery.

Joint Honours
Cymraeg & American Studies TQ75
Cymraeg & Art History QV53
Cymraeg & Education QX53
Cymraeg & English QQ35
Cymraeg & Fine Art QW51
Cymraeg & French (4 years) QR51
Cymraeg & German (4 years) QR52
Cymraeg & Information and Library Studies PQ15
Cymraeg & Mathematics GQ15
Cymraeg & Museum and Gallery Studies QP51
Cymraeg & Performance Studies QW53
Cymraeg & Spanish (4 years) QR54
Gwyddeleg & American Studies (4 years) TQR5
Gwyddeleg & Art History (4 years) QVM3
Gwyddeleg & Education (4 years) QXM3
Gwyddeleg & English (4 years) QQH5
Gwyddeleg & Fine Art (4 years) QWM1
Gwyddeleg & French (4 years) QRM1
Gwyddeleg & German (4 years) QRM2
Gwyddeleg & Information and Library Studies PQC5
Mathematics & Gwyddeleg GQC5
Museum and Gallery Studies & Gwyddeleg PQC5

Major-Minor
Accounting & Finance with Welsh N4Q5
Business & Management with Welsh N1Q5
Computer Science with Welsh G4Q5
Computer Science with Welsh (for beginners) [4 years] G4QM
Welsh with Business &Management Q5N1
Welsh with German (4 years) Q5R2
Welsh with Marketing Q5N5
Welsh with Spanish (4 years) Q5R4
French with Welsh (4 years) R1Q5
German with Welsh (4 years) R2Q5
Law with Welsh M1Q5
Marketing with Welsh N5Q5
Spanish with Welsh (4 years) R4Q5
French with Welsh (4 years) R1Q5
German with Welsh (4 years) R2Q5
Law with Welsh M1Q5
Marketing with Welsh N5Q5
Spanish with Welsh (4 years) R4Q5

Category 5

A number of modules are also available through the medium of Welsh in the following subjects and further information is available by contacting the relevant departments.

Business and Management
Education
Information Studies
Law
Marketing
Music (Level 1 only)
Rural Sciences
Science (contact Canolfan Edward Llwyd)

In Aberystwyth Welsh is very much a living language, and a majority of the local population is bilingual. Under the terms of its Charter, the University regards both Welsh and English as its official languages, and one of its objectives is to give special attention to the educational needs of Wales, having regard to the Welsh language and the cultural and social traditions of Wales.

The ability to use Welsh as a medium of study and communication is widely regarded as being of educational value, and as an asset in a range of career opportunities within Wales. Vacancies are often advised for which a thorough knowledge of Welsh is essential, advantageous or desirable. In the wake of the 1993 Welsh Language Act and the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales following the 1998 Government of Wales Act, there is an increasing demand for more Welsh-speaking recruits to the teaching profession and also in the media, public and social administration, commerce and higher education.

The extent of Welsh-medium teaching varies from subject to subject. Not all the components of the degree schemes listed here are necessarily available through Welsh and the exact nature and medium of the provision should be confirmed upon discussion with representatives from individual departments. In some departments, a full programme of studies is available in Welsh; in other subjects, only part of the provision will be available through Welsh, its extent depending largely on the specialisms of those teaching through the medium of the language.

In some subjects or modules taught mainly in English, bilingual students may be able to attend seminars and tutorials in Welsh. And all our students will have the right to submit coursework and to sit examinations in Welsh, even if they are studying courses whose language of instruction is English. Many of the Welsh-medium modules available run parallel with those available in English and students are free to choose which modules, and how many, they wish to study through the medium of Welsh or English. A significant number of learners of the language take Welsh-medium modules in addition to those whose first language is Welsh. Learners, who take Part 1 Beginners Welsh modules in their first year, then go on to register, in the second year of their 4 year scheme, for the Welsh (second language) scheme plus a Welsh-medium module in another subject which help them improve their application to the language.