Education and Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students), BA (Hons)

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Course Overview

Our BA (Hons) Education with Welsh is a forward-looking, research-led, three-year degree which will give you the range of knowledge and skills needed for an exciting and rewarding career in this field.

It is a fast-growing area of study that draws on the disciplines of the Welsh language, Welsh language rights, multiculturism and language and society and literature as well as psychology, philosophy, history and the social sciences focusing on understanding how people learn and how structures of education operate to foster life-long learning and personal development.

Why Education and Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students) at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.

You will also have the opportunity to:

  • Learn from exceptionally qualified prominent authors and poets, two of whom are winners in the Book of the Year competition in Wales;
  • Study Welsh language and linguistics; language planning and policy and literature, and learn leadership and management skills;
  • Explore educational practice in a digital age, studying the digital learning technologies which are at the forefront of education trends;
  • Apply for the Coleg Cymraeg Main Scholarship of £3,000, as well as the University's General Scholarships.

Celtic Studies at Swansea is ranked:

  • 2nd in the UK Overall - Celtic Studies (Times Good University Guide 2025)

Education at Swansea is ranked:

  • Top 15 in the UK for Research Quality (Complete University Guide 2025)

Your Education and Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students) Experience

This is a flexible degree offering a wide-range of specialist modules that allow you to tailor your future career goals while developing your individual interests.

You will have the opportunity to undertake work placements that will enhance your student experience and your career prospects.

You will learn from innovative experts who have strong national and international links and who have excellent reputations for the quality or their teaching and research.

Emphasis is placed on you developing your individual skills and on providing you with high quality support.

Education and Welsh (a Pathway for Second Language Students) Employment Opportunities

Our Education graduates enter careers including:

  • Education
  • Marketing
  • Media
  • Politics
  • Language planning
  • Youth work
  • Translation
  • Government administration
  • Postgraduate study

You will need an additional Initial Teacher Education (ITE) or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) qualification to become a teacher.

Modules

In your first year you will study areas that include contemporary education, problems and issues, introduction to learning and teaching and education across the lifespan. You will also be immersed in the Welsh language in order to develop your spoken and written skills and to help you gain a firm grasp of the basics of Welsh grammar.

In the following two years you will cover a wide range of subjects including childhood studies; leading and managing in education; difference and diversity in education and education practice in a digital age. You will also be able to choose from a number of Welsh modules, including language rights, multiculturalism, Welsh in the new curriculum for Wales and Welsh literature and poetry.

You will complete an independent research-based dissertation in the final year, developing the knowledge and skills to become a confident practitioner in your chosen career.

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