Program Overview

Introduction to the Welsh and History Program

The Welsh and History program at Cardiff University is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary course that combines the study of Welsh language, literature, and culture with the study of history. This program is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the Welsh language and its cultural context, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to analyze and interpret historical events and processes.

Program Structure

The program is structured over three years, with students taking a combination of core and optional modules in both Welsh and History. In the first year, students take modules that introduce them to the study of Welsh language and literature, as well as the principles and methods of historical study. In the second year, students build on this foundation, taking modules that explore the development of the Welsh language and its literary and cultural context, as well as modules that examine historical themes and processes in more depth. In the third year, students have the opportunity to specialize in particular areas of interest, taking modules that allow them to explore topics in greater depth and to develop their research and analytical skills.

Modules

• Year One:
  • Core modules:
    • History in Practice Part 1: Questions, Frameworks and Audiences
    • Global Histories
    • Sgiliau Astudio Llenyddiaeth
    • Sgiliau Iaith
    • Y Gymraeg Heddiw
    • Iaith ac Ystyr
  • Optional modules:
    • Awdur, Testun a Darllenydd
    • Y Gymraeg yn y Gymru Gyfoes
    • The Making of The Modern World
    • Inventing a Nation: Politics, Culture and Heritage
    • Medieval Worlds, AD 500 -1500
    • Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution
    • History in Practice Part 2: Sources, Evidence and Argument
• Year Two:
  • Core modules:
    • Yr Iaith ar Waith
    • Reading History
  • Optional modules:
    • Making History: Historians, Evidence, Audiences
    • Debating History
    • Everyday Life in Medieval Britain c1200–1600
    • A History of the Supernatural
    • Accessible Pasts
    • The British Civil Wars
    • European Enlightenment(s): The View from the Margins
    • America: From Revolution to Reconstruction
    • Modern France
    • Europe's Dark Century
    • Close Neighbours, Dangerous Foes: China, Japan and Modern East Asia
    • Politics and the People in Modern Britain: Protest, citizenship and the state
    • Environmental Histories
    • Anti-Colonial Resistance
    • Chwyldro, Diwylliant a Radicaliaeth, 1789–1914
    • Heroes and Villains in the Middle Ages
    • Myrddin a Merlin
    • Ysgrifennu Creadigol
    • Rhyddiaith Ddiweddar
    • Cynllunio Ieithyddol a Pholisi Iaith
    • Canu'r Gymru Newydd: Barddoniaeth er 1990
    • Caffael Iaith
• Year Three:
  • Optional modules:
    • Myrddin a Merlin
    • Rhyddiaith Ddiweddar
    • Cynllunio Ieithyddol a Pholisi Iaith
    • Yr Ystafell Ddosbarth
    • Cyfieithu Proffesiynol
    • Canu'r Gymru Newydd: Barddoniaeth er 1990
    • Blas ar Ymchwil
    • Ymchwilio Estynedig
    • Caffael Iaith
    • Researching History: Dissertation
    • Age of Arthur: Myths, History and Identity in Medieval Britain
    • Crusading Worlds
    • East Asia in a Global Second World War
    • Digital Games and the Practice of History
    • Spies and Espionage in the Medieval World
    • Witchcraft and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe
    • An Information Revolution: Politics and Communication in Early Modern Britain
    • Health and Illness in Early Modern Britain
    • Mobile Lives: Travel, Exile, and Migration in the Early Modern World
    • Native American History
    • Utopias of Extremism: Revolutions in Comparative Context
    • Czechoslovakia: The Twentieth Century in Miniature
    • France under Occupation
    • Inside the Third Reich
    • Change, Conflict, and Mass Mobilisation in Republican China
    • Peripheral Reverberations of the French Revolution
    • Mayhem and murder: Investigating the Victorian Underworld
    • The Making of British Socialism
    • Britain at War: Culture and Politics on the Home Front
    • Public and Private: Gender, Identities and Power in Twentieth Century Britain
    • Jews, Europe and the World
    • Meiji Restoration, Meiji Revolution – Japan's 19th century transformation

Entry Requirements

• A-Level:
  • ABB-BBC, including grade B in Welsh First or Second Language
• International Baccalaureate:
  • 32-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects, including a Welsh language qualification equivalent to grade B at A-Level
• Baccalaureate Wales:
  • Accepted in lieu of one A-Level, excluding any specified subjects
• GCSE:
  • English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade C/4 or an equivalent
• English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS (academic) at least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill
  • TOEFL iBT at least 90 overall with a minimum of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading, and 20 for speaking
  • PTE Academic at least 69 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills
  • Trinity ISE II/III at least two Distinctions and two Merits (II) or at least a Pass in all components (III)

Tuition Fees

• For Home Students:
  • £9,535 per year for the 2026 entry
• For Overseas Students:
  • £24,700 per year for the 2026 entry

Careers and Placements

The program is designed to equip students with a range of skills and knowledge that are highly valued by employers. Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of fields, including law, politics, media, education, and the creative industries. The program also provides opportunities for students to gain practical experience through placements and internships, both within and outside the university.

Studying in Welsh

Up to 83% of the program is available through the medium of Welsh, providing students with the opportunity to study through the medium of Welsh and to develop their Welsh language skills.

Learning and Assessment

The program uses a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, and workshops, to deliver its curriculum. Assessment methods include essays, exams, presentations, and projects, and are designed to test students' knowledge, understanding, and skills in a range of areas. The program also places a strong emphasis on developing students' critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills, and on providing them with the opportunity to engage in independent research and study.