BA Welsh and History
About this course
BA in Welsh and History, a joint honours degree combining the study of the Welsh language, literature and culture with historical societies, political structures and global events across various periods. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is structured across three years with a range of compulsory and optional modules. In the first year, students build foundational knowledge through compulsory study in History in Practice Part 1: Questions, Frameworks and Audiences and Global Histories, alongside optional modules in subjects such as modern world history and Welsh language study. The second year continues with compulsory modules including Yr Iaith ar Waith and Reading History, complemented by options exploring medieval Britain, the British Civil Wars and European enlightenment. The final year offers further specialisation through a wide range of optional modules spanning literature, modern history, and specialized topics such as Researching History: Dissertation, allowing students to tailor their studies to their interests.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (B in Welsh First or Second Language)
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What students say
Based on about 128 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 325 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 117 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 58%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 14%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 45%
- Legal professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 67%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 19%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 16%
- Wales: 37%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 275 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Access course: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- History in Practice Part 1: Questions, Frameworks and Audiences.
- Global Histories
- Sgiliau Astudio Llenyddiaeth
- Sgiliau Iaith
- Iaith ac Ystyr
- Awdur, Testun a Darllenydd
- Y Gymraeg: Iaith a Chymdeithas
- Y Gymraeg yn ei Chymdeithas
- The Making of The Modern World, 1750-1970
- Inventing a Nation: Politics, Culture and Heritage
- Medieval Worlds, AD 500 -1500
- Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution
- Empires East and West, 323 BCE to 680 CE
- Yr Iaith ar Waith
- Reading History
- Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
- 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
- Stalinism: State, Society, and Environment
- Close Neighbours, Dangerous Foes: China, Japan and Modern East Asia
- Politics and People in Modern Britain: Protest, citizenship and the state
- Environmental Histories
- Chwyldro, Diwylliant a Radicaliaeth, 1789–1914
- Heroes and Villains in the Middle Ages
- Myth, Narrative, and Identity: Storytelling and Society
- Dafydd ap Gwilym a'i Gyfnod
- Llenyddiaeth Plant
- Theori a Beirniadaeth Lenyddol
- Bywydau Llên
- Tafodieitheg
- Sosioieithyddiaeth a’r Gymraeg
- Dafydd ap Gwilym a'i Gyfnod
- Llenyddiaeth Plant
- Theori a Beirniadaeth Lenyddol
- Bywydau Llên
- Tafodieitheg
- Sosioieithyddiaeth a’r Gymraeg
- Yr Ystafell Ddosbarth
- Cyfieithu Proffesiynol
- Blas ar Ymchwil
- Ymchwilio Estynedig
- Histories of Asia: Ancient to Early Medieval
- War, Violence and Imperialism in the Ancient World
- Bodies and the Embodied Experience in the Ancient World
- Researching History: Dissertation
- Witchcraft and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1750
- Health and Illness in Early Modern Britain
- Utopias of Extremism: Revolutions in Comparative Context
- Czechoslovakia: The Twentieth Century in Miniature
- France under Occupation
- Inside the Third Reich
- Violence and Ideology in the Inter-War Soviet Union
- Mayhem and murder: Investigating the Victorian Underworld
- The Making of British Socialism
- Jews, Europe and the World
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Welsh and History at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £36,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Welsh studies.
What do graduates of BA Welsh and History at Cardiff University do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Welsh and History at Cardiff University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Welsh and History at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Welsh and History at Cardiff University?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.