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Cymraeg a Daearyddiaeth

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B-C,C,C

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26-30

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM-MMM

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

UCAS Tariff

96-120

To include C in A-level Welsh 1st or 2nd Language.

Aberystwyth University welcomes the Welsh Baccalaureate as a valuable qualification in its own right and considers completion of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate to be equivalent to an A level grade.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Welsh language

Human geography

Mae'r pwnciau y Gymraeg a Ddaearyddiaeth yn Brifysgol Aberystwyth yn mwyaf blaenllaw a phrofiadol o’i bath. Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnig cyfle unigryw i chi astudio daearyddiaeth a Cymraeg yn un o’r lleoliadau prydferthaf yn Ewrop. Mae’r Adran Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear wedi’i lleoli ar arfordir Bae Ceredigion ac wedi’i hamgylchynu gan amrywiaeth eang o dirweddau hardd, yn cynnwys y môr, gweundiroedd, mynyddoedd a glaswelltiroedd; mae hi mewn lle unigryw i wneud y gorau o’r tirweddau gwych sy’n ei hamgylchynu, ac yn cynnig amrywiaeth arbennig o gyfleoedd gwaith maes a hamdden i chi.

Mae’n gartref i gymuned frwdfrydig o fyfyrwyr ac ymchwilwyr sy’n rhannu’r nod o hybu dealltwriaeth ehangach o’r iaith Gymraeg, ei hanes, ei llenyddiaeth a’i lle yn y byd cyfoes a rhyngwladol. Iaith Gyntaf ac Ail Iaith – mae’r cynllun gradd hwn yn cynnwys llwybrau Ail Iaith ac Iaith Gyntaf. Bywyd Cymdetihas Cymraeg Byrlymus – Yn Aberystwyth gallwch fyw drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a mwynhau’r eflen gymdeithasol sydd i’r gymuned Gymraeg yma. Ymaelodwch ag UMCA, dewch i fyw yn neuadd Pantycelyn-Penbryn, ewch ar deithiau rygbi’r Geltaidd, ymunwch â chôr Pantycelyn, ac ewch i nosweithiau megis Gwobrau’r Selar.

Mae’r staff sy’n dysgu ar y cwrs yn arbenigwyr mewn meysydd amrywiol, ac o ganlyniad byddi’n gallu dewis o blith amrywiaeth eang o bynciau sy’n dy ddiddori. Bydd y radd hon yn eich arfogi â’r sgiliau, y galluoedd a’r arbenigedd i wynebu ac ymgysylltu â’r heriau sy’n wynebu’r gymdeithas sydd ohoni. Trwy achrediad cydnabyddir rhaglenni sy’n darparu’r wybodaeth, y ddealltwriaeth, y sgiliau, y dulliau a’r nodweddion proffesiynol daearyddol sy’n ddisgwyliedig gan raddedigion safonol ym maes daearyddiaeth, fel a gofnodwyd yn Natganiad Meincnod Pwnc yr ASA ar gyfer Daearyddiaeth.

Gan ein bod yn gymuned Ddaearyddiaeth fawr a deinamig, gallwn gynnig amrywiaeth eang iawn i chi o arbenigedd, cyfleoedd a chyfleusterau daearyddol: Prosesau dalgylch afon; Rhewlifeg; Biodaearyddiaeth; Newid Amgylcheddol Cwaternaidd; Tueddiadau cyfoes mewn Daearberyglon; Cynaliadwyedd Trefol; Datblygu Rhanbarthol; Daearyddiaeth Wleidyddol a Diwylliannol; Cyfleoedd am waith maes yn Seland Newydd, Creta, Efrog Newydd, Ffrainc, Iwerddon, Gwlad yr Iâ, Mynydd Etna, Ecuador a Pheriw, ymhlith eraill; Gwobrau teithio ar gael bob blwyddyn i ariannu eich anturiaethau (hyd at £400); Cyfleusterau addysgu o’r radd flaenaf a’r dechnoleg ddiweddaraf i gyfoethogi dysgu; Labordai llawn cyfarpar yn cynnwys amrywiaeth o offerynnau dadansoddi e.e. sbectromedrau a sganwyr craidd sy’n gallu cael eu defnyddio ar gyfer gwaith maes ac astudio yn annibynnol. Mae cyflogadwyedd yn rhan annatod o’r holl gyrsiau a gynigiwn. Mae ein graddau yn cynnig sylfaen gadarn ar gyfer amrywiaeth eang o yrfaoedd ar draws ystod o sectorau. Mewn economi fyd-eang sy’n newid yn gyflym, mae ein graddedigion yn gallu addasu a galw ar ystod o sgiliau trosglwyddadwy, gan sicrhau bod galw amdanynt drwy’r amser. Ymhlith y setiau sgiliau y mae: Gwell sgiliau mathemategol a chyfrifiadurol; Sgiliau datrys problemau a meddwl creadigol effeithiol; Sgiliau technoleg gwybodaeth cadarn; Gallu gweithio’n annibynnol ac fel rhan o dîm; Sgiliau rheoli amser a threfnu; Sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar; Hunangymhelliant a hunanddibyniaeth.

Mae ein graddedigion wedi cael swyddi fel ymgynghorwyr amgylcheddol, cynllunwyr, gweision sifil, syrfewyr, ac ym myd addysg, ymhlith swyddi eraill.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,000
per year
England
£9,000
per year
EU
£16,520
per year
International
£16,520
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

Extra funding

Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnig pecyn gwerthfawr o ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau i gynorthwyo myfyrwyr. Mae ein cystadleuaeth Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad hirsefydlog yn golygu y gallech gael hyd at £2,000 y flwyddyn tuag at eich costau byw a’ch costau astudio. Gallwch gyfuno Ysgoloriaeth Mynediad gydag unrhyw un, neu â’n holl wobrau eraill, i wneud eich pecyn ariannol yn fwy gwerthfawr. Mae’n ein gwobrau’n cynnwys Bwrsariaeth Aberystwyth, sy’n dibynnu ar brawf modd, yr Ysgoloriaethau Chwaraeon a Cherddoriaeth, bwrsariaethau i rai sy’n gadael gofal/gofalwyr ifainc/myfyrwyr dieithredig ac ystod o wobrau adrannol-benodol. Ewch i’n gwefan i gael y manylion llawn.

The Uni


Course location:

Main Site (Aberystwyth)

Department:

Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

94%
Human geography

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Welsh studies

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
26%
Male students
74%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
7%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
C
B

Human geography

Teaching and learning

91%
Staff make the subject interesting
96%
Staff are good at explaining things
87%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
80%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

85%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
96%
Course specific equipment and facilities
93%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
62%
Male students
38%
Female students
88%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
C

After graduation


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Welsh studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,744
low
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
9%
Teaching and educational professionals
9%
Business, research and administrative professionals

Human geography

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£17,000
low
Average annual salary
97%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
10%
Teaching and educational professionals
10%
Other elementary services occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Welsh studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

£25k

£26k

£26k

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Human geography

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£19k

£19k

£25k

£25k

£27k

£27k

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