BA Welsh and Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

at Bangor University

In the first year, through reading key texts you will become familiar with the aspects that underpin philosophy and religion, even if you have not studied those areas before, from Philosophy of Religion, Ethics and Logic, to Discourse and 'the Death of God'. You will also read poetry, prose and drama, and have an opportunity to take part in creative writing workshops, if you wish. 

In the second and third years, a wide variety of modules are offered: e.g., the novel from Daniel Owen to Dewi Prysor; Welsh language theatre from Saunders Lewis to Aled Jones Williams', modern poetry and eisteddfod odes; Meic Povey’s television dramas; Dafydd ap Gwilym; the Mabinogion. Or why not study the Welsh culture of the Welsh Americans, or even ask "What is Literature?" (the 'Philosophy and Literature' module is a bridge between the two disciplines). There are modules on the great thinkers of the western tradition, as well as those comparing western and eastern thought, and there is a wide range of Welsh modules covering subjects as diverse as Buddhism, Religious Education, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, or the Transatlantic Slave Trade. 

The Independent Study and Dissertation modules give you the opportunity to explore in more depth a topic of particular interest to you, whether a single author or writer such as Caryl Lewis, Geraint Jarman or Nietzsche, or a subject such as ecocriticism, gender and transgender, literature and slavery, approaches to language regeneration, etc. 

Offers are tariff based, 80 - 120 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
 

• A Levels (including a B grade in Welsh or a humanities subject studies through the medium of Welsh)**
• BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: MMP-DDM
• International Baccalaureate Diploma (including H5 in Welsh)**
• Access course with Welsh element**
• City & Guilds Advanced Technical/Extended Diploma: considered on a case by case basis
• Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted
• T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis. 

International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements).

Home (UK) students
 

• The cost of a full-time undergraduate course is £9,000 per year (2021/22 entry and 2022/23 entry).

• The fee for all placement, international, and sandwich years is £1,350 (2021/22 and 2022/23).

• More information on fees and finance for Home (UK) students.

• International (including EU) students
   

International Student Tuition Fees
 

• International Student Living Costs and Scholarships

Additional Costs
 

• There are also some common additional costs that are likely to arise for students on all courses, for example:

• If you choose to study abroad or take the International Experience Year as part of your course.

• If you attend your Graduation Ceremony, there will be a cost for gown hire (£25-£75) and cost for additional guest tickets (c.£12 each).

International    £15,250

There has never been more demand for a workforce that can use Welsh at senior professional levels. The goal is clear, it has been set by the Welsh Government: a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and a truly bilingual Wales. 

In pursuit of this goal there will be a considerable demand for confident Welsh speaking graduates. A degree in Welsh and Philosophy, Ethics and Religion, will provide you with an excellent qualification, combining two areas that offer great potential. Employability statistics show, year on year, that graduates from the School of Welsh succeed exceptionally well in finding suitable employment - indeed they are more successful than the graduates of some other subject. "The ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written Welsh is an essential skill in an ever-increasing number of jobs, and studying for a degree  - or the majority of a degree - through the medium of Welsh does not close any doors on international employment either." The opposite is true.

The remarkable professional success of our students in employment - and their varied careers - already proves how entirely relevant this course is to the requirements of contemporary Wales. A proportion of graduates go into education, to be primary and secondary teachers, headteachers, education officers and directors of education. Others go into further education and others become university lecturers. Teaching Welsh for adults is also a key area. Television and digital and print media - including the BBC centre in Bangor - offer a cross-section of interesting jobs and have led other alumni into book publishing, creative writing and television scripting, public relations and marketing. There is also continuing demand for bilingual administrators and local government officers. Graduates in Philosophy, Ethics and Religion also look to social work, religious service, counselling, librarianship etc.