This Postgraduate Certificate combines academic studies with applied experience in the field. The aim of this pioneering certificate is to place efforts to create a bilingual Wales in their historical, political, social and international context.

What you will learn

This certificate will appeal to graduates working in the field of language planning within Welsh public institutions or in third sector organisations in the community. It will be a firm basis for students in terms of understanding language-planning concepts and the development of the field as a professional concern over recent decades. The course will also offer individuals the chance to apply their learning to their experience and their own work.

Learning takes place online through a combination of seminars and tutorials, reading, assignments and presentations based on fieldwork.

Career Opportunities

This certificate prepares students for diverse professions related to bilingualism/multilingualism and enables them to apply the core principles together with knowledge, understanding and subject-based skills to their everyday occupational needs. It will also be of great interest to those working in the field already, such as Language Officers, Language Planners, Government Officials, Policy Designers, and Youth Workers.