Welsh and History (BA)
Cardiff University
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BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Cathays Park Campus

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Full Time

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SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Cathays Park Campus

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Your Welsh modules will enable you to develop key academic and professional skills. You will develop your interests in a range of topics such as literature through the ages linguistics, language planning and language acquisition heritage and tourism and active writing. There is a strong interdisciplinary aspect to the provision: you can choose modules that consider the Welsh language, its literature and culture in a range of historical and contemporary contexts. The modules in History develop ...Read more

Your Welsh modules will enable you to develop key academic and professional skills. You will develop your interests in a range of topics such as literature through the ages linguistics, language planning and language acquisition heritage and tourism and active writing. There is a strong interdisciplinary aspect to the provision: you can choose modules that consider the Welsh language, its literature and culture in a range of historical and contemporary contexts.

The modules in History develop your knowledge and critical understanding of the political, social, economic, and cultural structures of past societies. Our expertise reaches an extraordinary breadth of societies, periods and places, spanning the British Isles, Europe (east and west), Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Our modules give you the opportunity to study both well-established areas, such as political, social, cultural and gender history, or explore areas that might be new to you, such as environmental history or digital history. Through these modules, you can cultivate intellectual skills such as the ability to assess evidence critically, to evaluate different interpretations of the evidence, to construct arguments based on evidence, and to express opinions cogently in speech and in writing.

We pride ourselves on nurturing a friendly, personalised and supportive environment, placing a strong emphasis on individual one-to-one meetings at key points throughout the degree. Bringing a wealth of expertise across different themes, periods and geographies, your lecturers will share latest thinking in the classroom, including their own cutting-edge research.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
22/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
33rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
27th
History
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 92 = 8% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
8%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
History graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK History graduate salary
£18,000
Welsh Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Welsh Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Welsh Studies graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
M
Morgan
05 Mar 25

There is such a great sense of community and lots of support available!..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
05 Mar 25

Cardiff is great as it really makes you feel supported and it is in such a good location near to the city centre with so much to do. It is perfect for students looking for a good..Read more

Popular A-level subjects

Welsh Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Welsh
100%
History
42%
English Literature
24%
Music
17%
Religious Studies & Theology
14%
HESA
History

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
62%
Psychology
33%
English Literature
30%
Biology
20%
Mathematics
19%
HESA

Tuition fees

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Domestic

£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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This fee applied to Isle of Man - £9,535.

£23,700 per year

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Students from EU

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£23,700 per year

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Latest reviews

Latest History reviews

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M
Morgan
05 Mar 25
Modern History and Politics BA
There is such a great sense of community and lots of support available!...
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SR
Student Reviewer
05 Mar 25
History BA (Hons)
Cardiff is great as it really makes you feel supported and it is in such a good location near to the city centre with so much to do. It is perfect for students looking for a good...
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