Swansea University
UCAS Code: Q562 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Applicants without an A Level in Welsh will be considered.
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities Course
We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a Grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSEs: English/Welsh Language Grade C
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include 4 at HL Welsh (First Lang)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
B + BB at A-Level. Applicants without an A Level in Welsh will be considered.
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About this course
Mae’r cwrs unigryw yma yn rhoi’r cyfle euraid i fyfyrwyr dreulio 9-12 mis yn y byd gwaith ac ennill profiadau a sgiliau amhrisiadwy. Mae’n gwrs pedair blynedd, gyda myfyrwyr yn treulio eu trydedd flwyddyn mewn swydd. Gall y lleoliad fod yn y sector cyhoeddus, preifat neu wirfoddol.
Beth yw dylanwad rhyngwladol y Gymraeg? Sut mae’r iaith yn gyfrwng diwylliant? Pa mor bwysig a pherthnasol yw creu cynnwys drwy gyfrwng iaith leiafrifol yn yr oes sydd ohoni? Dyma rai o gwestiynau mawrion BA Cymraeg (Iaith Gyntaf) Prifysgol Abertawe.
Dewch i ymgolli mewn llenyddiaeth a barddoniaeth Gymraeg, ochr yn ochr â dysgu am hanes cymdeithasol, diwylliannol a gwleidyddol yr iaith.
Byddwch yn astudio amrywiaeth eang o lenyddiaeth gan gynnwys dramâu, straeon byrion a nofelau, yn ogystal â barddoniaeth o'r traddodiad barddol canoloesol i ganeuon protest modern.
Byddwch yn meithrin dealltwriaeth gadarn o iaith a gramadeg Cymraeg, sosioieithyddiaeth a pholisi cynllunio iaith, ac yn dysgu sgiliau cyfieithu gwerthfawr.
Drwy gydol eich astudiaethau, byddwch yn meithrin sgiliau ymchwil a dadansoddi ardderchog ac yn dysgu sut i gyflwyno eich syniadau'n effeithiol ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig, gan agor y drws at nifer fawr o yrfaoedd amrywiol.
**Pam Cymraeg (Llwybr i Fyfyrwyr Iaith Gyntaf) yn Abertawe?**
Mae gradd BA Cymraeg o Brifysgol Abertawe yn bwrw golwg eang ar y Gymraeg mewn cyd-destun rhyngwladol, gan drafod polisiau iaith, llenyddiaeth y byd a chyfieithu.
Mae’r modiwlau wedi’u cynllunio gan ymchwilwyr uchel eu parch yn eu meysydd arbenigol, gyda golwg ar sicrhau eich bod yn meithrin sgiliau trosglwyddiadawy fydd o ddefnydd i chi ym myd gwaith.
**Mae Astudiaethau Celtaidd yn Abertawe:**
• 2il yn y DU yn gyffredinol (Times Good University Guide 2025)
Eich Profiad Cymraeg (Llwybr i Fyfyrwyr Iaith Gyntaf)
Mae pob cam o’n cwrs gradd BA Cymraeg (Iaith Gyntaf) wedi’i gynllunio i sicrhau eich bod yn datblygu’n gyfathrebwyr hyderus ac yn ymchwilwyr craff.
Mae teilwra ein modiwlau a’n hasesiadau i’ch galluogi i feithrin y sgiliau proffesiynol y mae cyflogwyr yn rhoi gwerth arnynt yn bwysig iawn i ni, ac rydym yn cydweithio gyda sefydliadau yng Nghymru a thu hwnt er mwyn sicrhau bod ein cwrs gradd yn ateb y galw.
Rydym yn cynnig amrywiaeth eang o ddulliau asesu sydd wedi’u cynllunio’n ofalus er mwyn eich galluogi i ennyn sgiliau bydd yn eich helpu chi i gyflawni eich nodau gyrfa neu'ch uchelgeisiau ar gyfer astudiaethau ôl-raddedig.
Fel un o’n cymuned ddysgu, byddwch yn derbyn cymorth addysgol heb ei ail.
Modules
"Bydd eich blwyddyn gyntaf yn cynnwys cymysgedd o fodiwlau gorfodol a dewisol, enghreifftiau o fodiwlau gorfodol o’r blynyddoedd diwethaf gan gynnwys:
• Defnyddio'r Laith • Trawsieithu
Bydd eich ail a'ch trydedd flwyddyn yn cynnwys modiwlau cwbl ddewisol. Mae enghreifftiau o fodiwlau dewisol o'r blynyddoedd diwethaf wedi cynnwys:
• Hawliau Laith yn y Cyd-destun Rhyngwladol • Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg • Cyfraith Hywel • Blas ar Ymchwil • Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith
Mae’r cwrs unigryw yma yn rhoi’r cyfle euraid i fyfyrwyr dreulio 9-12 mis yn y byd gwaith ac ennill profiadau a sgiliau amhrisiadwy. Mae’n gwrs pedair blynedd, gyda myfyrwyr yn treulio eu trydedd flwyddyn mewn swydd. Gall y lleoliad fod yn y sector cyhoeddus, preifat neu wirfoddol.
Bydd eich blwyddyn olaf yn cynnwys prosiect traethawd hir annibynnol.
Assessment methods
Rydym yn falch o ddarparu profiad addysgol rhagorol, gan ddefnyddio'r dulliau dysgu ac addysgu mwyaf effeithiol, wedi'u teilwra'n ofalus i anghenion penodol eich cwrs. Ar wahân i nifer fach o gyrsiau ar-lein, mae'r rhan fwyaf o'n cyrsiau'n cynnwys addysgu wyneb yn wyneb ar y campws, gan alluogi ymgysylltiad llawn â'ch darlithwyr a'ch cyd-fyfyrwyr. Mae sesiynau sgiliau ymarferol, seminarau gwaith labordy, a gweithdai yn bennaf yn cael eu cynnal wyneb yn wyneb ar y campws, gan ganiatáu gweithio mewn grŵp ac arddangosiadau. Rydym hefyd yn gweithredu labordai rhithwir ac Amgylcheddau Dysgu Efelychol a fydd yn hwyluso mwy o fynediad at gyfleoedd hyfforddi yn y dyfodol. Fodd bynnag, mae ein dulliau addysgu hefyd yn cynnwys defnyddio rhywfaint o ddysgu ar-lein i gefnogi a gwella addysgu wyneb yn wyneb traddodiadol. Gall dysgu ar-lein ddigwydd ‘yn fyw’ gan ddefnyddio meddalwedd fel Zoom, sy'n eich galluogi i ryngweithio â'r darlithydd a myfyrwyr eraill ac i ofyn cwestiynau. Mae recordiadau darlithoedd hefyd yn caniatáu mwy o hyblygrwydd i ailedrych ar ddeunydd, i adolygu at asesiadau ac i wella dysgu y tu allan i'r ystafell ddosbarth. Mae gan rai modiwlau adnoddau ychwanegol ar Canvas, megis fideos, sleidiau a chwisiau sy'n galluogi astudiaeth hyblyg bellach.
Extra funding
Mae’n bosib eich bod yn gymwys i gael cymorth ariannol tuag at eich astudiaethau. https://www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/israddedig/ysgoloriaethau/ I gael gwybod am ysgoloriaethau, bwrsariaethau a chyfleoedd eraill am gymorth ariannol sydd ar gael, ewch i dudalen ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau'r Brifysgol. Mae ysgoloriaethau a bwrsariaethau hael ar gael gan Academi Hywel Teifi, Prifysgol Abertawe a’r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol ar gyfer myfyrwyr sy'n dymuno astudio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg neu'n ddwyieithog. I ddysgu mwy am y cyfleoedd sydd ar gael i chi, ewch i dudalen Ysgoloriaethau a Bwrsariaethau Academi Hywel Teifi: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/academi-hywel-teifi/dysgu/ysgoloriaethau/
The Uni
Singleton Park Campus
College of Arts and Humanities
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