Welsh and Celtic Studies (MA) MA
Cardiff University
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 185 graduates of Welsh and Celtic Studies (Astudiaethau Cymreig a Cheltaidd) MA and other courses in History at Cardiff University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in History.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in History
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of History at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24000 | £24000 | £29000 |
25-75 percentile range | £20500 - £27000 | £18500 - £28500 | £22500 - £36000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of History
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24405 | £22643 | £27403 |
25-75 percentile range | £20545 - £28120 | £17457 - £28376 | £20781 - £35411 |
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Course Description
Join us to explore Welsh literature, language and culture through an international and interdisciplinary lens.
Our MA Welsh and Celtic Studies program allows you to investigate and explore the relationship between literature, language, culture and identity across the centuries – from medieval literature to contemporary fields such as language planning and policy.
This is an open and flexible programme, enabling you to tailor its content to your interests and matched with the wide-ranging and diverse research specializations of our staff.
Under the supervision of renowned experts in their fields, you'll become part of a dynamic, challenging and transformative research and scholarship community. One of our main strengths is the impact and influence of our research on the world around us - politically, linguistically, culturally and socially. We have broken new ground in a range of different subject areas, and these advances inform our MA programme.
Choosing to study with us is an opportunity to engage with diverse and highly-relevant topics concerned with Welsh and other languages, such as:
- Welsh literature and literary criticism
- Creative writing
- Children's literature
- Sociolinguistics
- Language acquisition
- Dialectology
- Language planning and policy
- Translation theory and methodology.
Recent MA students have undertaken original and penetrating research in several notable fields, including: linguistic landscape mapping; creative literary criticism; intertextual research and Welsh medieval literature; and digital technologies and minotiry languages.
You can study this program through the medium of Welsh or English; or a combination of both.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Welsh and Celtic Studies (Astudiaethau Cymreig a Cheltaidd) MA at Cardiff University
20% | Administrative occupations |
18% | Sales occupations |
9% | Finance Professionals |
7% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
5% | Protective service occupations |
4% | Elementary occupations |
4% | Information Technology Professionals |
4% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
4% | Business and public service associate professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- MBA
Typically, you will need to have either:
a 2:1 honors degree in a relevant subject such as Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Geography, History, Languages, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sociology, Welsh, or Welsh Creative Writing, or an equivalent international degree
a university-recognised equivalent academic qualification
or relevant professional experience evidenced by a reference
For further information, please visit the course page on our website:
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Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
University Rankings
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About Cardiff University
Established in 1883, Cardiff University is located in the urban setting of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Some of the university’s most obvious advantages include world-leading research, a knowledgeable and proactive career services office, and the central location. Cardiff is a vibrant, modern city with a young and diverse population known for accepting people from all walks of life.
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