English Literature and Welsh (a pathway for Second Language students), BA (Hons)

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Key Course Details

UCAS Code: QQH5
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QQH6
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: QQHI
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: QQH5
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QQH6
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: QQHI
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

English Literature and Welsh (a pathway for Second Language students), BA (Hons)

Study English Literature and Welsh in a Second Language Context

Students enjoying their studies in the library

Course Overview

Wales has a rich lyric tradition and Swansea is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas. So come to Swansea University to explore English Literature and Welsh.

The course ranges from the poetry of protest, story-tellers, Welsh playwriting and the legal status of the Welsh language to national and global literatures, Renaissance literature, Gothic and genre fiction, 19th century literature, contemporary fiction, gender and culture as well as creative and professional writing.

You will also study the Welsh language past and present, working in two languages, translation and multiculturalism. You have the chance to explore centuries of Welsh literature, from the 14^th century poet Dafydd a Gwilym to the contemporary verse of Mererid Hopwood.

You can also get involved with projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales.

Why English Literature and Welsh (a pathway for Second Language students) at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula;

English Literature at Swansea is ranked:

Top 25 for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)
97% of graduates in employment &/or study, or doing other activities, such as travelling, 15 months after leaving Swansea University (HESA 2023)

Celtic Studies at Swansea is ranked:

2nd in the UK overall - Celtic Studies (Times Good University Guide 2025)

Our lecturers and professors are established writers whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed. The department has two chief poets and winners of the Book of the Year competitions in Wales.

You can apply for the Coleg Cymraeg Main Scholarship of £3,000 as well as our general scholarships.

Your English Literature and Welsh (a pathway for Second Language students) Experience

We offer varied and flexible course content, so you can shape your course to your interests. These could be Gothic and genre fiction, gender and culture, renaissance literature, national and global literatures, modernity and contemporary writing, 19th century literature, creative and professional writing, how language works, Welsh literature from the 14th century to the present day, Welsh playwriting, protest poetry, story-tellers or the legal status of the Welsh language.

You can get involved with projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales. We have a strong, campus-based community and our English Society organises a range of literary, social and cultural events.

You will also have a Personal Tutor for any pastoral or academic support you need and work placements to further boost your career prospects.

English Literature and Welsh (a pathway for Second Language students) Employment Opportunities

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

Education
Marketing
Media
Politics
Language planning
Business
Youth work
Translation
Administration
Public services

Modules

In the first year, complete beginners will take modules in Welsh grammar, with the emphasis on the spoken word, contemporary literature and culture.

You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research topics.

Final year modules cover subjects such as Old English, 20^th century poetry and Gothic Wales.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Defnyddio'r Iaith	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-130
Defnyddio'r Iaith 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-131

Optional Modules

English Literature Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. Students must select 60 credits (3 modules) per semester and 3 modules in each joint honours subject.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose to select one module from the list below to make up your 60 credits in English Literature. You must select 60 credits (3 modules) in each of your joint honours subjects

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

AND

Welsh optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Dewiswch un o’r modiwlau canlynol / Choose one of the following modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Cadarnhau'r Seiliau	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-132
Trawsieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-138

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Modiwlau Dewisol - Optional Modules - Welsh

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Rhaid dewis 60cr. Rhaid dewis 60 cr ym mhob bloc dysgu. / Select 60 credits from the following. Overall, you must select 60 credits from each teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Hawliau Iaith yn y Cyd-destun Rhyngwladol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-234
Cymraeg Proffesiynol 2	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-235
Canu Gwleidyddol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-245
Cyflwyniad i Ysgrifennu Creadigol	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-229
Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-236
Rhyddiaith Rhwng Dau Fyd	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-244

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least Two modules from this list and at least one in each teaching block. Students may select three modules and not make a selection from the optional module choices box below. Students must select three modules in each joint honours subject and not exceed a total of three modules in any one teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students may (but do not have to) choose one module to make up 60 credits of English Literature for the year. Do not select more than three modules in total in any one semester. ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1 to pursue ALE218 or ALE250. ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1 to pursue ALE200.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
World Englishes	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE231
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

English Literature Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least 40 credits . One dissertation only is permitted. Students must select 60 credits in each joint honours subject and not exceed 60 credits in any one semester. NOTE .** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345

AND

Creative Writing Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required, select ONE module to fulfil 60 credits in English Literature. Students must not select EN-3026 if they have selected EN-3031. Students must have previously studied a Creative Writing module to select EN-3026.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

AND

Modiwlau Gorfodol Dewisiol - Compulsory Modules Selective - Welsh

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Rhaid dewis cyfanswm o 60cr. Rhaid dewis cyfanswm o 60 cr ym mhob bloc dysgu. / Select 60 credits from the following. Overall, you must select 60 credits from each teaching block. Joint honours students are permitted to select a dissertation in ONE of their joint honours subjects only.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Gwlad Beirdd a Storiwyr	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-352
Cyfraith Hywel	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-353
Blas ar Ymchwil	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-354
Cyfieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-335
Traethawd Estynedig	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-356
Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-358

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Defnyddio'r Iaith	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-130
Defnyddio'r Iaith 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-131

Optional Modules

English Literature Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. Students must select 60 credits (3 modules) per semester and 3 modules in each joint honours subject.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose to select one module from the list below to make up your 60 credits in English Literature. You must select 60 credits (3 modules) in each of your joint honours subjects

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-118
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

AND

Welsh optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Dewiswch un o’r modiwlau canlynol / Choose one of the following modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Cadarnhau'r Seiliau	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-132
Trawsieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-138

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Modiwlau Dewisol - Optional Modules - Welsh

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Rhaid dewis 60cr. Rhaid dewis 60 cr ym mhob bloc dysgu. / Select 60 credits from the following. Overall, you must select 60 credits from each teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Hawliau Iaith yn y Cyd-destun Rhyngwladol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-234
Cymraeg Proffesiynol 2	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-235
Canu Gwleidyddol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-245
Cyflwyniad i Ysgrifennu Creadigol	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-229
Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-236
Rhyddiaith Rhwng Dau Fyd	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-244

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least Two modules from this list. Students may select three modules and not make a selection from the optional module choices box below. Students must select three modules in each joint honours subject and not exceed three modules in any one teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in Year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
World Englishes	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE231
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions and to experience different cultures.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Study Abroad (English Literature and Creative Writing)	September-June (TB1+2)	120	EN-R00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

English Literature Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345

AND

Creative Writing Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

AND

Modiwlau Gorfodol Dewisiol - Compulsory Modules Selective - Welsh

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Gwlad Beirdd a Storiwyr	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-352
Cyfraith Hywel	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-353
Blas ar Ymchwil	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-354
Cyfieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-335
Traethawd Estynedig	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-356
Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-358

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year in Industry)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Defnyddio'r Iaith	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-130
Defnyddio'r Iaith 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-131

Optional Modules

English Literature Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least two modules. Students must select 60 credits (3 modules) per semester and 3 modules in each joint honours subject.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monsters, Theories, Transformations	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-100
English Essentials	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-120
The Stage Play World	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-119

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose to select one module from the list below to make up your 60 credits in English Literature. You must select 60 credits (3 modules) in each of your joint honours subjects

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE121
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-117
Introduction to Visual Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-101
Grammar and Meaning	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE100
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-113
Visuality and Embodiment	January-June (TB2)	20	VC-102

AND

Welsh optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Dewiswch un o’r modiwlau canlynol / Choose one of the following modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Cadarnhau'r Seiliau	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-132
Trawsieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-138

AND

COMPULSORY MODULE

Choose Exactly 0 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You MUST select CC-N150

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Employability Skills for Culture and Communication	January-June (TB2)	0	CC-N150

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Modiwlau Dewisol - Optional Modules - Welsh

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Rhaid dewis 20cr. Rhaid dewis 60 cr ym mhob bloc dysgu. / Select 20 credits from the following. Overall, you must select 60 credits from each teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Hawliau Iaith yn y Cyd-destun Rhyngwladol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-234
Cymraeg Proffesiynol 2	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-235
Canu Gwleidyddol	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-245
Cyflwyniad i Ysgrifennu Creadigol	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-229
Amlddiwylliannedd a'r Gymraeg	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-236
Rhyddiaith Rhwng Dau Fyd	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-244

AND

English Literature - Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least Two modules from this list one in each semester. Students may select three modules and not make a selection from the optional module choices box below. Students must select three modules in each joint honours subject and not exceed three modules in total in any one teaching block.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-206
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-207
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-237
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-241
Contentious Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-242
Medieval Encounters	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-266

AND

English Literature - Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE200	ALE108 must have been completed in year 1
Child Language and Literacy	September-January (TB1)	20	ALE250	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Introduction to Writing Poetry	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-234
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-243
Techniques of Seeing	September-January (TB1)	20	VC-200
Discourse Analysis	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE218	ALE121 must have been completed in Year 1
World Englishes	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE231
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Introduction to Writing Drama	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-236
American Word / American Image	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-244
Writing a Short Film	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-270

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Year in Industry

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Year in Industry - School of Culture and Communication	Academic Year	120	CC-S00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

English Literature Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least 40 credits from this box . Students must select 60 credits in each joint honours subject and not exceed 60 credits in any one semester. NOTE .** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2. To select ALE308 students must have completed ALE200 in Year 2. To select ALE316 students must have completed ALE218 in Year 2.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Dissertation - English Literature	September-June (TB1+2)	40	EN-3031	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3040
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3055
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3061
Chaucer	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-394
Stylistics	January-June (TB2)	20	ALE323
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312
Crime Fiction since 1920	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3045
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3058
Contemporary American Fiction	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3062
Science Fiction and Media	January-June (TB2)	20	MS-345

AND

Creative Writing Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Further Fiction Writing	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-3014
Further Creative Non Fiction	September-January (TB1)	20	EN-309
Creative Writing Personal Project	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-3026
Further Poetry Writing	January-June (TB2)	20	EN-319

AND

Modiwlau Gorfodol dewisol - Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Gwlad Beirdd a Storiwyr	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-352
Cyfraith Hywel	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-353
Blas ar Ymchwil	September-January (TB1)	20	CY-354
Cyfieithu	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-335
Traethawd Estynedig	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-356
Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith	January-June (TB2)	20	CY-358

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement is ABB-BBC (UCAS tariff points 112-128) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales- grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above to include Maths and English/Welsh. A level ABB-BBC (A level Welsh will be required for Second Language Welsh but not for First Language).

Here are the requirements for International students.

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

At least 80 credits

You can study 80 credits or more of this course through the medium of Welsh. Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

If you aim to study at least 80 credits in Welsh, prospective students (for 2024-25) can apply for the Coleg Cymraeg Main Scholarship (£1000 per year for 3 years).

Meet Your Lecturers

Our degrees are taught by experts, who have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

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Year in Industry

This course offers you the opportunity to spend a Year In Industry, in the UK or overseas*, giving valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for only paid placements which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Although securing a placement is the responsibility of the student, we work with a number of organisations who provide a range of placement opportunities. Students are also supported throughout their application journey with advice, guidance and additional resources. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies, you will transfer onto the equivalent degree programme.

*overseas locations are dependent on VISA restrictions per country

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