Welsh

Entry requirements

You should hold or expect to achieve a minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) in Welsh or a related subject or hold relevant work experience.

Months of entry

January, April, July, October

Course content

An MA by Research in Welsh enables you to undertake a substantial project rooted in your own Welsh passions and interests.

It offers you a respected MA qualification in specialist areas where taught programmes are not offered, and gives the experience of a substantial research degree, without committing to a PhD.

Your project will take one year full-time or two years part-time.

You will submit a thesis of up to 40,000 words, demonstrating original research with a significant contribution to the subject. This is followed by an oral examination of the thesis (a viva voce examination, or viva).

Completing the programme can present a pathway to a career in academia, or widen your scope for employment in fields such as education, government bodies or the private sector.

Welsh research specialities at Swansea include:

• Bilingualism and language planning Theory of literature
• Translation techniques and technology
• Literature over the centuries
• Devolution
• Welsh for adults and language acquisition
• Legal and social history
• Law and minority languages
• Drama, film, animation, broadcasting and digital media

Most projects gradually evolve over the course of reading, research and supervision.

You will be closely supervised by two experienced academics with relevant expertise throughout the course of the project. This involves fortnightly meetings in your first term and meetings at regular agreed intervals thereafter.

As a research student, you are required to attend skills and training courses. You deliver presentations to research students and staff at departmental seminars, at the annual departmental postgraduate symposium in June, and at the Postgraduate Conference.

Fees and funding

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