By combining Welsh and Philosophy, you will gain a wealth of transferable skills and knowledge, opening the doors to a variety of career paths. The Joint Honours degree gives you the opportunity to specialise in two subjects and you will find they often share issues and perspectives.

The Welsh course is relevant to contemporary Wales and delivered by a school noted for its research quality and impact. The course aims to produce graduates with a thorough academic and practical understanding of the Welsh language, its literature and culture, a high level of skill in written and spoken Welsh and well-developed employability and creative skills relevant to modern Wales.

There are two related aspects of the philosophy course at Cardiff that mark it out among Russell Group universities. One is that there is a strong emphasis on ethics, politics, and aesthetics among the modules on offer. The other is that our research and teaching is spread equally across both the ‘analytic’ and ‘Continental’ styles of Western philosophy.

As a joint honours student, you will find that often there are complementary issues and perspectives that link subjects, be they critical analysis, historical contexts or recent research.

NOTE: This joint degree programme is usually available only to those who have studied Welsh as a first language at A-level. If you have not done this but feel your Welsh is of an equivalent standard, email cymraeg@cardiff.ac.uk.

Distinctive features

The distinctive features of the course include:

• the opportunity to follow a degree course that develops skills relevant to both the academic world and the workplace
• a core module which focuses on employability skills and which offers a period of work experience
• a range of core and optional modules in Welsh language, literature and culture as well as the opportunity to specialise in areas of personal and career interest
• the emphasis on practical research skills, that will benefit you throughout your career
• the emphasis on independent learning in a supportive environment
• the involvement of research-active staff in teaching
• the experience of being taught by staff who will recognise you as an individual