- Level
- 3-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 3 year bachelor degree
- Field
- Media, Journalism, and Communication
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A three year honours degree combining Welsh with history, covering Welsh language and literature alongside historical method, Welsh history and a final year dissertation.
Much of the Welsh historical record is written in Welsh, so reading the language turns archival research from translation work into direct enquiry.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Welsh and History is taught at Bangor University, a public university in Wales with full degree awarding powers. Because the Welsh and history degree is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the Welsh and history degree, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the Welsh and history degree plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the Welsh and history degree does not support a family move.
Entry to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Welsh and History is Class 12 or equivalent at 70 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the Welsh and history degree is recorded at GBP 17,000. Bangor charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the Welsh and history degree. The Welsh and history degree lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your the Welsh and history degree application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Class 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 75 with reading 18, writing 18, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 56 with no component below 51; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Work rights: the Welsh and history degree is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Archivist: after further qualification
- Heritage Officer: Welsh heritage bodies
- Researcher: cultural and academic organisations
- Museum Officer: collections and interpretation
- Welsh Language Officer: public bodies
- Further Study: Welsh history master degrees
Reality check: Welsh archives and heritage bodies value the language directly, which gives this combination a more specific employer base than history alone.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857
