Welsh with Mathematics Aberystwyth University

Overview

Key Features

By choosing to study Welsh with Mathematics program at Aberystwyth University you will become part of two well established departments with more than a hundred years of experience in researching and teaching. Alongside this tradition, the teaching in both departments is dynamic and thought-provoking.

Aberystwyth was the first University in Wales to teach Mathematics and ever since then it has been providing education of the highest quality in a friendly and supportive environment, with the aim of turning Mathematics and Statistics into practical applications. The Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth University is the oldest of its kind in the world. It has been teaching and inspiring generations of students since the very beginning. The Department leads the sector in the areas of creative writing, Welsh in the professional workplace and translation studies.

On the Welsh modules of this degree, you will be introduced to interesting and attractive subjects that are relevant to the way in which we see Wales and the world through the medium of Welsh, and this degree scheme includes Welsh Second Language and First Language paths.

The Mathematics modules on this degree will reveal a discipline that is both interesting and challenging that focuses on the ways in which mathematics is essential to modern society and how it contributes to several areas of life, including science, engineering, technology and finance. You will be introduced to the core disciplines of the subject, supplemented by a fantastic collection of optional modules.

Careers

Graduates of the Welsh Department enter into excellent jobs. Many go into education, while the Welsh media attracts many into performance, administration and production. Some of the department's graduates go into some aspect of social work or law. As a result of Welsh Language Legislation and the establishment of the National Assembly, there has been an increase in demand for civil servants who have Welsh language skills, and for translators and administrators across several areas.

Studying Mathematics prepares you for a wide range of jobs where analysis and computing skills in particular are welcomed. Our graduates are now working in areas such as accounting and banking, insurance and in actuary companies, education, medical and statistical government departments, aerospace manufacturing, and many other fields.

You will become part of a pool of graduates for whom there is a high demand across many industries for their problem-solving skills, their clear analysing thought processes, and their ability to prepare a logical debate.