Humanities, Social Science, Education Courses Gwynedd

...both planned and unplanned Appreciate the different journalistic writing skills for the press, TV and radio Appreciate the importance of finding... Learn about: Professional Writing...

...central ideas in contemporary critical theory apply these concepts, both analytically and imaginatively, to the reading of literary texts. demonstrate... Learn about: The Literature of Laughter, Introduction to US Literature, Travellers’ Tales...

...of invaluable intellectual and interpersonal skills: the ability to evaluate and interpret material and the capacity to explain it logically... Learn about: Exploring America, Reading the Renaissance, Skills and Training...

...and later on, for the world of work. The course aims to enable understudies to: be able to produce sentences and short paragraphs using basic vocabulary and grammatical constructions... Learn about: Aural and written skills, Cultural, historical and literary material, English Literature and Chinese...

...the new possibilities available to the contemporary writer. The final year dissertation offers the opportunity to specialize in an area of your choice... Learn about: Transformative Writing, IT for adults, Word and Image...

...work to deadlines set by yourself and others. These are skills which are sought by employers in many fields. The course aims to enable understudies... Learn about: English Literature and Italian, Paid work placement, Written and oral examinations...

...the new possibilities available to the contemporary writer. The final year dissertation offers the opportunity to specialize in an area of your choice... Learn about: Creative Writing: Poetry, The Novel, Writing and Landscape...

...identify in texts a range of linguistic and literary features relate the meaning of a text to its formal and rhetorical aspects understand some of... Learn about: Old English texts, Translation and middle english texts, Skills and Training...

...An awareness of the importance of revision and editing in bringing your work to a near professional standard. The ability to write concise, expressive... Learn about: Creative Writing: Poetry, The Novel, English Literature...

...important archaeological sites. The course aims to enable understudies to: Present relevant arguments in presentations, essays and examinations... Learn about: History and Heritage, Archaeological Principles and Techniques, Roman and Medieval Britain...

...in different ways. Demonstrate a mastery of basic study skills, particularly the ability to follow a course of reading, make effective notes... Learn about: Patterns of the Past, Theory and interpretation, Welsh History and Archaeology...

...The course aims to enable understudies to: Compile and correctly present references and bibliographies (scholarly apparatus). Determine what tutors... Learn about: Skills and Training, Wales in the Modern World, Introduction to Modern History...

...‘popular’ and ‘academic’ history by examining different styles of writing about the past. Comprehend the nature of historical and/or archaeological practice... Learn about: Skills and Training, Debating History, Past Unwrapped...

...and macroeconomics analyses the economy as a whole. An Economics degree includes a core microeconomics and macroeconomics component, and a specialism focusing... Learn about: Distribution and consumption of scarce resources, Completing problem solving exercises, Preparing business case studies...

...century gained through directed reading, lectures, and seminar discussions. Awareness of different historical interpretations and the ability to judge... Learn about: Expanding and changing, History and Italian, Skills and Training...

...as well as an understanding of different types of archaeological evidence and how they may be investigated. Show awareness that archaeology may be interpreted... Learn about: Introduction to Prehistory, Archaeological Principles and Techniques, Welsh History modules...

...Awareness of different historical interpretations and the ability to judge between them gained through directed reading, lectures (which will often concentrate... Learn about: Law and Society in Wales, Languages, Music, IT, Medieval and Early Modern History...

...Show awareness that history may be interpreted in different ways. Apply basic study skills (e.g. compile a bibliography). Present historical arguments in essays and examinations... Learn about: Address contemporary issues, Modern and Contemporary History, History or Welsh History...

...lectures, and seminar discussions. Awareness of different historical interpretations and the ability to judge between them gained through directed reading... Learn about: Formulate arguments, Solve Problems, Complexity and diversity of situations...

...concepts and problems in medieval and early modern Welsh history from the age of the princes to the early modern period, particularly the attempts of native... Learn about: Longstanding tradition, Guidance of a dissertation supervisor, Learning environment...