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: Medieval Literature, Old English texts in translation, Middle English texts...

...of invaluable intellectual and interpersonal skills: the ability to evaluate and interpret material and the capacity to explain it logically... Learn about: Introduction to US Literature, Reading the Renaissance, Travellers’ Tales...

...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: Cultural, historical and literary material, Skills and Training, Develop critical capacities...

...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: Writing for Children and Young Adults, Creative Writing: Prose, IT for adults...

...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, Skills and Training, Broad range of stimulating options...

...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: Short Fiction and Poetry, Writing and Landscape, Transformative Writing...

...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: Translation and middle english texts, Reading the Renaissance, Introduction to Medieval Literature...

...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: English Literature, Writing for Children and Young Adults, Short Fiction and Poetry...

...important archaeological sites. The course aims to enable understudies to: Present relevant arguments in presentations, essays and examinations... Learn about: Patterns of the Past, Theory and interpretation, Rethinking Archaeology...

...in different ways. Demonstrate a mastery of basic study skills, particularly the ability to follow a course of reading, make effective notes... Learn about: Archaeological excavation, Roman and Medieval Britain, Patterns of the Past...

...The course aims to enable understudies to: Compile and correctly present references and bibliographies (scholarly apparatus). Determine what tutors... Learn about: Debating History, Skills and Training, Birth of Modern Europe...

...‘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, Wales: Princes to Tudors...

...and macroeconomics analyses the economy as a whole. An Economics degree includes a core microeconomics and macroeconomics component, and a specialism focusing... Learn about: Preparing business case studies, Collecting and analysing information, Completing problem solving exercises...

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

...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: History and Heritage modules, Past Unwrapped, Birth of Modern Europe...

...Awareness of different historical interpretations and the ability to judge between them gained through directed reading, lectures (which will often concentrate... Learn about: Modern History, Crisis of the Fourteenth Century, Ruled by an Orange: Britain under William III...

...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: Combination of broad themed modules, Address contemporary issues, Modern Literature...

...lectures, and seminar discussions. Awareness of different historical interpretations and the ability to judge between them gained through directed reading... Learn about: Complexity and diversity of situations, Religion and History, Philosophy & Religion and History...

...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: Cultivate the skills of debate, Supervised support, Guidance of a dissertation supervisor...