MA Anthropology and Gaelic Studies
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Anthropology and Mathematics with Gaelic, exploring societal structures alongside Scottish Gaelic language and culture over four years. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Communication & Writing. Students complete a final-year dissertation project.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of the World
- Introduction to Anthropology: Questions of Diversity
- Gaelic Scotland
- Academic Writing for Social Sciences
- Gaelic for Beginners 1a
- Gaelic for Beginners 1b
- Gaelic Language 1a
- Gaelic Language 1b
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Reimagining Colonialism
- Otherworld: Lost Gods and Hidden Monsters of Medieval Scotland
- Triumph and Tragedy: A Literary and Historic Tour of Gaelic Scotland
- Gaelic for Advanced Beginners 2a
- Gaelic for Advanced Beginners 2b
- Gaelic Language 2a
- Gaelic Language 2b
- Anthropological Theory
- Gaelic Language A
- Gaelic Language B
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Scholarship
- Dissertation in Gaelic Studies
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Fieldwork