MA Celtic & Anglo-Saxon 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 Celtic, spanning the history, culture, and languages of the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon peoples over four years. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing. Senior Honours students complete a dissertation module involving guidance tutorials on topic selection and methodology.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Barbarians, Romans, Gods and Warriors
- Ancient Empires: Religion, Power and Politics
- Modern Irish Language for Beginners 1
- Gaelic for Beginners 1a
- Gaelic Scotland
- Latin 1
- Modern Irish Language for Beginners 2
- Gaelic for Beginners 1b
- Latin 2
- Love, Loss and Revival: Gaelic Ireland, 1700 to the Present
- Otherworld: Lost Gods and Hidden Monsters of Medieval Scotland
- The Celts, Their Neighbours, and The Classical World
- Ancient Empires: Religion, Power and Politics
- Triumph and Tragedy: A Literary and Historic Tour of Gaelic Scotland
- Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions
- Dissertation in Celtic & Anglo - Saxon Studies