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MA Gaelic Studies and History

University of Aberdeen

Institution
University of Aberdeen
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Gaelic Studies and History
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
QV51
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 32

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 Mathematics with Gaelic and History, combining Gaelic with History. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, and Research Methods. Students complete a final-year dissertation project, choosing to write their thesis in either Gaelic studies or history based on personal research interests.

Modules

  • Academic Writing for Language & Literature
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
  • Gaelic Scotland
  • Making History
  • Gaelic for Beginners 1a
  • Gaelic for Beginners 1b
  • Gaelic Language 1a
  • Gaelic Language 1b
  • 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
  • Gaelic Language A
  • Thinking History
  • Architecture and Power
  • History of Medicine (ME33HM)
  • Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England
  • Gaelic Language B
  • Dissertation in Gaelic Studies
  • History in Practice
  • Undergraduate Dissertation in History
  • Special Sub: Enlightenment Compared: Ireland, Scotland, Central Europe
  • Special Subject: History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
  • Special Sub: the Child as Subject in the British World
  • Spec Sub: Court Society in Late Medieval Europe (C. 1300 – C. 1500)
  • Special Sub:european Constitutional Monarchies in the Long 19thcentury
  • Special Sub.: Britain and Revolutionary Russia 1917 - 1924
  • Special Subject: Myths of the North