MA Celtic and English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: English Literature or combined English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Celtic and English Literature, a English Literature and Celtic degree examining the literatures, languages, and cultures of the Celtic world alongside English-speaking texts. The four-year programme features study options in Scottish Gaelic and pathways covering Celtic civilisation. The first year introduces foundational elements through courses such as Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars and Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance, alongside a Scottish Gaelic language pathway and a Celtic civilisation pathway. Year 2 explores medieval Welsh and Irish material in Heroes, Wonders, Saints and Sagas, as well as texts from Gaelic Scotland and Early Modern and Modern Ireland in Songs, Swords, Rebels and Revivals. Year 3 involves advanced study through options including Haunted Imaginations: Scotland and the Supernatural, Modern and Contemporary Scottish Poetry, Celtic Revivals: Writing on the Periphery, 1890-1939, Joyce and style, and Poetry and Northern Ireland.
Modules
- Scottish Gaelic language pathway
- Celtic civilisation pathway
- Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars
- Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and English language
- European languages and cultures
- Asian studies
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Heroes, Wonders, Saints and Sagas - covers medieval Welsh and Irish material
- Songs, Swords, Rebels and Revivals - looks at texts from Gaelic Scotland and Early Modern and Modern Ireland
- Haunted Imaginations: Scotland and the Supernatural
- Modern and Contemporary Scottish Poetry
- Celtic Revivals: Writing on the Periphery, 1890-1939
- Joyce and style
- Poetry and Northern Ireland