MA Celtic and Scandinavian Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Celtic and Scandinavian Studies, a Celtic and German degree focusing on the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of northern Europe. The course includes a full academic year spent abroad at one or two partner institutions. The first year covers foundational modules such as Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars, Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance, Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment, and Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model, from the earliest times to the present. The second year features thematic studies including 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, Cultural Responses to War, and Migration, Exile, Diaspora. The third year is spent abroad studying or working. The fourth year advances linguistic and literary scholarship through modules such as Old Norse Literature and Society, Viking Studies, Nynorsk, and Scandinavia and the World: Negotiating the North in the 21st Century.
Modules
- Scottish Gaelic language pathway
- Celtic civilisation pathway
- Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars
- Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance
- Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment
- Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model, from the earliest times to the present
- Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and English language
- European languages and cultures, including courses in Modern Icelandic
- 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
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- two semesters at a single institution or
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- written language skills, including essay, commentary and summary writing
- translating fiction and non-fiction from your chosen Scandinavian language into English
- spoken language skills, including in understanding register and style
- Old Norse Literature and Society
- Viking Studies
- Nynorsk
- Scandinavia and the World: Negotiating the North in the 21st Century
- Contemporary Scandinavian Literature: A Transnational Approach
- History of the Scandinavian Novel