MA Celtic
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, a Celtic degree centred on the languages, literatures, histories and cultures of the Celtic world. Core topics include Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can select between a Scottish Gaelic language pathway and a Celtic civilisation pathway, and study for four years with optional language learning spanning both beginner and advanced levels. The first year introduces foundational subjects through Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars and Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance alongside a wide selection of external subject areas. The second year progresses to medieval and modern material through modules such as Heroes, Wonders, Saints and Sagas - covers medieval Welsh and Irish material and Songs, Swords, Rebels and Revivals - looks at texts from Gaelic Scotland and Early Modern and Modern Ireland. The final fourth year involves close engagement with texts, critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, and clearly structured academic writing.
Modules
- Scottish Gaelic language pathway
- Celtic civilisation pathway
- Celtic Civilisation 1A: Barbarians, Saints and Scholars
- Celtic Civilisation 1B: Domination, Dislocation and Defiance
- Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- 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
- close engagement with texts
- critical evaluation of source material
- independent reading
- clearly structured academic writing