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CELTIC & STUDIES Undergraduate Studies 2021 CEILTIS & GÀIDHLIG Cùrsaichean Fo-cheum 2021 ONE OF THE 29,000 IN THE TOP TOP 100 STUDENTS 5 OF THE UNIVERSITIES FROM MORE RUSSELL IN THE WORLD THAN 140 GROUP FOR COUNTRIES STUDENT A MEMBER OF SATISFACTION THE RUSSELL FOUR-YEAR (NSS 2019) GROUP OF DEGREE RESEARCH- PROGRAMMES 250+ INTENSIVE UK OFFERING CLUBS AND UNIVERSITIES FLEXIBILITY SOCIETIES & CHOICE

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For full-time study you must apply through the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). See ucas.com. CELTIC CIVILISATION Celtic Civilisation immerses you in the history of Celtic Studies provides the opportunity to combine the , the development of their societies, their language study with a range of courses on the , material culture, art and religion, from medieval and modern Celtic cultures of the earliest times on the European continent to the British Isles. present-day British Isles. CELTIC STUDIES STUDY CELTIC STUDIES 100% (NON SPECIFIC) ABROAD 100% (NON SPECIFIC) STUDY STUDENTS SATISFIED * STUDENTS SATISFIED * ABROAD

MA (Hons) (Q504): Four years MA (Hons)/MA (SocSci) (Hons): Four years Joint Honours available, see glasgow.ac.uk/ug/ Celtic Civilisation can only be taken as a Joint celticstudies. Honours degrees. See glasgow.ac.uk/ug/ celticcivilisation for details. Note No prior knowledge of a Celtic language is required. Note No prior knowledge of a Celtic language is required Entry requirements Entry requirements and all reading materials will be studied in English. Our programme webpages advertise the most Our programme webpages advertise the most Years 1 and 2 up-to-date detail on our entry requirements for up-to-date detail on our entry requirements for 2021-22 entry at glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate. In the first two years you will take courses from the 2021-22 entry at glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate. Celtic Civilisation and/or Gaelic programmes. Year 1 Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic You will explore the history, culture and religious beliefs has had on grades certified in 2020, we are You will also study other subjects in years 1 and 2. has had on grades certified in 2020, we are currently assessing the flexibility that we can currently assessing the flexibility that we can of the ancient Celts who, at their maximum extent, Years 3 and 4 occupied much of Western and Central , from offer in the consideration of academic entry offer in the consideration of academic entry Britain and in the west, to Asia Minor in the east. requirements. We will publish any changes on If you successfully complete the courses in first and requirements. We will publish any changes on You will also examine the society, art and literature of the our webpages. second years, you may move on to Honours Celtic our webpages. early Christian Celts of Britain and Ireland. Studies, where you will study various aspects of Celtic societies in their historical and cultural contexts. You will also study other subjects in years 1 and 2. You will study at least one language: Year 2 Our international links • Early Gaelic You will study the most important aspects of the • Medieval Welsh Our international links histories, institutions, cultures and of Scottish There are opportunities open for you to study in an • Modern There are opportunities open to you to study in an Gaelic, Irish and Welsh societies in two courses: institution outside the UK. The University has active • Modern Irish. institution outside the UK. The University has active study abroad relationships with universities such as the • Celtic societies, 1066 – 1603 is mainly concerned study abroad relationships with universities such as the National University of Ireland, Galway, and universities in with the period of conquest and cultural change in If you studied Celtic Civilisation in the first two years you National University of Ireland, Galway, and universities in North America and Australia offering Celtic courses. the Middle Ages. may begin to study Scottish Gaelic; or you may wish to North America and Australia offering Celtic courses. • Celtic societies and the modern world traces the Career prospects combine studying medieval Celtic history with learning one of the medieval . Career prospects relationship between Celtic languages and countries Recent graduates have entered a range of careers and the British state from 1750 to the present day. You can also choose from a range of courses on Recent graduates have entered a range of careers including primary and secondary teaching; work with including primary and secondary teaching; work with Years 3 and 4 museums and government heritage bodies; publishing specific aspects of Celtic culture and literature, such as belief and culture in early medieval Ireland and Gaelic museums and government heritage bodies; publishing If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4) you will and book marketing. Others have gone on to further , language policy and planning in Scotland, and book marketing; music; entrepreneurship. Others have the opportunity to deepen your understanding study and to successfully pursue a career in research Gaelic folklore, early Gaelic literature, medieval Welsh have gone on to further study and to pursue successfully of specific aspects of Celtic history, literatures and and academic work. literature and Celtic art. a career in research and academic work. cultures, such as belief and culture in early medieval Ireland and Gaelic Scotland, Celtic place-names of Honours students on this programme also have access to a series of courses on Celtic history and culture on Scotland, early Gaelic literature, Celtic art, medieval Why choose Glasgow? and Gaelic folklore. topics such as medieval Ireland, the Northern Britons Why choose Glasgow? You will have the opportunity to study the and the Picts. You will have the opportunity to study the medieval You will have access to a series of courses on Celtic medieval and modern cultures of the Celtic- You will also write a dissertation, allowing you to and modern cultures of the Celtic-speaking peoples, history and culture on topics such as medieval Ireland, speaking peoples, with scholars at the cutting research a relevant topic of your own choosing and to with scholars at the cutting edge of research – and the Northern Britons and the Picts. edge of research – as part of a joint degree, with develop a capacity to work independently. learn a Celtic language of the British Isles. You will also write a dissertation, allowing you to no requirement to learn a Celtic language. research a relevant topic of your own choosing and to develop a capacity to work independently.

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CELTIC STUDIES STUDY A bheil Gàidhlig agad? An còrdadh e riut 100% STUDENTS SATISFIED * ABROAD fuireach còmhla ri daoine eile aig a bheil Gàidhlig? Tha sinn a’ toirt cothrom do MA (Hons) (Q530): Four years dh’oileanaich aig a bheil Gàidhlig, Joint Honours available, see glasgow.ac.uk/ug/gaelic. fuireach ann am flat ri chèile airson na bliadhna acadaimigich. ’S e cothrom air Note Entry requirements leth a tha seo do luchd-labhairt na No prior knowledge of Scottish Gaelic is required. Our programme webpages advertise the most Gàidhlig a bhith stèidhichte ann an up-to-date detail on our entry requirements for àrainneachd Ghàidhlig fad bliadhna air 2021-22 entry at glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate. Year 1 àrainn an Oilthighe. Due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic There are three courses: Advanced 1 for students with a has had on grades certified in 2020, we are Airson barrachd fios air Taigh na good pass in Higher Gàidhlig; Intermediate 1 for those currently assessing the flexibility that we can Gàidhlig, sgrìobh gu Fiona Dunn, with a good pass in Higher Gaelic; and Beginners 1 for offer in the consideration of academic entry manaidsear leasachaidh na Gàidhlig: absolute/near beginners. requirements. We will publish any changes on [email protected]. Each course develops appropriate language skills, and our webpages. offers differentiated study of modern literary texts as well as an overview of Gaelic society and culture in Scotland from earliest times to the present. Gaelic Language You will also study other subjects in years 1 and 2. Residency Scheme a Gaelic immersion year in Glasgow and South Uist Year 2 after year 2, to develop advanced language skills and Do you speak Gaelic? Would you like to You will continue to develop your language skills and experience Gaelic community environments before live on-campus with other Gaelic knowledge of Gaelic culture, including aspects of entering Junior Honours. This is a skills development speakers? Taigh na Gàidhlig is a unique contemporary sociolinguistics, through either of two opportunity, not an Honours requirement. residency scheme offering Gaelic courses: speaking students the opportunity to live Our international links Advanced 2 (taught in Gaelic) – if you progress from together on-campus in a Gaelic Advanced 1 or Intermediate 1, you will study modern In your Honours years you will have the opportunity to environment for the academic year. prose writing and post-1600 song and poetry on a spend one semester or two studying Irish at the National variety of themes, as well as aspects of linguistics University of Ireland, Galway, or at various universities in To find out more contact Fiona Dunn, including the use of Gaelic in contemporary Scotland.; North America and Australia. [email protected]. Intermediate 2 (taught in English and Gaelic) – if you Career prospects progress from Beginners 1, you will continue to practise Recent developments in support of Gaelic mean and develop your language skills and you will study a that Gaelic is a language with expanding career range of modern Gaelic fiction, poetry and song. opportunities. Our graduates have gone on to a wide Years 3 and 4 range of careers in the media, publishing, the arts, teaching, academia, librarianship and law. Others If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4), you will find careers in the Civil Service, language planning/ concentrate on modern Scottish Gaelic language and development with local authorities and Bòrd na Gàidhlig. literature, as well as studying Irish and the development and varieties of the Gaelic languages. Most of your courses will be taught through the medium of Gaelic. You will also write a dissertation in Gaelic, researching a Why choose Glasgow? relevant topic of your own choosing. You can study Gaelic folklore, song, modern For a broader Celtic curriculum incorporating Gaelic poetry, autobiography and contemporary fiction language skills, please see Celtic Studies. all through Gaelic, while the University’s Gaelic initiative and the city’s vibrant Gaelic community Gaelic immersion year also provide opportunities to use Gaelic outside If your Level 1 Gaelic course was Beginners or the classroom. Intermediate, you will have the option of completing

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