Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA (Celtic Civilisation) may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

The choice of modules is made in consultation with the student's supervisor and is subject to the approval of the Programme Coordinator.

Postgraduate Certificate in Celtic Civilisation

Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules (to include CC6001 or CC6011) may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Celtic Civilisation. A student who subsequently applies to continue to a Master’s must do so within 5 years of successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate.

Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic Civilisation

Candidates who pass Part I and opt not to proceed to Part II of the Master's programme may register for CC6002 (10 credits) and, on successful completion of CC6002, be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic Civilisation. Students must submit CC6002 (comprising of an Annotated Bibliography and Project) to the Department by the second Friday in September in the same academic year or may register for CC6002 in the following academic year (part-time), following completion of Part I. Candidates who pass Part I and opt to proceed to Part II of the Master's programme and who fail, or fail to submit, Part II may register for CC6002 in the following academic year (part-time), and upon successful completion, will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic Civilisation. A student who subsequently applies to continue to Master's level must do so within 5 academic years of successful completion of Part I.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits as follows - modules to the value of 50 credits in Part I and a dissertation (40 credits) in Part II.
Part I
Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 40 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
CC6001	Old Irish 1	10
or CC6011	Continuing Old Irish
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 40 credits from the following:		40
CC6004	Medieval Welsh (10)
CC6005	Research Seminar (10)
CC6006	Special Topic (10)
CC6007	Research Presentation (10)
CC6008	Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research (10)
LT6023	Beginners' Latin (10)
Part II
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
CC6009	Dissertation in Celtic Civilisation 2	40
Total Credits		90

¹

Part-time students who register for CC6001 in Year 1 may in Year 2 substitute one elective module with CC6011.

²

The Dissertation of 20,000 words must be on a topic chosen in consultation with the Department.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Celtic Civilisation (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify basic Old Irish grammatical forms, and translate sentences which illustrate their use;
  
• Demonstrate an ability to analyse Medieval Irish and/or Welsh texts in the original language/s;
  
• Transcribe early Irish text from manuscript;
  
• Write and present a seminar paper on an agreed topic;
  
• Present the results of supervised research on a topic within the discipline in the form of a fully-annotated dissertation.