Overview

Exit Award only

Candidates on the MA (Celtic Civilisation) programme who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules 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.

Programme Requirements

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

Programme Requirements

¹

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

²

CC6011 is only available as an elective module to part-time students who have completed CC6001 in Year 1.

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 Postgraduate Certificate in Celtic Civilisation (NFQ Level 9, Minor 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 familiarity with the methodology of editing medieval Irish texts;
• Deal competently with the primary sources in one or another of the medieval Celtic languages and undertake supervised work on texts in this language;
• Coordinate palaeographic, linguistic and literary approaches in dealing with medieval Celtic materials;
• Carry out directed study of an agreed topic.