Overview

NFQ Level 9, Minor Award

Exit Award only

Candidates on the MA (Celtic Civilisation) programme 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.

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 must pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits from the following: 1
Core Modules
CC6001	Old Irish	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)

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Students must take either CC6001 or CC6011.

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.