Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

Exit Award only

Candidates on the MA (Early and Medieval Irish) programme 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 Early and Medieval Irish. 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 Early and Medieval Irish. A student who subsequently applies to continue to Master's level must do so within 5 academic years of successful completion of Part 1.

Programme Requirements

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

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Part I
Students take 50 credits as follows – all listed core modules (10 credits) and 40 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
CC6003	Early Irish Text	10
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 40 credits from the following:		40
CC6004	Medieval Welsh
CC6005	Research Seminar
CC6006	Special Topic
CC6007	Research Presentation
CC6008	Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research
CC6011	Continuing Old Irish
LT6023	Beginners' Latin
Core Modules
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Elective Modules
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Part II
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
CC6002	Supervised Research	10
Total Credits		60

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 Diploma in Early and Medieval Irish (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

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

• Translate selected Early Irish texts;
  
• Comment grammatically on particular words, phrases or sentences within these texts;
  
• Demonstrate familiarity with the methodology of editing medieval Irish texts;
  
• Create an annotated bibliography for a chosen subject area;
  
• Write and present a research paper on an agreed topic.