The Postgraduate Diploma in Ancient and Medieval Languages is a full-time programme running for 9 months.
In order to be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Ancient and Medieval Languages a candidate should have a minimum of a Second Class Honours, Grade II, Primary Degree (or equivalent) in a subject entailing the study of modern languages, ancient or medieval history, art, literature or culture, or equivalent qualifications. Successful applicants must demonstrate evidence of having taken undergraduate or postgraduate modules in an area that involves the study of ancient or medieval history, art, literature or culture.
Students take 60 credits consisting of language modules to a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 50 credits (Section 1) and cognate culture modules to a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 10 credits (Section II). They choose modules according to their experience in their chosen languages and cannot take a beginners' module (CC6001, CC6004, GK6001, LT6001, EN2012) if they have already passed it (or its equivalent). If they choose a beginners’ module in any language (CC6001, CC6004, GK6001, LT6001, EN2012), they cannot take a second module in that language. They cannot take more than 15 credits in total at less than 6000 level. No-one can repeat modules already taken at the BA level.
The availability of CC6003, CC6017, and CC6018 may vary from year to year. Students should consult the programme co-ordinator in advance of selecting their module options.
Section I: Language Modules (40-50 credits)
Students may choose from:
Old Irish
CC6001 Old Irish (10 credits)
CC6003 Early Irish Text (10 credits)
CC6011 Continuing Old Irish (10 credits)
CC6017 Researching Early Irish Texts: Language and Literature 1 (10 credits)
CC6018 Researching Early Irish Texts: Language and Literature 2 (10 credits)
Medieval Welsh
CC6004 Medieval Welsh (10 credits)
Old English
EN2012 Old English Language (5 credits)
Classical Greek
GK2003 Reading Greek (5 credits)
GK2008 Easy Greek Texts (5 credits)
GK3028 Plutarch (5 credits)
GK3031 Lucian (5 credits)
GK6001 Beginners' Greek (15 credits)
Classical & Medieval Latin
LT2009 Reading Latin (5 credits)
LT6001 Beginners' Latin (15 credits)
LT6008 Livy (5 credits)
LT6009 Virgil: The Aeneid (5 credits)
LT6010 Ovid: Metamorphoses (5 credits)
LT6011 Advanced Latin Language (5 credits)
The availability of some modules may vary from year to year. Students should consult the programme co-ordinator in advance of selecting their module options.
Section II: Culture Modules (10-20 credits)
Students may choose from:
CC2002 Celtic Saints (5 credits)
CC2007 The Celtic Languages (5 credits)
CC2008 Early Irish Spirituality (5 credits)
CC3001 The Mabinogi: Legends of Medieval Wales (5 credits)
CC3004 Otherworld Journeys and Saintly Visions in Celtic Literature (5 credits)
CC3007 The Finn Cycle (5 credits)
CC6008 Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research (10 credits)
EN2011 Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales and Related Texts (5 credits)
EN3015 Of Monsters and Men: Old & Early English Literature (5 credits)
EN3065 Romance: Medieval to Renaissance (5 credits)
EN6051 Middle English Literature, 1200-1550 (10 credits)
EN6053 Old English Literature to c. 1200 (10 credits)
GR2019 Greek Mythology (5 credits)
GR3007 Alexander the Great (5 credits)
GR3011 Late Roman History, AD284-395 (5 credits)
GR3032 Spectacle in the Roman World (5 credits)
GR6008 Topics in Late Antiquity (5 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be
contained in the Marks and Standards 2018/2019 Book and for each module in the
Book of Modules 2018/2019.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in
Ancient and Medieval Languages (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be