The MA in Early and Medieval Irish may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Candidates should normally hold an honours primary degree with Second Class Honours Grade 1 (or equivalent) in Early and Medieval Irish, Celtic Civilisation or Gaeilge. Graduates from cognate disciplines will also be considered.

Candidates who hold a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 2 will also be considered subject to the approval of the programme selection committee.

All potential candidates must have previously studied Medieval Irish at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I
(The choice of modules is made in consultation with the student's supervisor and is subject to the approval of the Programme Coordinator.)
CC6003 Early Irish Text (10 credits)
plus
40 credits from the following:
CC6004 Medieval Welsh (10 credits)
CC6005 Research Seminar (10 credits)
CC6006 Special Topic (10 credits)
CC6007 Research Presentation (10 credits)
CC6008 Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research (10 credits)
CC6011 Continuing Old Irish (10 credits)

Part II
CC6010 Dissertation in Early and Medieval Irish (40 credits)
Note: The Dissertation may be written through the medium of Irish or English.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Postgraduate Diploma in Early and Medieval Irish
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 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.

Postgraduate Certificate in Early and Medieval Irish
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Early and Medieval Irish.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA 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;
• Transcribe Early Irish texts from manuscript sources;
• Write and present a research paper on an agreed topic;
• Competently analyse Medieval Irish and/or Welsh texts in the original language/s;
• Submit the results of supervised research in a dissertation of 20,000 words, with full scholarly apparatus.

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.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Early and Medieval Irish (NFQ Level 9, Minor 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;
• Comment upon and describe the major changes which occurred in the language from the Old Irish period to the Early Modern Irish period;
• Demonstrate familiarity with the methodology of editing medieval Irish texts;
• Undertake supervised work on texts in one or another of the medieval Celtic languages;
• Coordinate palaeographic, linguistic and literary approaches in dealing with medieval Celtic materials;
• Carry out directed study of an agreed topic.