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

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.
CC6001 Old Irish (10 credits) or CC6011 Continuing Old Irish (10 credits) (Part-time students may register for CC6001 in year 1 and CC6011 in Year 2.)
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)

Part II
CC6009 Dissertation in Celtic Civilisation (40 credits)
The Dissertation, of no less than 20,000 words, must be on a topic chosen in consultation with the Department.

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 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic Civilisation
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 Celtic Civilisation. 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 Celtic Civilisation. 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 Celtic Civilisation
Candidates 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 Learning Outcomes for MA in Celtic Civilisation (NFQ Level 9, Major 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 an ability to analyse Medieval Irish and/or Welsh texts in the original language/s;
• Transcribe early Irish text from manuscript;
• Write and present a seminar paper on an agreed topic;
• Present the results of supervised research on a topic within the discipline in the form of a fully-annotated dissertation.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic Civilisation (NFQ Level 9, Major 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;
• Translate selected passages of Medieval Welsh prose;
• Transcribe early Irish text from manuscript;
• 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 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.