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Institutional Details
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Name of Institution |
Aberystwyth |
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Department |
Welsh |
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Website of Department |
www.aber.ac.uk/cymraeg-welsh |
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Contact Name |
The department of Welsh at Aberystwyth offers a single honours degree scheme in Celtic Studies, which offers students the opportunity to study Irish as well as Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic and Breton may also be selected as options. |
| Celtic Languages taught at this institution: |
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Language |
Taught |
Language only |
Lang. and Literature |
Ab initio |
| A |
Modern Breton |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Breton |
No |
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| B |
Cornish |
No |
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| C |
Modern Irish |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Irish |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| D |
Manx |
No |
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| E |
Scottish Gaelic |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| F |
Modern Welsh |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Welsh |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| G |
Other (e.g. Continental Celtic) |
Yes |
Yes |
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| H |
Cultural Studies/Area Studies/ Civilisation Course |
No |
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*For present purposes the designation 'earlier' refers to pre-20th century stages of a language, e.g.Old Breton, Old Irish, Middle Irish, etc.
| Any additional information? |
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| Level(s) to which is it possible to study the language(s) |
| Language |
Minor element of degree |
Full undergrad. degree level |
Post grad. master's level |
Doctoral level |
| A |
Modern Breton |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Breton |
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| B |
Cornish |
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| C |
Modern Irish |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Irish |
Yes |
Yes |
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| D |
Manx |
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| E |
Scottish Gaelic |
Yes |
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| F |
Modern Welsh |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Earlier Welsh |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| G |
Other(e.g. Continental Celtic) |
Yes |
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| Any additional information? |
| Department offers Single and Joint Honours, and Major/Minor in Welsh, Single Honours in Celtic Studies and Joint Honours in Irish. Major/Minor degree in Irish is currently under consideration. |
| Does this institution have a Socrates-Erasmus student mobility programme for Celtic? |
| Yes, with University College, Galway, and University of Rennes. | |
