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Institutional Details
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Name of Institution |
University of Edinburgh |
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Department |
Celtic and Scottish Studies |
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Website of Department |
www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk |
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Description |
Celtic Studies is taught within the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies, which also offers a degree in Scottish Ethnology and joint honours combinations. Language and literature courses are taught in Modern Irish, Earlier Irish and Scottish Gaelic and Earlier Welsh. Modern and Earlier Irish may be taken as a minor element of a degree, and Earlier Irish may also be studied at postgraduate Masters or doctoral level.Scottish Gaelic is offered as a minor element of a degree, and at full undergraduate degree and postgraduate Masters level. Modern and Earlier Welsh can be studied at doctoral level, and Earlier Welsh may be studied at Masters level. |
| Celtic Languages are taught at this institution: |
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Language |
Taught |
Language only |
Lang. and Literature |
Ab initio |
| A |
Modern Breton |
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Earlier Breton |
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| B |
Cornish |
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| C |
Modern Irish |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Earlier Irish |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| D |
Manx |
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| E |
Scottish Gaelic |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| F |
Modern Welsh |
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Earlier Welsh |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| G |
Other (e.g. Continental Celtic) |
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| H |
Cultural Studies/Area Studies/ Civilisation Course |
Yes |
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Yes |
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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? |
| In addition to the above, we also offer an Honours-level course on 'The Isle of Man: language, culture and history'but this does not involve learning Manx per se. |
| 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 |
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Earlier Breton |
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| B |
Cornish |
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| C |
Modern Irish |
Yes |
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Earlier Irish |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| D |
Manx |
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| E |
Scottish Gaelic |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| F |
Modern Welsh |
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Earlier Welsh |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
| G |
Other(e.g. Continental Celtic) |
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| Any additional information? |
| Medieval Celtic Languages (Irish and Welsh) are studied in years 3 and 4 of the four-year undergraduate course (Medieval Celtic Studies specialism) |
| Does this institution have a Socrates-Erasmus student mobility programme for Celtic? |
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