Master of Arts (Honours) - Celtic and Linguistics (QQ15)

This joint honors program offers students the opportunity to investigate the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Celtic world alongside linguistics in a global context.

In the Celtic department, the medieval literary tradition in Early Irish and Medieval Welsh (the most extensive in Europe) is studied, as well as Scottish Gaelic from the late Middle Ages to the present. The department also explores the rich oral tradition recorded from the 18th century to the present day, and poetry from the 18th century golden age of Gaelic literature.

Students will study 19th and 20th century responses to the rapid social, cultural, and linguistic changes in countries where the Celtic languages are spoken. They will also study the writing, song, and media production emerging from the lively and varied contemporary cultural scene in Gaelic Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

At all levels of study, courses are offered in language, literature, history, and culture. This allows students to build their program by developing their own interests in particular areas, periods, and disciplines of Celtic studies. The department's expertise extends to theoretical and practical issues of current sociolinguistics, language policy, and language revitalization.