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Aberystwyth University - ABWTH A4054 Welsh and Other Celtic LanguagesMA Medieval Welsh Literature(one year)This qualification is specifically intended to meet the needs of studentswho have not previously studied the Welsh language and its literature, butwho wish to work intensively on medieval literature while gaining a gooddegree of competence in Modern Welsh. Taught modules account for 120credits, and the dissertation (up to 20,000 words, to be submitted withintwo years) accounts for the further 60 credits. Candidates study three coremodules, The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Welsh Language I and WelshLanguage II, and two elective modules from among the following: TheEarliest Welsh Poetry, The Englynion Cycles, Arthurian Literature, Dafydd apGwilym, and Comparative Celtic Literature. All these modules will normallybe available, but it may be necessary occasionally to vary the list of electivechoices.in Welsh and Celtic Studies than any other university in Britain andNorthern Ireland, and 65% of it was placed in the highest two categoriesof international excellence, with a quarter in the ‘world-leading’ class.This result places us among the top four institutions in Britain andNorthern Ireland. Of the teaching departments in Britain we were gradedsecond only to Cambridge University’s Department of Anglo-Saxon,Norse & Celtic. We also have the largest graduate school of any Welshdepartment in the UK. Library facilities for researchers in Welsh andCeltic are excellent in Aberystwyth: apart from the rich Welsh and Celticcollections of the University’s own Hugh Owen Library, the Departmentis close to the National Library of Wales with its outstanding collectionsof Welsh manuscripts, printed books, journals, film and literary archives.<strong>Postgraduate</strong> students can follow either a taught one-year course leadingto an MA degree, or a research degree, either an MPhil (one year) or aPhD (three years). Candidates should have a good initial degree in aCeltic language or a cognate subject, either a First or an Upper Secondclass degree as a rule. There are some limited bursaries offered each year,including two Celtic Congress Awards (£500 each) for overseas students.MPhil (one year) and PhD (threeyears)For these research degrees a topic is chosen (subject to approval by theDepartment) from the field of Welsh language and literature. Researchers inrecent years have worked on a wide variety of topics: language acquisitionand language planning; the language of television; personal names in earlyWales, Cornwall and Brittany; masculinity and medieval Welsh literature;dress and dress accessories in medieval literature; the early poetry of Guto’rGlyn; the Red Bandits of Mawddwy in folklore and literature; the poetry ofLewis Morris; the Lleifior novels of Islwyn Ffowc Elis, aspects of the novelsof Marion Eames, Eigra Lewis Roberts, and Sonia Edwards; Edmwnd Prys’metrical psalms; and the poetry of Menna Elfyn. Students can draw on thevery wide range of academic expertise provided by the Department’s staffin both Welsh and other Celtic languages. Since the staff includes severalrenowned writers, the Department is well-placed to provide supervisionof practice-led doctorates that focus on the composition of an extendedcreative work.All research students are assigned to the care of two supervisors whoare specialists in the chosen field. A full programme of research andskills training is provided by the University, and a subject-specific courseis provided by the Department, with a special emphasis on writing,publishing and communicating research to others in an effective way.Where possible, research students are given the opportunity to teachundergraduate seminars in the Department.Celtic StudiesIn addition to research work on topics confined to any one of the Celticlanguages, the Department welcomes candidates who wish to work onprojects involving competence in more than one of these languages. TheDepartment offers two MA courses – Medieval Welsh Literature and MAIrish.
Aberystwyth University - ABWTH A40Welsh and Other Celtic Languages 55MA Irish (one year)This is a one-year course and a good honours degreein Welsh or in Celtic Studies provides an excellentfoundation for it. Taught modules account for 120credits, and the dissertation (up to 20,000 words) whichaccounts for 60 credits, must be submitted within twoyears. For the taught element of the course students willchoose, in consultation with the Professor of Celtic Studies,four modules from among the following (30 credits each): OldIrish I, Old Irish II, Classical Irish I, Classical Irish II, Modern Irish I, ModernIrish II, Modern Irish III, Modern Irish IV, Irish Philology, Phonology andMorphology of the Celtic languages (including the Celtic languages of theContinent), Comparative Celtic Literature, Celtic Ethnography, and ScottishGaelic.MPhil (one year) or PhD (threeyears) Irish, Scottish Gaelic, andBretonA good degree in Irish or Celtic Studies is required. We welcome studentswho wish to undertake research on aspects of Irish or Scottish GaelicStudies, in the fields of language, literature and cultural studies. TheDepartment has notable strengths in two special areas: the Celts inContinental Europe and Asia Minor, in particular the study of place-namesand personal names; and the Celtic diaspora in the 19th century andthe fortunes of Irish and Scottish Gaelic language and culture in NorthAmerica. Recent and ongoing doctoral theses include studies on the fieldof Celtic Place-names of Gaul and Iberia; and a study of the Scottish Gaelicdialect of the Island of Diùra (Jura).The Certificate in TranslationThis is a part-time one-year course which is taught jointly by theDepartments of Welsh at Aberystwyth University and Bangor University.The certificate is a professional qualification for translators, and is intendedfor graduates in Welsh or those with comparable qualifications. Studentsare required to attend four sessions in Aberystwyth and four sessions inBangor, perform weekly assignments, complete a project and sit a writtenexamination.Further details of all these courses are in the Departmental Graduate<strong>Prospectus</strong>, available by post by contacting Professor Marged Haycockmah@aber.ac.uk
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