24Apr
UndergraduateCourse summary
FIVE REASONS TO CHOOSE CELTIC STUDIES: • This unique distance-learning programme allows you to study a wide variety of modules on aspects of the fascinating history, literature and cultural heritage of the Celtic regions in the comfort of your own home • The programme is taught by staff who specialise in the field of Celtic Studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (CAWCS) • Innovative immersive teaching in small groups and one-to-one tutorials • Space for independent thinking and opportunities to pursue your own favourite topics and interests • Chance to combine your studies with modules from other humanities subjects
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (CertHE, DipHE & BA) • Academic Skills (20 credits; compulsory) • An Introduction to Celtic Literatures (20 credits; compulsory) • An Introduction to the Celtic Languages (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Celtic Art (20 credits; compulsory) • The Early Celts (20 credits; compulsory) • Welsh Language Skills 1 (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (DipHE & BA) Year A Entry • Medieval Prose in Wales (20 credits; compulsory) • Representations of Brittany (20 credits; compulsory) • The Celts through the Eyes of the Greeks and the Romans (20 credits; compulsory) • The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement (20 credits; compulsory) • Welsh and Celtic Place-Names (20 credits; compulsory) • Welsh Language Skills 2 (20 credits; compulsory). Year B Entry • Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; compulsory) • Cornwall Without Cornish (20 credits; compulsory) • From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages (20 credits; compulsory) • Roman Britain (20 credits; compulsory) • True Brits (20 credits; compulsory) • Welsh Medieval Praise Poetry (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (BA) Year A Entry • Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; optional) • Cornwall Without Cornish (20 credits; optional) • Dissertation (40 credits; compulsory) • From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional) • Roman Britain (20 credits; optional) • True Brits (20 credits; optional) • Welsh Medieval Praise Poetry (20 credits; optional). Year B Entry • Dissertation (40 credits; compulsory) • Medieval Prose in Wales (20 credits; optional) • Representations of Brittany (20 credits; optional) • The Celts through the eyes of the Greeks and the Romans (20 credits; optional) • The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement (20 credits; optional) • Welsh and Celtic Place-Names (20 credits; optional) • Welsh Language Skills 2 (20 credits; optional). Prospective students should be aware of the following: • Not all optional modules are offered every year • Optional modules are delivered subject to sufficient student numbers • Language modules are optional/compulsory/core according to linguistic ability • There are many Level 5 and Level 6 versions of the same module. Students can only take this module once; this depends on which year the modules are offered in.
Assessment method
The programme is assessed in a variety of ways and will include several of the following type of assessment: essays of 1000 to 4000 words in length, document analyses, book reviews, short reports and reflective journals, timed tests, take home exams, field journals, posters, group and individual presentations, dissertations of 10,000 words, wikis, commentaries and film evaluations.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 112 points
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9000 | Year 1 |
| England | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
| International | £13500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP