| | BA Bachelor of Arts – Medieval Celtic Studies – Double Major, Major/Minor or as a Minor. Medieval Celtic Studies and another subject to degree level. 1st year - 15 credits of Medieval Celtic Studies (group 6)
- Choose up to 3 other subjects (or Critical Skills) from the 5 groups available (max 1 per group). Subject Groups.
2nd & 3rd year - Medieval Celtic Studies
- Continue with 1 of your 1st year subjects in a Double Major, Major/Minor or Minor
- 2nd and 3rd year optional language modules are available subject to a minimum level of uptake
- Optional 10 credit Elective in 2nd year
Students may apply to study overseas after 2nd year (on Erasmus or Study Abroad) and graduate with a BA (International) after 4 years. See the International Studies website for details. Duration: 3 years (BA) or 4 years (BA International)  Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.  | Year 1 | | | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language.
| SG1F15 - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 15 Not compulsory:  | | | | Year 2 | | | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language. | SG2DM - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language. | SG2MJ - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language. | SG2MI - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | | | Year 3 | | | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language.
Note re. SG223 (History 3 - The archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland): students should not register for this module in Year 3 if they previously completed it in Year 2. | SG3DM - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language. | SG3MJ - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Anyone with an interest in Irish history, archaeology, languages or literature will be captivated by this subject: from Cú Chulainn to Clonmacnoise, from Brú na Bóinne to the Book of Kells, all aspects of Medieval Celtic Studies are explored. The Department engages in teaching and research in the history, culture, language and literature of medieval Ireland and related societies.
>The diverse range of topics encompasses heroic literature and pre-historic archaeology, Otherworld tales and mythology, and gender and sexuality in medieval Celtic societies. The links between Ireland and the wider Celtic world are explored through literature and archaeology.
>You will study texts through English translations, and gain insights into the society of medieval Ireland: a world of power struggles, cattle raids, love triangles, infidelity,
warfare, kingship and much more. Along the way, students discover that certain fundamental human experiences and anxieties were the same in the early Middle Ages as they are in the twenty-first century.
>There is an option to study modules in both the Old Irish language and Middle Welsh.
>A world-leading centre for the study of Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, the Department of Early Irish is diverse and friendly and offers a vibrant and stimulating experience for students. The Department has received several prestigious grants, including a European Research Council grant to support research in the area of Early Medieval Irish literature and language, as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate Awards for frontier research on the history of medicine
in medieval Ireland. The Department has also been at the forefront of several major collaborative projects in the area of Digital Humanities. Our special strengths lie in the study of medieval Irish literature, in its growth and development and in its relationship to contemporary European culture, as well as in the study of the Early Irish language.
Note re. SG223 (History 3 - The archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland): students should not register for this module in Year 3 if they previously completed it in Year 2. | SG3MI - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | |
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