BA Hons Celtic Civilisation

at University College Cork

Modules

Celtic Civilisation offers a broad new perspective on early Irish culture, revealing Ireland’s early European inheritance as well as its links with other Celtic regions.
 

The course requires no previous knowledge or language skills and opens up a rich world of myth, legend, poetry, history and traditions, providing an understanding of the past that will enrich your view of the present. It complements courses in related areas such as archaeology, history or Irish language. Moreover, it provides you with transferable interdisciplinary and analytical skills.
 

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.
 

Year 1 Modules:

• CC1111 The Ancient Celts 
• CC1112 Celtic Religion and Mythology
• CC1113 Celtic Literature

 
Year 2 Modules:

Celtic Saints;  Exile and Longing: Early Celtic Lyric Poetry; Learning and Society in the Celtic Countries  The Celtic Languages;  Early Irish Spirituality;  Directed Study in Medieval Celtic Culture;  Gender, Image and Identity in Medieval Ireland
 

Year 3*/4 Modules:

The Mabinogi:  Legends of Medieval Wales;  Ireland and Scotland;  Otherworld Journeys and Saintly Visions in Celtic Literature;  Irish Historical Tales;  The Finn Cycle;  Research Project;  Early Irish I;  Early Irish II;  The Roots of the Arthurian Legend
 

*BA International students spend third year studying in an approved foreign university in a country of the student's major language or subject.  They will return to complete their final year in UCC in Year 4.

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & ExaminationsThe minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA Hons Celtic Civilisation may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

An undergraduate degree in Celtic Civilisation, besides preparing you for further study in the field of Celtic Studies, can also provide an additional qualification – and a mark of distinction – for students pursuing advanced degrees in such fields as Classics, English, History or Medieval studies.
 

It is also a useful qualification for those seeking employment in the heritage and broadcasting sectors.