This degree gives you the chance to gain a sound knowledge of Irish language and literature from the earliest Old Irish down to the modern day, working in small groups and studying a variety of prose and poetry texts in the original language. You will be encouraged to use a range of critical methods in approaching the material. You may choose to concentrate on certain periods, and there is the opportunity to study Scottish Gaelic and Comparative Celtic Philology, as well as to improve your fluency in Modern Irish. The dissertation will allow you to develop a topic of your choice and to produce a sustained piece of work up to 20,000 words which will demonstrate to future employers your ability to research independently and to exercise your critical faculties and writing skills in a demanding field of study.

Bakalavr (from 2009): 3.5 Average Specialist Diploma: 3.0 Average Magistr: 4.0 Average