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Undergraduate Course: Medieval Welsh Literature (CELT10008)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Celtic	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/
Course description	This course examines a representative selection of medieval Welsh literature in English translation. Both prose and verse genres will be discussed both in the light of recent literary scholarship and under consideration of their social and historical background.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005) AND Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) OR Gaelic 2B (CELT08007)) OR ( Celtic Civilisation 1A (CELT08014) AND Celtic Civilisation 1B (CELT08015) AND Celtic Literature 2A (CELT08012) AND Celtic Literature 2B (CELT08013))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students may substitute CELT08017 Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture for EITHER CELT08014 Celtic Civilisation 1A or CELT08015 Celtic Civilisation 1B.
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Please note pre-requisites as stated above. Visiting students will be expected to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency in a Celtic language and/or knowledge of Celtic Civilisation/literature.
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students of this course have the opportunity to get an overview of Medieval Welsh Literature and an introduction to the state of scholarship and criticism in this field.

Assessment Information
Students are required to complete two assignments. One is to write up a class presentation on a subject to be agreed (around 1500 words). The second consists of an essay (around 2000 words) giving an overview of one type of medieval Welsh literature; for example, early praise poetry, native prose texts, religious writing, Arthurian poetry or prose, love poetry, narrative verse etc. The chosen text is to be placed in its historical and literary context, making reference to the views of modern scholars. Guidance will be given on choice of text, approach, and coverage. Equal weight is given to assessed course-work and to the Degree Examination. The class-work assignment is worth 50% and the Degree Examination is worth 50% of the overall mark for the course.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr A Gunderloch Tel: (0131 6)51 1374 Email: A.Gunderloch@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Dr Christina Strauch Tel: (0131 6)50 3622 Email: c.a.strauch@ed.ac.uk

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