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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Celtic

Undergraduate Course: Gaelic Manuscript Culture (CELT10047)

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	None
Course description	The course will provide a theoretical and practical introduction to the knowledge and techniques required to approach the Gaelic manuscript record. Teaching will consist of one two-hour session per week, split between a one-hour lecture and an hour of practical work which will include reading practice, transcription, and editorial exercises. The course will aim to balance the provision of practical palaeographical skills with an introduction to and exploration of the conceptual framework required to handle texts in their manuscript contexts.

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 Literature 2A (CELT08012)) AND Celtic Literature 2B (CELT08013)	Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Early Irish Texts 1 (CELT10009) AND Early Irish Texts 2 (CELT10010)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Course Materials, cost not to exceed Ł5.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be given practical training in Gaelic palaeography and editorial methods, and introduced to appropriate aspects of the training of Gaelic scribes and poets, the historical development of scripts and orthography, and theoretical approaches to manuscript compilation and layout. The course aims to develop competence in reading and transcribing unedited Gaelic texts and an understanding of the way in which different editorial and theoretical approaches to manuscript sources can provide a methodology for approaching textual study.

Assessment Information
Essay (2,000-2,500 words) and selection of transcription and editorial exercises: 50% (25% + 25%) Degree Examination (2 hours): 50%
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Ms Abigail Burnyeat Tel: (0131 6)51 1310 Email: Abigail.Burnyeat@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Dr Christina Strauch Tel: (0131 6)50 3622 Email: c.a.strauch@ed.ac.uk

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