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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
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Degree Programme Table: Celtic and English Language (MA Hons) (UTCELEN)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Linguistics and English Language 1A
LASC08022 20 credits
Linguistics and English Language 1B
LASC08023 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 1_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 1A
CELT08004 40 credits
Gaelic 1B
CELT08005 40 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Celtic Civ

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Celtic Civilisation 1A
CELT08014 20 credits
Celtic Civilisation 1B
CELT08015 20 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 1_IGLAC

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Celtic Civilisation 1B
CELT08015 20 credits
Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture
CELT08017 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.

Entry into Honours:
1. Students must pass all core LEL2 courses at first attempt and achieve an average of 50% across these courses.
2. Students must achieve 50% or more in either Gaelic 2A or Gaelic 2B (for Modern Honours options) or in both Celtic Literature in Translation courses (for Medieval Honours options).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English

Must be passed 1st time

LASC08017 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

LEL2C and 2E

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed 1st time
LEL2C: English in Time and Space
LASC08019 20 credits
LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages
LASC08021 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 2_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Gaelic 2A
CELT08006 40 credits
Gaelic 2B
CELT08007 40 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Celtic Literature in Translation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Heroes, Wonders, Saints and Sagas: Medieval Celtic Literature in Translation
CELT08022 20 credits
Songs, Swords, Rebels and Revivals: Modern Celtic Literature in Translation
CELT08023 20 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
It is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of further LEL2 courses.

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Dissertation in Language Sciences or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. Dissertation in Language Sciences or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Celtic
4. Honours option course in Celtic
5. Honours option course in Celtic
6. Honours option course in Celtic
7. Honours option course in Celtic
8. Honours option course in English Language
9. Honours option course in English Language
10. Honours option course in English Language
11. Honours option course in English Language
12. Honours option course in English Language

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - English Language (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
Selected courses must be passed
English Word-Formation
LASC10007 20 credits
Middle English
LASC10009 20 credits
Lexical Semantics
LASC10011 20 credits
Historical Linguistics
LASC10021 20 credits
Statistics and Experimental Design
LASC10033 20 credits
English grammar: a cognitive account
LASC10045 20 credits
Reading Old English
LASC10049 20 credits
Corpus Linguistics
LASC10055 20 credits
Global Englishes
LASC10056 20 credits
Syntactic Theory and English Syntax
LASC10065 20 credits
Figurative Language
LASC10066 20 credits
Pragmatics
LASC10067 20 credits
Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
LASC10069 20 credits
Current Issues in Morphology
LASC10070 20 credits
Scots and Scottish English
LASC10072 20 credits
Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing
LASC10079 20 credits
Early Germanic Dialects
LASC10080 20 credits
Phonological Theory and English Phonology
LASC10083 20 credits
Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
LASC10085 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Group C

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation is taken in Celtic, a 20-credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year.
Selected courses must be passed
Dissertation (Part 1)
CELT10036 20 credits
OR

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
Selected courses must be passed

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Dissertation in Language Sciences or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. Dissertation in Language Sciences or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Celtic
4. Honours option course in Celtic
5. Honours option course in Celtic
6. Honours option course in Celtic
7. Honours option course in Celtic
8. Honours option course in English Language
9. Honours option course in English Language
10. Honours option course in English Language
11. Honours option course in English Language
12. Honours option course in English Language

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Language Sciences

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Dissertation in Language Sciences
LASC10024 40 credits
OR

Dissertation (Part 2)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Dissertation (Part 2)
CELT10037 20 credits
AND

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
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