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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023
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Degree Programme Table: Scottish Ethnology and Celtic (MA Hons) (UTSETCE)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Scottish Studies 1A: Conceptualising Scotland

Must be passed

SCET08006 20 credits
Scottish Studies 1B: Creating Scotland

Must be passed

SCET08007 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-Q, T, W and Y

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours:
1. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in Scotland & Orality and Visualising Scotland.
2. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in Gaelic 2A or Gaelic 2B (for modern Honours route) or in both Celtic Literature in Translation courses (for medieval Honours route).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Scotland and Orality

Must be passed at 50%

SCET08008 20 credits
Visualising Scotland

Must be passed at 50%

SCET08009 20 credits

Course options

Group A

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 B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, 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. Scottish Ethnology Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. Scottish Ethnology Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. to 7. Honours option for Scottish Ethnology
8. to 12. Honours option for Celtic

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

Course options

Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 60 credits from Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses
Selected courses must be passed
AND

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 A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 3_Dissertation

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: 2022/23, 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. Scottish Ethnology Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. Scottish Ethnology Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. to 7. Honours option for Scottish Ethnology
8. to 12. Honours option for Celtic

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

Course options

Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses
AND

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.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Scottish Ethnology_Year 4_Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Scottish Ethnology Hons Dissertation
SCET10017 40 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 4_Dissertation

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.
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