THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students should aim to divide the number of credits they take in each academic year evenly between Semester 1 and Semester 2

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 1_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Celtic Civ

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_IGLAC

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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


Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours:
1. Progression to English Language Honours requires a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved on the first or second sitting.
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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

LEL2C and 2E

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 2_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Celtic Literature in Translation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Notes:
It is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of further LEL2 courses.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, 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.
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.
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: 2024/25, 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
OR

Dissertation (Part 2)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
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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