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

Undergraduate Course: Celtic Civilisation 1A (CELT08014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryWhat is it to be 'Celtic'? Celtic Civilisation 1A is a 'survey' course concerned with the history of Celticness as a racial, cultural and ethnic concept, from the Iron Age in ancient times until the present.
Course description What is it to be 'Celtic'? Celtic Civilisation 1A is a 'survey' course concerned with the history of Celticness as a racial, cultural and ethnic concept, from the Iron Age in ancient times until the present. Its principal objective is to guide students to an understanding of how certain languages, music, art and nations came to be called 'Celtic'. Students on the course visit with the ancient Celtae, the medieval Celtic-speakers, and the early modern Europeans who saw themselves as their 'Celtic' descendants. You will observe how ideas about 'being Celtic' have changed since then, and discuss the sometimes bitter controversies surrounding Celticness today.

Visiting and 'outside-subject' students are most welcome on the course.
THIS COURSE IS NOT A PRE-REQUISITE FOR CELTIC CIVILISATION 1B.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone: Visiting Students are very welcome.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Produce a sound and competent essay, in accordance with the common marking scale.
  2. Demonstrate recognition of the potential and limitations of both primary evidence and modern scholarship in pursuing the study of Celtic societies.
  3. Demonstrate insight into the concept of 'Celticity'.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the historiographical trajectory of the interpretation and application of the term 'Celtic'.
  5. Demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent gathering of relevant evidence pertaining to a posed problem; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; and, independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines.
Reading List
There is a broad selection of readings for each specific topic; recommended textbooks are:

J. Collis, The Celts: origins, myths & inventions (Stroud, 2003)
B. Maier, The Celts: a history from the earliest times to the present (Edinburgh, 2003)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements The course complies with all School guidance concerning accessibility to, and reasonable adjustments supporting students with declared disabilities.
Additional Class Delivery Information Plus tutorial 1 hour, fortnightly
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Robert Dunbar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3621
Email: Rob.Dunbar@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Iain Harrison
Tel:
Email: iharriso@ed.ac.uk
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