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Course Details

Course Name

Welsh and Celtic Studies MA

Level of study

Postgraduate Taught

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

1 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

Cardiff

Course Subject

  • Journalism & Media

Course Fees

Inside EU:  6750

Outside EU:  6750

Universities

Cardiff University

Description

The MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies offers you the chance to explore the relationship between literature, language, culture and identity across the centuries. From medieval literature to contemporary language planning and policy, the exact content of the course will be tailored to suit your individual research interests and based on our areas of expertise.

The areas of research that we offer and which are available to you include: creative writing through the medium of Welsh, language policy and planning, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, performance theory, medieval and modern prose and poetry, translation theory and methodology, ethnology and folk studies, creative writing, children’s literature, gender studies and literary theory and criticism. Great emphasis is set on placing the School’s academic research within a comparative international context.

Working with leading experts in these fields will allow you to develop advanced academic skills in your chosen area of study and undertake original research. Examples of ground-breaking MA research in recent years include linguistic landscape mapping, creative literary criticism, intertextuality and medieval Welsh literature, and digital technologies and minority languages.

Distinctive features

  • Work with leading experts in Welsh and Celtic literature, culture and language in Wales’s capital city.
  • Develop an understanding of minority-language cultural and linguistic issues that can be related to other international contexts.
  • Gain research and professional transferable skills of the highest quality.
  • Experience working at one of Cardiff’s cultural, educational, commercial or political institutions integrated as part of the MA’s work placement programme.
  • Choose to study through the medium of Welsh, English or bilingually.
  • Benefit from a wide range of Welsh language modules available to learn Welsh or improve your skills in the language, free of charge.
  • Participate in regular research seminars with postgraduate research students and staff.

I started as a first year BA student in the School of Welsh in 2012, and five years later, i’m still here studying for my doctorate. During my BA course, I gained experience in researching and learning about many different areas that related to Welsh language, culture and literature, and I gained an increasing interest in literature. After finishing my undergraduate course, I was keen to develop my interest by following an MA course. It was an amazing experience to work with the School’s tutors, and I began to concentrate mainly on researching Children’s Literature in Welsh. To anyone that has an interest, apply to start your career as a student in the School of Welsh, I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it much as I did.

Megan Morgans, MA Welsh and Celtic Studies

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