Celtic studies University of Marburg

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Acquisition of knowledge of the content and methods of text-, language- and literature-focused Celtology, Learn to understand and analyse texts from at least one medieval Celtic cultural area, Wales or Ireland, in the original language, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary study of selected other mediaeval and cultural fields of work and research

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor In the minor subject sub-course "Celtology" you will learn the Celtic languages Old Irish and Middle Welsh, which originated over a thousand years ago and - at least as far as Welsh is concerned - are still spoken in parts of Great Britain today. In addition to pure language acquisition, the analysis of medieval texts from Wales and Ireland as well as their literary-historical and cultural context and classification are part of this course. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/nebenfach/keltologie

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Main language

German