BA Celtic Studies [Q500]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration 4 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards Excellence Scholarship; The Coleg Lead Scholarship;

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (100 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
IR11720

Introduction to the Literature of Gaelic Ireland

IR11800

The Celts: A Contested Legacy

or
GC11800

Cymru a'r Celtiaid

WE11220

Beginning Modern Welsh 1

Semester 2
IR11820

The Celts: A Contested Legacy

or
GC11820

Cymru a'r Celtiaid

WE11320

Beginning Welsh ii

WE11420

Introduction to Welsh Literature

Year 1 Options

Choose 20 credits

Year 2 Core (60 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
CY10900

Trafod y Byd Cyfoes drwy'r Gymraeg

CY11700

Ysgrifennu Cymraeg Graenus

CY13020

Cymraeg Llafar

Semester 2
CY10920

Trafod y Byd Cyfoes drwy'r Gymraeg

CY11720

Ysgrifennu Cymraeg Graenus

Year 2 Timetable Core/Student Option

Students must take either GC10000/20 or IR11200/20

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
IR11200

Modern Irish Language and Literature for Non-Beginners

Semester 2
IR11220

Modern Irish Language and Literature for Non-Beginners

Year 2 Options

Semester 1
CY11020

Ymwneud a'ch pwnc yn Gymraeg: sgiliau dwyieithog ar gyfer y brifysgol a'r gweithle

CY11500

Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg: cyfoes a hanesyddol

IR11900

Introduction to Old Irish

Semester 2
CY11520

Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg: cyfoes a hanesyddol

IR11920

Introduction to Old Irish

Part 2 Rules

Year 3 Timetable Core/Student Option

Students studying Irish must take at least 20 credits from the following options:

Year 3 Timetable Core/Student Option

Students studying Welsh must take the following module:

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
CY21400

Cymraeg Llyfr a Chymraeg Llafar

Semester 2
CY21420

Cymraeg Llyfr a Chymraeg Llafar

Year 3 Options

Choose bewteen 80 - 100 Level 2 CY, IR or GC modules

Final Year Timetable Core/Student Option

Students must take at least 20 credits of the following options:

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
CY31100

Gloywi Iaith yr Ail Iaith

Semester 2
CY31120

Gloywi Iaith yr Ail Iaith

Final Year Options

Choose between 80 - 100 Level 3 CY, IR or GC modules

Semester 1
WE30220

Language revitalisation in a global context

Semester 2
GC33120

Gaeleg yr Alban: cyflwyniad i'r iaith

IR33220

Comparative Celtic Philology