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- Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and French (5yrs) MA (Hons)
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Qualification
Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
16-SEP-24
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Duration
5 Years
Course summary
Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and French is an excellent subject combination, setting the lives and legacy of the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Scandinavian peoples within a deeper European historical and contemporary context through study of the French language, history and culture. This subject combination provides an ideal preparation for a career in the arts, broadcasting or heritage management and also adds the international dimension to open options including business or tourism.Aberdeen has been a centre for Celtic studies for more than a century and is now a leading research centre in all aspects of the northern polar regions including its peoples. You will study literature, culture, history and languages, inspired by leading specialists in the history and literature of Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, in medieval Celtic and Scandinavian literature, and the cultural history of Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England.French at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, gaining the highest possible rating in the last national Teaching Quality Assessment. You will add to your growing language skills with courses in film, contemporary civilization and culture and most genres and periods of literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. You will be taught by staff recognised internationally for their research, from Renaissance studies to the politics of culture and difference in contemporary France.As an integral part of your 5-year programme, you will spend the whole of year three taking your language and cultural skills to a very high level as a teaching assistant or visiting student in a French-speaking country. This joint programme is ideal preparation for a career in the arts, heritage management, or broadcasting and media. The international dimension widens your choice, for example to European business and organisations, and tourism.
French Studies received the highest possible rating of 'Excellent' in the last national Teaching Quality Assessment.Application deadline
31 January
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Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
A level : BBB
For First Year Entry a minimum of 3 A Levels at BBB.For Second Year Entry a minimum of an A in the subject selected for Single Honours plus BB, or AB in the subjects selected for Joint Honours plus a further B.GCSE in English or English Language is also required.
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University League Table
35th
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Campus address
University of Aberdeen, Directorate of External Relations, King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, City Of, AB24 3FX, Scotland
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