University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

Master of Arts in Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and Film and Visual Culture

The Master of Arts in Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and Film and Visual Culture in Language and Culture Studies is offered by University of Aberdeen.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Master of Arts in Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and Film and Visual Culture offered by the University of Aberdeen

Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture adds to your fascinating study of the lives and legacy of the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Scandinavian peoples with a rigorous training in the history and theory of the moving image. This subject combination provides an ideal preparation for a career in the arts, broadcasting or heritage management and the essential skills you will develop will make you attractive to employers in whichever career path you choose.


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.

The unique Film & Visual Culture programme combines close analysis of visual objects and artefacts – analogue and digital, moving and still, underground and mainstream – with theories of visual representation, production and circulation. You will gain specialist knowledge and skills in the academic study of cinema, with an emphasis on building analytical skills in research and critical writing. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop skills in digital video production and web design.

This broad, rigorous and enquiring approach is a great preparation for a career in the film industry, broadcasting, new media, journalism, teaching and other related fields. In addition, the essential skills you will develop in critical thinking, core writing, research, communication and other attributes will make you attractive to employers whatever your career choice.

What you'll study

Year 1
Compulsory Courses

Academic Writing for Language & Literature (AW1008)
Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)
Introduction to Visual Culture (FS1008)
Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience (FS1508)
Songs, Myths and Hero - Tales of the Old North (CE1037)

Optional Courses
Candidates must select courses worth at least 30 credits from the list of Level 1 Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies courses below, including at least one of the following:

Modern Irish Language for Beginners 1 (CE1036)
Gaelic Scotland (GH1015)
Gaelic for Beginners 1a (GH1007)
Latin 1 (LT1009)
Latin 2 (LT1507)
Plus select further courses of choice to make up 120 credit points.

Year 2
Compulsory Courses
Visualising Modernity (FS2007)
Visualising Revolution (FS2507)

Optional Courses
Select at least two of the following:

Love, Loss and Revival: Gaelic Ireland, 1700 to the Present (CE2063)
Vikings: An Introduction (HI2526)
Introduction to Scottish Gaelic Literature (GH2514)
Plus select further courses of choice to make up 120 credit points.

Year 3
Optional Courses
Select two of the following Film and Visual Courses:

Film and Politics: German and Austrian Filmmakers Facing the World (FS30EF)
Cinema and Science beyond Science Fiction A (FS3010)
Cinematic Cities (FS35FD)
On Documentary: History, Theory and Practice (FS35IB)
The Art of Screen Writing (FS3012)
Landscapes of Film A (FS35ZA)
Performance Art (FS35PC)
Plus, select further courses of level 3 Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies courses from the options below to gain 60 credits in this discipline:

**Introduction to Old Gaelic 1A (CE3063)
**Introduction to Old English Language (CE3047)
Knights, Virgins and Viragos Chaucer and Medieval Writing (EL30DQ)
**Early Modern Gaelic Language and Texts (GH3059)
Scottish Archaeology (AY3009)
**Introduction to Old Gaelic IIA (CE3563)
**Dangerous Liaisons: Love, Sex and Romance in the Celtic West and the Old North (CE3594)
Independent Study in Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies A (CE3599)
**Duplicate versions of these courses are available in levels 3 and 4 but only one version can be taken

Cinema and Science: Beyond Fiction A (FS3010)
Cinematic Cities A (FS35FD)
On Documentary: History, Theory and Practice (FS35IB)
The Art of Screen Writing (FS3012)
Landscapes of Film A (FS35ZA)
Performance Art (FS35PC)
Introduction to Old Gaelic 1a (CE3063)
Introduction to Old English Language (CE3047)
Knights, Virgins and Viragos: Chaucer and Medieval Writing (EL30DQ)
Early Modern Gaelic Language and Texts A (GH3059)
Scottish Archaeology (AY3009)
Introduction to Old Gaelic Iia (CE3563)
Dangerous Liaisons: Love, Sex and Romance in Celtic West and Old North (CE3594)
Independent Study In Celtic & Anglo - Saxon Studies A (CE3599)

Year 4
Optional Courses
Select one of the following dissertation courses:

Dissertation in Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies (CE4598)
Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture (FS4002) (first semester)
Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture (FS4506) (second semester)
Plus further credit points from the following to make up 60 credit points in Film & Visual Culture:

Confronting the Nazi Past in German and Austrian Film B (FS40ED)
Cinema and Science beyond Science Fiction B (FS4010)
Landscapes of Film (FS45ZA)
Cinematic Cities (FS45FD)
Performance Art (FS45PC)
Plus further credit points from the following to make up 60 credit points in Celtic & Angle-Saxon Studies:

**Introduction to Old Gaelic 1B (CE4063)
**Introduction to Old English Language (CE4047)
***Early Modern Gaelic Language and Texts (GH4059)
**Introduction to Old Gaelic IIB (CE4563)
**Dangerous Liaisons: Love, Sex and Romance in Celtic West and the North (CE4594)
Independent Study in Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies B (CE4599)
**Duplicate versions of these courses are available in levels 3 and 4 but only one version can be taken

***Only available to non-Gaelic students if they have studied at least one semester of Gaelic Language at Beginner or Intermediate level, Modern Irish Language or Old Gaelic/OldIrish]

Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture (FS4002)
Dissertation in Celtic & Anglo - Saxon Studies (CE4598)
Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture (FS4506)
Confronting the Nazi Past in German and Austrian Film - B (FS40ED)
Cinema and Science: Beyond Fiction B (FS4010)
Landscapes of Film B (FS45ZA)
Cinematic Cities B (FS45FD)
Performance Art (FS45PC)
Introduction to Old Gaelic Ib (CE4063)
Introduction to Old English Language (CE4047)
Early Modern Gaelic Language and Texts B (GH4059)
Introduction to Old Gaelic Iib (CE4563)
Dangerous Liaisons: Love, Sex & Romance in Celtic West & Old North (CE4594)
Independent Study In Celtic & Anglo - Saxon Studies B (CE4599)



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