IRSK4400 – Special Topic in Celtic Studies
Course description
Course content
This course builds on the knowledge base established in IRSK1300 – Irsk middelalderlitteratur and IRSK2200 – Introduction to Old Irish / IRSK4200 – Introduction to Old Irish to deepen students’ knowledge of a specific branch of Celtic philology. Topics will vary, but the course will typically focus on a major genre or cycle, such as The Finn Cycle, The Ulster Cycle, or hagiography, or on an important theme. Close readings of texts in the original language, with particular attention paid to improving students’ skills in the relevant philological methods, will be the primary focus of the course.
Learning outcome
After passing this course you will be able to:
- use philological methods on Celtic sources
- analyze the textual and linguistic features of the sources
- contextualize texts in their cultural and historical contexts
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Recommended previous knowledge
IRSK1300 – Irsk middelalderlitteratur og IRSK2200 – Introduction to Old Irish / IRSK4200 – Introduction to Old Irish
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IRSK2400 – Special topic in Celtic Studies.
Teaching
Access to teaching
Teaching is given in the form of seminars and will amount to 28 hours in total.
The obligatory activities consists of preparation and engaged discussion of assigned readings in class, and in-class translation of texts.
Examination
At the end of the course, each student is to hand in a semester assignment, which the student has been working with throughout the whole semester.
The assignment will comprise of roughly 10 pages.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.