Welsh and Celtic Studies (Astudiaethau Cymreig a Cheltaidd) (Taught) | Master's degree | Languages | On Campus | 1-2 Years | Cardiff University | United Kingdom

Taught through the medium of English and/ or Welsh, the program is tailored to your own needs and interests. Key themes include medieval and modern literature, creative writing, sociolinguistics, translation, identity, folklore/ ethnological studies, and language planning and policy. The MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies offers you the chance to explore the relationship between literature, language, culture and identity across the centuries. From medieval literature to contemporary language planning and policy, the exact content of the course will be tailored to suit your individual research interests and based on our areas of expertise. The areas of research that we offer and which are available to you include: creative writing through the medium of Welsh, language policy and planning, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, performance theory, medieval and modern prose and poetry, translation theory and methodology, ethnology and folk studies, creative writing, children’s literature, gender studies and literary theory and criticism. Great emphasis is set on placing the School’s academic research within a comparative international context. Working with leading experts in these fields will allow you to develop advanced academic skills in your chosen area of study and undertake original research. Examples of ground-breaking MA research in recent years include linguistic landscape mapping, creative literary criticism, intertextuality and medieval Welsh literature, and digital technologies and minority languages. The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the academic year. The final modules will be published by September.