
PhD Gaelic and Celtic Studies
AWARD: Distance Learning,PhDSTUDY MODE: Distance Learning,Full-time,On-campus,Part-time
DURATION: 3.5 Years full-time / 7 Years part-time
CODE: N/A
COURSE LEADER: Abigail Burnyeat
COURSE CONTACT: Abigail Burnyeat ( )
SPECIAL FEATURES
A PhD is a high-level, globally-recognised qualification, rooted in original research, and is rigorous and demanding. Most students are passionate about their area of interest and pursue a PhD as a result of their academic curiosity and desire for research excellence. A PhD in Gaelic and Celtic Studies provides students with an opportunity to undertake research at a professional level in the fields of Gaelic and Celtic Studies, enabling them to pursue their scholarly interests and to develop their skills in formal academic writing, analysis and communication through the medium of Gaelic.
COURSE CONTENT
Candidates for the PhD Gaelic and Celtic Studies course work closely with their academic supervisors on a research project they develop together; supervision is available in the areas of:
- Historical Phonology (Professor Richard Cox)
- Dialectal Studies (Mark Wringe)
- Onomastics (Professor Richard Cox)
- Medieval to Modern Gaelic Literature (Professor Meg Bateman, Abigail Burnyeat, Iain MacPherson, Professor Máire Ní Annracháin)
- Folklore and Ethnology (Professor Hugh Cheape, Dr Decker Forrest, Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart)
- Medieval and Modern History of the Highlands and Islands (Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart)
- Material Culture (Professor Hugh Cheape, Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Professor Meg Bateman)
- Socio-linguistics (Dr Tim Armstrong, Dr Marsaili MacLeod)
- Musicology (Dr John Purser, Dr Decker Forrest, Professor Hugh Cheape)