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Celtic Civilisation 1A (U01991)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-U01991

The course aims to explore the history and culture of the Celtic-speaking peoples of Iron Age Europe. Its particular emphases will be upon the nature of Celtic society in the Iron Age, the challenges involved when interpreting the surviving evidence, and understanding the cultural heritage of the early medieval Celts of Britain and Ireland. The content of the course reflects the multidisciplinary nature of Celtic studies, ranging from prehistoric archaeology to literary studies, and from textual criticism to understanding the anthropology of European tribalism. Although self-contained in its own right, the course complements its 'sister-course' of sorts, 'Celtic Civilisation 1B: Modern Nations Coming into Focus'. The principal objective of the course is to introduce students to the problematic nature of our primary evidence of the Iron Age, and to the strategies and methodologies that scholars with different disciplinary training employ to further our understanding of it.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Course materials, cost not to exceed £10

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Celtic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2005	14:00	14:50	Meadows Lecture Theatre, Medical School, Teviot	Med+Vet

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus tutorial 1 hour

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to encourage students to re-assess their assumptions (and those of their secondary literature) regarding Celtic origins and the 'Celticity' of Iron Age Britain and Ireland, the character of Celtic society, and the nature of the relationships through which the Classical and Celtic civilisations interacted with one another. Students will become familiar with the characteristic aspects of Iron Age material culture in north-western Europe, and with engaging directly with key, but problematic, literary sources (in translation). They will be encouraged to think in multi-disciplinary terms, and, above all, will emerge from the course with the skills required to be discerning students of the great many written works currently available on Celtic (and allegedly Celtic) pre- and protohistoric topics. Thus, for those students who intend to carry on further in Celtic studies at Honours level, the course will be important preparation.

Assessment Information

Two individual essays of 1500-2000 words, and a two-hour Degree Examination in the December diet. The essays together will count as 50% of the final grade; the exam as 50%. A substantial amount of essay-related guidance is included in the course documentation available to all students.