MA (Hons) Gaelic with Education

The MA (Hons) Gaelic with Education is a special collaborative partnership between the University of Aberdeen and UHI Millennium Institute. The education/professional studies courses will be delivered predominantly through distance-learning mode, with students based in UHI colleges or learning centres. Students will be registered as University of Aberdeen students in years three and four of the course.

The course, which is delivered entirely through the medium of Gaelic, provides students with the opportunity to gain an Honours award and teaching qualification in four years and allows a direct route to teacher education in a field where there is a skills shortage.

In association with

• Students study both language and education components in an immersion situation
• Takes advantage of Aberdeen University’s expertise as an initial teacher education institution
• Study opportunities within the UHI area for the Programme duration
• Enhanced employment opportunities for graduates

Year one, please see the Gaelic and Related Studies Scheme.

Year two of the course consists of the following modules: Gaelic language 2; language, culture and ethnicity; the modern short story; folklore; poetry since 1900 and Gaelic language revitalisation.

Year three includes: Gaelic language 3; research skills; european philosophy; modern Gaelic prose writing; and learning and teaching in schools a and school experience (five weeks).

Year four includes an Honours dissertation and translation skills as core Gaelic modules, combined with learning and teaching in schools and school experience (13 weeks).

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