IRSK4400 – Special Topic in Celtic Studies

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

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.

To be eligible for this course, you must be enrolled in one of the following master's programs:

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.

IRSK1300 – Irsk middelalderlitteratur og IRSK2200 – Introduction to Old Irish / IRSK4200 – Introduction to Old Irish

Overlapping courses

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.

Resit an examination

A term paper or equivalent that is passed may not be resubmitted in revised form.

If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

More about examinations at UiO

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

Last updated from FS (Felles studentsystem) Nov. 5, 2026 10:14:34 PM

Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
10
Teaching
Spring
Every other spring
Examination
Spring
Teaching language
Norwegian (English on request)

Contact

Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies