My Celtic Studies Masters Degree Work

University of Wales, Lampeter

To earn a Masters Degree in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales in Lampeter, I am able to work mostly on-line. I need to complete 120 credits in the 'taught' courses (of 20 credits each) which require the completion of at least one 5000 word essay per course. After this is completed, then a 20,000 word dissertation is to be written, worth 60 credits.

The marking system is very different from what I have been used to in the past. At the University of Wales, a mark of 70% or over is distinction level (usually with a top possible grade of 74%), with 40-69% needed for a passing grade and 39% or lower a failing grade. A couple of my professors told me that they never give a mark higher than 75%.

My coursework

I have decided to take the following courses. As I complete the requirements, I will post the links to the papers below:

Study and Research Methodology (required for all students)

Book Review (1250 words; 30% of grade - I received a 74% mark)
Review of Dying For the Gods, by Miranda Green
Encyclopedia Article (1250 words; 30% of grade - I received a 70% mark)
Pwyll, patterned after the Dictionary of Celtic Mythology by James MacKillop
Formating a Paper for Publication (n/a; 10% of grade)
Internet Assignment (1250 words; 10% of grade)
Dissertation Proposal (1250 words; 20% of grade)

Dead Virgins: Feminine Sanctity in Medieval Wales

Essay title no. 5. “Would it be fair to say that St. Gwenfrewy (Winefride) is one of the most important Welsh female saints? What light does the extant evidence shed on the importance of her cult?”
Essay title no. 6. “In what ways were the Welsh saints associated with healing?”

Camu at y Gymraeg

This is a beginner's Welsh language course. I spent two weeks in Lampeter taking the oral part of this course in June, 2006, and then went home to complete the workbook with 16 assignments over the course of almost a year. As these assignments are proprietary, I won't be posting them here.

I received a mark of 63% for this course.

The Celtic Arthur

Y Mabinogi

The Irish in Medieval Wales, Cornwall and Brittany

druidkirk.org