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Ceum Urramach / Honorary Degree: Donalda MacComb
Chaidh ceum urramach a bhuileachadh air Donalda NicComb, Ceannard Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, le Oilthigh Ghlaschu air 29 Ògmhios, ag aithneachadh an t-sàr obair a rinn i thairis air na bliadhnaichean ann a bhith a’ brosnachadh agus a’ leasachadh foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig.
Donalda MacComb was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Glasgow on 29 June 2010 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to and development of Gaelic-medium education.  Click here for pictures of Donalda McComb and other graduating students.


The timetable for the resit examinations is now available.  Resit Timetable August 2010

The University of Glasgow is ranked as having the leading Celtic and Gaelic Studies department in Scotland by The Complete University Guide 2011.  See  the subject drop down menu at www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=8727.

Glasgow creates first Chair of Gaelic in Scotland read more...

New information is now available about the Duncan and Morag MacLean Studentship for 2010 - 2011.

About the Department

The Department of Celtic and Gaelic is a department within the Faculty of Arts of the University of Glasgow. We are based at 3 University Gardens and our courses are open to students of all faculties.

The teaching and research work of the Department's staff covers the ancient, medieval and modern periods in three Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, and Welsh, with primary interests in Scottish Gaelic and Irish language and literature, and in medieval Celtic literatures and history.

What is Celtic at Glasgow?

Celtic is a language family with a number of different, but related, languages. These are, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, and Breton: spoken in the Scottish Highlands, the West of Ireland, large parts of Wales, and areas in Brittany, respectively. They have a long history in the British Isles, with their medieval literatures in particular representing a flowering of culture.

Our Department

We are a department with six teachers and additional help from Graduate Teaching Assistants for oral classes and some tutorials. Student numbers in our classes range from around ten in Gaelic 1A, to around a hundred and twenty in Celtic Civilisation 1. The Department has a tradition of friendliness and we try always to welcome and support our student entrants. At present, we have a close relationship with Scottish Studies, based in the School of Archaeology and History, as well as collaboration with the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

More detailed information about the range of courses offered by the Department is available by following the links on the left, to either Undergraduate Studies or Postgraduate Study.

Our Students

The Department of Celtic and Gaelic attracts not only students from the Gaelic-speaking areas, or even just Scotland. In the past, we have had students from all areas of the British Isles and from further afield; for instance, the United States, Canada, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Sweden. The Department is able to accommodate different student needs and interests. Apart from the full degree courses on offer, a range of our courses is also available to students form other universities (e.g. on a Junior Year Abroad programme, or as part of the SOCRATES scheme) who have arranged to stay for one term only, as well as to students who spend a full year at Glasgow University.

You can view the University's prospectus on-line, or request a copy of same to be posted to you here. Further information is also available here for overseas students thinking about studying at the University of Glasgow.

For those who would like to come to the Department as a postgraduate student, information is available on the Arts and Humanities Graduate School website.