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Welsh Ethnological Studies/mewn Astudiaethau Gwerin – (M.A.)
Cardiff University
Cardiff School of Welsh
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,126 - ≈ € 12,082 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cardiff / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Cardiff University
The course structure is outlined as follows:
A) 2 Core Modules
(i) Ethnographic Research Skills. Assessment: two practical tasks.
(ii) Theoretical Issues in Folklore and Ethnology. Assessment: one 2,000 word essay.
B) Two optional modules assessed by an essay (4,000 words) or essay (3,000 words) and a practical task.
C) A supervised dissertation of not more than 20,000 words.
Semester 1
* Ethnographic Research Skills
* Theoretical Issues in Folklore and Ethnology
Semester 2
* Welsh Identity in Folklore and Popular Culture
* Welsh Folk Narrative
* Folk Culture
* Identity, Language and Society
* Popular Song in Wales 1660-1860
* Wales and America
Optional modules may sometimes be offered in Semester 1.
Special Features:
* A unique course offered jointly by the School of Welsh and the National History Museum, St Fagans.
* On-site training at the Museum, which has an extensive collection of buildings, material artefacts and documents pertaining to all aspects of Welsh culture. It also houses a notable sound archive, which includes a vast range of recordings reflecting the oral and musical traditions of Wales.
* The opportunity to gain expertise in research methodology
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
1st or upper 2nd class UK Honours degree, or equivalent is usually required.
Suitable for graduates in Welsh, History, Ethnology, Anthropology and other Humanities/Social Science subjects. Students may take this course through the medium of Welsh or English.
Students who do not speak Welsh are encouraged to attend the School's two-month intensive language course in the summer preceding enrolment.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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