Celtic studies

full time

ist abhängig vom gewählten Hauptfach

Bachelor
Degree

6 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Marburg

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Cultural History
  • Celtic Studies

Focus

Acquisition of knowledge of the content and methods of text-, language- and literature-focused Celtology, Learn to understand and analyse texts from at least one medieval Celtic cultural area, Wales or Ireland, in the original language, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary study of selected other mediaeval and cultural fields of work and research

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: In the minor subject sub-course "Celtology" you will learn the Celtic languages Old Irish and Middle Welsh, which originated over a thousand years ago and - at least as far as Welsh is concerned - are still spoken in parts of Great Britain today. In addition to pure language acquisition, the analysis of medieval texts from Wales and Ireland as well as their literary-historical and cultural context and classification are part of this course. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see ).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Lecture period

  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

Tuition fee

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German