Celtic Studies/Central & East European Studies

Celtic studies and Central and East European studies is an unusual but intellectually coherent pairing that brings together two areas of European cultural and historical study that are rarely examined in the same frame. Celtic studies engages with the oldest living cultural and linguistic traditions in the British Isles and Western Europe, examining the medieval and modern Celtic cultures of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and Galicia through their languages, literatures, histories, material cultures, art and religion. Central and East European studies examines the remarkably diverse cultures, languages, histories and contemporary societies of a region that has been at the centre of some of the most significant political and cultural developments of the modern era, from the Reformation and the Habsburg Empire to the Cold War and its aftermath.

At the University of Glasgow, this part-time programme allows you to develop your understanding of both areas while managing other commitments. The part-time mode is particularly well suited to students who are working or who want a more gradual engagement with demanding linguistic and scholarly material. You will study Celtic language and culture alongside the history, politics and cultural traditions of Central and Eastern Europe, developing a genuinely comparative perspective on European cultural diversity.

A year abroad is available, giving you the opportunity to develop your linguistic and cultural knowledge through direct immersion in one of the regions you are studying.

You will develop strong reading, analytical and writing skills across both areas, engaging with very different kinds of scholarly material and developing the cross-cultural sensitivity that both disciplines demand.

Graduates move into academic research, education, the cultural sector, diplomacy, journalism, heritage, and roles in organisations engaged with European affairs, cultural policy or international relations. Postgraduate study in Celtic studies, European studies, or a related field is a natural pathway.