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Gaelic Studies and Music

MA · University of Aberdeen · 4 years

Gaelic Studies and Music

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University of Aberdeen

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION93%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 26% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Gaelic Studies and Music is a combination that brings together two of Scotland's most distinctive cultural inheritances. Scottish Gaelic is one of Europe's oldest languages and the oldest surviving language of Scotland, carrying with it a literary, oral, and musical tradition of extraordinary depth. Music at the University of Aberdeen spans composition, performance, musicology, and the historical and cultural study of music across different genres, styles, and periods. Together, the two subjects offer a distinctive pathway into Scottish and Celtic culture and into the broader world of musical practice and scholarship. This four-year full-time programme at the University of Aberdeen allows you to undertake in-depth study in Scotland's oldest living language while working alongside world-renowned composers and musicologists. Your Gaelic studies will develop your language proficiency, your

Where its graduates go

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  • 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
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