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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Wolfson
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-OCT-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Are you fascinated by medieval history, literature and languages? You can explore a range of medieval cultures on the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic course. You’ll also have the chance to do your own research using original source materials.
Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at Cambridge
This course focuses on the history, material culture, languages and literature of the peoples of Britain, Ireland and the Scandinavian world in the earlier Middle Ages.
You’ll discover medieval history while learning one or more languages and reading great works of literature in the original languages. This includes the:
- Old English poem ‘Beowulf’
- epic medieval Irish tale ‘Táin Bó Cúailnge’ (‘The Cattle Raid of Cooley’)
- Icelandic sagas
Exactly which areas you study and to what depth is largely up to you.
Your future career
This challenging degree will develop your powers of argument and sharpen your analysis.
It equips you for a wide range of careers where intellectual and analytical skills are important.
Some of our graduates take advantage of the specialist opportunities open to them. They go on to:
- research and teaching in schools and universities (following further study)
- work in museums and libraries
Other graduates choose to go into careers including:
- journalism
- publishing
- banking
- law
- the Civil Service
- industry and business
- software development
Tuition fees
- Hong Kong
- Afghanistan
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- Republic of Ireland
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- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 27,024per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
A level : A*AA
Minimum A level offer: A*AAPlease check the website for subject requirements for this course (www.cam.ac.uk/courses)
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