Courses
Students pursuing Celtic Studies have a range of academic options. The particular courses offered will change from semester to semester and from year to year.
There are also Study Abroad opportunities.
Celtic Studies courses offered in 2012 - 2013
The following courses will apply to the Certificate in Celtic Studies. Please check back for additional information and course listings.
Fall 2012:
Land and Landscape in Irish Film
3 credits
Mondays 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Course Number: Theatre and Drama 219
Instructor: Prof. Mary Trotter
Intensive Modern Irish - Level I
3 credits
Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:15 - 6:15 pm
Course Number: Folklore 530
Lecture: 003
Spring 2013:
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Irish Theatre
3 credits
Course Number, date, and time TBA
Instructor: Prof. Mary Trotter
Intensive Modern Irish - Level II
3 credits
Day and Time TBA
Course Number: Folklore 530
Please see below for Directed Studies opportunities available
Celtic Studies courses offered in 2011 - 2012
The following courses will apply to the Certificate in Celtic Studies credit. Please check back for additional course listings.
Fall 2011:
Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations
3 credits
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Course Number: Folklore 446/Scan 46/Medieval 446/Comp Lit 500
Instructor: Prof. Thomas DuBois
Spring 2012:
3 credits
Online, with on-site Wed. afternoon meetings for Madison students
Course Number: History 503
Instructor: Prof. Thomas Archdeacon
Irish and Irish American Folklore
3 credits
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Course Number: Folklore 503
Instructors: Professors James Leary and Thomas DuBois
Directed Study
Depending on instructor load, the following courses may be available:
Folklore 699: Directed Study in Irish and Irish American Folklore
See Professor Leary – jpleary@wisc.edu
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History 699: Directed Study in History
See Professor Archdeacon – tjarchde@wisc.edu
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Music 699: Directed Study in Celtic Music
See Professor Bowles – cbowles@dcs.wisc.edu
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Theatre and Drama 699: Directed Study in Irish Theatre
See Professor Trotter – mtrotter@wisc.edu
(On sabbatical 2011-2012)
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Celtic Studies Courses at UW-Madison offered on rotation:
Scandinavian 520: Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations
Folklore 530: Irish and Irish-American Traditions
Anthropology 309: Prehistoric Europe
History 365: Revolution and Nationalism in Ireland, 1780 to the Present
History 200: The Great Irish Famine
History 222 or 503: Irish and Scottish Migrations
English 362 (Medieval Studies 362): Mythologies of the British Isles
English 477: The Irish Literary Revival
English 478: Modern Irish Drama
English 503: James Joyce
English 517 (Folklore 517): The Irish Tradition
English 518 (Folklore 518): The Scottish Tradition
Medieval Studies 351: Arthurian Legend and Literature
Theatre and Drama 619: Irish Theatre
Folklore 530/Music 497: Musical Traditions of the Celtic World