IRSK4200 – Introduction to Old Irish
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Students will be familiar with the main features of Old Irish grammar.
Learning outcome
When the students have completed this course, they will have acquired sufficient grammatical knowledge to be able to read simple texts.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Recommended previous knowledge
It is recommended that students have previously studied another Celtic language or a language with a case system (for example, Old Norse or German).
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IRSK2200 – Introduction to Old Irish.
- 10 credits overlap with IRSK1200 – Innføring i gammelirsk språk og litteratur (discontinued).
Teaching
The teaching is given in 14 double seminars, 28 hours in all.
A qualifying assignment has to be approved before the student may take the final exam.
Approved obligatory assignments are valid the next two times the course is given.
Examination
The final examination will be a 4-hour written examination.
The written examination is conducted in the digital examination system Inspera. You will need to familiarize yourself with the digital examination arrangements in Inspera.
Previous exams and examiners guidelines are available on this page.
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.