BA in Celtic Studies (Advanced Major) in Antigonish Canada | St. Francis Xavier University

As one of North America's rare institutions providing education in Celtic languages, literature, and historical studies spanning from 800 BC to modern times, you'll gain exceptional access to comprehensive learning opportunities at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Celtic Studies program focuses on the languages, writings, traditions, and historical narratives of Celtic-speaking communities, tracing their evolution from ancient Gaul's Continental Celts to contemporary cultures in Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. The discipline encompasses diverse subjects such as archaeology, artistic expression, musical traditions, written works, folk customs, spiritual practices, dance forms, migration patterns, and both ethnic and medieval scholarship.

Nestled in Nova Scotia's Highland region, you'll join an academic department deeply rooted in Scottish Gaelic heritage, offering extensive coursework in Celtic civilization, Irish and Scottish Gaelic folklore, plus medieval Gaelic and Welsh linguistics and writings. Your education will be guided by distinguished scholars specializing in North American and Scottish Gaelic communities' history, language, and literature, as well as medieval Irish and Welsh texts.

StFX students at both bachelor's and master's levels create scholarly papers, theses, and innovative works. Many have emerged as prominent figures in revitalizing and advancing Gaelic culture in Scotland and Canada. The Celtic Student Society ('An Comunn Ceilteach') ranks among StFX's most vibrant student organizations.

StFX houses Canada's most significant repository of Scottish Gaelic manuscripts, publications, and audio recordings, notably within the extensive Celtic Collection of the Angus L. Macdonald Library.