Gaelic Studies is a wide-ranging discipline covering Gaelic language, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the modern world. Links with other Celtic languages, especially Modern Irish, are explored.

Employment opportunities for graduates fluent in Scottish Gaelic are very good. Broadcasting, teaching, lecturing, the print media and librarianship are among the careers on which our students have successfully embarked. With the launch of a new digital Gaelic TV channel there is a high increase in demand for Gaelic graduates to work in the media. Other careers make use of the excellent communicative, analytical and organisational skills of our Gaelic graduates in a range of business and creative contexts. Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate research.