The Director of Celtic Studies is Dr. Michael J. Simonton who can be reached at his office in 217B Landrum or by phone at 859-572-1347 or 5259 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

Celtic studies minors are encouraged to participate in Tuath an Ard Tíre Ardaí: The Celtic Studies Club, as well as the Student Anthropology Society and other student groups.

NKU Celtic Studies is working with the Euroceltic Institute to host a major international Celtic event on the NKU campus in the summer of 2011. Celtic studies minors will have the opportunity to help with organizing this festival.  Also, every April anthropology faculty and alumni host an Anthropology Careers Day program to assist students in Celtic studies and related areas of anthropology.

Requirements

The minor in Celtic Studies consists of 21 semester hours and requires the completion of the following:

• Four core courses (12 semester hours)
  • HIS 100 History of Europe to 1713
  • ANT 370 Celtic Europe
  • ANT 374 Celtic and Viking Archaeology
  • ENG 477 Irish Literary Renaissance
• Three of the following (9 semester hours)
  • ANT 294 Topics: Studies in Anthropology (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • ANT 372 Peasant Societies
  • ANT 376 Irish Society through Film
  • ANT 394 Topics: Anthropology (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • ANT 594 Topics: Anthropology (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • ENG 200 Introduction to Literature (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • ENG 201 Ideas in Literature (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • HIS 353 English History to 1485
  • HIS 494 Seminars (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • HIS 594 Selected Topics: History (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • PHI 394 Topics: Celtic Philosophy and Religion
  • PSC 330 Politics of Europe
  • PSC 394 Topics (if Celtic Studies topic)
  • REL 301 Ancient Religions
  • Other appropriate courses (with permission, if Celtic Studies emphasis)

One of a kind!

There are about 20 Celtic studies programs (or related programs, such as Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish, or Breton studies) in the United States and Canada.  NKU's Celtic Studies program is the only such program in the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley region.

More than a dozen NKU faculty, staff, alumni, and friends who have specialized areas of expertise in Celtic Studies are willing to serve as resources. They can be reached at the following email addresses and welcome your questions:

• Iain Barksdale, Part-time Anthropology Instructor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Celtic and Viking archaeology; early Christianity; Scotland; Isle of Man; Northern Isles
• Ray Carr, President, Euroceltic Institute, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Celtic heritage
• Cathy Costello, WNKU Public Radio, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Celtic folk music
• Daniel J. Curtin, Professor of Mathematics, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ireland; language; traditional music; literature (in English and Gaelic)
• Teresa De Zarn, Part-time Theater Instructor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ireland; theater
• Linda Dolive, Professor of Political Science, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it politics of Celtic Europe
• Terence Fleming, Lecturer in History, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ireland; recent history
• Perilou Goddard, Professor of Psychology, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Scotland; Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums; drug policies in the United Kingdom
• Britteny Howell, Part-time Anthropology Instructor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Scotland
• Francois Le Roy, Assistant Professor of History, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Brittany; history
• Sharlotte Neely, Professor of Anthropology, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it genealogy and Celtic DNA; Celtic ethnicity
• Tamara O'Callaghan, Associate Professor of English and Director of Integrative Studies, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Celtic literature; interdisciplinary studies including Celtic studies
• Kathryn ("Kas") L. Miller Ridiman, Anthropology Alumna, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Celtic reenactments
• Michael J. Simonton, Lecturer in Anthropology, Celtic Studies Director, & Tuath an Ard Tíre Ardaí: Celtic Studies Club Faculty Sponsor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Iron Age Celts; "Celitc Fringe" nations; gerontology; life histories; contemporary Ireland
• Gary Walton, Assistant Professor of English, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ireland; literature
• Jeffrey C. Williams, Professor of History, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Scotland; history

Are you on the NKU faculty or staff? Do you have a Celtic Studies specialty, or do you know of someone who does? Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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