Celtic Studies in North America
While Celtic studies programs in Canada are not as widespread as they are in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England, several universities offer some Celtic studies courses, while only two universities offers a full B.A. as well as graduate courses. St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto and St. Francis Xavier University offers the only B.A. of its kind in Canada with a dual focus on Celtic literature and history, while the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto offers courses at a graduate level through their Centre for Medieval Studies, along with St. Francis Xavier University.
Other Canadian universities which offer courses in Celtic, Scottish or Irish studies include Cape Breton University, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Simon Fraser University, the University of Guelph and the University of Ottawa.
In the United States, Harvard University is notable for their Doctorate program in Celtic studies. Celtic studies are also offered at the universities of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, California, Berkeley, and California, Los Angeles. and Bard College. Many more American universities offer Irish studies, and Rio Grande University will soon be rebooting its Welsh Studies minor.
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