One-Year Master Programme in English with Specialisation in Irish Literature, 60 ECTS-credits
The programme consists of six obligatory courses. In the first semester of the programme, all students take two 7.5 ECTS-credit courses in Irish literature (Contemporary Irish Fiction, and The Body and Desire in Irish Poetry), and two 7,5 ECTS-credit courses (Modernism, Postmodernism and Postcolonial Studies, and Scholarly Writing in Literary Theory and Criticism). During the second semester of the programme, the obligatory courses Ireland in Film and Drama (7.5 ECTS-credits) and Advanced Literary Theory (7.5 ECTS-credits) are studied as well as the Degree Thesis of 15 ECTS-credits.
Objectives of the Programme
On completion of the programme the student will be able to
- demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of the development of literary theory , from the twentieth century until today,
- demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge in the form of individual literary text analyses of with a high degree of theoretical awareness of the relationship between language, literature and culture,
- demonstrate advanced knowledge of Irish literature in English,
- independently plan and carry out a well-defined literary research task in Irish literature which demonstrates theoretical insight and awareness of one’s own ideological and ethical values,
- demonstrate the oral and written ability and proficiency necessary to argue effectively in clear academic English for complex interpretations and analyses of literary and critical texts and to actively be able to interact with others in a critical and constructive environment.
Why study Irish literature at Dalarna University?
The courses within the programme are taught by teachers whose main area of research is Irish literature and who have published extensively in this field. International guest lecturers are regularly invited to take part in the teaching and also to present their research at the Higher Seminars which take place regularly and which students are expected to attend. Regular seminars are conducted in small groups, and active participation in the seminars is expected, thus creating an atmosphere which is highly conductive to personal development and academic success.
Dalarna University has an internationally recognised Centre for Irish Studies (DUCIS), and organise annual conferences on an array of interdisciplinary topics related to Irish literature, such as history, sociology and visual arts, which attract scholars in Irish Studies from many countries. Students on the Irish Programme are encouraged to present their work at the DUCIS conferences and to assist as conference hosts.
