One-Year Master Programme in English with Specialisation in Irish Literature, 60 ECTS-credits
The programme consists of six obligatory courses and one optional course. In the first semester of the programme, all students take two obligatory 7.5 credit courses in Irish literature (Contemporary Irish Fiction, and The Body and Desire in Irish Poetry), as well as the obligatory course Scholarly Writing in Literary Theory and Criticism (7.5 credits). Students who have not previously taken the course Literature and Theory (Undergraduate Level 2), or the equivalent, are required to take this course as the optional course during the first term of the programme. It is also possible to take, as the optional course, a 7.5 credit course at advanced level in a related subject area if relevant to the planned thesis topic. During the second semester of the programme, students take the obligatory courses Advanced Literary Theory (7.5 credits), Ireland in Film and Drama (7.5 credits) and Degree Thesis (15 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.
