2011/2012
ENGLISH (AMERICAN LITERATURE AND FILM)
ENGLISH (IRISH WRITING: THEORIES AND TRADITIONS)
ENGLISH (MODERNITIES: ROMANTICISM, MODERNISM, POST-MODERNISM)
ENGLISH (TEXTS AND CONTEXTS: MEDIEVAL TO RENAISSANCE)
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
The MA is a full-time programme running over 12 months from the date
of first registration for the programme.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must have achieved an honours standard in an approved
primary degree or possess such other qualifications as may be deemed
suitable by the Head of Department, following consultation with the
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee. All applications must also be
approved by the relevant faculty.
These four MA Degrees in English are structured in the same way as
follows: a subject module (EN6011 or EN6012 or EN6013
or EN6014), a research preparation module (EN6010), a
research skills module (EN6016) and a dissertation (EN6017).
Taught Element
The subject module and the Research Skills module and the Research
Preparation module comprise the taught element of the MA.
a) The taught element runs from October to March.
b) The subject module introduces students to the specific thematic area
of their choice.
c) The Research Skills module aims to equip MA students for the
development and implementation of their research strategy through the
acquisition of a range of research skills.
d) The Preparing for Research module prepares students for the research
element of the MA.
Research Element
e) Dissertation: the dissertation will be written between March and the
end of September, and will be submitted in October. It will be
supervised by a member(s) of staff, after consultation and agreement,
and will be 15,000 to 17,000 words. Supervision will take place between
March and the end of September.
ENGLISH (American Literature and Film)
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Programme Requirements
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
EN6010 Preparing for Research (10 credits)
EN6013 American Literature and Film (20 credits)
EN6016 Information Literacy, Technology and Research (20 credits)
Part II
EN6017 Dissertation (40 credits)
Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2011/2012.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book
and for each module in the Book of
Modules 2011/2012.
See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Critically read/view the set texts;
- Discuss the cultural contexts and traditions from which the texts
emerge;
- Carry out research in order to seek out further information in
the field of American film and literature;
- Actively participate in class discussions and defend critical
judgements against the informed opinions of others;
- Write clearly-structured, critical and analytical essays in
correct standard English within the fields of American literature and
film;
- Pursue and manage a larger-scale research and writing project,
developed through clear and recordable processes of enquiry and
selection and through the composition of a dissertation;
- Write about a specific field of study in a coherent and
well-structured way;
- Utilize advanced critical, theoretical, and methodological
concepts in the presentation of their research;
- Contribute to existing critical, theoretical and methodological
debates within a specified field of study.
ENGLISH (Irish Writing: Theories and Traditions)
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Programme Requirements
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
EN6010 Preparing for Research (10 credits)
EN6012 Irish Writing: Theories and Traditions (20 credits)
EN6016 Information Literacy, Technology and Research (20 credits)
Part II
EN6017 Dissertation (40 credits)
Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2011/2012.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book
and for each module in the Book of
Modules 2011/2012.
See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Read and analyse a selection of Irish 18th, 19th and 20th century
texts including examples of poems, plays, film, fiction and other
genres;
- Outline the principal theoretical models used in the criticism of
Irish Writing;
- Apply a range of key critical concepts to the texts they are
studying;
- Write critical essays at an advanced post-graduate level in
response to set questions on the material studied;
- Develop research and bibliographical skills necessary to
formulate and write a post-graduate dissertation of suitable academic
standard and originality;
- Pursue a research topic, delevoped through clear and recordable
processes of enquiry and selection and the research and composition of
a dissertation;
- Write about a specific field of study in a coherent and
well-structured way;
- Utilize advanced critical, theoretical and methodological
concepts in the presentation of their research;
- Contribute to existing critical, theoretical and methodological
debates within a specified field of study.
ENGLISH (Modernities: Romanticism, Modernism, Post-modernism)
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Programme Requirements
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
EN6010 Preparing for Research (10 credits)
EN6011 Modernities: Romanticism, Modernism, Post-modernism (20
credits)
EN6016 Information Literacy, Technology and Research (20 credits)
Part II
EN6017 Dissertation (40 credits)
Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2011/2012.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book
and for each module in the Book of
Modules 2011/2012.
See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Discuss key aspects of theories of Modernity and Post-Modernity;
- Analyse some aspects of the relations between Romanticism and
Modernity;
- Write critically and analytically on subjects within the fields
of Romantic literature and art, Modernist literature and art,
Post-Modernist literature and art, literary and cultural theory;
- Write about research activities such as: research seminars;
conferences; literature surveys, library surveys and other research
activities;
- Pursue a research topic, developed through clear and recordable
processes of enquiry and selection and the research and composition of
a dissertation;
- Write about a specific field of study in a coherent and
well-structured way;
- Utilize advanced critical, theoretical and methodological
concepts in the presentation of their research;
- Contribute to existing critical, theoretical and methodological
debates within a specified field of study.
ENGLISH (Texts and Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance)
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Programme Requirements
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
EN6010 Preparing for Research (10 credits)
EN6014 Texts and Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance (20 credits)
EN6016 Information Literacy, Technology and Research (20 credits)
Part II
EN6017 Dissertation (40 credits)
Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2011/2012.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book
and for each module in the Book of
Modules 2011/2012.
See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Critically read and analyse a range of primary texts in their
chosen areas, experiencing both "canonical" and marginal works as well
as both traditionally literary and non-literary writings;
- Relate primary texts to existing debates and scholarship
concerning these texts, their cultural milieu, and historical
understanding of the period;
- Acquire an advanced understanding of medieval and early modern
book culture;
- Write about research activities such as: research seminars;
conferences; literature surveys, library surveys, and other research
activities;
- Pursue a research topic, developed through clear and recordable
processes of enquiry and selection, issuing in the writing of research
essays and a dissertation;
- Write about a specific field of study in a coherent and
well-structured way;
- Utilize advanced critical, theoretical and methodological
concepts in the presentation of their research;
- Contribute to existing critical, theoretical and methodological
debates within a specified field of study.
See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.
