2012/2013

COMPARATIVE AESTHETICS AND THE ARTS

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MA in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Entry Requirements
In order to be admitted to the MA programme in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts a candidate should have a Second Class Honours, Grade I, Primary Degree (or equivalent) in Philosophy, History of Art, Literature, Sociology, or other relevant subject (including, for example, fine art, music, architecture, design, social science, psychology), or equivalent qualifications. Successful applicants must demonstrate evidence of having taken undergraduate or post-graduate modules in art history and/or philosophy and/or practical/professional expertise or qualification in an area that involves aesthetics.

Programme Requirements

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I

Core Modules
Students take 20 credits as follows:
PH6023 Western Aesthetics (10 credits)
PH6021 East Asian Aesthetics (10 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select 30 credits from the following:
EN6000 Modern Aesthetics in English Literature and Culture (10 credits)
FR6204 Contemporary French Philosophy: Theory as Vision (10 credits)
FR6601 Philosophies of Noise, Sound and Music (10 credits)
GE6003 Ut Pictura Poiesis. Literature and the Visual Arts (10 credits)
HA6006 Theory for Art History (10 credits)
SC6624 Civilisation and Globalisation: The Rise and Dynamics of the Modern World in the Context of Civilisational Analysis (10 credits)

Students select a further 10 credits from the following:
EN6001 Literature Review (Aesthetics) (10 credits)
FR6611 Literature Review (Aesthetics) (10 credits)
GE6002 Literature Review (Aesthetics) (10 credits)
HA6016 Literature Review (10 credits)
PH6019 Literature Review (10 credits)
SC6633 Literature Review (10 credits)

Part II
Students select 30 credits from the following:
EN6002 Minor Dissertation (Aesthetics) (30 credits)
FR6699 Minor Dissertation (30 credits)
GE6001 Minor Dissertation (Aesthetics) (30 credits)
HA6015 Minor Dissertation (Aesthetics) (30 credits)
PH6020 Minor Dissertation (30 credits)
SC6632 Minor Dissertation (30 credits)

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2012/2013.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2013 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2012/2013.

See also Regulations for the Degree of MA.

Postgraduate Certificate in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
Students who pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits (but less than 60 credits) may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts.

Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
Students who pass taught modules to the value of at least 60 credits may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to:

• Identify, analyse, contrast and critique art historical, literary and philosophical models of aesthetics;
• Use and create theoretical concepts relevant to the field of aesthetics and to the visual, literary and musical arts;
• Effectively perform visual and literary analysis;
• Perform problem solving in academic and other professional settings;
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings together with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning;
• Prepare and present research reports to a professional standard;
• Conceptualize and execute a substantial independent project and deliver a minor thesis to a professional standard.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify, analyse, contrast and critique art historical, literary, and philosophical models of aesthetics;
• Use and create theoretical concepts relevant to the field of aesthetics and to the visual, literary and musical arts;
• Effectively perform visual/literary analysis;
• Identify, formulate, analyse and critique art historical, literary, musical and philosophical models of aesthetics;
• Describe, assess and critique the positions of central theorists;
• Effectively perform visual and literary analysis;
• Argue and defend positions in short critical essays and in in-class debate in a multi-disciplinary setting to a professional standard.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate some familiarity with the most important art historical, literary, musical and philosophical models of aesthetics;
• Perform visual and literary analysis at a postgraduate level;
• Write short essays to a professional standard;
• Interact with other students in a multi-disciplinary setting.