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Masters in French - French and Comparative Literature

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
PAC Course Code: CKE37
Qualification: MA
Duration: 1 year full-time
EU Fees: The Irish/EU tuition fee level for this Master programme for the 2010/2011 (1 year full-time) is €4,855
Non-EU Fees: €11,620 for 2010-2011
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Tue, 01 June 10
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Tue, 01 June 10

Overview of French - French and Comparative Literature (MA)

This MA degree (CKE37) aims to enable the student to see French literature differently by studying it from a specifically comparative point of view. Students will have the opportunity to work on a range of theoretical approaches which underpin comparative literature, such as reception theory, intertextuality, translation theory, literary history.

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

Engage critically with the theoretical and methodological frameworks underpinning comparative literature;
Show an ability to apply appropriate comparative methodologies to selected texts;
Comment critically and effectively on secondary literature in the area;
Organize and deliver an oral presentation based on research/literature;
Write effectively and at significant length on a selected issue, making a genuine contribution within the area.

What will I be Studying?

Programme Requirements
Part I consists of taught modules to the value of 45 credits. Part II consists of a dissertation to the value of 45 credits.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I
FR6401 Approaches to Comparative Literature (15 credits)
FR6901 Research Methods (10 credits)
plus
either 20 credits from the following (subject to availability):
FR6402 Myth in Modern Novel (10 credits)
FR6403 French Writers in Rome (10 credits)
FR6404 "Regards Croisés": Travel Writing around France in Ireland and Ireland in France (10 credits)
FR6405 Heroes and Heroines from Aeschylus to Lara Croft (10 credits)
or
10 credits from the following:
FR6402 Myth in Modern Novel (10 credits)
FR6403 French Writers in Rome (10 credits)
FR6404 "Regards Croisés": Travel Writing around France in Ireland and Ireland in France (10 credits)
FR6405 Heroes and Heroines from Aeschylus to Lara Croft (10 credits)
and
10 credits from the following (subject to availability):
FR6102 Language Variation and Change: The Case of French (10 credits)
FR6103 Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (10 credits)
FR6104 Sociolinguistic Approaches to Language and Gender (10 credits)
FR6105 Language Policy and Language Practice in Canada (10 credits)
FR6106 The Evolution of the French Language: Issues and Milestones (10 credits)
FR6203 Orientalism, Ethnography and the Other (10 credits)
FR6204 Contemporary French Philosophy: Theory as Vision (10 credits)
FR6205 Reading the City (10 credits)
FR6303 Marguerite Duras: L'Écriture dans tous ses états (10 credits)
FR6304 Unsettling Identities: Auto-biographical Spaces in Contemporary Writing (10 credits)
FR6305 "Lorsque le theatre se fait femme": Women Writing for the Stage in France (10 credits)
FR6002 Camille Claudel (10 credits)
FR6003 Myth and the Imaginaire: Tragedy, Anime, Romans graphiques (10 credits)

Part II
FR6499 Dissertation (45 credits)

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules 2009/2010.

(Elective modules will be subject to availability)

Entry Requirements

A standard of at least a second-class honours in the subject in the B.A. examination, or an equivalent qualification, will be expected.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

To apply for this programme, please go on-line to www.pac.ie/ucc Full details of the application procedure can be found how to apply

Please note an additional supplementary candidate's statement form is NOT required when applying for this MA programme.

All other required supporting documentation (e.g. evidence of non-UCC undergraduate/postgraduate qualifications) must be UPLOADED via the PAC "Application Status" link or sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1, Courthouse Square, Galway (marked with the applicants PAC application number)

Further Information

Number of Places: 10

COURSE COORDINATOR

Dr Fiona Cox
Department of French
University College Cork
Tel + 33 21 4902563
Email: f.cox@ucc.ie

Web page: French Dept.

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