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Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
PAC Course Code: CKC08 Full-time and CKC09 Part-time
Qualification: PG Dip
Duration: FULL-TIME - Postgraduate Diploma (9 months 2 taught terms) for which the Postgraduate Certificate (9 months 1 taught term) serves as an exit point;PART-TIME - Postgraduate Diploma (18 months; 4 taught terms) for which the Postgraduate Certificate (18 months; 2 taught terms serves as an exit point)
EU Fees: The current EU tuition fee level for this programme (Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate). 2011/2012 (1 year full-time) is €3,000. There is also a two year part-time (by day) option for this programme and the course fee is half the full-time fee in the particular year of study - (THIS PART-TIME OPTION IS ONLY OPEN TO EU STUDENTS)
Non-EU Fees: TBC
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12

Overview of Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts (PG Dip)

This programme is meant to familiarize students with a broad range of aesthetic concepts and models across a range of different disciplines at postgraduate level so that they can discuss and defend positions in short critical essays and in inter-disciplinary academic debate. The programme is designed to enable students to transfer into the MA programme and complete the minor dissertation if they wish.

The aim of this PG Diploma programme is to offer an alternative award for successful completion of the coursework only for the MA in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts without requiring submission of the minor thesis. Upon successful completion of the coursework for the Postgraduate Diploma students may opt to register for the MA and complete the dissertation to the value of 30 credits

Postgraduate Diploma:
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

Postgraduate Certificate:
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

What will I be Studying?

Students take 60 credits as follows:

1. 20 credits as follows:
PH6023 Western Aesthetics (10 credits)
PH6021 East Asian Aesthetics (10 credits)

AND

2. 40 credits from the following:
EN6000 Modern Aesthetics in English Literature and Culture (10 credits)
FR6601 Philosophies of Noise, Sound and Music (10 credits)
FR6204 Theories of Vision (10 credits)
GE6003 Ut pictura poiesis. Literature and the Visual Arts (10 credits)
HA6006 Theory for Art History (10 credits)
SC6624 Civilisation and Globalisation (10 credits)

Postgraduate Certificate:

Students who pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits (but less than 60 credits) and who do not wish to complete the programme, or fail to complete the programme, may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts.

Transfer to the MA Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts:

Upon successful completion of the coursework for the Postgraduate Diploma, students may opt not to be conferred with the Postgraduate Diploma and may transfer their registration to the MA in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts and complete the dissertation.

Entry Requirements

In order to be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma programme in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts a candidate should have a Second Class Honours, Grade II, 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, and others), 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.

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

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click How to apply.

Please note there are NO additional/supplementary statement questions are required when applying for this programme

All 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)

Find out More

Number of Places: 6

Dr. Hans-Georg Moeller
Department of Philosophy
University College Cork
Email: h.moeller@ucc.ie
Phone: +353-(0)21-490-2566

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