Folklore
Why Study Folklore?
Folklore has long been considered a key element of Irishness and popular culture, but what is it? In what sense has Ireland got a popular culture and what are teh characteristics of it? Irish Folklore and Culture: An Introduction is designed to introduce the subject and discipline of folklore and ethnology andcultural studies to beginners. It presents an outline of the culture and discusses examples to introduce the main areas of itnerest and some of the key approaches.
Postgraduate Opportunities in UCC
- • MA in Irish Folklore (pending)
- MA Research (pending)
- MA
- MPhil
- PhD
What will you be studying?
Year 1
Stories & Storytelling • Ritual, Belief and Festival • Material Culture and Lifestyle
Year 2
Ritual, Belief and Festival • Irish Folklore and History • The Archive and Folklore • Folklore and Gender
Year 3
Exploring Material Culture and Folklore • Fieldwork and Folklore • Stories & Storytelling in Folklore • Trad and Blues (Music Traditions)
For module descriptions, see the Book of Modules for Folklore
Career Opportunities
Graduates have secured employment in the areas of social research, the museum and heritage sector, education, media and tourism.
