M.Phil Programme Structure
The M.Phil is full-time and lasts for 12 months, starting in September. Teaching will be spread over 24 weeks from September to the following April. Students are expected to be resident in Dublin working on their M.Phil dissertation until the end of end June (Statutory Term). Term dates are as follows:
Term dates - Academic year 2013-14
Michaelmas Term - Semester 1 |
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| Monday 16th Sept | Freshers' week - Orientation |
| Monday 23rd Sept | Teaching begins |
| Friday 13th Dec | Teaching ends |
Hilary Term - Semester 2 |
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| Monday 13th Jan | Teaching begins |
| Friday 4th April | Teaching ends |
Trinity Term - Examination period |
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| Monday 28th April | Examinations begin |
| Friday 23rd May | Examinations end |
| Friday June 28th | End of Statutory Term |
| Friday August 30th | Submission of Dissertation |
The course consists of a combination of compulsory and optional components that together make up the 90 ECTS expected for full-time study over one academic year at Masters Level.
Compulsory Components (50 ECTS)
Taught Module Options (40 ECTS)
Students take 40 credits comprised of EITHER one beginner’s language plus one other taught module per term OR two taught modules per term
a) Language Courses (20 ECTS) – all year
- CL7027 Elementary Greek (20 ECTS)
- HH7002/7003/7004 Latin Language for beginners (20 ECTS)
- Modern Greek (10 ECTS) (New in 2013-14)
For students with intermediate and advanced Greek and Latin a range of author- and topic-based modules will also be available. Consult the Programme Director for further information.
b) Seminar Topics (10 ECTS) – one term
Michaelmas Term 2013:
- CL7021 Curiosity and Crisis in the Late-fifth Century: Receptions of the Sophists (Dr Ashley Clements)
- CL7034 Greeks and Barbarians (Dr Shane Wallace)
- Ancient Drama, Adaptation, Performance (Dr Hugh Denard) (New in 2013-14)
- CL7036 Visualising the Past (Dr Hugh Denard; cross-listed with MPhil in Digital Arts and Humanities) (new in 2013-14)
Hilary Term 2014:
- CL7002 Textual Criticism: Editing Ancient Latin Texts (Prof Anna Chahoud)
- CL7020 The Eternal City: the Archaeology of the City of Rome (Dr Hazel Dodge)
- CL7023 Classics and European Identity (Prof Anna Chahoud)
- Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion from Prehistory to the Roman times (Dr Giorgos Papantoniou) (New in 2013-14)
Not Available In 2013-14:
- CL7022 Lost in the labyrinth? ‘Reading’ Aegean Bronze Age art (Dr Christine Morris)
- CL7024 Rulers and Image-making in the Hellenistic World (Prof Brian McGing)
- CL7030 Gender and genre in Augustan poetry (Prof Monica Gale)
Students may apply to take one Directed Reading module (10 ECTS) outside listed taught modules; or an approved module from another M.Phil. programme. Directed reading modules will be available for topics falling within the areas of expertise of individual staff members. The availability of particular modules will depend on staffing demands