One Year Taught M.Phil.

The M.Phil.. programme is known for the excellence of its teaching and the quality of its students' research. External Examiners' reports testify to its academic merit, noting, for example, the ‘very special distinctiveness' of the course ‘which does great credit to the University as a whole' (Professor Lynne Segal, Birkbeck University of London, 1998 External Evaluation).

"The M.Phil. year was one of the best years of my life" - Cathy Cregan, M.Phil. Student, 2001-2002

Programme Structure

In Michaelmas term students are required to do 2 core courses:
Gender Theories (ECTS 10) - Dr Catherine Lawless and Gender Research Seminar (ECTS 5) - this will be a series of invited talks, to take place approximately every second week throughout Michaelmas and Hilary terms and to be assessed in Hilary term.

There are 2 pathways for Michaelmas term. The recommended route is that students take 10 credits of skills and methodologies modules: HI6106 and HI7015 (these must be taken together, one cannot be taken without the other) or Research methods and training, and one seminar option. Another route is to take two seminar options instead of skills and methodologies.

Skills and methodology options, 2012-13

HI6106, Approaches to Historical Research: Sources and Methods (ECTS 5) - Dr David Ditchburn (History)
and
HI7105 - Libraries and Archives (ECTS 5) - Dr Susan Flavin (History)
or
Research methods and training (ECTS 10) - Dr Yvonne Scott (History of Art).

Seminar options, 2012-13

Gender and Symbolic Violence (ECTS 10) - Dr Mary Condren (CGWS).
Gender, Art and Identity (ECTS 10) - Dr Catherine Lawless (CGWS).
Gender and War in the 20th Century (ECTS 10) - Dr Martina Salvante (Centre for War Studies).

HILARY TERM

Students must do the following core modules:
Approaches to Gender Research: Dissertation preparation (ECTS 5) - Dr Catherine Lawless.
And the continuation of the Gender Research Seminar (ECTS 5) - Dr Catherine Lawless.

And select 2 from the following seminar options, 2012-13.
Saints and Sanctity in Ireland, Britain and Europe (ECTS 10) - Dr David Ditchburn (History), Dr Ann Buckley (Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies), Dr Laura Cleaver (History of Art) and Dr Catherine Lawless (CGWS).
Gender, Identity and Authority in 18th century France (ECTS 10) - Dr Joseph Clarke (History).
Gender and Nation in Irish Writing (ECTS 10) - Professor Heather Ingman (School of English and CGWS).
Curating Art in Theory and Practice (ECTS 10) - Dr Yvonne Scott (History of Art).

Note: Not all courses are available every year and additional courses may be offered. Please contact lawlessc@tcd.ie for information.

The full-time version of the course lasts for one calendar year from September and requires full-time study to complete successfully the 90 ECTS required to graduate. Students are expected to attend all elements of the M.Phil programme. To be awarded the M.Phil degree, students must have achieved an overall satisfactory result in each module assessment and in the dissertation. Students must pass all taught elements before being permitted to submit the dissertation.

The part-time version lasts for two calendar years, and students must complete at least 40 ECTS and at most 60 ECTS of the course requirements by the end of their first year. Part-time students must complete the dissertation in the second year.

Further Information

To download the course brochure please click here (PDF, 590kb)

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Information on admissions/applications/fees

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