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• Irish Writing (M.Phil. / P.Grad.Dip.), 1 Year(s) Full Time

Course Details

The course offers graduates in English or in related disciplines (e.g. history, art history, Irish studies, a modern language) the opportunity to study a broad range of Irish writing in English from the late-sixteeenth century to the present. It also involves close study of single authors and addresses thematic aspects of the subject. The course is designed to be complete in itself, but can also serve as preparation for those who wish to proceed to further research in the field.

The course consists of five modules:

1. A module on Perspectives in Irish Writing 1590-2009, taught through lectures and seminars in the Michaelmas and Hilary terms. (20 ECTS)
2. A module on Single Authors taught through weekly two-hour seminars: Swift and Yeats in Michaelmas term, Joyce and Beckett in Hilary term. (20 ECTS)
3. A number of optional modules are offered in Michaelmas and Hilary terms, each taught through weekly two-hour seminars through a single term. These modules vary from year to year but in the past such modules have included: Literature and Violence; Irish Drama and the Metropolitan Theatre; Contemporary Irish Fiction; Poetry in Ireland since 1960; Irish Women's Writing. Students must choose one optional module in Michaelmas term, a second in Hilary term. In place of the Hilary term optional module, students may enrol for a Creative Writing workshop. Entry to this part of the course is based on assessment of a portfolio of the student's writing which must be submitted during the Michaelmas term. (20 ECTS)
4. A module in Research Methods is taught in the Michaelmas term in weekly lecture/seminars. (5 ECTS)
5. A dissertation (12,000-15,000 words) is planned in consultation with a Course Director in Hilary term and is prepared and written under the guidance of a supervisor in the Trinity term and in the long vacation (July to September). (25 ECTS)

Assessment is by a combination of course papers and exercises and dissertation.

Further information on the course in provided for incoming students in the course handbook and on the website of the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing of the School of English:www.tcd.ie/OWC/courses/anglo/index.html

Admission Requirements

Applicants should have a good honors degree (at least an upper second or equivalent, GPA of at least 3.3). Some previous knowledge of Anglo-Irish literature is also desirable. Admission to the course is competitive due to a restricted quota.

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• Irish Writing (M.Phil. / P.Grad.Dip.), 1 Year(s) Full Time