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Comparative Literature – (M.Phil.)

University of Dublin Trinity College

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies
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Application Deadline: 30 July
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,750 ≈ € 12,700 (non-EEA)
Location: Dublin / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: October
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Culture and creativity, by their nature, tend to work across national and linguistic boundaries. This new, broad-ranging Master's degree is offered by the university with the world's oldest tradition of Modern Language studies, dating back to 1776.

Trinity's language and literature departments cover an unusually wide range, and contain a wealth of specialist expertise. Drawing on our combined resources, the new MPhil is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of Comparative Literature, both as a subject of study and as a critical practice.

Core modules provide the theoretical and methodological basis for comparing texts of various genres and artefacts of different media at an advanced level. Optional modules enable the further development of these competencies and offer opportunities to develop and apply this knowledge and these skills to a range of primary texts from a wide range of languages, cultures, epochs and other contexts. This course is designed to provide an understanding of Comparative Literature as a subject of study and a critical practice.


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The core modules provide the theoretical and methodological basis for comparing texts of various genres and artefacts of different media at an advanced level. Optional modules enable the further development of these competencies and offer opportunities to develop and apply this knowledge and these skills to a range of primary texts from a wide range of languages, cultures, epochs and other contexts.

The course consists of two core modules taken by all students (Theory and Methodology and Moving between Cultures), two options from the range offered in a given year, and a dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words whose theme and approach should be comparativist.

In order to be awarded the degree of M.Phil. in Comparative Literature candidates must satisfy the Court of Examiners by obtaining an overall pass in both the following components:

* the assessment work for core course 1, core course 2, options 1 and 2 (combined)
* the dissertation

The two core modules each contribute 20% of the overall assessment, the options each contribute 10% and the dissertation 40%.

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Requirements

Applicants would normally be required to have a good honors degree (at least upper second class honours standard), or an equivalent qualification, in a cognate area. Applicants should normally have an advanced reading knowledge of at least one language other than English among those offered by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

English language requirements:

* IELTS: Grade 6.5
* TOEFL: 88 iBT, 230-computer based, 570 paper based
* Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Grade C
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade A (Score: 80)
TOEFL Paper-based: 570
TOEFL Computer-based: 230
TOEFL Internet-based: 88

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