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| Country: | Ireland | Duration: | 12 Months |
| City: | Dublin | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English |
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| Application Deadline: | June 2010 (Next Intake: October 2010) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | € 5500 € 12458 (non-EEA) | ||
This two-year course is intended to take the student to a high level of competence in Old Irish, and will cover a wide range of prose and verse texts, and various aspects of Early Irish language, literature and culture.
The M.Phil. course builds on the material presented in the Postgraduate Diploma in Old Irish.
Applicants will therefore normally have successfully completed the latter course, though persons with equivalent competence in Old Irish but who have not successfully completed the diploma are also eligible to apply. All candidates undertake core courses in Old Irish prose and Old Irish poetry. They must also choose an optional course from comparative linguistics, early Irish law or Middle Irish.
The course will last for two academic years, beginning in October, and requires full-time study. The first year course will be that for the Diploma in Old Irish. In the second year candidates will be assessed by examination (in summer) and a thesis of c.20,000 words. .
The work of the first year will be that for the Diploma in Old Irish. The second year course will extend over three terms, and the taught element will consist of five contact hours per week as follows:
In addition a minor dissertation of c.20,000 words, which must be typed and presented in duplicate, is to be submitted by 30 September of the same year.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country. Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
English language requirements: