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Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies – (M.A.)
University of Limerick
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | Second Friday in June | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,660 ≈ € 10,780 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Limerick
The MA in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies provides an opportunity to engage in the comparative study of a range of world literatures and cultural practices in a combination that is currently unique in Ireland. It aims to foster and develop critical inquiry into the function and social resonance of literature, art and culture (including popular culture).
The programme also prepares students for doctoral research and is designed for both languages graduates and graduates in subjects such as English, who are seeking to develop a comparative dimension to their further studies. The programme may be undertaken on a full-time or a part-time basis. The multidisciplinary focus enables students to benefit from a wide range of research expertise offered by academic staff from the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies, the Women's Studies Programme, the Centre for Irish-German Studies and the Centre for Applied Language Studies.
Objectives
* To familiarise students with developments in the comparative study of literary and cultural practices
* To train students to carry out independent research in the field of literary and cultural studies and to enhance their skills in critical analysis.
* To enhance students' communication skills, in particular to deliver oral reports and to write well-informed essays with clarity and grace.
* To enhance students' career opportunities, including the provision of the knowledge and skills required to proceed to doctoral degree studies.
Careers
Opportunities include journalism, broadcast media, tourism, translation, publishing, teaching in second-level or third-level education, culture and arts administration, or politics. The programme also provides a sound basis for doctoral research.
Contents
Full-time students complete six taught modules, including a research methodology module, and a dissertation in one year. They will take four modules in the first semester and two in the second. Part-time students normally take two modules in a semester as they work over a two-year course of study.
Semester 1
Cultural Theory; Comparative Literature: Cultural Constructions of the Past; Research Methodologies; and one of the following elective modules: Feminist Theory and Textual Practice; Language and Culture, Philosophical Approaches to Gender; Culture and the Market.
Semester 2
Utopian Theory and Texts; Textual Constructions of Cultural Identity. A research dissertation in the area of Comparative literature and cultural studies (18,000-20,000 words, Spring and Summer Semester).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* A primary degree (with first or second class honours) in an appropriate discipline e.g. Languages, Literature, Cultural Studies, European Studies, Media & Communication Studies etc.
* Applicants with an approved equivalent qualification will be considered. Good proficiency in English.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
As all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival.
Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213(computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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