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| Application Deadline: | 01 June ( EU) & (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,400 ≈ € 11,620 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University College Cork
The MA in German Studies will NOT be commencing in the coming academic year September 2011. The MA is expected to commence again in September 2012
Pathway 1 (Literature – Art – Media – Theatre – Film) Course Codes: CKE40 Full-time, CKE20 Part-time
Pathway 2 (Language, Drama and Intercultural Pedagogy) Course Codes: CKE73 Full-time, CKE80 Part-time
The programme equips students with the necessary skills in order to plan, carry out and complete a research project in an area of specialisation related to one of two different MA pathways. After they have been introduced to the fundamental principles, basic methods and procedures of research in different sub-disciplines of German Studies, student can choose one of the following pathways:
Pathway 1 CKE40 (Literature – Art – Media – Theatre – Film) offers postgraduate students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge with regard to the history and aesthetics of modern German (and European) literature in its interrelationship with other art forms, such as film, theatre, visual/performance art and also in relation to modern media developments.
This pathway will predominantly but not only focus on German literary and artistic culture. The main focus will be on the interface between the literary, performative and visual art forms, both from a traditional perspective and with regard to modern media culture. The fundamentally European dimension of German cultural practice will also be an essential concern.
With Pathway 1 the programme responds to the most dynamic developments in modern cultural and artistic life.
Pathway 2 CKE73 (Language, Drama and Intercultural Pedagogy) focuses on the area of German as a Foreign Language and its interrelationship with Cultural/Intercultural Studies and Drama and Theatre Pedagogy. The emphasis will be on forms of reflective practice which can be applied to professional fields related to foreign/second language education.
With its emphasis on aspects of teaching and learning in Pathway 2 the programme offers an “applied route” for postgraduate students who aspire to become interculturally competent mediators and/or reflective practitioners in professional fields which are related to foreign/second language education.
NOTE: Students will be asked to indicate their chosen pathway at application stage (see application course codes)
Contents
Pathway 1 (Literature – Art – Media – Theatre – Film) - CKE40 Full-time, CKE20 Part-time
This pathway includes:
* An introduction to aesthetic, literary, and media theories from a historical point of view, analysing concepts of production and reception of literary texts and works of art;
* Investigating the German history of literary reflection on and interaction with visual art and performance/theatre art - both as artistic and media practice: e. g. Goethe, the romanticist idea of “Kunstreligion”, Nietzsche’s philosophy of theatre, Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk, Rilke and Rodin, etc.
* Examining in a European context the interface between literature and innovative, experimental art forms and media of the 20th and 21st century which confound the distinctions and confinements of traditional art disciplines; exploring also the impact of modern film and media technologies.
Pathway 2 (Language, Drama and Intercultural Pedagogy) - CKE73 Full-time, CKE80 Part-time
This pathway includes:-
* An overview of different theoretical concepts in the areas of language, drama and intercultural pedagogy from the 19th to the 21st century;
* An introduction to areas of specialisation within the academic discipline of German as a Foreign Language with special emphasis on the area of teaching and learning methodology;
* The development of specific skills in the area of curriculum design in German as a Foreign Language for different target groups / levels;
* An introduction to areas of specialisation within the field of Intercultural Communication;
* An examination of the consequences and complexities of emerging multicultural societies and the intercultural communication of culturally diverse population structures within the Irish context as well as within Europe;
* A detailed analysis of selected teaching/learning methodologies and evaluation of their effectiveness;
* An exploration of the role of reflective practice in developing a scholarship of teaching and learning in areas of specialisation related to German Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
* GE6008 Research Methods II (5 credits)
* GE6010 Introduction to German Studies (20 credits)
* LL6010 Research Methodologies in Modern Languages ( 5 credits)
plus20 credits chosen from either Pathway I or Pathway II:
Pathway I ( Literature - Art - Media - Theatre - Film)
* GE6003 Literature and the Visual Arts (10 credits)
* GE6004 From Text to Living Image: Theatre as a specific Form of Aesthetic Communication (10 credits)
* GE6006 Film and Cultural Memory (10 credits)
Pathway II (Language, Drama and Intercultural Pedagogy)
* GE6009 Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (10 credits)
* GE6011 The Teaching and Learning of Language, Literature and Culture (10 credits)
* GE6012 Drama and Theatre Pedagogy (10 credits)
Part II
* GE6007 Research Dissertation (40 credits)
Note: Depending on the area of the candidate's research dissertation, elective modules to the value of 20 credits may also be combined from either Pathway I and Pathway II subject to the approval of the MA Board of Studies. Not all optional modules may be available in a given year.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
In order to be admitted to the MA programme in German Studies, a candidate must have a Second Class Honours Grade II BA Degree/BCL (Law and German)/BComm European (German), or equivalent, along with sufficient German language competence (reading ability of literary texts). Applicants without a degree in German may be required to pass a language test.
The Additional/Supplementary Statement Questions MUST also be completed during the online application process.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent
Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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