Irish Literature and Culture Guidelines
要完成M.A. in Irish Literature and Culture, students take 30 credit hours (ten courses) as follows:
- Twelve credit hours (four courses) in 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 courses within the 英语 department. These courses are listed every semester on both the department and 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 网站.
- Three credit hours (one course) in an 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 course outside the 英语 department. These courses are listed every semester at the 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 网站.
- Six credit hours (two courses) in 爱尔兰语.
- Nine credit hours (three courses) in other electives. When choosing additional electives students are strongly encouraged to consider interdisciplinary, theory and cultural studies courses.
The final component of the M.A. is the 口试. The exam usually lasts for an hour and a half. Students may fail, pass, or pass with distinction.
In preparation for the exam students should follow this schedule:
- Early in the third semester students develop ideas for their exams and contact potential committee members. Each committee must contain two 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 faculty, but student are free to add extra committee members.
- By the end of the third semester students must submit a brief (one or two pages) project description and preliminary bibliography. A typical list includes 15-20 primary sources and additional secondary materials.
- Students are expected to meet with their committee members periodically during the final semester as they prepare for their exams.
- Students should set up their exam schedules by March 15 with the 英语 department administrative assistant.
- Some graduates of the program have used their M.A. exams as the basis for later Ph.D. 工作.
- Aesthetic Theory in the 19th Century Irish Novel
- Materialism in 20th Century Irish Literature
- Masculinity in the Works of James Joyce
- Representations of Motherhood and Mothering in Irish Literature since 2000
- Hauntings and Contemporary Irish Literature.
- Hunger and Rebellion: Cultural Perspectives on the Irish Struggle for Identity.
- The Irish adolescent autobiographical novel: Identity politics and national politics from Joyce to the present
- Troubled Representations of the Hunger Strikes in Literature and Visual Culture
- Irish Life Writing: Memory and 历史
- Twentieth-Century Irish Women Writers
- 历史,回忆录 & Fiction: writing Irish identity in the 20th century
- Gender, Sexuality and Family Dynamics in Contemporary Irish Fiction
- The Anglo-Irish Big House Novel
- Offspring of “The Tribe”: Children in the Anglo-Irish ‘Big House’
The Irish language is a central component in the study of Irish literature and culture. Students are required to take at least one year (six credits) of Irish. In addition, students are encouraged to study Irish in Ireland during the summer. 教师 can direct students to language immersion programs in Ireland, and limited funding may be available.
All students are encouraged to seek Prof. O 'Leary和教授. Nugent’s advice about the extent to which the Irish language will be important for their areas of interest.
The 英语 department assigns each M.A. student a faculty advisor. Candidates in the M.A. in Irish Literature and Culture are encouraged to seek additional advice from 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 faculty.
M.A. candidates are strongly encouraged to participate in professional meetings and conferences. 爱尔兰的电子游戏正规平台 faculty offers editorial advice and practice sessions for students presenting conference papers. This process helps students with preparation, delivery, timing and responding to questions. Similarly, faculty 工作s closely with students prior to submitting written 工作 for publication.